The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-26
Greatest Memorial Program
Has Been Arranged Here.
Flower Committees To Deco
rate Graves Announced.
PROGRAM AT THE AUDITORIUM
Young and Old Veterans To
March in Parade.
Children Will Take Flowers to
the Schools.


day in the history of this city. That
day was set apart in 1866 by procla-
nation of Gen. John A. Logan, then
ccmmander-in-c of the Grand
Army of the Republic. as Memorial
Day. Since then it has grown in in
terest with each recurring year. This
year 1t has special significance in view
OF the fact which all now admit. that
the courage, valor. and victory Sc
cured by the Boys in Blue in the
! Civil war. is the historic playground of
the glorious record of the Boys in
Khaki of 1917 and Is. They were of
pioneer stock with initiative, resource
fulness, and they fought under the
| most beautiful flag in the world-a
| flag that has never known defeat and
never went to war for spoliation or
conquest. but always for humanity.
| and the rights of mankind. With such
characteristics and precedents they
surprised their enemy-Huns, became
the wonder of their allies and have
now come home with the proud dis
tinction of being the best fighters on
earth. All honor to them for saving
| democracy to the present and future
generationsi
Young Veterans in Parade.
A good1y number of the heroes of
| 1917 and Is will be in the parade
Memorial Day under command of one
| of their own comrades, and seats will
be reserved for them in the two
blocks Immediately in front of the
| organ at the Auditorium.
| General Clarendon E. Adams, COM
mander-in- chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, of Omaha. was at
| tendant upon the annual encampment
| at Wichita last week and established
| his reputation as a very entertaining
speaker He will arrive here Memoir
| ial Day from his home city and will
denver the address at the auditorium
at 2:30 p m. All citizens should turn
out and hear the address.
| unique feature of the program
| at the auditorium will be the music
which has been arranged by Daniel
Muller. founder and conductor of the
topeka Symphony orchestra.
| Kansas avenue, from Fourth to
Tenth avenue will be kept clear of
wheeled vehicles from 1 to 2:3O p. m.
SO as to give an unobstructed view of
the finest parade ever formed in this
| CITY,. s1
The schools Of the city will be dis
missed Memorial day. The pupils
will gather flowers in the morning and
take them to their respective school
| houses, whence they will be conveyed
to Lincoln Post hall on East Sixth
avenue where the committee will pre-
pare them for decorating the graves
of the Union dead. Autos and car
trains will be in waiting to convey the
decorating committees to the different
cemeteries Badges and tickets for
| dinner will be given those who actual
ly work in decorating the graves and
assist in the preparation of the flow
ers. Owing to the late cool spring the
| flowers are not numerous and the
committee respectfully ask that per-
sons who have flowers and no chill
dren will give to neighboring school
children all the flowers they can
spare. The flowers will be gathered
from the schools at a. m. The fol-
lowing committee will take the flow
ers:
From Lincoln Post No. 1: J. W.
Kempton, James E. Pennick, Scott
Kelsey, Henry Martin. H. A. Slower
George Neil, George McCaslin. T. ].
Fish, and Joshua Taylor.
! From the Ladies of the G. A r.:
Mrs. De Put, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Back
enstoce, Mrs. Woodward, Mrs. Eckert,
Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Mattingly, Mrs. Pc
terson, Mrs. Franklin, and Mrs. Losh.
the Civil War; Mrs. Kerns. Mrs.
Baker. Mrs. Boys, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Julia Shaffer. Mrs. Myrtle Berry Mrs.
Werts. Mrs. Coffman, Mrs. Fisher,
and Mrs. Jameson.
Assemble at Lincoln Post.
These flower committees will as
semble at Lincoln Post hall Memorial
day at $3.50 a. m. sharp.
George w. Stansfield has kindly
consented ito do whatever you want
me to do" and he has charge of sup
plying the autos for the morning eX-
ercises and afternoon parade Me-
mortal day.
The flower decorations on the plat
form of the auditorium will be fur
nished by Mrs. Hollcraft- The pro-
grams for the parade and memorial
exercises will be published later in the
week.
Let it be understood that Memorial
day exercise is not an exclusive affair
of the G. A. r. 1t is a day belonging
, to the people for recalling the deeds
of brave men who by their courage
and devotion saved the union of these
states which has proven the salvation
of civilization and republicanism not
only to this American nation but has
kindled the fires of freedom world
around.
All comrades of the Grand Army
of the Republic and their affiliated
associations, all ex-Union and all ex-
Confederate soldiers. all other soldiers
of this republic, and the public gen.
orally, are invited to be present al