The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-25
Memorial Day
Program Elaborate

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members were taken in. Shelley is
anxious to cooperate with the work
here and as many of the Blackfoot
members as can will go to Shelley,
Monday evening, for the purpose of
forming an auxiliary chapter there.
There will be patriotic speeches, the
band will be out and an enthusiastic
rally is expected. The Japanese peo-
pie of the county sent word to the
Blackfoot organization that they
wanted to become members and
would be glad to contribute their
help in every way. Barrer's Or
chestra volunteered it's services free
of charge for anything that the Or
ganization wanted them for and F.
G. Parkinson expressed his willing
ness to donate his hall for any occa-
sion. The next meeting will be at
the V. I. S. rooms, Tuesday May 80.
The committees are as follows:
Financial committee, Mrs. Hugh Mac
Cosham, Mrs. Ernest Pearson, Mrs.
H. B Curtis; Shelley committee to
work with publicity committee, Mrs.
Manning, Mrs. Beck and Mrs. john
son. Sewing committee, Mesdames
Mithcell, Woodin, Christ, George
Hail. Good, Percy Jones, George Hol-
brook, Smith, Ipson, Brawley and
Cherry and Totty.
Memorial Day Exercises
The Red Cross organization has
charge of the arrangements for Me-
iol do IN tho cnnaiq1 NJ
mittee consisting Of: Miss Katherine
Ryan, chairman, Mrs. W.. E. Patrie,
Mrs. Agnes Poynter, A. B. Stephens
and o. Buchanan. The exercises will
be held at the high school on May
80 at 1890 o'clock and the program
rs as follows:
Exercises opened by Mayor Stephens.
Song America"
Prayer.
song -----.------.-----.--.-----.----
Ladies Chorus of the First Ward
Talk Observation-Disclosures Harry Holden
Song .....-.... Star Spangled Banner"
Benediction,
The line of march will start from
the high school, south on Shilling
avenue, west on Bridge street and
north on Main street to the cemetery.
Leading the parade will be the band,
following will be the G.. A. RS and
the members of the Red Cross organ
ization and lastly any and all those
people who care to join in the
parade. Those in charge would like
all the cars to be decorated with
one large Red Cross in the rear and
with two small American flags in
front, but this is optional with the
owners Of the cars. Twenty-six cars
have been obtained to carry the war
veterans, widows of the veterans and
the Red Cross members, all of which
will be decorated. At the cemetery
the Red Cross ladies will decorate
the graves of the old soldiers.
The following telegram was re-
ceived from s. Poulterer Morris, di-
rector mountain division of the
American Red Cross, May 20 Red
Cross war council has definitely set
the week beginning June 18, and
lending June 25, as Red Cross finance
campaign week. You are requested
Ito make your campaign dates for
IIunQ raising COulOIm Will IhOoS
dates. Lyman Pierce, western sec
retary war council, is now en- route
west for conference. Suggested plans
for campaign soon will be sent you"
A meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. C. A. Hoover, Saturday night
for the purpose of organizing the
sewing committees. Sewing will be
done at the domestic science rooms
at the high school, every week day;
there will be two competent women
who will have charge every after
noon, and any one who would like
to or could help in preparing the
Red Cross boxes will kindly phone
Mrs. F. w. Mitchell, chairman OF
the sewing committee.
Tuesday afternoon at the V. l. s.
rooms will be held the regular week.
lily meeting, at $50. The committee
on arrangements for Memorial day
exercises will give their report. Other
lcommittees will report.