South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-04
PLAN OBSERVANCE
Of MEMORIAL DAY
Joint Committees Are Named
by Various Military 0rgani-
cations to Prepare Annual
Tribute to Departed Heroes.

Plans have been made for the Me
mortal day exercises which wiz bee
held this year. All military Orgauiza-
tions and civic societies are cordially
invited 70 take part iu The parade
which VIII march 90 the City cemetery
at $3.50 in the afternoon Accept
ances should be forwarded to Elmer
Crockett, chairman Of the committee
on program. at as early a date as pos
sible. The services at the cemetery
will be In charge of Elmer Crockett of
Norman Eddy post, and T.. b. Row Of
Auten post.
The holiday falls on Sunday this
year. The following program for the
day viii be observed:
At 10 o'clock "a. M. there VIII be APP
prOpriate ceremonies to honor the
memory OF departed sailors and ma
rines in the United States navy. These
exercises viii be in charge of the
Woman's Relief corps. on the bank OF
the St Joseph river in Howard park
For this purpose procession VIII
form on Jefferson boulevard east of
Michigan ST.. consisting of the WOm-
ans Relief corps, Grand Army COM
rades. military ORGANIZATIONS and
school children and march TO Howard
park.
To Decorate Graves.
During the forenoon the graves or
soldiers will be decorated with flow
ers by detailed committee in the fol-
lowing cemeteries. KiverView, Bow
man. Mount Pleasant, sumption
Prairie and Cedar Grove.
At 2 o'clock y. m. a procession VIII
form at Jefferson blvd. and Main 50.
The line Will mOvo promptly at 80
After hating at the high school build
ing TO receive flowers from the hands
f'of school children, the procession VIII
lproceed To the city cemetery where
the general exercises VIII oe held.
Joint COMMITTEES Named.
The Joint committees TO provide eN-
iercises for the observance of Memorial
day were appointed by Auten post.
No s: Norman Eddy post. No. 3I9,
g. A r.; William Mckinley camp
No. IS. Sons Of Veterans, Harry o.
s Perkins camp, No. %, Spanish war
Veterans, and the Army and Navy
union at a joint meeting
VIII. H. Ritter of Auten post VIII
be field officer Of the day in charge of
the parade assisted by r. =. Chaplin
-of Norman Eddy post Oral Matthews
of the Spanish War Veterans, and
Harry Yerrick of the Sons of Vet
lerans. The buglers are William Long
lenecker and Warren Freyermuth
Executive committee Elmer Crock
cit, +. =. Row, j. NJ. Caulheld, w. II.
il. Ritter, r. NJ Zimmerman, II. +.
pucOmb, Elmer Peak, George Stew
art and Fred Oberly
Finance committee: r T. Chaplin,
Nv. Z. GOrsuch. G.. i. Morey, John Y.
Slick, r. +. DucOmb w. II. BurCh and
il r. Lemert.
Speaker and chaplain: T. p. Stan
field, W +. Brown II. Y. koontz, b
+. Yerrick. c. w. Cops, Albert Mead
en-. George Campbell
Committee on program: Elmer
Crockett. assisted by one from each
Of the organizations participating in
the work
Committee on music: l.. -. White,
.. W. williams. William LongeneCker,
Warren Maurer and T. c. Weber
Committee on hags and stands:
Horace Martin. Christian King. Frank
Smith. W. l.. ROssman, and Norman
Neil.
Committee on marking graves:
City cemetery, w. T.. GOrsuch. Harry
Brown, Charles Steele. +. NJ. Cimmer-
man. r. T. DuComb. and w. d.
Teeple; Bowman cemetery. John II.
Kelley w. Il. Garrett s c. Upton;
Riverview cemetery. Clarence Stoudt,
Glenn Bill. Floyd a. JelhsOn, William
J. Hindman and Conrade Savage; Mt.
Pleasant cemetery, William HUH Will
liam LOngenecker; sumption Prairie
cemetery. T.. T.. Cooler. Cedar Grove
lowslSi Arthur Duggan and Abraham
IL. White.
Committee on flowers. Norman
Eddy Relief corps. Auten Relief corps,
lthe children of the public schools and
their teachers, assisted by @. j. Tay-
Tor. W. 2. Harmon. G. A. Warwick. $.
4 Upton, and Barney swami