Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-10
MEMORIAL DAY TO
Be OBJECT LESSON
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
G. Ar. Veterans Desire That
Spirit Of the Day Shall
Live After Them

Plans are under way for the great
est Memorial day exercises ever held in
Salem and the various organizations of
the city are lending their aid to make
the day success from every stand
point The new feature of the 1916 Ne
mortal day as proposed by the commit
tees in charge is to perpetuate the day
long after the last remaining veteran
of the Civil war has marched in his
farewell parade. The SedgwicK Post,
No. 10, through its commander, w. C.
Faulkner, has expressed the desire that
the younger organizations of Salem such
as the Sons of Veterans. the Spanish
War veterans, Company NJ and the Wo-
mems Auxiliary organizations, take the
lead in making all arrangements for the
day
Memorial day was instituted as a ma
tional enterprise especially in honor of
the Grand Army of the Republic but
the members of this body have always
been called into active service to see
that the programs have been carried
out. The veterans feel that the spirit
Of the day should be kept up and should
not be allowed to pass with the passing
of the veterans, since each succeeding
Memorial day shows lne wavering blue
line to be growing thinner and thinner.
1t is planned to interest the city schools
in the eXecises and to inculcate in the
minds Of the pupils Of the schools the
spirit Of homage and respect that is
due the members of the G. A. r. and of
tho yntnpanc vKrbo ba,sn tI,s
last roll call.
The committee proposes to invite the
Chemawa Indian Training school cadet
regiment to participate in the Memoir
ial day parade in addition to the school
children and the various military or.
CARNATIONS. Also an effort will be made
to secure representation from William
ette university in the parade.
Commander Faulkner and Joseph Me
Allister were named as a general COM
mittee ON arrangements and Gideon
Stolz, Lieut. j. r.. Neer and DR.. w. O.
Asseln were appointed ON the commit
tee to have charge of the parade. J.
Frank Dunlap, j. A. Remington and
Rev. F. 7. Porter were named on the
committee to have charge of the chill.
dren's s parade. The salem band was
invited to take part in the services and
to furnish the music for the day and
the matter OF arrangements with the
band was left to committee from the
city council of which Councilman Hud.
elson was appointed chairman.
Memorial day will be a very busy one
for the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic, also those of other asso-
ciate organizations and those assisting
in the services.
A tentative program of the day will
begin with the services at the cemetery
at 9:30 a. m All veterans and their
families viii return to the armory where
they will participate in basket lunch
from 1880 to O'Clock. All those
desiring to participate m the lunch will
leave their baskets with the commit
tee of the ladies' auxiliaries, who will
have the lunch prepared upon the return
of the participating organizations from
the cemetery. After lunch the marine
services will be staged on the river hy
the Ladies' Relief Corps. This will be
followed by parade which will form at
the armory and if the weather permits
will march to Wilson park whore a very
interesting program has been arranged.
Aside from the veteran organizations
and their auxiliaries, invitations will be
extended to several other organizations
to participate in the parade, including
Company NJ, the Cherrians, and the
school children 1t is especially desired
by the committees in charge that every
boy and girl in the Salem schools be
permitted to participate in the parade
and the exercises of the day Arrange
ments have been made to use Wilson
park for the afternoon program, if the
weather will permit Mayor White will
be asked to issue a proclamation dedi.
eating the day to the services of the
Grand Army and it is expected that all
business houses will close, at least a
portion of the day.
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