The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-26
PROGRAM AT CEMETERY
Decoration of Graves Of Soldier Dead
and Unknown Dead, and Speech
by G. Lloyd
Norman.

tary guard Will lead the procession IL
it goes out Main street to the GENE
terry at 2:3O O'Clock. The veterans
will occupy a long line of automo
biles, and guard of honor OF tho
patriotic societies Of the city will
chorus, each child carrying a flag
will be one of the impressive fea
lures of the ceremony.
/ The order of the procession, with
A. j. Hardin as marshal, will be as
follows:
Form on Sixth and Main streets
The line of march will be out Main
to Twelfth, out Twelfth to Johnson
out Johnson to Eighteenth, out Eigh-
| teenth to cemetery, procession to
i'move at 2:30 sharp The parade will
be made UP as follows:
Military guard.
I Band.
| Company l..
George v. Jenkins camp, us. w. V.
Boy scouts.
| Girl scouts.
| Degree team M. w. A.
| Children's chorus with flags.
Automobiles with the following
orders occupying them:
| Belknap post G. A. r.
Terrence post G. A. r.
| Circle ladies Of G. A. r.
Women's Relief Corp of G. A. r.
Officers and speaker Of the day,
and chaplain of Women's Relief
Corp, Mrs. T. C. Miller.
Exercises at Cemetery.
At the National cemetery, the fol-
lowing program will be given:
Decoration of monument to un-
known dead.
Decoration of graves by children.
Music by the band.
Call to order by the president, E.
l.. Williams.
Invocation by Rev. F. G. Beardsley,
chaplain.
Song by children, Star spangled
Banner.
Address, G. L. Norman.
Song by children, Red, White and
Blue.
Reading Of Ldncolns Gettysburg
speech by Donald Stricken.
Song by Children, America.
Benediction, Rev. F. G. Beardsley
Firing salute by Company L.
Taps.
Procession reforms and marches
to the city.
Don't Forget About Flag.
The committee calls attention once
more to the request that all persons
who have soldier dead in either Oak
land or Catholic cemeteries cooper
ate with the committee by placing a
flag over the soldiers grave Tues
day evening. The flags will be o.
tainable from the sections of botn
cemeteries. Those who do not have
ch IL 81. Fla
or place flags on their lots, since
none but soldiers are entitled to such |
honors.
The Flower Committees.
Mrs. D. w. Bishop chairman of
flower committees, appoints the fol
lowing to take charge at the various
schools and kindly asks all to send
flowers to the schools as early as
o'clock and also asks people to be
generous on account Of the number
ct bouquets to be made:
Garfield School.
Miss Martha Baldwin, chairman,
Mrs. Thomas P. Gray, Miss Emma
Mrs. Oscar o. Tracy, Miss
Anne B. Davis.
jefferson School.
Mrs. J. c. Gibson, chairman, Mrs
.. H Loewenstein, Mrs. Clara M.
oldham, Mrs. Charles A. Wickham,
Mrs. John A. Carr.
Wells School.
Mrs. C. w. Hartley, chairman, Mrs.
". Oliver Phillips, Mrs. w. D. Engel-
lardt, Mrs. B. R. Lotion, Mrs. H. d.
Mcdowell.
ST. Peters School.
Mrs. Sara Rand, chairman, Mrs.
Joseph O'Brien, Mrs. George Ewers,
Mrs. P. H. Finnerty, Mrs. John w.
2c%ane.
Washington School.
Mrs. Ann Berryhill, chairman, Mrs.
anna Balback, Mrs. Geo. f. Stults, q
Irs. E. L. Williams, Miss Alberta
Williams.
Terrence School,
Mrs. G. T. Miller. chairman, Mrs. T
essie A. Malone, Mrs Urban M.
Mrs. John Burrows, Mrs. t
!. A. Perryhill, Mrs. Louisa Rollins, q
Irs. Catherine Jones. q
ST. Mary's School. t
Mrs. FRANK EWerS, chairman, Mrs. | {
Viii Cameron, Mrs. VIM. Herr, Mrs {
ma Laurinson.
Lincoln School. e
Mrs. d. w. Bishop, chairman. Mrs. f
,nna VanAusdall, Mrs. Henry Myers,
Irs. George Bunner, Mrs. E. w. i
Iouss. t
Carey School.
Mrs. A. ID. Thomas, chairman, Mrs st