Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-08
FITTING SERVICES WILL
BE CONDUCTED ON
DECORATION DAY
PLAN GREAT PARADE
CIVIC, FRATERNAL AND PATRl-
oTic BODIES WILL JOIN ME-
MORTAL ASSOCIATION IN MAX
ING OCCASION MEMORABLE
ONE.

Ottawa will pay homage to It's sol.
der dead on Decoration lay by rarti-
ciratng In what gives promise of be-
ing the greatest patriotic demonstra-
tion held in the city in many decades.
While it will reverence the memory Of
the boys of 81 and '65, the city will
turn out en- masse to take part in a
general observance of an occasion
that will be dedicated to the cause OF
roawakening in the routh of today
that spirit which brought the flowers
of manhood back home in civil war
times with victory marking time to
every drum heat
That the patriotic day movement
in the Chamber of Commerce will be
thriller is evidenced by the advance
preparations now being made. 1t is
the intention of the Chamber of Com.
merce to secure the support OF every
civic. patriotic and fraternal organiza-
tion in the city, including Company G,
Hentrich's Military Band and the
High School Cadets and their guaran-
ty to turn out and take part in mon
ster parade of the loop district.
The school children representing
the eighth grade institutions of the
city, will be invited to march 1t is
the present plan to get as many hun
dreds OF men and women into the
Etrcet demonstration as possible and
there will be no barriers erected To
prevent any and all organizations that
want to from joining in the procession
and making of II the success il de-
serves to be.
Prominent speakers will be secured
to take part in the exercises at q 9
armory while appropriate services
will be conducted at all the cemeteries
during the day.
The following have been named by
President Griggs as the c. of C.'s com
mittee to assist in the work for the
Patriotic Day celebration Rev NJ. q.
Quirk, John Montgomery, Frank L.
Beach, w. A. Warriner, d. G. Cairns.
Memorial Association Meets.
The La Sale County Memorial AS
sociation held its annual business
meeting last evening and elected oiil'
GERS who will have charge of the Dec
Grafton Day exercises. Enring the
session an invitation was issued tc
the Chamber Of Commerce and subor
dinatc bodies to assist IN comlnemo
rating the occasion as Ottawas Patri
otic Day. The invitation has beer
formally accepted and President
Griggs, together with members of thu
directorate and Secretary James +
Farrell, are formulating their plan!
for forming monster escort as
guard OF honor for the old soldiers
while they pass In review thru thu
business district.
H. l.. Hossack was named presiden
Of the county association and he will
his committees Of active workers, vii
help the Chamber of Commerce in Dc
vising ways and means of making III
approaching Memorial Day one Ion
to be remembered.
The officers.
President--H l.. Hossack
First Vice President Mrs. Chas. |
McCully.
Second Vice President Joh
n. Widmer.
Secretary j. Horan.
Treasurer-M Mrs. Chas. l.. Gapen.
Necrologist and Flags-Micha'
Hanifen.
Chaplains Rev. Carl Stackman an
Father Mccarthy
Executive Committee--Rector
Hit, Lester j. Horan, VIM. D. Fulle
ton, Capt. Ralph c. Woodward.
Finance Committee--M B. Mitchell
A. G. Bradish, w. d. Duncan.
Music Committee--T. b. Farrell,
A. Guthrie |. NJ Chamberin.
Reception Committee-C. S. Guile
l.. M. Chamberlin, Fl. J. Hilliard.
Printing and Program--1ames
Farrell, william Osman
Marshal of the Day--Capt. Chas
Gapen.
Flowers-Mrs. W. w. Nash.
Committees to Decorate Graves.
Ottawa Avenue Cemetery--John
Hanifen, l.. w. Brewer, Jr., Ben
Nattinger. T.. r. Roberts, l. D. VI
cent. w. |. Harris, George H. Pee
ham, Albert c. Bradish, Joseph
Pearson, A. J. Roberts Hubert II
Hard. Rector c. Hit, Oscar Christina
M. B. Mitchell, Edward p. Brush, FIR
A. Sapn Fred G. BEEN, John NJ. j