The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
1t Is Told to School Children
by Veterans.
Schools VIII Take Part in Cere.
monies Tomorrow.
SERVICES At AUDITORIUM
viii Be Preceded by a Parade
on Kansas Avenue
Decoration of Graves Takes
Place in the Morning.

Thousands of Topeka school child
rem today heard the story of the Civil
war from the lips of forty old soldiers
and were told of the part played by
the women in the war by thirty mem
bers of the w r. c. and the Ladies
of the G. A. R. Attention was called
in many of the schools to the rapidly
decreasing roll of the G. A r. in To-
peka Nearly 400 veterans will march
in the parade tomorrow afternoon,
said T. c. Moore, patriotic instructor,
but ten years ago we could have mus
tered not far from a thousand. Lin
coin post now has about ESQ members
Ten years ago it had nearly 500 In
the last three years we have lost so
of our comrades. Post No. II Will
muster about so tomorrow and Blue
Post nearly one hundred"
Capt. P. H. Coney, the Rev. Bernard
Kelly, Miss Lucy MiIIiken and Mrs
Belle Chamberlain gave short Memo
rial addresses to the high school pu-
pills this morning.
In addition to the patriotic renlh
iscences the children were 1nstructed
in the part they were to play IN the Dig
celebration tomorrow. Eight tnou-
sand school children viii rob topeka
gardens of their prettiest flowers 10
decorate the graves of the heroes Oh
the rebellion. Tomorrow afternoon
many of them will march to the auai-
toriurn to hear the Memorial day pro-
gram
The afternoon services for Memoir
ial day will be held in the CITY audi
toriuni instead of Memorial hall l. :.
Moore patriotic instructor annouheeu
s1,I ffnd do
crypts containing the battleflags IN
Memorial hall, but they are stun un-
finished and it was deemed advisable
to hold the services elsewhere. me
crypts will be dedicated with elaborate
ceremonies some time soon.
Following is the official call issued
by patriotic instructor T. C Moore;
comrades and Citizens and Lovers
of Flag and Country: May 80, Deco
ration day is here. By act of con-
gress this day is set apart to forever
remember our boys in blue. the
graves of departed soldiers and sailors
shall be decorated at the cemeteries.
Flowers will also be strewn on the
waters of the Kansas river in memory
of the departed sailors.
Owing to the condition of Me-
mortal haH the memorial services will
be held in the city Auditorium at
Seventh and Quincy. The schools Will
be visited Monday to invite the pupils
ana teachers 10 JOIN us III ODSSAb4il5
Memorial day"
Morning services.
At 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning a
special committee from Lincoln post
will meet at the post hall and march
to the Kansas avenue bridge where
they will strew flowers on the water.
in memory of the sailors who lost
their lives during the civil war. In
this procession will march the Spanish
War veterans and Battery A, which
viii fire salute in honor of the dead
sailors. Following this ceremony
they will go to Topeka cemetery to
take charge of the services there.
Lincoln post of the C. A. r. will
have charge of the ceremony of deco
rating the graves of the dead COM
rades in Topeka cemetery.
In Rochester cemetery Blue post No.
$50 will have charge. Committees
from this post will also decorate the
graves in Granville. Prairie Home
and Curtis cemeteries.
A special committee from Lincoln
post will also have charge of decorat-
ing the graves in Mount Calvary
cemetery The committee in charge
consists of Comrades A. M Russell,
Andrew Losh and Miss Gussie Losh.
The Parade.
The Memorial parade will form at
1;45 at Sixth avenue and Quincy
street. Following is the order of the
parade:
Marshall's Band
Commander H. S. Hallock, Marshal
of the Day.
Grand Army the Republic.
Sons of Veterans.
Spanish War Veterans
Battery A, K. N. G.
Topeka Police in Platoons
Women's Relief Corps.
Lincoln Circle
Ladies of the Grand Army.
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary.
Auxiliary Spanish War Veterans
Five thousand Topeka school children.
The Program.
The parade will march by way of
Kansas avenue to the City Auditorium
where the following program will be
given:
Opening Chairman T. c. Moore
pouE- Aherlcd Audience
Invocation ..-.......-..-.J j. W. Sidwell
Song-"Rally Round the Flag, Boys.
Logan's General order, No. Ii ...e.... en'e
song..star spangied Banner. 4x easnee
Short Address Capt Clad Hamilton
Song-"We Shall Meet But We Shall
Miss Them" Led by Capt. A. NJ Fuller
standardization ..............
..--........... Alma and Myrtle Taylor
Selection-'Hail to the Chief Band
Address,. ]. G. Waters