Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM

Tuesday, May Both, 1916, is Memoir.
ial and Decoration Day, which will be
ittingly observed under the directions
of Wood County Post No. %, G. A. R
Women's Relief Corps, and Sons OF
Veterans, assisted by high school boys
and girls, also the city band
All comrades, war of 81 to '65.
Spanish-American war veterans, Mem
bers Of Navy and Marine Corps. Patri-
otto and Civic Societies, churches. pub
lie and parochial schools, and citizens
at large are cordially invited and ear
nestly requested to participate in this
Memorial Day service, thus maxine
this day long to be remembered. This
day should mean as much to every pa
triotic and loyal citizen as it does to
the old veterans of the Civil War.
The Memorial-day parade will be
featured this year upon much larger
scale than previously. At nine O'Clock
in the morning, sharp, May 3Oth.
Wood County Post No. p, W. r. c..
Sons of Veterans, Spanish American
War Veterans, Navy and Marine
Corps, Civic Societies, school chill
dren and citizens will assemble at G..
A. r. Post Hall on Oak street where
the procession will be formed in line
of march. Forty-eight states will be
represented by the Normal school
teachers; the Howe school will send
forty-eight girls to act in capacity of
flowers girls, the Army will be repre-
sented by high school boys, and the
Navy by high school boys, who are
being drilled by Comrade W. A.
Keyes, Patriotic Instructor; who will
have charge of this part of the pro-
gram.
Line of procession will be formed
as follows:
City band in lead of line of march;
On right in line, states represented
by As Normal teachers;
On left in line of states, the army,
represented by Is High School boys;
On the left in line of Army AZ flower
girls from Howe high school, 7th
grade representing states and terri
tories;
On left in line of flower girls, the
navy represented by Is high school
boys;
On left in line of navy, Sons of
Veterans and Spanish War Veterans;
On left in line Of S. of V. the
Woman's Relief Corps;
On left in line of w. R. c., the G.
A. r. Post No. %.
Order of march will move at $50
o'clock sharp from G A. r. Hall
and proceed to a place at or near
the library building where autos will
be in waiting to convey the C. A. R.
and w. R. c.. to the entrance of
Forest Hill Cemetery, at which place
line of march will be re-organized and
proceed to the grave of our deceased
comrade, John M. Lessigg, when the
ritual service of G. A. r. Post and
Sons of Veterans will be rendered
Music at grave by City band; taps
after the ritual services at the above
mentioned grave.
In conclusion, there will be a ser
vice in behalf Of the memory of two
hundred and fifty thousand or more
of the unknown, who bravely laid down
their lives to preserve their country
and flag, and who were laid to rest
upon the battle fields during the con-
fiict Of 1861 to 1865. Comrade Reyes,
Patriotic Instructor will conduct this
service in memory of the unknown
dead.
Afternoon.
At two o'clock sharp, G. A. R., w.
R. c., and Sons of Veterans, and the
schools taking part in the afternoon
exercises, are requested to assemble
at c. A R. Post Hall, form in same
line of order of procession as in the