The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-05-22
MEMORIAL DAY
SERVICES TO Be A
VERY FITTING EVENT
FOUR PATRIOTIC ORDERS. CIVIL
IANS, SCHOOL CHILDREN TO
TAKE PART IN EXERCISES.


TAKE PART IN EXERCISES.
Headquarters Dan s. Root Post, No.
726, G. A. R., Belding, Mich, May
21, 1918.
The four patriotic orders of Beld-
ing will observe Memorial Sunday,
Nav 26 by attending the morning SER
vice at the Baptist church. They will
assemble at the G.. A. X. hall at $3.50
a. m. and march to the church. All
soldiers, sailors and marines are in
vited to join with us in this Memoir
ial Sunday service.
The G.. A. r. post, the Woman's Re-
lief corps, the Camp of the Sons of
Veterans, and the ten of the Daugh-
tiers of Veterans will assemble at the
G.. A. R. hall at o'clock sharp Thurs
day a. m, May 80, and march to the
Bridge street bridge where the w.
r. G. will give their ritualistic water
service in honor of the soldiers, sail
ors and marines buried at sea.
Order of Parade.
School pupils in column of fours,
carrying flags, under charge of Supt.
Langston and their teachers.
Civic bodies, lodges and patriotic
citizens.
Ladies of the Red Cross.
Boy Scouts.
Camp Fire Girls.
Belding Band.
Belding Guards.
Sons of Veterans.
G. A. r. post.
Daughters of Veterans
w. r. C.
After the water service they will
march in the same order to the Bap-
tist church where the school pupils
will be dismissed.
Program at the Church.
Music by the high school, directed
by Miss Elizabeth Raynor.
High school orchestra. March
Militaire".
2.-Invocation, Rev. Bliss.
3.-Reading of Gen. John A. Lo-
5, 1886 establishing Memorial day
for all time, Supt Langston.
4.-Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
address,. M. Langston, S. o. V.
5.-High school chorus, "One Land
United"
6.-Recitation, "The Stacker" VIM.
Shepard, Son of Veteran.
7.-RecitatlSon, "The PilgrimP,
Abby White.
8.-Recitation, Mrs. Nellie Phillips,
Daughter of Veterans.
9.-Recitation, "Union and Liberty.
James Johnson, high school.
10.-Recitation, Miss Maude Cowles,
Daughter of Veterans.
11-High school chorus, American
Hymn.
12.-Recitation Clifton Greene, Sons
of Veterans.
13-Recitation, ga Tribute" Miss
Gladys Burns, high school.
14.--"The Veteran and His Grand
son." A: M. Eaves, Sons of Veterans.
Grand Army" Miss Gayla Penton,
high school.
16.-"The Little Bronze Button"
Miss Anna Torrent, Daughters of Vet
erans.
17-Recitation, Mrs. Ada Fowler,
Daughter of Veterans.
18.-Recithtion, "What Did the
French Do?" Will Malone, Sons of
Veterans.
19-High school orchestra, ''The
Heavens Resound."
19.-High school chorus, america"
20.-Benediction, VIM. II. Ecker,
Past Chaplain.
All soldiers, sailors, marines and
members of the above named orders,
the mayor, city council and all civic
bodies and fraternal citizens are cor
daily invited to join with US in as
sembly at the G.. A. r. hall, make the
march and attend the services in this
most fitting and patriotic observance
of Memorial day. Immediately after
the close of the service at the church
the post, corps, Camp of the Sons of
go <.f
Veterans will proceed by autos to the
cemetery at Cooks Corners at 1890
for the regular G. A. R. cemetery
service.
Then to Smyrna where dinner will
be served by the Lady Maccabees. Then
TO the Smyrna cemetery for the G. A.
r. service and a brief program by
the school pupils al 2.30. They
will then proceed to the River Ridge
cemetery for their service at 3 80, then
to the old Belding cemetery for dec
Grafton and dismissal
Every citizen should put forth every
effort to aid with their presence in
observing this one day set apart to be
kept sacred to the nations dead as
well as our own.
Bring flowers and wreaths for ev-
cry grave. Kindly furnish your
auto with chaffeur for the post, the
corps, the Sons of Veterans and the
Daughters of Veterans from the Bap-
tist church at 11:30 TO the several
cemeteries and return.
AT your earliest convenience please
report the use of your auto to Elmer
G. Wise or Will Malone, committee on
transportation. You will remember
with pride every effort you have made
to make this one day full of loving
and patriotic devotion.
Frank r. Chase.
Post Commander.
w. r. Olds,
Adjutant.r