The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-04-26
Amid Great World War, This
City Stops to Pay Homage
to Old Heroes.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ALSO
Big Parade Will Go to the Cene-
terry and Special Services Be
Held in Opera House While
Stores Close.

"@AA wa AoAiloht tiAS
world, marking the dawn OF the long
awaited heritage Of democracy for the
people Of the earth, Brunswick and
the southland will pause this day to
look back over half century and 90
honor to the heroes who died and who
lived for what they deemed honor and
principle
Fitting ceremony, as well as tears
will mark the paying of homage to
the boys in gray" who are not here
and Bereavement will be attended
with thought 10 the lessons written
on their tombstones, as an everlating
hardening and incentive for the living
by noble and beautiful deeds which
also will honor the dead
Business concerns will close for the
hoars during exercises, and the post
office will observe holiday hours.
Details Of the program were com
plered last night.
At $3.50 O'Clock the pupils Of the
Purvis, Glynn grammar and Glynn
high schools will meet at the Glynn
Ac danny for the school memorial ex
srsises, where Old Glory will be first
raised and then lowered to half mast
At theae exercises prominent citi
zens and officers from Camp Jow
EFT viii make addresses. National
anthems and Dixie" will be sung
Quite number of veterans will be
on hand to relate soma Of the expe-
riencss OF the by-gone days. The pub
lie Is cordially invited to these ex-
ercises.
Religious services will take place
In the afternoon preceding the march
to the cemetery in the Grand Opera
house, with Rev l.. J. Ballard lead
ing in prayer. and DR.. Simmons. who
will be introduced by Col. Frank H.
Harris, OF Camp Jackson, will speak
in honor Of the ones called to the
Great Camping Ground during the
past year.
Ladies' OF the u. D. C. will give the
dinner at I.anier's pavilion between y
and / O'clock.
In charge of the program are the
ladies Of the U. D. G. with Mrs J. u
Madden. chairman Mrs. Madden is
president and one of two surviving
members OF the original Ladies' Me
mortal association.
Practically every soldier OF Camp
Jowett will participate. The city
council will be represented and vehi-
cles will be furnished for the veterans
and ladies of the U. D. c. by the city.
Following is the announced pro-
gram for the exercises to take place
today:
The parade will form on Newcastle
street, the right resting on Howe. in
the following order: Mounted police.
marshal. Major c.. A. Taylor. and
staff. drum and bugle corps, military.
Boy Scouts, veterans in carriages.
ladies Of the memorial association.
spe Ier and daughters of the Confed-
eracy. mayor and council and civil
tans in carriages
First call will be at 2:30 p. m.
Parade win move promptly at 2.45
The line OF march will be:
Down Newcastle street around Han
over Park, down George street to
Union. up Union to Gloucester.
down Gloucester to Newcastle. up
Newcastle TO the Grand Opera house
where the exercises will be held.
After thfSeIercises are COMPLETED. the
narade Viii be reformed on Newcas-
tie street. the right resting midway
the block between. f street and GIou-
cester. The line OF march will he:
Down Newcastle street to MANS
field. down Mansfield to the cemetery
where the soldiers graves will bn
decorated and the salute will he fired
bv the Brunswick Riflemen. after
which the parade will stand dis
missed.