Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-30

has finally triumphed: the boys Of 81
are no longer able to take up the
march Hereafter those who are left
to honor the memory of their comrades
! will be borne in autos TO the haliowed
ground where lie all that is mortal OF
their dead.
Also for the first time today the
spirit OF preparedness entered into the
exercises. Two companies Of high
, school cadets. under command OF F. NJ.
Wilbur member of the school board.
marched N the procession in contras.
to those who were boys fifty years ago,
and were riding in autos for the frs.
time on Memorial Day.
School Children Take Part.
That the observance OF Memorial
DAYS TO come Is to fail on younger
shoulders is being demonstrated more
and more each succeeding Memorial
Day AT the exercises at both River
side and the soldiers home school chill
dren took an important part. and at
Riverside practically the entire pro-
gram was given by pupils Of the
schools
Assembly Blown at e:15.
Frank Roth. a pupil of the eighth
grade sounded the assembly for the
morning exercises, and formation for
the procession took place on the court
house lawn. beginning at 81
The Iowa Soldiers Home band. the
auto patrol and auto fire trucks. bear
ing police and fremen. mayor. and city
officials. headed the parade, which
he nd n
II. Brock, officer Of the day. The
school children. IN charge of Superin-
,endent A Palmer and teachers, the
high school cadets a detail OF Span
ish-Amernan war veterans. and SONS
Of veterans followed afool and mem
bers Of Phil Sheridan and ?. NJ. Thorn
lowed in autos.
Program at Riverside.
Rev. r B Davidson asked the in
vocation in opening the program at
Riverside. which was in charge of STU
! perintendent Palmer. America, the
| Beautiful" was sung by high sch DOL
boys. Exercises for the unknown dea d
! were in charge Of tho relief corps af-
ter which Rogers school seventh grade
! pupils recited Llncolns Gettysburg
! address Pupils Of the first grade Of
: the John Childs school followed with
a flag drill. and Edwin Buffers, sew
| enth grade Franklin. recired The Man
! With a Musket" Fourth grade boys
| from the Rogers school gave a recita-
| ton and flag drill. after which the high
| school boys sang "A Thousand Years.
| NV Own Columbia" taps was sounded
and the bened!ction given.
James Reece fifth grade Arnold re-
! cited The Flag" Upon the large plat
! form seats were provided for veterans
The school children. divided into sig
| divisions. each in charge Of a veterans
son. decorated the graves marked by
| flags
| At the Soldiers Home.
At the main entrance gate to the SOL
diers' home. at 80 this afternoon. the
soldiers home band headed the dele
cation of members Of Phil Sheridan
post. the w. r. c., Winchester circle.
Ladies of the G. A. r. officers and
members Of the home, who marched to
the gate to greet the members OF the
down town post and corps. L. NJ. Briggs
acted as officer of the day. From the
gate the procession marched to the
cemetery. where l20 pupils of the Ar
mold and Franklin schools, divided
equally boys and girls. decorated the
i graves. The boys carried the flowers
while the girls placed them on the
graves. J. Z. Benson had charge of the
decorating. assisted by Superintendent
Palmer, County superintendent c. E.
Shut. and teachers of the two school
buildi lgs represented by the Children
The band played a dirge while the
graves were being strewn with flowers
Grown With Flowers" was sung b.
the soldiers home choir as the openint
number of the program at the GENE.
terry. Byron Coolidge, of the higf
school, recited Lncoln's address a
Gettysburg. and the ritual Of the w. r
G. was given by members Of the Sheri
dan corps. under the direction Of it,
president, Mrs. w. H. Powers. Thu
band played Nearer My God Il
Thee" and the gun squad. in charge o
Capt. c. w. Hicks. fired the salute owe;
the graves. B. F. Nokes. soldiers horn.
bugler, sounded taps. and from three
corners of the cemetery, hidden from
view. A. J. Gageby. George Beeson ans
r. Mackaman sounded echoes" to tn.
I call on their comets.
At Cottage Grove Park.
Cottage Grove park, which borden
the Iowa river, was the setting for tn
main program Of the afternoon, pre-
sided over by B. G. Whitehiil. com
mandant of the soldiers home.
THE Boys Of the Old Brigade" wa
sung as the opening number by
quartet composed OF p r. Arney, y,
G. F. Rowland and F. IA. and 3fa
Smith The soldiers home drum corp
played 1.-The Village Quickstep," an
the soldiers home choir sang "Tak
OF Your Hats, It's Grand Old Flag
The male quartet sang Where Slice
the Brave" after which Rev. J.
Westfall, pastor of. the Methodi,
church at Gilman, gave the oratsoi
freedoms Banner was sung by I'll
choir. and Rev. W. M. Baker. pastor {
Central Church OF Christ, pronounce
the benediction.
III For Sailor Dead.
In memory OF the sailor dead, ar
3 the custom at the home. exercises wei
held at the river boat landing, whe,
flowers were strewn over the water b
members Of Winchester circle. Ladi,