Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-29
sEDGWICk POST BANNER
MISSING FROM MEMORIAL
Grand Army Men Hope to Have Il
Restored in Time for PaFade-Me-
mortal Day Plans.

mortal Day Plans.
post, No. 1. G. A. r. which every
Memorial day afternoon floats proudly
in front of the vets ranks, is missing
from Its favorite resting place, the
war office, at Buckingham Memorial
and cannot be found, despite the rig
orous search made by the post officials,
who have looked into every room and
cubpy hole in the building. We've
searched the building from top to bot
tom, said post official on Friday
evening, and all that has been found
Is the lower half of the staff What
has become of the flag is q deep mys-
terry and unless it is solved before
parade time Monday afternoon the
vets will have to look elsewhere for
a banner
stolen the flag, but rather that some
one has borrowed it for decorative
purposes and forgotten to return it.
Ihe flag has the inscription Sedgwick
Post, No. l. G. A. R.. and is quite
whoever has the flag will return it to
Buckingham Memorial in time for the
Memorial day parade
AS announced several weeks ago, the
veterans will depart from their custom
OF marching in the ranks and will ride
IN automobiles, this being possible
through the generosity of the patriotic
sons of Norwich. The parade will
form in line in front of Buckingham
Memorial and will move promptly at
2 o'clock, in charge of Chief Marshal
Col. Charles w. Gale, who will be as
sisted by Leonard o. Smith, J. Henry
Shannon, Arthur D. Lathrop. Caspar
K Bailey, Frank T. Naples and Otto
F. Ernst.
The procession will be made up as
follows:
PIafoon of poIioo
Chief Marshal Col. Charles w, Gale,
and Aides.
Tubbs' Band, John NJ. Swain, con-
ductor.
Fifth Company. c. A c.. Capt. w. G.
Tarbox.
Third Company, c. A C., Capt. George
E. Church.
Sons of Veterans, Sedgwick camp
No. 1.
Veterans of Sedgwick Post, No. /,
G. A. R.
Citizens CORPS
Boy Scouts
Mayor and Members of Court of Com
mon Council.
Town Officials.
The line of march will be through
Main street, through Washington
street to Williams avenue to a point
in front of the residence of Rev. S. H
Howe, D. D., where a turn to the left
and approach will be made onto Chel-
sea Parade, the military companies
leading the way, directly to the mon
ument. where the exercises will be
conducted.
The order of exercises will be as
follows:
Prayer by Acting Chaplain orrin NJ.
Price.
Selection by band.
Reading of orders
Gettysburg Address. by Comrade
George.
Reading of obituary record.
Decorating the monument-Profess
George.
Memorial Address - Congressman
Richard P. Freeman.
Singing of America.
Taps.
The exercises will be concluded by
a review and dress parade by Coast
artillery
After the exercises the parade will
return to Buckingham Memorial
when the diSbanding will take place
The Woman's Relief corps will serve
refreshments to the post members and
their invited guests in the Memorial.
Regarding the flowers for the graves
those residing in the city south of
Greeneville, may leave their flowers at
Buckingham Memorial. while those re-
siding in GreeneVille may leave flow
ers at the Greeneville schooIhouse. The
Norwich Town people may leave their
flowers at the chapel up town, where
they will be cared for by the Boy
Scouts, who will take them to Chelsea
Parade Monday morning before 10
o'clock where they will be used for
decorative purposes.
Adjutant James Mckee will raise
the American flag at the soldiers lot
in Yantic cemetery at sunrise Monday
May 1, to the peak of the flagstaff and
then lower it to half mast until noon
when it will be raised again to the
peak and remain so until shutdown.
The adjutant has had this work in
charge for many years.
1t is the wish of Commander Vine
S. Stetson that all who participate in
the exercises govern themselves ac-
cordingly.