The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-16
MILITARY FUNERAL
PREPARATIONS MADE TO AC-
CORD LATE HJALMER LUNDE
FULL SOLDIER HONORS.

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give up his life while in the service1
of his country will be accorded full
military honors of burial, according
to arrangements made today. HAL
mer Lunde died in Walter Reed hos
pital, Washington, ID. c., on Thurs
day, February z. By arrangement of
prominent citizens of Madison the
body was ordered brought to Madi-
son for burial instead of the inter
ment in a national cemetery at the
camp. He enlisted on December -
in the 23rd Engineering Corps, and
was in training in Camp American
University, near Washington. His
service extended over a period of less
than two months.
The body arrived in Madison last
night, "a hours later than the time
estimated for its transportation, and
was taken at once to the undertake
ing rooms Of A. G.. Hallenbeck. The
young man had no relatives in this
country, having come from Norway
less than five years ago. SO patriotic
friends attended to the care of his re-
mains, the funeral being under the
care and management of Company F,
Home Guard. sr .s, t.a
According to arrangements, the
funeral service will be held in the
Methodist church at 3 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Rev. O. S. Reigstad
presiding of the proceedings. The
order of the procession to the church
will be for the home guard and band
to form company front extending
southwark from the undertaking
rooms on Egan avenue Led by the
band the home guard, followed by
the hearse will march to the intersec-
ton of Center. street, where they will
turn and retrace Egan venue to the
Methodist church. There the guard
will form company front, the band,
playing a funeral march will march
in and occupy the choir loft, and the
p~allbearers, selected by Mr.. Reigstad,
will bear the body inside.
Comrades of the G.. A. r., w. r..
c. and Spanish-American war vet
Grams are invited to meet with the
home guards and attend the funeral.
The services for the body are to
be as follows, Rev. o. S. Reigstad
presiding:
America" congregation; opening
prayer, Rev. Mann; scripture read
ing, Rev. Nelson; address, Capt. Rob-
| arfcnn. Cnnu tthnran chair. cb nrt
sermon, Olin Reigstad; vocal solo,
Anna Johnson; address, Rev. Minish;
address, Rev. McKibbin; piano num-
Der, Miss Gimme; address, Prof.
May; address, Rev. Flynn; closing
prayer, Rev. Argow; Star Spangled
Banner" congregation; benediction,
Rev. Moore.
Following the services the body
will be borne by the ~pallbearers, be-
hind the band and home guard, TO
the intersection Of First street. Here
the home guard will again form com
pany front, and the body, borne by
the pallbearers, will be placed in the
hearse.
1t is hoped that as many automo-
bile owners as possible will lend the
r use of their machines for the occa-
sion, reporting to the transportation
committee On First street NE, where
they will be lined up for proceeding
r to the cemetery. The band, a firing
!, squad, two buglers and as many OF
the home guard as possible will be
furnished with transportation.
At the cemetery there will be
short service of the Lutheran rite, by
Rev. Reigstad. The body will be
, placed in its last resting place and
three volleys fired over the grave BY
the firing squad. The buglers will
sound Taps" commencing another
soldier to turn from strife to rest
according to the soldiers burial rites