New Britain herald., 1918-05-29
BUSINESS SUSPENDS
 TO HONOR SOLDIERS
Memorial Day Observance to Be
 General in This City

New Britain will unite tomorrow with all other cities and towns throughout the country in paying tribute to the soldier dead of the na- tion whether they be veterans of the Civil war, the Spanish American war or the present World War, and at the | same time will follow the proclama- tion of President Wilson in prayers for victory and peace. Tonight the Grand Army veterans will assemble in G. A. R. hall for their own patriotic and memorial exercises and tomor- row morning services will be held at the Methodist church, while in the morning the soldiers graves in the various cemeteries will also be dec- l orated. The annual parade will take place at 2:15 o'clock in the after l noon and in the line of march will be seen many of the gray-haired sol- diers, feeble of limb but strong of spirit who went to war in 1861 even as the youth of today has gone to war, that democracy may live. In connection with the Grand Army's exercises tonight there will be a flag presentation, when the Sons of Veterans auxiliary present the colors to the members of Stanley Post. Children from the East street school will take part in the exercises and there will be special music and ad- dresses. Tomorrow morning the lit tie green mounds in Fairview ceme- tery, the Catholic cemeteries and in NewngtOn cemetery, which mark the last resting place of soldiers who fought in the Civil war, the Spanish war and the present war will be dec-
 
 triotic organizations and all who have flowers are urged to leave them in G. A. F. hall by a. m. New flags have also been secured and will be placed l over the grave of every soldier who ] Is buried In any of the local ceme- l teries.
 TOmorrow's Exercises At II o'clock tomorrow morning 1 there will be a Union church service at the Methodist church to which the | public is invited. The service will ] last only an hour and the theme will l be in keeping with the occasion. The speakers will be Rev. Warren F. ] Cook and Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe and prayers will be offered for victory for ! the Allied cause and peace for the world
 While the Grand Army veterans | will have their parade tomorrow aft
 ernoon, the Spanish War Veterans, members of A. G. Hammond Camp, will have their exercises in the morn 1 ing, The members will assemble at 1 Junior o. U. A. M. hall and will leave 1 at 9:30 o'clock for the old Catholic l cemetery, the new Catholic cemetery ana Fairvfew cemetery where the 1 graves of former companions in arms i will be decorated On their return ! 10 the hall, luncheon will be served ! hv the Ladies' Auxiliary. The Span-
 ish War Veterans who have died dur ing the days of 'es or since and who are buried in the local cemeteries are: Fairview cemetery. D. Mix, R.. Guenther, F. Wells, F. R. Pagan, l.. Bacon. o. Orton, D. Carlson. J. Nel- son, c. A. Osterman. H. Westover, l.. V. schutz, c. D. Adolfson, J. Jubb, $. c. Davis, N Finochetti, L. B. Pal mer, J. B. McElrath, T. Gibbons, A. "atem, M. M. Houghland. T. c. Hale, o. S1aney, F. Lay, A. Nelson, c. o. Larson, H. F. Ladbury; Old Catholic ce etery, E. J. Corbett, W. R. Reeve w. F. Chute, F. Hove, Luke Grove, P. Coffey, F. H. McMahon, P. Mark ham; New Catholic cemetery, J. F. Kennedy, c. Kane. T. Bresnahan, T. Tohin, J. McAvay. Charles H. Smith, F T. McGrath. William Kiernan. W. P. Gilligan, J. Frawley, Dan Stanton, W. B. May. W. P. O'Brien. Peter Storey J. H. Mul1igan, c. O'Brien, F. Dcran, c. Jones.
 Parade in the Afternoon. The afternoon parade will form on West Main street opposite St. Marks church, will start promptly at 2:15
 
 down Main street. thence to St. Mary's church, counter-march to East Main street, to Franklin Square and Pearl street. counter-march up the west side of Central park to the soldiers monument. Here open or der will permit a salute as the old veterans march beneath the arch, while the Philharmonic band plays the funeral dirge. Following these ex- ercises the band will play, Captain Charles H. Beaton will read "General John A. Logan's Orders Mayor Qugley will speak, there will be an- other address by Postmaster W. F. Delaney and Grammar school chorus of 100 voices, under the di- rection of George B. Matthews will sing.
 Marshal F. " Streeter has appoint ed his aides as follows:
 Colonel A. l.. Thom pson; Abram Howell, Stanley Post, C.. A. R.; Earl Kisselbrack, New Britain Council, No. S. o. U. A. M; John G. Buckley, Sons of Veterans; Fred A. Vergason, P. o. s. of A; Color Bearer, Stanley Post, G. A. R., Senior Vice Commander Charles May; Color Guards, Fred w. Henderson and John Preston, and the order of parade will be:
 Platoon of police; Philharm onic band, Edward J. Lynch, leader; mar hal md Milifa Naur Rritai n