The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-03-02
PLANS COMPLETED FOR
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Cooperation Of the military IL
assured and the day will be
observed by all in town

in this issue a program Of the
Memorial exercises 20 be held on
March 9th to honor the memory
OF the soldiers and civilians who
lost their lives in the raid last
year.
The Commanding Officer Of
the L. S. troops at this point.
. Colonel +. G. Sickel. through
Chaplain Milton 0. Beebe has as
sured Rev. J. +. Norvell and the
Courier that ne will aid and CO.
operate with the people Of Co
lumbus in every way possible 90
make the exercises what they
should be.
To that end the use Of the
space around the band stand has
been accorded those who attend
the services. together with n mil
itary band 10 render such selcc-
tiOns as are suitable for the oc-
casion, and afterward furnish a
mounted band 10 lead the pro-
cession 10 the cemetery for the
. prayers and exercises at that
point.
cicises and the committee COM
erccises and the committee COM
noscd Of Chaplain Milton o. Bee
be-, Rev. j. r. Norvell. Thomas
|G. 7 ackllnd and G. +. Parks
. wish to assure those who attond
that 10 is not the intention 90
. have @ long drawn out service
.af am kind bat to meet together
| for short addresses and prayers
and 90 have such music rs Is
! co-lpati ihlc with the object Of
. the T.thcr'n0. that tha civilian
\ population Of the town md our
. very Good protectors. the Off
.cars ."1 ~Hn Of the gr~ %, may
come tog, her on common
. Ground 90 do honor 10 the mem
.ory of those who have passed TO
the great bevond.
i Ten O'clock has been named
~ the hour for the meeting and
| II necessary. because Of inclem-
ont weather. the exercises will
. be- held at the church. II Is
hoped, however. that we may
have n fair and sunshiny dav
that the Memorial may be- held
/. in the opcn and on the very
] ground whore some Of our pco-
ole We're slain.
80 m" rowotprv short Drav-
ors will be said for the dead and
the graves OF those killed in the
raid win be decorated. following
selections bv the band the ben
ediction will be- pronounced and
tho exercises concluded.
II has been planned. also. 10
have the laving Of the corner
stone of the Baptist church as a
, mart ~ the memorial on March
9th. which event is in charge of
the Masonic order. Just what
I hour has been set for this cere-
mony is undecided.
| I'm accordance with the May
, or's proclamation, published in
: last weeks issue all places OF
business win close for the dav
I that those persons employed
therein may have the opportuni-
! " TO attend and take part in
+ the services. The committc sug.
, gests, also that n crepe band be
! worn on the left arm Of each
l person that they might by this
+ sign outwardly show their feel,
. ings on this anniversary of an
event which shocked the coun.
try.
p The people Of Columbus i'm.
b vite as many of the officers anC
% men Of the 18th Cavalry as car
2 possibly come 10 be with us or
: March 9th and Join with ms IL
honoring the memory Of thos,
who We're lost. The 18th will al
ways have a place in the heart,
|, Of the citizens Of Columbus a,
. without their heroic work no on,
can tell what might have hap
I pened, nor to what ends tn,
G raiders might have gone.
\ Every citizen of the town anC
10 valley is urged to be present a
the services and a special invi
u tation is extended to all officer
!, and men of each organization
r, present TO ioin together to pa,
, homage TO those whose memor,
we would honor.
, A. Hicks has returned 10 Co
lumbus after a three week