South Bend news-times., 1915-05-31
Appropriate Memorial Day Ser
vices viii Be Held This Aft
ernoOn Various 0rganiza-
tionS to Take Part.
PARADE WILL BE
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
Veterans Will Exchange Flags
For Flowers at High School
and Then Proceed to City
Cemetery.

South Bend viii pay tribute TO her
sons who gave up their lives i'm the
war of the rebellion and the Spanish
American war and 90 those who
fought IN these conflicts but were
lspared To die i'm times OF peace, with
appropriate services TO-DAY.
The Memorial day parade. Whlch
viii be one of the principal features
of the days program. viii have about
400 men iu line. representing all of
the army and navy ORGANIZATIONS OF
the city. most of the fraternal orders
two bands and platoons from the po-
lice and fire departments.
w 90. d. Ritter. field officer of the
day wilI have general charge OF the
parade and r. J.. Chaplin. oral
Mathesvson. Harry Nerrick, Tony G..
Weber viii act as his aide. William
LongenCckcr and Warren Freyermuth
VIII serve as DugIers.
Starts at 2:30 O'clock.
The line viii form on Jefferson
BLVD. near Main ST., at o'clock and
move at so o'clock toward the City
tcemeterr. east on Jefferson to- Michi-
gam north ON Michigan to ColfaX aNo
west ON CulfaX Jv. Co Elm ST. and
north on Elm ST. TO the entrance of
the cemetery.
At the hieh school building the line
viii halt and The comrades of the G.
- r post viii form in double col
umu open order. and exchange flags
Tor flowers from the hands of the
school children.
At the cemetery entrance. the line
will halt and open order. allowing the
g. A. r. posts the Sons of Veterans.
the Spanish War Veterans and the
Army and Navy union 90 march
through the line. deploy TO the right
and left a ne gate and deposit their
flowers ass they march across the
cemetery.
The program OF exercises at the
cemetery viii be i'm charge of Elmer
Crockett. commander OF the Norman
Eddy post After the decoration of
the graves Bugler William Longen-
ecker VIII sound the assembly call,
the band will furnish a number and
Rev George Alison viii deliver the
service, at Cemetery.
4. E. Row Will read the roll of hon
or, consisting of the names OF the vet
orars who are dead. Edwin Bean Will
rceite '-Lincoln's Getty yeburg Ad-
dress, and male chorus viii pre-
sent two selections Rev. John T.. De-
GrOOte viii deliver the address of the
day, after which the audience Will
sing. America Rev. George w. Al
lison will give the heuediction and
Company r. Indiana national guards,
will fire a salute over the graves.
south Bend veterans who have died
within the past year are. James r.
Eaton George W. Eeeder, John Klein
dinst H. =. Hahn, George SoudcrS. I'll
lott Tutt. A. j. Gilman. b. r. Dreher,
4. j. knapp. Hush Morrison. George
w. Oryis. John ". Ieel, j. +. Du-
Comb. George Adelsoerscr. Edward
GIien. NJ. O.. Huey.
The order of march for the parade
will be- Platoon of police. MHiard
=. Kerr, field officer OF the day, W, II;
lE Ritter. aids. r. =. Chapin. oral
ATatheyyson Harry YerriCk. Tony q.
Weber. Buglers, William Longeneck-
er. Warren FTeyermuth, John r..
NNesolowsNt's band; COMPANY II. Third
regiment. I. X c.. Clinton ID. Rogers
captain: Pixley division No. p Uni
form rank. *. o. n. NJ, KNIGHTS or
ST stephen. of 81. stephens Hungar-
ian church. Paul Preklet, captain:
Grof SzeChenyi society, inform rank;
IAghtfoot company No. q. I. X n.
p. Henry NJ. Hili commander; toS-
Ter team OF Washington camp. NO
6tt5. Modern WOodmcn OF America
Military BAND. T. Il. Polish Falcons:
Polish Falcons. 4. B. No. i. military
rank. tire department. irving W. 81
brel. chief. William Mckinley camp
IN. S. sons of Veterans: George NJ
Poinsett Garrison. Army and Navy
union. Harry %. Perkins camp No. 20;
Department OF Indiana. United span
ish War veterans Norman Eddy post
No- g.. a. r.. speakers carriage ana
city officers.
special Services.
Memorial services we're held in a
larCe number of the churches Of the
city yesterday and s.ecial seats were
reserved for the members Of the
Grand ARMY. Women's Relief corps
sons of Veterans and Spanish-Ameri-
can soldiers, and large audience was
present at nearly every service 0f the