Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-04

MEMORIAL DAY
Dark Clouds Covered the Sky All Day
And a Heavy Rain Storm
Ended Up the Ceremonies

Memorial Day, 1918, was ushered in
with indications of rain, and it was
chilly and unpleasant. However, the
program as arranged was carried out
to the letter. In the morning at 10
O'Clock there was band concert at
the pavilion at the county square.
The Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian
and UniVersalist and Lutheran
churches, held union services at the
First Uuniversalist church, from 10
O'Clock until II, at which there was
special music on the organ by Mrs.
Gertrude Lewis and Miss Wanda Hopp
and special music by the choir. Emery
James sang the ''Holy City," assisted
by the choir. Prayer was by Rev.
Richard Evans of the First Methodist
church; the responsive reading was
led by Rev. E. G. Grauer of st. Paul's
church; Rev. H. III. Kattman of the
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church,
read the Presidents Memorial Day
proclamation; Rev. w. H. Gould made
brief address. The benediction was
pronounced by the Rev. F. A. Clarke,
of the First Presbyterian church.
Services were also held in other
churches in the city, viz: st. Johns
Episcopal; st. Stephens, Zion's, Trim
ity, German Methodist, st. Mary's
Catholic and other churches.
In the afternoon, at 1870 o'clock,
the program as arranged by Cutler
Post, G. A. r., assisted by the Spanish
American War Veterans aud the
Ladies of the G. A. r., was carried out
at the monument in the court house
square as follows:
Music-Dana's Band.
Prayer-Chaplain Geo. Drake.
Vocal Music-Liederkranz
Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress-Judge Marchetti.
Address-Rev. Z. p. O'Toole.
Recitation-Ellen Marie Krueger.
Vocal Observation-Disclosures
Poem-Miss Herta Belize.
Strewing Garlands-Seven Young
Ladies.
BenedictiOn-Rev. Richard Evans.
At it's conclusion at o'clock, a pro-
cession was formed and marched to
the cemetery in the following order:
Dana's Band.
Co. G. Tenth Infantry.
S.-A. War Veterans.
Boy Scouts and K. G. Cadets.
G. A. R. Veterans in Street Cars.
Various Civic Societies,
People in General.
The cemetery presented a most
beautiful appearance with its hand
some forest of trees and it's wealth
of flowers. AT each soldiers grave
was the flag of our country These
graves were strewn with flowers by
the following young people: Misses
Laura Smith, Marion Stone, Angeline
HussOng, Hylis Stockum, Mayme
Fogarty, Edna Thalheim, Ellen Burg,
Leta Enter, Daisy Luedtke, Erna
Redepcke, Mabel Rapraeger and
GeOrgette Lemke; Clarence Kletzin,
Norman Schaefer, Mark Belanger and
Robert Jones.
The program at the cemetery was as
follows:
Music-Dana's Band.
Prayer-Rev. w. n. Gould.
Selection Eagles Quartet.
Address-Justice NJ b. Rosenberg.
America-Band and Vocal Music.
Benediction-Rev Richard Evans.
NOTES
Rain commenced to fall at about A
o'clock and the procession marching
back from the cemetery received
drenching.
Many business places were closed
during the day and some kept open
until noon. Flags were everywhere
and the national colors were the dec
oratiOns.
The p. o. made no deliveries during
the day and was closed with the eX-
ceptiOn of the stamp window being
opened from to a. m. The lobby
was opened all day as usual.
The parade was a mass of people,
on foot, in autos, street cars and in
carriages and filled the streets of
the city to cemeteries, where vast
throngs of more people and vehicles
had congregated, in observance of
the great holiday, to do honor to the
deceased soldiers and to visit the
graves of deceased relatives and
friends.
Dana's Third Regiment Band of old,
was noted for never breaking lines in
procession or to stop playing on
account of rain. When the procession
struck Third street coming home,
rain fell in bucket-fulls, but the band
just kept right on playing. When the
court house was reached, Mr.. Dana
looked over the band and in view of
the circumstances, remarked: WELL
| thought there were only a few old
vets left, but | see you are all old
vets"