The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-05-27
Kenosha to Pay Due Tribute
to Memory of Civil War
Heroes on Monday.
FORMAL ORDER ISSUED TODAY
Ritualistic Ceremonies Of the Grand
Army to be Held at st. George
Cemetery on Sunday and at the City
Cemetery on Monday.

Kenosha is going to pay its annual
tribute to the. soldier dead on next
Friday, Sunday and Monday and the
formal Memorial day order issued to-
day by the commander of the Fred S.
Lowell Post of the Grand Army of the
Republic provides for three services to
be held in honor of the sleeping heroes
Of the Civil War.
One service is. to be held at the. st.
George cemetery on Sunday after
noon when the full ritual Of the Grand
Army will be carried outsin the decora-
tion of graves in that cemetery. The
| Sunday services will be held at the
First Congregational Church On Sunday
evening and on Monday morning the
! regular Memorial Day observance will
be held at the city cemetery. In addi-
ton to the services provided for in the
formal order of the Grand Army there
will be patriotic services inseal of
| the schools Of the city on next Friday
afternoon at which time there will be
addresses by members of the Grand
| Army.
The formal order of the commander
| Of the Post providing for the annual
observance of the day is as follows:
G. A. r. Announcement.
! Memorial Day, May the 30th, occurs
on Sunday. The governor of Wisconsin
having proclaimed Monday the 31st as
the legal holiday, Fred S. Lowell Post
and allied societies assisted by patrio-
tic citizens will observe Monday
However, on Sunday the Both, the
veterans graves in st. Georges GENE
| terry will be decorated and the full
Memorial day ritual will be observed.
The cemetery will be reached by To-
| cal cars to the north city limits, thence
by NJ. R. and X to the Ropevil1e cross
| ing. A special car for the Post and
allied societies will be furnished by the
Kenosha Electric Railway Company,
leaving Market Square at half past
two O'Clock. The through fare, one
way, will be seven cents. Going pay
| five cents to the local conductor and
ask for transfer to Ropeville. Present
| the transfer and two cents. to the M.
| r. and K conductor. Returning pay
the NJ r. and K. conductor five cents.
| receive transfer and pay two cents to
| local conductor. Have even two cents
ready each way.
The service at st. George will begin
promptly at quarter after three. It
will consist Of the prescribed Grand
Army ritual, an address by Comrade
| G. Fred Stemm, and musical numbers
| by a male quartette. All citizens of
| Kenosha are urged to attend this i'm
pressive service. s44 @
The Post and allied societies are in
vited to the Congregational Church for
| Memorial Sunday service at half past
| seven o'clock on the 30th They will
assemble at Grand Army Hall at seven
| O'Clock to march in a body to the
| church. All citizens are invited to
| attend.
For Monday, May the 31st, the Post
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and allied societies are hereby notified
| to assemble at Grand Army Hall
promptly at eight-thirty, They will
take up the line of march for the OBJ
servance at the city cemetery and St.
James cemetery promptly at nine
O'Clock in the following order.
Platoon Of Police.
| Band.
Sons of Veterans escorting Veterans
| as far as Soldiers Monument.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Woman s Relief Corps.
| Ladies of the G.. A. r.
Daughters of the G. A. r.
Granddaughter of Veterans.
Boy Scouts.
Citizens.