Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24
SPECIAL OBLIGATORY
SERVICES TO BE HELD
Lot Given ty Cemetery Association to
Veterans Of World War to Be Con-
seerated-Soldiers to Participate in
Exereises-chaplain n. o. Pratt. Of
Soldiers Home, to Deliver Address.

gram committee today announced the
program in detail as 1t is to be given
at Riverside. The services at the
cemetery will have an added interest
because of the dedication of a
memorial lot to the Marshall county
soldiers and sailors who lost their
lives in the world war.
Yhe procession will form on the
four sides Of the court house square
and will move promptly at o'clock
for Riverside. The procession VIII
consist Of the /. o. o. F. and high
school bands, veterans Of the civil,
Spanish American and worlds war
and the associated patriotic societies.
members of the women's Clubs of the
city. the high school officers trannss
corps. city and county officials, the hre
department. school children and citi-
zens generally. Because of the par
ticipation Of the veterans of the world
war and the interest shown by the
club women of the city, who will take
part in the dedicatory exercises the
procession this year is expected to be
much larger in size and more en-
pressive than in former years.
Program at Riverside.
The double program at Riverside
will be in charge of Superintendent
4. Palmer, of the city school. and Mrs.
D. r. jackson, president of the City
Federation. The exercises will be
held at the lot to be dedicated to the
world war soldier dead, just to the
northeast Of the lake.
The program will open with an in
vocation by Rev. Howard w. Cope,
and the numbers following. given by
pupils of the public schools. will be
fewer than in former years because OF
the dedicatory program that follows
Seventh grade girls Of the John
Childs school will sing America" and
the Woman's Relief Corps will con-
duct the exercises in memory Of the
unknown dead.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address will
be delivered by seven members Of the
public speaking department Of the
high school. Janice Boardman, Edith
Whitenack. Eleanor sMears, Dorothy
Schultz. Frances Moscrip, Doris
Smith and Daisy Lille.
Donald Milne will deliver Robert
vernede's Grafton, ITO Our Fallen"
followed by music by the high school
band. Franklin X. Lanes Grafton.
The Makers of the Flag" will be
given by Glenn C. Cray. and the school
portion of the program will close with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Cope and taps.
+ Program Of Dedication.
The dedicatory services will follow
Immediately, L. c. Abbott, of the GEN.
etery board of trustees, presenting the
lot to the world war veterans. The lot
will be accepted for the soldiers and
sailors of Marshall county by Lieut.
Gale Wilson, temporary president OF
the local branch of the American Lee
gion. The boundaries Of the lot will be
defined by returned soldiers and SAIL
ors with rope of flowers.
Following n selection by the band,
the dedicatory address will be deltv-
cred by DR.. Henry o. Pratt. chaplain
Of the soldiers home. Mrs. Jackson,
as president Of the City Federation,
will place wreath of flowers on the
lot for the club women of Marshall-
town, withia few appropriate remarks,
and the roll call Of the soldier and
sailor dead will be read by member
of the American Legion, as members
Of the families of the dead heroes place
flowers on the copsecrated ground. The
services will close with prayer by
Chaplain Pratt.
Fine Site Selected.
Officers of the City Federation Of
Woman's Clubs and s. w. Rubee, sup
erintendent Of Riverside, made a sell
election of the memorial lot Friday af-
ternoon. The site is one Of the best
in the cemetery. lying Just northeast
of the lake, just north Of the Kirby
Mausoleum. The site heretofore has
been used solely for decorative pur-
poses.
The lot Is large one, being about
100 feet in length and and more than
half that width at its widest point
The lot is almost triangular In shape
Capt. Albert F. Hull, OF the Amer
lean. Legion, will be grand marshal oil
the parade, and Joseph A. Whitacre
commander Of John E. Wildman Camp
No 76, Sons Of Veterans, will be Off
Ger Of the day.
Memorial Services Sunday.
Annual memorial services for the
soiIiier organizations and auxiliary
bodies will be held Sunday morning
at the State Street United Evangelical
church. Rev. Samuel N. Ramige viii
deliver the sermon