The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-28

Bismarck's observance Of Memoir
ial day will be unusually impressive
In addition to the scores Of deceased
veterans Of the Civil, Indian and Span
ish wars, whose graves will be decor
ated in local cemeteries, Bismarck will
honor the following SOUS vino have
fallen battling for democracy over
seas: Louis Ousley, Lloyd Spetz.~ Fred
NJ CRUDE, James J. Regnary, Marvin
G. Grover, George Ward, Leonard e
Algro and Richard Francis Anderson
All of these men either enlisted from
Bismarck or Burleigh county or were
members of the two Bismarck units of
International guard. g.
Home guardsmen will. assemble at
the state armory at a. m. and pro-
coed to the two cemeteries, where the
graves of the soldier dead will be dec
Grated with flowers and. flags, and a
salute will be fired AS finale taps
will he sounded over the silent en-
campments OF the dead. Practically
all the churches will have services
OF fasting and prayer in the forenoon.
Parade in Afternoon.
Flags on all official buildings will
be at half mast until noon, when they
they will be dipped and then raised to
full mast. At !: 80 in the afternoon
the home guard, the ladies' home
guard, the Salvation Army, and other
patriotic organizations, including the
Boy Scouts, the Camp Fire girls and
pupils of the public and par0chial
schools, will assemble at the armory
to,form an escort in the Memorial day
parade for veterans Of the Grand Arm
OF the Republic, the Woman's Relief
Corps, Spanish war veterans and the
Ladies' Auxiliary to Co.'S. ! and A, COM
posed of mothers whose sons are now
lighting in France.
Automobiles will be provided for
the Grand Army elief Corps, Span
ish War Veterans and Ladies auxil.
larry. The line will be headed by the
Bismarck band, and the Salvation
Army band also will play for the
marchers The line of march will be
through the business section of the
city to the Auditorium, where Mem
Orial day exercises will begin at i
p. m.
Program at Auditorium.
Rev. M. j, Hiltner, vicar general of
the Bismarck Catholic diocese, will
render the invocation, and the prin>
cipal address will he delivered by Rev.
George Buzzelle, rector Of St. Georges
Episcopal church. Lincoln's Gettys-
burgh address will be read, and the
community singing will be featured
by old Civil war Notwithstanding
on the Old Camp Ground Marching
Through Georgia. Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching" John
Browns Body Lies Moulding in the
Grave" and THE Battle Hymn Of the
Republic" The singing will be led
by the musical organizations OF the
city, and everyone will be expected to
join.
The committee in charge trusts II
will not he necessary on an occasion
of such supreme solemnity and OF
such vital national heart interest to
issue personal appeal to fraternal
organizations of the city and patri
otto citizens generally to join in the
spirit and in the material manifesto
ton of the day. 1t is hoped that the
Memorial day parade may be made a
really representative showing of the
capital citys devotion to the cause, and
a general invitation is extended every
fraternal and civic and patriotic o.
ganization in Bismarck to take part
in the parade
Patriotic Bismarck merchants
hanks, county and state and city OF
fees, business institutions generally
are planning to close for the entire
day, and to make this Memorial day
one of real conservation to the cause
of humanity and justice.