Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-07
Memorial Day Observance.

Memorial Day Observance.
After the benediction is pronounc-
ed the audience is requested to re-
main and stand at attention until the
veterans and young soldiers have
passed out. The ranking officer of
the returned soldiers is requested to
place the men in line formation at
the foot of the steps and stand at
attention and salute the veterans as
they pass between the lines. The
veterans will go into the basement
of the building for their dinner and
the young soldiers will be tal:el. in
charge by the young girls in. town
who will spread them a picnic din
ner. All contributing to the vetcr-
ans dinner will please send the mo-
ney to Miss Annie DeLoach and have
the bread, cake, potatoes and pies at
1.-THE school house by ten o'clock in the
morning.
Those contributing to the picnic
dinner for the boys will please COM
municate with Miss Mae Tompkins
and her committee as soon as posi-
BILE and have your baskets at the
school house by ten o'clock marked
'for picnic dinner" Parties coming
in from the country may find it con-
venient to bring baskets. In which
case many beautiful places may be
found under the trees for eating
their luncheon.
There will be reserved seats pro-
vided for the veterans and soldiers.
The wives of veterans and widows of
confederate soldiers are asked to sit
with the Daughters and to wear red
and white badge for Identification.
Ali children are asked to sit in the
rear of the auditorium. The Boy
Scouts are asked to look ont for the
veterans, escort them into the build
ing and to their seats, and to see to
it that they have no want ungrati-
fed. They will form at the foot of
the steps as they come down, stand
at attention and salute the veterans
as they pass. They are also asked to
assist the dinner committee in pro-
curing tables and seats. They are
asked to join in the rebel yell and the
salute to the flag.
The girls of the Bald Eagle Chap
ter are requested to meet at the
home of Mrs. Woodson at $50 on
Friday afternoon and go with the
committee to decorate the graves of
those soldiers whose graves have not
been attended to by their families.
Each member of the Chapter is ask
ed to bring fourm wreaths for the
decoration.
The decoration committee, Mrs.
Herbert Smith and Mrs. Zillah Paul
and Mrs. James DeVore, see that the
two monuments are decorated by
those appointed to do it, or some one
else.
Committee on arrangements, Mrs.
j. M. Wright, Miss Hortense Padgett,
Mrs. Maggie T. Hill and Mrs. Wood
son.
Dinner committee, Mrs. Mary G.
Marsh, chairman, Mrs. Jas. T. Byrd,
Mrs. Ed Rives, Mrs. Maggie Hill, Mrs.
Lee Cantelou, Miss Annie DeLoach,
Mrs. Joe Cantelou, Mrs. P. P. Bla-
lock. Coffee and tea, Mrs. Barker
and Mrs. Ida Sheppard.
Committee to Solicit, Mrs. Mouson
Smith,. Mrs. Alice Jones, Mrs. Daisy
Nicholson, Mrs. Jas. Byrd, Mrs. j. L.
Minis, Mrs. E. H. Crews and Mrs.
Afford, Miss Annie DeLoach, treas
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To decorate monuments, Mrs. N.
G. Evans and Mrs. j. H. Nicholson.
ANY person having U. D. G. decora-
items will please send them to the
school house Friday afternoon, where
the committee will take charge of
them.