El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-28
TROOPSPARADE
MEMORIAL DAY
Morning Program at Fort
Includes Songs and Ad-
dresses by Chaplains.

Decoration DAY. Thursday. is TO be
a day Of reverence, devotion and
prayer At Fort Bliss. Brig. Gen. Rob
ert l. Howe has issued an order re-
curing that all organizations at the
post viii take part in q memorial eE-
ercise 20 be held on the parade ground
at nine o'clock in the morning. In the
afternoon there viii be athletic events
under the direction Of the athletic Of
ficer. Mai. r NJ. Cheney.
Following is the program arranged
for the morning exercises
Selection, Fifth cavalry band
Invocation. chaplain o. j. Cohee,
34th infantry.
Introductory and reading Of the
presidents proclamation. chaplain T.
p O'keefe. Fifth cavalry
Song. Onward. Christian Soldiers.
Selection, Fifth cavalry band
Song, Battle Hymn Of the Repuh-
lie"
Selections. SIND field artillery band
Memorial address, Joseph II. Neal0n.
"Our HonCred Heroes"
SONG. Nearer My God 70 Thee.
Remarks and decoration exercises.
chaplain W. B. Zimmerman. SIND field
artillery.
Salute, firing squad.
Taps.
Song leader. Francis Russell.
Union Memorial Service.
The memorial exercises in II Paso
viii be held at the Courthouse audi
forum following the parade. The
services VIII be Of q union nature
all the different church organizations
assisting. There viii be nor talks
by ministers. The Catholics and Jews
viii join with The Protestant cougre-
cations. Music viii be furnished By q
band from Fort Bliss.
Auditorium Program Given.
The services at the court house
n-nrdHrnEHHm will he
They viii be opened with massed
singing followed by O prayer by
bishop Anthony 7. Schiller. Bishop
Schiller viii also deliver a ten minute
talk Short talks viii also be deliv-
cred by rabbi Martin ZielOnka and
Rev c. X Campbell
Every n in FL PasO who can sing
is expected 20 be at the auditorium
TO assist in the ass singing that is
70 be directed by C.. J. Andrews He
said Tuesday that the singing, like
the other service. would be monde
nOmiuatiOual and viii be OF a pa
triotic and sacred nature All the
choirs Of the city are urged to assist
In the massed choir.
Center Reserved for Marchers.
The center Of the auditorium viii
be reserved for those who take part
in the parade that viii be held before
the services. Large floral Wreaths
one for each OF the cemeteries, have
Ueeu ordered ms LlElAAte one 4uE
the Fort Bliss cemetery. Every one
in the city is urged 10 attend the
-ervices in h auditorium and bring
q flower. The flowers viii be gath
cred by the women Of the committee
at the auditorium after the exercises
nd carried to the different Gene
teries.
Business Generally To Close.
All large stores in the city viii be
closed all day. Many OF the smaller
groceries viii also close part Of the
day. The postoffice, banks, military
headquarters in the Mills building,
city and county Offices. except the
sheriffs office. viii be closed The
postoffice also viii AVE h general
delivery windows open from 1880 10
1850 a. m There viii be no session Of
the corporation court
Odd Fellows Join Parade.
Odd Fellows OF FL Paso have decided
10 join the parade. FL Paso lodge 2S4,
East Fl Pas0 lodge 80. and Mount
Franklin encampment 106. viii send.
delegations in regalia. Western Re
bekah lodge 191 also viii turn out
The odd Fellows section will form at
Kansas and Montana with the high
school cadets