The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-19
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION - PROGRAM FOR
MEMORIAL DAY-COM-
MITTEES.

Name. This organization shall be
called Memorial Day Association of
Lake County, South Dakota.
Object. The object of the ~associa-
ton shall be:
l.. The proper observance of Me-
mortal Day.
2. The instilling of patriotism in
the minds of the young.
8. To keep alive the memory of
those who fought for the preserva-
ton of the union.
Officers. The officers of the asso-
citation shall be a president. one vice
president from each township, secre-
tary and treasurer, who shall consti-
tute the executive committee and
shall be elected at the annual meet
ing.
Membership Committee. The mem
bership committee shall consist of
the vice presidents, and their duty
shall be to keep up the membership
of the association.
The executive officers and the
membership committee shall take up
their respective duties on June /, fol-
lowing their election.
MtllDtISs Ally 1lAlLtu snail Dt tll~
gible to membership on the payment
of one dollar G1.00) for a man, and
fifty cents $500 for a lady. This
sum to be paid annually as member
ship fee.
Annual Meeting. The annual
meeting for the election of officers
and transaction of other business
shall be held during the last week in
April of each year. The meeting to
be called by the president on the date
designated by the executive commit
tee.
Special Meetings. Special meetings
may be held at the call of the execu-
tive committee through the president.
Committee. The membership COM
mittee> shall also be the finance COM
mittee. In addition there shall be a
program committee, flower commit
tee, decorating committee, a commit
tee on place of meeting and a trans
portation committee to be appointed
at the annual meeting.
The duties of these latter commit
tees shall begin with the appoint
ment.
Memorial Day Program, May 81.
10 a. m. Music by City band.
1890 a. IN. Transport old soldiers
to cemetery in automobiles escorted
by detachment of local state militia.
IL m. Dinner served to old sol
diers and others in opera house.
Music during dinner hour by City
band.
2 p. m. Escort old soldiers from
opera house to Methodist church by
City band and militia.
2:30 p. IN. Program in Methodist
church:
Music-Normal kindergarten Cho-
rus.
Invocation-Rev. G. d. Brown.
Regiment Flag Song-Third and
Fourth Grade City Pupils.
Recitation. Memorial Day"-Irma
Waters.
Song-First Grade, City Schools.
Musical Recitation-Girls of the
Fourth and Fifth Grades, City School
Soldier Songs-Boys of Second
Grade, City Schools.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address-Jay
Goodroad.
Song, Flag Full of Stars"-Model
School Boys Glee Club.
Reading, "a Voice from the West"
Marguerite Gleason.
War Songs-Seventh Grade, City
Schools.
War Songs-Normal Girls Glee
Club.
Memorial Address-Hon. d. ID.
Holdridge.
The association earnestly solicits
the county commissioners, city COM
m~issioners, the board of education,
the several churches, the public
schools, the Normal school, and 9TH
er organizations to join in the OBJ
~servance of the day.
Committees
The following committees have
been chosen to carry out Memorial
Day plans for 1915, and a meeting OF
all committees is called for Friday
evening, May 81, in Commercial Club
rooms:
General Arrangement - III. H.
Holdridge, Rev. r. l.. Palmerton,
Rev. C. McKibbin.
Program-Supt. S. T. May, Prof.
B. M. Lawrence, J. w. Heston.
Parade-Jas. Robertson, II. G.
Bennett, Mrs. Claude Tyrrell.
Flowers-Mrs. Claude McAdam,
Miss Emma Patterson, Mrs. Gertrude
Soule. Mrs. Matilda Westaby, Mrs,
Ray Mayfeld.
Transportation-Mr. A. e. Keller,
Mr. WaItar Rrown Mr. p T. Hoidal