The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
All Topeka Will Take Part in
Memorial Day Program.
Elaborate Parade Planned for
Wednesday Afternoon.
PROGRAM AT THE AUDITORIUM
Seas of Flags Will Float Over
Soldiers Graves.
Topeka Military Organizations
to Take Part in Ceremonies.

Memorial day will be celebrated in
Topeka Wednesday with probably the
most elaborate exercises ever staged
here. In addition to the usual Memo
rial day services, patriotism has
shouted for recognition.
The exercises will be a demonstra-
ton of loyalty and of feeling for the
living and of memory of the dead.
In the monster parade which is to
be given by the local chapters of the
G. A. r. and it's allied organizations,
part, representing fifty organizations.
The public school will dismiss nearly
5000 children all of whom are eX-
pected to take part in the parade
organizations and the 500 members of
the G. A. r. will all be represented.
Big Military Display.
The military divisions promise to
be the most attractive feature. The
seven local organizations along with
the veterans of the Spanish-American
and the Civil wars will form this di-
vision. The Second regiment band
will lead followed by the engineering
company, aviation corps, supply corps,
hospital corps, Battery A, and ending
with the men of Company K, Missouri
National Guards, who have been sta
toned here for some time.
Then the Red Cross, will also take
part as will the Boy Scouts, Hargis's
home guard and a battalion from the
Boys Industrial institute. These will
be followed by the veterans of the
American wars. Civil wars survivors
will march first on foot. followed by
Spanish-American and Civil war vet
Grams IN motor cars, and Spanish
American Representatives on foot.
The last division will be composed
of members of the C. A. R. and their
auxiliary organizations.
Line of March.
The parade will form at Ninth and
Quincy streets at 1900 o'clock and
march west to Quincy street, north
to Fifth, south to Tenth. east to Quin-
cy and north to the city auditorium,
where a public entertainment will be,
given.
The exercises proper will open at
$3.50 o'clock at the auditorium, in
charge of the G. A. r. The program
has not yet been completed but &C
cording tic E. L. Moon, in charge of
the arrangements, patric tism and 10y
atty will be the keynotes of the en-
tertainmcnt.
The morning program will be held
at the various cemeteries Of Topeka.
Services in memory of the 800 dead
warriors will be held at the various
cemeteries Wednesday morning. At
Topeka cemetery, where 800 soldiers
are buried, the ceremonies will be the
most elaborate Inc plOI OF ground
wherein these soldiers are buried,
around the Gage monument will be
nothing but a sea of flags, according
to the plans. Other districts of the
cemetery will be decorated with red.
white and blue, with one color to
each of the three districts and then Il
fourth will be covered with the ma =
tional colors combined.
Two street cars with trai1ers will
leave Lincoln Post hall, at 11S West
Sixth street, at 10 o'clock carrying the
G. A. r. members and committees to
the Topeka and Mt. Auburn cemeter-
les.
Ritualistic exercises will be given
by Lincoln Post No. 1 at the Topeka
cemetery at 1890 in the morning. A
patriotic program will be given at the
same hour at Mt. Auburn.