Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-24
ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERMON TO
BE PREACHED BY REV. PEASE
OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
GENERAL EXERCISES
FOR DECORATION DAY
Automobiles Will Convey Patriotic Or
ders to Various Cemeteries Served
by Local Committee
Headquarters Dan S. Root Post 126,

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Headquarters Dan S. Root Post 126,
Belding, Michigan, May "a, 1916.
The four patriotic orders of Beld-
ing will observe Memorial Sunday
May % by attending the morning
service at the Church of Christ. They
will assemble at the G.. A. r. hall at
$3.50 a. m, and march to the church.
All soldiers, sailors and marines and
visiting members are invited to join
with us in this memorial Sunday SER
vice.
Memorial Day
The G. A. r. Post, the Woman's
Relief Corps, the Camp of the
Sons OF Veterans and the Tent of the
Daughters of Veterans will assemble
at the G.. A. r. hall at o'clock sharp
(standard time), Tuesday morning,
May 80 and march to the Bridge
street bridge, where the w. r. c. as
sisted by the Post, the Camp and the
Tent will give their ritualistic water
service in honor of the soldiers, sail
ors and marines buried at sea.
Order of March
1. School pupils carrying flags un-
der charge of Superintendent Lang
ston and their teachers.
2. Civic bodies and lodges.
3. Patriotic citizens.
A. Belding brass band.
5. Sons of Veterans, escort to u.
A. R.
6. Dan C. Root Post, 1876, G. A. R.
7. Daughters Of Veterans, escort
to w. R. C.
8. Woman's Relief Corps.
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will pass in the same order to the
Congregational church where the
school pupils will be dismissed.
Program at the Church
]. Singing.
2. Invocation, Rev. C. M. Pease.
3. Reading of General John A.
Logan's celebrated "Order No. IL" of
May 5, 1886, establishing. memorial
day for all time, Adjutant w. r. Olds.
A. Reading of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg Address, dedicating a part of
that bloody field as a cemetery for the
Nations dead, Superintendent j. A.
Langston.
6. Brief Address, Secor Forman,
Sons of Veterans.
z. Recitation, Decoration Day,
Miss Helen Lapham, high school.
8. Recitation, A. NJ. Eaves, Sons
of Veterans.
g Recitation, The American Flag,
Edward Johnson, high school.
10. Recitation, The Little Bronze
Butter, Miss Anna Parent, Daughters
of Veterans.
IL. Reading, The Old Man and
jim, ]. M. Langston, Sons of Veter-
ans.
13. Recitation, Unknown" Mrs.
Jennie Cooper, Daughters of Veterans.
Is. Recitation, Old Glory, Miss An
ma Parent, Daughters of Veterans.
16. Singing.
II. Benediction, H. A. Waldron,
Post Chaplain.
All soldiers, sailors, marines and
members of the above named orders,
the mayor, city council and all civic
and patriotic citizens are cordially in
vite to join with us in assmebly at the
G.. A. r. hall, make the march and at
tend the services in this most fitting
and patriotic observance of Memorial
Day.
Immediately after the close of the
service at the church the Post, Corps,
Camp of the Sons of Veterans and
Tent of the Daughters of Veterans
will proceed by autos to the cemetery
at Cooks Corners at 1890 for the
regular G. A. r. cemetery service,
where brief program will be given
by the school pupils. Then to Smyr-
ma, where dinner will be served by the
Lady Maccabees. Then to the Smyr-
ma cemetery for the G.. A. r. service
and a brief program by the school
pupils at 2:30. They will then pro-
ceed to the River Ridge cemetery for
their service at $3.50, then to the Old
Belding cemetery for decoration and
brief service; then dismissal.
Every loyal and patriotic citizen
should put forth every effort to aid
and assist with their presence and in
fluence in observing this one day set
apart to be kept sacred to the memory
of our own as well at the Nations
dead. Bring flowers and wreaths for
every grave in our cities of the dead
kindly furnish your auto with a chauf-
feur for the Post, the Corps, the Sons
Of Veterans and the Daughters Of Vet
Grams from the Congregational church
at 11:30 to the several cemeteries and
return.
Kindly report the service of your
auto at your earliest convenience TO
Elmer c. Wise, chairman of the COM
mittee on transportation. You will be
fully repaid in your own hearts for
every endeavor you have made to keep
and observe this one day Of all the
year to patriotic and loving devotion.
FRANK r. CHASE,
Post Commander.
w. r. OLDS,