Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
RAIN DIDN'T
STOP PARADE
OF TWO CITIES
Drenched Marchers Ignored
Yesterdays Noon
Torrent.
Memorial Day Program Car
ried Out in Church and
at Monument.

The weather behaved a bit freakish
yesterday when the great Memorial
day parade of Grand Forks and East
Grand Forks took place. In the morn
ing it had been misty and cloudy, but
splendor and a jubilant smile was
seen on the faces Of all the .paraders
who were standing in Fourth street
waiting for the final word to march.
Then. all Of a sudden, the sky
darkened. n drop Of rain fell, two.
three and when the parade which
had meanwhile started, reached
sity avenue down toward the DeMers
avenue bridge, there were millions
right on, and Columbia" (Mrs. An
gus McDonald), who was standing on
a float drawn by dancing white
horses, kept, erect and majestic
through it all as though she were
to symbolic the spirit Of the affair
which was undaunted by the climatic
vicissitudes.
The rain was intensely local in its
scope-and. at that, it was he only
shower of the day. In the southern
section Of the city not q rain drop
was seen, the north end and East
Grand Forks getting 1t all.
Parade Starts Promptly.
The parade started at 1880 sharp
and the line of march was just about
as planned beforehand. At the head
playing lively and military airs in
spite of the annoying moisture of the
air; members of the Willis A. German
Post G. A. R., followed in carriages.
Then came Company B of the East
Grand Forks Home Guards, boy
scouts. the Columbia" float, East
side school children with their teach
ers and their service flag and a Red
Cross" arranged by little children
Of war and mercy. In the mems
and boys Fellowship league section
were about 10 boys who were follow
ed by the university band whose men,
bers furnished all kinds of stirring
music. for the rear guard of the
marching army. Tha university ca
acts, making a fine military appear
ance. marched like veteran soldiers.
and after them came a LIVING flag"
composed Of a large Eun.oer OF girls
from city schools dressed in the
American colors. When these march
ers dtsbanded, they presented a silent
symphony Of colors rai ely seen In
this city, for the rain .laA ssatc=reJ
the red and the blue all. over the nice,
white dresses The last section OF
the parade was composed OF boy
scouts. go
Program at. Church.
About 3 o'clock the exercises at the
Presbyterian church began. At first
a large number of people had gone
to Central park believing that the
days program vas to be given there
Messengers We're sent to the parA
with the announcemenA-that the PRO.
::gra1l, was abcut-gto abegin tnrtsthe
The Grand Army veterans march.
ed into the church through salutinl
rows of boy scouts. and the old war.
riors smilingly doffed their hats. a,
they passed by the soldiers of the fu.
ture who stood rigidly at attention.
In the church Prof. A. E. Moses
director of the Grand Forks Military
band, blew the bugle call to, arms
Rev. W.. e. Stephenson, pastor Of the
Plymouth Congregational church, Of.
fered a prayer to- the God of battle.
land Of peace. The. boy scouts sans
THE Star Spangled Banner" ant
then Post Adjutant A. J. Pierce OF the
Willis A. German Post. read the or.
ders Of the day. Rev. j. H. Richards
pastor Of st. Marks Lutheran church
briefly discussed President Wilson.
va SAko SooS4V ! "
Memorial day as a day of prayer ant
humiliation, and Master Duan,
Squires read Lincoln's Gettysburg ad
dress with much understanding ant
effect.
DR.. Kane Speaks.
. DR.. Thomas F. Kane, president o
the University of North Dakota, wa
%culiar and new significance Of Memoir
tal day; he eulogixed the deeds o
the men whose fight had cemente,
the American union and said he fel
certain that the traits which ha.
characterized these men Of a forme
generation, were those also. Of tn
soldiers who now are fighting in Eu
rope for the ideals Of humanity.
Post Adjutant Pierce called atten
ton to the fact that four member
of the Willis A. German Post had. an
swered the final bugle call sine,
Memorial day Of last year. and tn,
fifth Of the members had gone to tn,
Great Beyond early yesterday morn
ing when death claimed Lyman X
Raymond.
The Exercises closed with the sing
assembled wen to the soldiers ant
sailors monument where appropriate
ceremonies were conducted. Aiexan,
der Aas Of the university law schoo
delivered the days address to the un,
known dead and emphasized the fac
that no matter how many brillian'
generals were fighting during thu
Civil war, q generous part Of tn.
glory was due to the privates, AMI
In peculiar sense, to thousands o,
the nameless and unknown dead.
In conclusion, members Of thu
Iwomen's RELIEF Corps decorated tn,
monument with wreaths. and Dear
Vernon r. Squires offered a closinl