Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-05-21
EXERCISES MAY 81
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM TO BE
HELD MONDAY, AS THE 3oth
COMES ON SUNDAY
ALL ARE URGED To OBSERVE DAY
Rev. kundert, Rice Lake, Will Ad-
dress Union Service at One cf the
Churches on the 30th

At the call of Commander Gerard,
missioners, L. E. McGil, President
Of the Commercial Club, Revs. San
ders and Howe, representing the
clergy, and other prominent business
men, met previously appointed com
mittees from the G. A. r., S, of v,
W. r c., and Ladies Of the G. A. r.,
in the city hall Monday evening to
discuss the approaching Memorial
Day
The meeting was organized by the
election of Mayor Thompson, chair
man and F. e. Munroe, secretary.
Mayor Thompson requested Com
mander Gerard to state the object
of the call Mr. Gerard said that
the coming Memorial Day was not
only the usual, sacred day of tender
memories of our patriotic dead, but
was the 50th anniversary of the day
since the close of that war that gave
| to us a United Country. 1t was,
| therefore, the earnest wish Of the
G. A. r. Post and its allies that this
! year should be an impressive and
memorable one. He explained that
Ladysmith was unlike older cities
! from which, when the call for de-
| felders of the flag was heard, their
heroic men answered, went to the
front, fought it's battles, a few re-
turning and were buried beside their
| families and lifelong friends in
home cemetery. In such localities,
during all these years, all these peO-
| pie have gladly and unitedly OBJ
served and revered this Day. Lady
smith, is but youth, though a lusty
and virile one. Her City of the
Dead is sparsely settled and it's
soldier dead are but few. All the
people are intensely busted in open
ing farms and building homes and
have had little time for anything but
| for eXacting business and work. This
year. it is the wish of these patriotic
orders to have all the citizens of
Ladysmith and vicinity unite with
them in making the Day impressive
and memorable. They wish to have
the ''Ladysmith spirit" awakened so
as to impress upon the present gen
Grafton the significance of this great
National Day.
In preparation for the day, it was
stated that today, Friday, the 21st,
"The Life of Abraham Lincoln
would be shown at the Unique
| Theater
| Of the G. A. RS, Judge Reeves
and Comrade Goodrich took an ac-
tive part. A union meeting of all
the churches, to be held the morn
ing of Memorial Day, May 80, was
discussed and Revs. Sanders and
Howe each heartily endorsed the
project and offered the use of their
churches for such a service. Later,
the Rev. J. e. Kundert, of Rice
Lake, who belongs to the Sons of
Veterans, was secured for this ser
vice.
Mrs. G. L. Scoville, member Of
both of the women's auXilliaries Of
the G. A. R., and who has been ac-
lively engaged in the work of these
orders for all these years, and who
participated personally in the care
Of sick and wounded soldiers during
the war, was present and made a
touching appeal for the observance
of this day as a solemn sacred and
tender memorial
AS Memorial Day comes on Sunday
this year, Monday, May 81, is the
legal holiday and the exercises will
therefore be held on Monday
Committees were selected as fol-
lows
Autos: w. J. Kermott, e. NJ Wor-
den, L. c. Streater
Band: M. c. Martin, E. A. Page.
Music: Mrs. J. w Carow, Miss
Mabel Sinclair, Rev. D. j. Howe.
Church services: Revs. Hooking,
Sanders and Baumbach.
Advisory committee: w. c. Ger
ard, E. W. Hill, H. A. Dimock, Mrs.
W. c. Woodhouse.
Next Sunday, May 23, at the in
vitation of the pastor, the G. A. R.
and all the orders will meet at the
Odd Fellows hall at 10:30 a. m. and
march to the M. E. church, where
Rev. Hooking will conduct special
service for them.