Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-30
TULSA TO HONOR
THE DEAD TODAY
Graves of Departed Soldiers
VIII Be Decorated; Parade
and Speaking.
PROCESSION AT 2 O'CLOCK
Military Units, Citizens and
Patriotic Organizations
Will Take Part.
PROCESSION AT 2 O'CLOCK

old Glory will be waving above the
graves OF all American soldiers who
lie in Tulsa cemeteries this morning,
no less lovingly over those who wore
the blue than those who wore the
Sray Yesterday afternoon the q. A..
X. : went out and planted Flags above
the graves of their comrades and
those OF the Spanish American war
Veterans. The L. V. C.'s also decor
dted their graves with the Stars and
stripes yesterday.
This morning flowers will be car
ricd to the cemeteries by both OF these
organizations and laid on all the
graves. There will be no cemetery
services in the afternoon
At o'clock the biggest Decoration
Day parade in the history of Okla
homa will form on the downtown
streets
One of the special features which
will add much color to the parade will
be a float containing Wanga camp
fire gil is under the leadership of Miss
Elsie b. Calvin. These girls will be
drtssC in costumes symboliZing the
allied nations Grouped around Jean
lldsler, who will represent America
and carry the handsome silk Flag he
longing TO Akdar Shrine, viii be Mill
dred Rogers as France, Rebecca Has
kcll as Belgium, Katherine Fulgham
as England, Jane Robinson as Italy,
and Miss Calvin as Russia and gal-
liant little boy to represent our latest
ally, Brazil.
Red Gross Unit.
Another special feature will be little
Miss elizabeth Henry. 12-year- old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. ). Henry,
who dressed as Red Cross nurse will
ride a white pony at the head Of the
Red Cross unit in the parade
Heading the parade will he a pla
toon of mounted police IN full uniform
headed by Chief Lucas All the police
IN the city with the exception cf few
needed at headquarters will be out in
uniform.
The public schools will he closed at
noon and the children will take an
important oart in the parade. The
seniors Will march in caps and gowns.
There will be Flags and Flag bearers.
The formation Of the parade will be
~ follows:
l. Platoon of mounted police commanded
by Chief Of Police Lucas.
. Chief Marshal A. J. Niles and staff
3 Tulsa band.
4 Mayor John II simmons and city com
missionerS in automobiles
S. Officers and directors of the Chamber
Of Commerce.
This division will form on South Main.
fronting on Fifth.
G Boy scouts OF all Tulsa patrols.
T. Grand Army of the Republic. confedcr-
ate veterans and all auNiliaries IN automo.
biles.
= Spanish war veterans on foot auxili
aries in automobiles
O. Army. navy and Oklahoma national
guard recruiting parties in automobiles.
This division will form West Sixth
fronting on Main
10. Oklahoma ambulance company No /,
Capt II. q. LaReau commanding with full
field equipment including II field ambu
lances and three combat wagons.
IL. Floats representing the entente allies,
the Red Cross Navy League OF the United
State, National League Of Womens Services.
Daughters OF the Confcderacy and all other
patriotic organizations
This division will form on West Seventh
fronting on Main.
IL The order Of the Jovians on foot
10, Students of Henry Kendall college.
Ia. Labor and fraternal organizations.
Is. Oklahoma engineer company A, okla
hOma national guard
This division will form on East Seventh
fronting on Main.
10. Pupils of the Tulsa public schools
Is. Citizens in automobiles
~. Fire department commanded by Fire
This division will form on West Eighth,
fronting on Main.
Having formed. the procession will
proceed to Convention hall and pass
across the stage where the following
program will be participated in by
everybody, starting at 2;30 o'clock:
Music by band, Hail Columbia"
Call TO roder by the chairman, ID. NJ. Younk'
man, q. A. Il.
Invocation by Rev L. S Barton
Song by. entire audience, Columbia the
Gem Of the Ocean. ~
Pine organ recital. Prof John Knowles
Weaver.
Patriotic address by Hon. A. A. Small
Song by audience, The Star Spansled
Banner
Address by Hon p. H. Maroney.
Song by audience, America
Closing dedication of monument to the un.
known dead, by e. A. r. post and suTili-
aries.
Taps
All citizens who have cars which
they would like to donate to the serv>
ices of the old veterans are requested
to be at Seventh and Main at o'clock
There has been such large demand
for cars for this purpose that tho
Automobile Dealers association has
not been able to supply the desired
number.
All boy scouts in uniform will meet
at the NJ. f.. church at Fifth and
Boulder ready to enter the parade.
They are requested by Scoutmaster
Fred Thompson to be at the church
promptly at 1880 p. M.