The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-30
Weather Alone Can Mar
Elaborate Observance Of /,
Decoration Day.
TWO BIG MEETINGS
FEATURE PROGRAM
E. c. MulrOncy and w. L.
Murphy to Be Orators at
Public Gatherings.

The weather is the only doubtful
number on the program for the ohserv
ance of Memorial day in Missoula to-
day. Everything else has been ar
ranged to make the celebration of the
day this year in keeping with the
deeper Significance which ii has gained
now that the nation is at war and
American soldiers and sailors are once
more giving up their lives for their
country. The weather report promises
u fair Memorial day with rising tenn
perature. Should the weather be too
bad, the morning exercises will prob
ably be postponed or curtailed. al
though every effort will be made by
the committee in charge to carry the
program through as announced.
Yesterday many thronged the city
nurseries and others braved the rain
to gather wild flowers from the hills
in preparation for fittingly remember
ing MissOula's patriotic dead Some
graves We're decorated yesterday pre-
liminary to the strewing of flowers to-
day 4 walk was built from the street
car line to the cemetery by the city.
Special Car Service.
The street railway company will
have cars leaving the city at Cedar
street every y minutes tomorrow for
the cemetery, beginning at $50 and
continuing as long as the traffic calls
for it. The train service which has
been given in the past will be discon :
tinued this year. A five-cent rate to
the cemetery is offered by the street
railway company, instead Of the usual
Decent fare. Transfers. however, will
not be allowed on the reduced rate.
Two changes have been made in the
days program as previously an
nounced. Mrs. G. A. Crawshaw of the
Woman's Relief Corps will give an
address at the services at the ceme-
terry in the morning. The chorus of
school children will not take part in
the evening exercises on the court
house lawn. Measles and whooping
! cough have made such inroads on the
| chorus that the school authorities
| found they would not have enough
! children to furnish sufficient volume
| for outdoor singing.
The program begins with the assem-
bly, of the members of the patriot,
societies at the city hall at Q o'clock
! From there they will march to the
| Masonic temple. The United Spanisl
War veterans will lead the parade
followed in order by the G. A. r.. the
Sons of Veterans. the Woman's RELIEF
| Corps, the Ladies Of the G. A. r. ant
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the United
Spanish War veterans. The boy scouts
will bring up the rear. The cars viii
be boarded at GAS and the service.
| will begin at the cemetery at Il
| o'clock.
The ritualistic ceremony of the G
A. r. and the Womans Relief Corp
will open the program at the cemetery
| Then comes a song, Jesus. Lover o
| My Soul" by the chorus from the re
lief corps. The orator of the morn in,
| is r. {. MulrOney, veteran of TIL
Spanish war. The customary salut
by the firing squad from the Unite,
Spanish War veterans will follow. an
the relief corps chorus will then sim
Nearer My God to Thee The res
of the morning will be spent in deco
rating the graves.
Ceremony on Bridge.
At Il o'clock the ears will take tn
crowd to the city, where, on the Hig
gins avenue bridge, a short ceremon
will be held in honor of the absen
sailors. Flowers will be strewn on tn
waters in recognition of their service
to the republic.
The dinner which in past years ha
been given by the women of the pa
triotic societies has been called off. a
it has been found too great a burde
and results in spelling a large part {
the day for the women. There will
no afternoon program.
In the evening the observance {
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