Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-05-26
MEMORIAL SERVICES
And Decoration Day Exercises Will
Be Held Under the Auspices of
the Grand Army

the Grand Army
Members of Wadsworth Post No 90,
G. A. R., and all old soldiers of the
Civil War or who served in the Spanish
American War, members of the
Womens Relief Corps and Ladies of
the G. A. R., Rocky Ford State Militia
company and members of all benevo-
lent organizations, citizens of Rocky
Ford and including children will meet
in front of the Elks home. opposite the
Methodist church. 1890 Sunday morn
ing, May-2s. March in body to
Presbyterian church, where the Mem
orial sermon will be preached by DR..
S. b. Warner at IL o'clock.
Meet again at 9 o'clock on the morn
ing of May 30, in front of the Elk's
home. Leave there at $50 in auto
mobiles, go by the way of FL Captain
hotel and Main street in procession to
the cemetery, where the G. A. r.
ritualistic services will take place and
the graves OF the deceased veterans
will be properly decorated with flowers.
On returning from the cemetery a
stop will be made at the Eleventh
street bridge across the Rocky Ford
ditch, where flowers will be strewn
upon the waters in memory of those
who lost their lives while serving in
the navy of the United States.
From this point the members of the
Womens Relief Corps and their hus-
bands and all old soldiers and wives
have been invited to go to Comrade
Phenecie's. corner Seventh and Swink,
for lunch.
Meet again at 2 o'clock in front of
the Elk's home, march from there in
procession to the Presbyterian church,
where at 2:3O o'clock the following
program will be carried out:
Song America" led by the Rocky Ford
High School quartet
Prayer by Rev. Rains. pastor Of the
Christian church
Salute the flag. Reading of orders by
]. M. Chritton. adjutant general of
Wadsworth Post, G. A r.
Song. The Star Spangled Banner" led
by the children
Reading Of General John A. Logan's
order insttuting Memorial day, by
H. M. Minor
Solo by Miss Grace Bowman
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg address
by Miss Eyangeline Hauck
Recitation by Miss Kathleen Neale
Address by Rev. William Crawford, pas
tor of the Baptist church.
w. J. Brown will act as marshal in
charge of the procession to the ceme-
terry on the morning of May Both.
The several committees who have
been appointed to procure sufficient
flowers and automobiles for the MEM
bers of the G. A. r. post and the
auxiliary societies will attend to their
duties and see that there is no confu-
sion in making the start to the ceme-
terry.
The members of the G. A. r. post,
Women's Relief Corps. and Ladies of
the G. A. r. earnestly request that no
ball games or other athletic exercises
be held on May Both that would tend to
detract from the Memorial day SER
vices.
The Womans Relief Corps auxiliary
TO the Grand Army of the Republic
respectfully ask the citizens of Rocky
Ford, in their decorating with patriotic
bunting and flags, to always place the
blue stripe above, as the flag reversed
with the union down indicates distress.
A committee from Wadsworth Corps,
No. 16, w. r. c., has recently repaint-
ed and replaced the tubing for holding
fl ags on the graves of all deceased
comrades. 1t will be seen by those
visiting the cemetery that the order of
color is blue, white, red. Citizens are
also asked not to place flags on their
graves on Decoration Day-as this is
day set apart to thus decorate the
graves of old soldiers.