The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-28
VETERANS OF CIVIL WAR
Visited PUBLIC Schools
Pupils of Every Building Of the City
Heard Thrilling Stories of 81 to
80 To-day-Children Render Me-
mortal Day Exercises

The first step in the observance of
Memorial Day was made to-day when
nearly fifty veterans of the Civil war
visited the public schools of Harris
burg where they addressed the chill
dren on patriotic themes. In many of
the schools the children rendered Me-
mortal Day exercises.
Every school of the city was visited
and Chief Marshal Hoffman last night
assigned one or more members of Post
No. 5S to each of the public schools of
the city. The assignments made fol-
low:
The Rev. J. C.. Forncrook, pastor of
Penbrook Church of God, and Colonel
H. c. Demming, the Central High
School at 1915 o'clock, at chapel time,
while David Challenger, George Rhoads
and Fin I. Thomas, of Post SIS, were
assigned to visit Technical High School
at 3 O'Clock this morning.
The other assignments are as fol-
lows: Allison building, Mcssrs. Bender,
No. 5S, Daugherty, No. 116, Hess,
No. IS; Boas building, Mossrs. Bea
yer, No. 5S, Leonard, No. 116; Calder
building, James NJ. Auter and George
Thomas. No. 500; Camp Curtin, j. r.
Miller, II. A. Swartz, No. 116; Cam
eron, H. w. Newman, George Rhoads,
No. IS; Day, j. A. Stokes, No. $40;
Forney, Messrs. Farlng, Snyder, No
5S; Foose, Messrs. Graham and Geiger,
No. 5S; Hamilton, DR.. w. 7. Bishop
Il M
G. R. Sellers, No. 116; Melrose, Messrs.
Jackson and William higgins, No. SO;
Penn, Captain John Campbell and
Attacks, No. 5S; Reilly, w. D. Rhoads
and Harry Watson, No. 5S; Stevens,
rMessrs. Jackson and Thomas Mum
bers, No. 5S; Vernon, N. A. Walmer,
No. 5S; willard, +. J. Thomas, No. 5S;
Woodward, Winters, 5S; Verbeke, Cap
tain John Campbell; open air schools,
Susquehanna building, J. D. Saltzman,
No. 116, and Hoffman, No. 5S; Lochiel,
Messrs. Mclaughlin and Fulton, No.
81.
At a meeting of Post No. 5S, held
last night, the committee on convey
ances issued an order asking citizens to
cooperate with them in loaning their
automobiles to carry aged and infrm
soldiers TO the cemetery during the pa
rade Monday. Those desiring to lend
their machines will report at the Post
Hail. 26 North Third street, Monday
afternoon at 1.90 o clock.
The veterans of the David r. Ste
vens Post No. $50 were the guests of
Calder school building this afternoon
where a Memorial Day program was
rendered. Colonel James NJ. Auter, post
commander, gave an address and the
Rev. William H. Marshall, principal of
the building, gave an address of the
battle in which the eolored post par
ticipated. The program of the exer-
cises follows:
March song, school; welcome, How
ard Finley; recitations, "Blue and
Gray" Ann Prentice; "Many Flags, "
Mildred Jones; "Soldiers Dirge," John
Johnson; song, Gland of Greatness"
schools; recitations, "Memorial Day.
Ellen Hewley; "Blue and Gray" 10.
seph Toliver; dialogue, "Emblems of
Decoration Day. Malinda Strange,
Helen Norris, Irene Woodsop; recita
ton, "The Flag" Elvin Moore; selec-
tion, "Our School Flag" second grade
pupils; recitations, "Flag of Our Coun-
try Ella Strange; "Our Country, :"
Dunha Harris; song, american Flag, :"
schools; recitations, "Our Native
Land" Lulu White; "Grandpa IS
Grave Francis Norris