The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-23
FOR DECORATION DAY

TUX DtCUkA1IUN UAI
Arrangements Made to Appropriate.
| Iy Observe Decoration Day,
Next Thursday, May 3Oth.
The custom of DECORATING the
orial day will this year be observed
with fitting services, and more so on
account of the great world wide war
in which this country is i a partici-
pant, and it will be with the fires
of patriotism burning brightly that
the exercises will be held this year.
In the Leon 1aiy cemetery there are a e
participants in four wars, the Civil
War, the Mexican War, the Spanish
American War and the present War
with Germany.
All soldiers of whatever war, past
or present are invited to participate
in Memorial services and to meet at
the Grand Army rooms, one-half
in body to the church All citizens
are urgently requested to express
their patriotism by full attendance
at the Memorial and Decoration Day
services as follows:
Memorial service at the M. p.
church, May 26, at eleven. Address
by Rev. Brooks: r Decoration ems services gV
II o'clock. The usual ritualistic
service will be omitted.
Program
Music, ''Star Sangled Banner"
Invocation.
Lincoln's I1 Gettysburg Address =. ~
--.:--.- John Burgess Woodmansee
Adaress hHiie :.Rev. qfqan1stfs fiannsrs
March to cemetery.
Decoration OF graves by children.
The children of the various Sun
day schools are invited to hep place
diers. People donating glowers are
requested to leave them at the
Grand Army rooms the morning of
Decoration Day.
The following is list of the SOL
diers buried in the Leon cemetery:
Capt. A. j. Allen, Co. B, 18th Iowa
Asahel Allen, Co. l, 91st N. Y. Inf.
Isaac Blunt, Co. B, 18th Iowa Inf
Samuel Burnison, Co. B, 43rd
John Bennett, Co. G, 33rd Mo. Inf.
Joseph C. Boyer, Co. B, 18th Iowa
Inf.
L. NJ. Bright, Co. K, Mo. S. M.
Greed Bobbitt, Co. c, 5th Kan.
j: P. Bobbitt, Co. c, 9th Iowa Cav.
II B. Burns, CO. D, 4th Iowa Inf.
d. T. Black, Illinois Inf.
Samuel Benetel, Mexican war.
F. F. Bedier, Co. G., 1st Mo. Inf.
C. w. Beck, Co. G., 5th Kan. Cav.
J. C. Bullard. Co. H, 1O2nd Ill.
Abel E. Chase, serg., Co. Q, Ssih
.. W. Curry, Co. I, ard Iowa Cav.
Joshua Carmean, Co. K, 14th Iowa
Samuel Coover, Co. c, 18th Ohio
Inf.
l. N. Clark, 7th Mo- 8. M.
Charles Carroll, Mo. Vols.
Watson Cain, Co. B, 40th Ill. Inf.
Allen Dunn, Co. A, 17th Iowa Inf.
A. J. Detrick, Co. l., 3rd Iowa Cav.
Tip Dilsaver, Co. G, 46th Iowa Inf.
Harley Dawson, Bat. E. 339th +.
James Farley, Co. L, 9th Iowa
Elbert Ernest, Co. c, 9th Iowa
Cav.
j. P. Finley, Surgeon.
James Finley, Co. D, 4th Iowa Inf.
John P. Finley, Jr., Co. D, 4th
George Foreman, Co. c, 33rd Iowa
Wade H. Fulton, Co. X, soth
Jesse b. Garrett, lieut.. Co. A.
18th Iowa Inf
David Garrett, Co. G, 9th Iowa
Cav.
Garrett Gibson, Capt, Co. c, 5th
William Graham, Illinois Inf.
John Gunter, Co. NJ, 3rd Iowa
G. A. Gillham, Co. G, 4th Iowa
William Gray, ST., private Iowa
William Gray, Jr., private Iowa
Caleb Gray, Co. c, Ssrd Indiana
James Coin, Mexican war
Robert Good. Co. A, 18th U. S.
Colored Inf
A. s. Gardner, Lieut.. Co. I, saith
Capt. John W. Harvey, Co. G, 18th
VIM. w. Holden, Co. /, 51st Iowa
John H. Holiday, Co. B, 55th En-
gineers.
VIM. Hawkins, Co. D, 4th Iowa
John C, Harrah, saith Illinois.
w. c.. Hebener, lieut., West Vir-
s17r FrancIs aI; NJ. Huston, Co. K, 9th
Geo. r. Hall, lieut., Co. l, 5th
Vermont Inf.
Jas. G. Harris, Co. B, 5th Kansas.
John Holden, Co. B, 9Th Kansas.
Robt. H. Johnson, CORP, Co. c,
Ed John, 18th Ohio Inf.
G. w. Jenree. Co. A, 1st Iowa
j. w. Keeler, Co. G, 115th Ill. Inf.
Henry C. Knapp, Co. D, 4th Iowa
Inf.
Cav.
A. C. Lockwood, Co. A, 34th Iowa