Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-26
G. A. R. PARADE
ON WEST SHORE
Harrisburg Will Join West
Fairview and Enola in
Memorial Services

West Fairview, Pa. May 26. -
Plans for the observance of Memorial
Day here and at Enola on Sunday
were completed at the meeting of the
general committee last evening, when
Charles w. Burns was elected chief
marshal OF the parade and H. w.
Newman of Post So G. A. r. was
chosen chief of staff. Chief Marshal
Burns appointed as aids Senator
Franklin Martin, L. S. Hatfield of the
G. A. r.; Dale e. Fox, Charles Honich
of the Sons of Veterans; A. B. Hoke,
d. S. Shettel, II. H. Minnich and c.
Dice of the P. o. S. of A. The VAL
ley Railways Company will run spe-
clal cars beginning at o'clock in the
afternoon from Market Square, Har-
risburg. About rs G. A. r. veterans
will leave Harrisburg at 2:3O o'clock
to take part in the exercise. The
members of Camp 713 p. o. S. of
A. will meet at their room in Hat
fields Hall at o'clock and all visit
ing camps of the p. q. S. of A. will
assemble there. All other organiza-
tions will report to the chief marshal
at the West Fairview Square at 2:SO
o'clock.
J. Harper Lantz has been appointed
marshal of the automobile division
and all persons furnishing autos to
convey the veterans to the cemetery
are requested to report to him at the
West Fairview Square at 2:30 o'clock
The committee asks that citizens dec
crate their homes in honor of the vet
Grams.
The parade will form at the West
Fairvicw Square at 2:30 o'clock in
two divisions and will move promptly
at o'clock in the following order:
Chief marshal, chief of staff and
aids.
New Cumberland band
Capitol City company, uniformed
rank K. of p.
Uniformed Rank Knights of Malta.
Foreign War Veterans.
West Fairview Council, 716, o. of
l. A.
Camp 8, p. o. s. of A., Harrisburg.
Camp 405, p. o. S. of A., Lemoyne
Camp sos, P. o. s. of A, New
Cumberland.
Delegations of other camps, p. O..
S of A.
Camp $50 P. o. S. of A., Enola.
Camp 713, p. o. S. of A., West
FairView.
Second Division
Assistant Marshal and Aids.
Sons of Veterans Drum Corps.
Guards of Camp Is, Sons of Vet
Grams.
Camp 10, Sons of Veterans. of Har-
risburg.
Post 5S, G. A. r., Harrisburg.
Post 116 G. A. r., Harrisburg
Delegations of c.. A. r. Posts from
New Cumberland, Marysville and
other places.
Automobiles containing disabled
veterans.
The columns will march by way of
State Road to the Zion Lutheran
cemetery at Enola, where the follow
ing program will he rendered.:
Assembly II. ]. Dunbar; music,
New Cumberland Band; prayer, the
Rev. c. II. Matterness, pastor Re
formed Church, Enola; grafton, the
Rev. ]. c. Forncrook, pastor Church
OF God, Pembroke; music, New Cum
berland band; prayer, VIM. Huggins,
Post 5S, G. A. r.; address. Frank
Eckelman, commander Post 5S. G. A.
r.; General Logan's order, No. II,
Thomas Numbers. Post 5S, G. A. r.;
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, n. A.
Walmer, Post S. G. A. r.: memorial
services, George Sellers, Post 116;
VIM. Huggins, Post 5S, and George
w. Rhoads. Post 5s; music, New
guards of Camp 10, Sons of Veterans;
benediction, the Rev. Stewart e.
Vance. of Wormleysburg; taps. II. j,
Dunbar; strewing of flowers.
After the exercises at the cemetery
the parade will reform and return
to West Fairview and disband.
In the evening at Z o'clock the
various organizations will meet at
Hathelds Hall and proceed to Grace
United Brethren Church, where the
pastor, the Rev. j. e. b. Rice will
preach