Belding banner., 1915-05-26
DECORATION DAY
ARRANGEMENTS ARE
ALL COMPLETED
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ders was pleased with the reception
given by the church and the interest
they showed in the occasion. The at
tendance was large, every order being
fully represented. Belding is one Of
only six cities in the state that can
boast OF having the four patriotic or
ders. The other cities are Grand
Rapids Detroit. Saginaw, Ypsilanti
and Coldwater. Major Frank r.
Chase is justly proud of the showing
which his home city makes among the
large cities of the state in this regard.
on Monday, Decoration Day. good
program has been arranged:
The G.. A. r.. Post. the Women's Re-
lief Corps, the camp of Sons of Veter-
ans and the tent of the Daughters Of
Veterans will assemble at the G.. A. T..
hall at o'clock. sharp STANDARD
time) Monday morning May 81 and
march TO the North Bridge street
bridge where the w. r. c. assisted by
the Post the Camp and the Tent will
give the ritualistic water service in
honor ofthe soldiers, sailors and
marines buried at sea.
Order of March
/. School pupils carrying flags un-
der charge Of Superintendent NJ. h.
Osborne.
q Civic bodies and lodges.
3. Drum corps.
4. Sons of Veterans escort @. A. r.
5. Dan S. Root Post No. l26 q. A.
6. Daughters of Veterans escort
w. r. c.
I. Women's Relief Corps.
After the water service they will
march in the same order 10 the
Church of Christ where the schools
will be dismissed.
Program at the Church
1. Singing by the high school
2. Invocation by Rev. Charles NJ,
Pease.
3. Reading of General John A.
Logans celebrated order No. IL of
May 5, 1868 tablishing Decoration
Day for all time by Supt. Nj. f. Os-
borne.
4. Singing by high school chorus.
5. Reading of Lncoln's Gettysburg
Address, dedicating a part of that
bloody field as a cemetery of the ma
tion's dead,
6. ode on Abraham Lincoln by
Miss Anna Tavent of the Daughters OF
Veterans.
:. our Flags Defenders. by Mrs.
Ada Fowler of the Daughters OF
Veterans.
s. Loyal Women of 1S61-65 by j.
NJ. Iangston Of the Sons of Veterans.
.. Recitation-A Flag on Every
Schoolhouse by Miss Lila Mosher OF
the Daughters of Veterans.
10. Memorial Day by A. VI. Eaves
Of the Sons of Veterans.
America by whole audience.
Taps.
Benediction by Rev. w. +. Doty.
All soldiers, sailors. marines and
members of the above named orders
the mayor. city council and all civic
bodies are cordially invited to join in
assembly at the G.. A. r. hall and
make the march and attend the SER
vice with US in this most fitting and
patriotic observance of Memorial Day.
Immediately after the close of the
service at the church the Post, Corps,
Sons of Veterans, and Daughters OF
Veterans will proceed by autos TO the
cemetery at Cooks Corners at 12:3O
for the regular G.. a. r. cemetery SER
vice where a brief program will be
rendered by the school pupils; then
to Smyrna where dinner will be served
by the Lady Maccabees; then TO the
Smyrna cemetery for the G. A r. ser
vice and a brief program by the school
pupils at 2:30. They will then pro-
ceed TO the River Ridge cemetery
for their cemetery service at $3.50
where they will be joined by the Beld-
ing Band; then to the old Belding
cemetery for decoration and brief ser
,,iras. then dismissal