The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY IS
PR0PERLY Y0BSERVED.
$50 School Children, Carrying Flags,
Lead Procession to Cemetery
Where Ceremonies Are Held.
PETERSON TALKS THIS P. NJ.
Public Invited to Program-Old Sol.
diers and Wives Honor Guests at
Hotel Markham Dinner.
PETERSON TALKS THIS P. NJ.

Hotel Markham Dinner.
Bemidji paid tribute to old soldiers,
both living and dead, today in most
appropriate manner, impressive cere-
monies being held at the cemetery
near the large G. A. R. monument.
In the procession which marched to
the burial grounds were nearly $50
children of the Bemidji schools, each
carrying an American flag, twenty
four veterans, large number of the
Circle members, the band, firemen
and many citizens. w. P. Dyer, SUI
permit tendent of schools, julius Bes-
tul and B. M. Gile, instructors, had
charge of the children Last year
there were thirty veterans in the
parade.
The old soldiers were carried to
the cemetery in automobiles. The
school children sang "Tenting To-
night" "Star Spangled Banner" and
"America," Miss Margaret Newton
being in charge. A short address
was delivered by James A. Peterson,
who is to be the principal speaker at
the afternoon program. The roll
call, many names remaining unan-
swered, was impressive. ls..-..
McCuaig is Marshal. ,st-..: =:
William McCuaig, mayor. as mar
I;shalzof the day, led the procession;
The cars in the. procession were
owned by William McCuaig, H.. M.
Clark, A. A. Andrews, A. P. White,
E. A. Barker, John Moberg, Edward
Jackson, A. A. Carter, A. G. Wedge,
w. P. Foley, Anton Erickson, J. p.
Pogue, Eugene Berman, Harry Gun
salus, Thayer Bailey, James French,
Chad Jewett, McIver's Livery, Charles
Carter, Ole Gennes, Andrew Kelvin
and Charles Schroeder. All of these
cars were occupied by old soldiers.
These Veterans Present.
The members of the G. A. R. who
formed in line at the City hall this
morning were: Benjamin Carter, j.
M. Phillippi, H. G.. Foster, v. Nj.
Taylor, C. S. Farris, J. w. Heath, A.
Howe, A. J. Booth, D. B. Smith, l..
B. Larson, Nels Thurlson,- George
Cheney, Thomas P. Gerrigan, L. J.
Freeman, Peter Fessenden, William
Wallace, William Schroeder, G. o.
Glidden, G. P. Irish, DR.. J. Wilkes,
sr., George Smith, S. B. MacColloch,
J. R. Mcmahon and T. A. Cross.
Flag at Half Mast.
At Greenwood cemetery the SOL
diers marched from the gate to the
monument erected in honor of the
veterans and where the flag hung at
half mast. Together with the thirty
ladies of the G. A. r. circle they
formed in line while the band play
ed several national airs and the
school children sang.
Dinner at Hotel Markham.
This noon the veterans and their
wives were honor guests at dinner
served at the Markham hotel. Fol-
lowing the dinner number of short
talks will be given by the old SOL
diers and others present and at 2
o'clock the City hall program will
start, w. P. Dyer, being chairman.
This Afternoons Program.
| Following is the afternoon pro-
gram: ..~e .." r-s -. s>- s~-z
The afternoon program will start
at 2 o'clock and will be as follows:
Invocation-Rev. s. E. p. White.
Song-Choir. s4,1-s5 Is
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address -Supt. w. B. Stewart.
Exercises Salute to Flag and
Flag Song Second Grade Children.
Song Flag of the Free and Hur-
rah for the Flag" Fourth Grade
Girls.
Address-Ch Charles w. scrutchin.
Exercises Gun Drill, Second
Grade Boys.
Address Hon. James A. Peter
son. ..:..s...
Song-ChOfr.
| All stores of the city will be closed
between II m. and 3 p. m.
/ Several persons narrowly escaped
Injury Saturday night when the Ford