The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-24
GRAND DECORATION
DAY CELEBRATION
To Be One of Greatest Patriotic
Demonstrations Ever Held
in Glasgow.

Like everything else that has ever
been undertaken by the live citizens
OF Glasgow the arrangements for the
grand observance of Memorial day in
Glasgow by the committee in charge
which met at the rooms of the Com
mercial club Thursday afternoon, May
16, has provided for one of the larg-
est and most impressive celebrations
that has ever been given in this city.
The people of Glasgow and Valley
county have responded with vigor and
vim to every call made upon them to
assist in the raising of Liberty loans,
Red Cross funds, Y. M. C. A. funds
and cash to help the Salvation army
and they are there again with the
spirit ever dominant in the American
citizen to take part and assist in
paying just tribute to our honored
soldier dead.
The exercises will be held in the
yard of the court house in the after
noon of May 80 and the celebration
will start with a parade at 1870 D.
M, led by the Home Guard band and
the closing features of the day will
be held at the cemetery.
The joint committee from the home
guards and the commercial club, head
ed by L: E. Jones, secretary of the
commercial club and composed of
Messrs. Gus Bertsch, o. P. Hovind
and D. E. Parsons from the home
guards and by J. C. Smart, George
Rapp, F. E. Henry and D. S. Will
liams, members of the commercial
club committee. Harry Hess will be
marshall of the day.
According to the arrangements
made the parade will start at 1880
p. m. from the high school. The line
of march will be from the high school
along Second avenue north to the
Stanley residence, north one block,
east to Third street north, west to
Fourth street, south across railroad
tracks to Coleman hotel, west to
Truscott corner, south to Second ave-
nue. south, turn east on Second ave-
nue. south to Shannon hotel, south to
Carnegie library and west to court
house lawn where program is to be
held. If the weather is unfavorable
the program will be held in the Or
!,pheum theatre--a,,-s .-s..,.-a..,a
The formation of the marching line
is Home Guard band first, home
guards, Women's Patriotic associa.
tion, Red Cross society, high school
cadets, boy scouts, girl scouts, high
school students, school children of
grammar grades, city schools, fire de-
partment, veterans of Civil war in
autos, widows of veterans of Civil
war in autos, Spanish-American war
veterans in autos, members of city and
county government in autos, officers,
directors and members of commercial
club, citizens in autos and other We.
hicles.
Mayor Matt Murray will preside at
the patriotic program which will be
given as follows:
invocation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Rev. Llvdahl
"Star Spangled Banner. Audience
Gettysburg Address,. Ruth Herren
Girls quartette, Ethel Lezie, Helen
Baer,, Electra Boehnert and Gladys
Tate.
Reading of Wilson's Speech. .......
Observation-Disclosures. Norman Spears
Male .Quartette.
Address of the Day.. Dan Mckay
"America" .......................... By Audience
Benediction by Rev. Brickert.
The parade will then proceed to the
cemetery where the following pro-
gram will be rendered:
Music. sic...... Home Guard Band
Invocation ......................F Father Dineen
Ten Minute Address...-.......Rev. Henry
Firing squad.
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