Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-01
Quiet Orderliness Feature
Of Days Exercises in
Honor of the Dead
THOUSANDS ATTEND
CEMETERY SERVICES
All Are Interested in the
Appreciation Shown for
Deeds Of Heroes

Memorial day In Ottumwa was marle
ed with quiet simplicity which tend
cd to still further carry out the sosi
the ORGANIZATIONS In charge were str1y-@
Ing to reach and which the crowds ~
operated in attaining. real. sinceTe
day of memories for those who have
gone on.
The exercises we're attended bys
thousands but the crowd was orderly
and interested. All day long the stree9
railway company had extra cars on the
Court hill line to take care OF the
people and from shortly after noon IA.
til o'clock eight. ten and twelve ca4p
were used De
The dominant feature OF the services
was the quickness and precision with
which the crowd was handled. Alter.
mating cars on the switches helped tn
carry the people away as quickly IN
they congregated and representatives
OF the company on the grounds all TIM
time guarded against any accidents.
Scores of automobiles were lined NI
on both sides of Court street near the
cemetery but they did not interiors
with the line of march. The parade
arrived at the main entrance gate N
3 o'clock and the local guardsm6A
stood at attention while the vet4rat1*.
school children, ladies and citizens
passed through to the central portion
Of the grounds where the platform had
been erected.
Court street from Fourth street M
the Ottumwa cemetery was lind With
people during the parade and the gray
haired veterans were objects OF honor
and reverence as they stepped along
to the stirring music Of the drum
corps:
A touching scene was enacted vi
front of the residence of Major A. VI
Hamilton, Woodland avenue and Court
streets. As the veterans reareds tn
house, Major Hamilton. who on 49,
count OF sickness was unable to attend
the services saluted hi &C mas ,-,h;,
halted, turned toward him. liftad tbeirl
hats in humble salute And then con-
tinued on their way to the cemetery.
For sometime after the rarsde hadE
left the court house the streets were
lined and cars were packed with
people going to the cemetery. The
large platform erected in the cemetery
was surrounded by one of the largest
crowds that ever attended memorial
day service in Ottumwa. Following the
firing of a salute by Co. g and music
by the band. the assembly sang Amer.
lea. Rev. E. W. Farris Holler then
gave the invocation and the drum
corps furnished music. Chairman
John Feehan then gave few introduce
tory remarks. calling the attention Of
those present to the object Of the ser
vices. Rev. P. O. Bersell was the
speaker OF the day and used for his
subject, "The Cost Of Peace.
The appearance of the cadet corps
and boy scout troops in the parade
drew much favorable comment alOnG
the line Of march. The boys dressed n
khaki uniforms and carrying guns pre-
sented nice appearance. During the
afternoon there was discussion amone
groups of persons upon the plan ~
sending the boys to camp this sum
mer. Many were In favor Of = public
subscription to defray the expense Ot
sending all the corps to = ten dAyl
camp 80 as to give them an idee EOf
camping along with the military train
Ing they are now receiving.