Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
PROGRAM
Memorial Day Exercises Given
Under the Auspices of Joe
Hooker Post No. 9, G. A. R., at
BaraboO, Wis, Wednesday,
May 80, 1917
Morning Services

Exercises will be held by Joe HOOK
er Post, No. 9, G. A. R., in the fore
noon at the Walnut Hill cemetery.
The Post extends an invitation to all
Grand Army men to go with them to
the cemetery; all sons of veterans
and soldiers of the Spanish war; all
city and county officers are invited to
assemble at the Post hall and go with
the Post.
The Post will meet at their hall on
Third street at o'clock a. m., and
will form under the direction OF the
Executive Committee" will load au-
tos between Oak and Ash streets fac
ing Ash street; and the assignment
to automobiles will be made by Oscar
Doppler, Carl M. Dubois and G. Benz.
Schubring, committee on transporta-
ton. The Post invites all citizens
and all members of civic societies re-
siding in Baraboo and vicinity, and
all teachers and pupils of the public
or private schools to attend the serv-
ices at the cemetery, as well as the
afternoon exercises at Ochsners
grove on Eighth avenue, near the cor
ner of Park street and Eighth avenue.
On arriving at the cemetery, the
committee composed of Comrades w.
u. Porter. Martin Hoover, John w.
Harrington and Nathan Farnworth
from the G.. A. r. post, assisted by
two members from the w. r. c., Sons
of Veterans and Daughters of the G.
A. r., will proceed to decorate the
graves of the departed comrades by
strewing flowers thereon, after which
the Post and Sons of Veterans will
assemble at the G. A. r. lot, where
the regular Memorial services Of the
Grand Army of the Republic and Sons
of Veterans will be rendered. A poem
entitled "The City of Surcease" will
be recited by Comrade ], S. Worth
man. The Guard of Honor, composed
of members of the Sons of Veterans:
will then fire over the graves the "sa-
lutte to the dead" The ceremony will
close by the bugler sounding taps"
lights OUT and the comrades will re-
turn to the Post hall, where lunch
will be served by the ladies of the
Women's Relief Corps.
Commander James Dibble of Joe
Hooker Post requests all members
of the Post, Sons of V terans, Auxil-
larry of Sons of Veterans and Daugh-
tiers of the G. A. r., to form en-masse
in front of the Post hall and observe
the requirements of orders No. 5, Sec
ton 2, G. A R., which read as follows:
"The National Encampment asks
that on Memorial Day bells will be
tolled from IL o'clock to 1905 mid
day-that flags be placed at half mast
that comrades remain standing with
uncovered heads during this period"
Program for Afternoon Services
May 80, 1917
Presiding oficer-Mayor George T.
Thuerer
Reading of Governors Proclamation
Carl M. Dubois.
Prayer-Rev. j. Lloyd Smith.
Song, by chorus my Country, IT'S
of Thee"
Reading, General Orders No. II, is
sued by Commander John A. Logan,
May 5, 1868, read by Timothy B.
ToWle
Song, by chorus, "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground"
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, read
by A. S. Kingsford.
Address of the day-Rev. Clarence
E. Weed
Song, "The Star-Spangled Banner
The audience will rise and join in
singing this song, which was writ
ten in 1914 by Francis Scott Key.
Finis
Line of March at 1880 p. m.
Form on Ash street between Sec
ond and Third streets, right resting on
Second street. March north on Ash
street to Eighth street, west on Eighth
street to Oak street, south on Oak
street to Fifth avenue, west on Fifth
avenue to Angle street, north on Angle
street to Eighth avenue, west on
Eighth avenue to Cchsner's grove.
Formation Order
1. G. A. R. and city officials in autos.
2. Drum Corps.
8. Sons of Veterans.
f. Bar 300 Military Company.
5. Boy Scouts.
g. Red Cross ladies.
z. Allied patriotic orders.
s. Drum Corps.
8. All citizens of city and surround
ing country.
The executive committee requests
that buildings on the line of march be
decorated with flags, or bunting.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
President of the Day-Mayor Geo.
r. Thuerer.
Chaplin-P. P. Palmer.
Orator of the Day-Rev. Clarence