Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-07
S. B. BRADFORD IS
NAMED PRESIDENT
Of MEMORIAL ASSN.
ANNUAL MEETING OF LOCAL OR
GANizATiON LAYS PLANS FOR
CELEBRATION OF DECORATION
DAY ON MAY 80.

Preparations for observing more re
hgiosly than ever before the 1915
Decoration day were made Monday
night at the annual meeting of the
Ottawa Memorial Association. The
election of officers and the appoint
ment of committees were important
features of the meeting, which TOOK
place in the Probate Court room, with
President Jassn f. Richardson presid
ing.
After the reading of the minutes OF
the last previous annual meeting r. {
Hit, chairman of the executive com.
mittee. presented the following list OF
officers and committeeman for adop
ton. The selection of the following
was made unanimous:
President--iSamuel B. Bradford.
First vice president w. Brewer
Second vice president-W. II. Bar
nard
Secrctary-Lester J Koran.
Treasurer Earl o. Haeberle.
Necrologist and fags-Michael Han.
ifen
Executive committee-Rector C.
Hit, Lester ]. Koran, T. b. Farrell,
Jason +, Richardson Jr.
Finance committee--A. G. Bradish
M. B. Mitchell, w. ID. Duncan.
Music committee-T B. Farrell, n.
A. Guthrie, L. NJ. Chamberlin.
Reception committee--H l.. Hos
sack. A. r, Buffers. Thomas Fribbs
II. ]. billiard. Mrs. David Farnsworth
Printing and program William II
Osman, Fred A. Sapp
Marshal of the day-Capt Charlie
l.. Gapen.
Flowers Mrs W. w. Nash.
The executive committee then pre-
scented report OF the following com
mittee to decorate the graves in thu
several cemeteries:
Ottawa Avenue cemetery--W William
ID, Fullerton. John w Hanifen, L. "
Brewer Jr, Ben D. Nattinger. T.. +
Roberts, ]. II. Pearson, A. c. Bradish
w l. Harris George II. Peckham, A
J. Roberts. Hubert Hillard Jr., Rector
c. Hit, NJ b. Mitchell Lieut. J. NJ
French, William +. Highly, John NJ
Jordan, Edwin S. Leland, Lieut.
Strawn Gay, Lieut.. j. s. McEvoy
'Sergt Major Glenn Shuler, Lieut.. Les
ter Leopold, Lieut.. Leroy Wilhelm
Corp. julius Gerding.
St COLUMBIA cemetery Thomas b
Farrell, John Dwyer, Frank Horan
Michael Hanifen, Walter Sch!osser
Madge Cook, Hannah Koran, Katie
rine Twohey. Lieut., Harry F. Kelly
Lieut.. John f. Cassidy Rev John p
Quinn, lSergt. Jerry OConnor. Fran
Mahoney. Corp. John Lowe, John Fe"
han, Bartholomew O'Connor
Summit View cemetery william
Jinks, J. c. Ebersol, Joseph Baker
Henry Wyman. Estelle Bow >rmaster
l.. l.. Thompson, Mrs. Clairmont, Mrs |
Jobst, Mrs. J. s. Baker. Warren Glad |
felter, Clifford Eichelberger.
Wallace and Dickey cemetery-H |
L. Hossack, Isabelle Wallace.
Jewish cemetery Alschuer |
H. Frank, Sidney Stiefel Arthur Katz |
Grand Ridge and Poundstone GENE
teries-J. S. Lewis, Jessie Ollie +. K |
Hook, Wilfred Hook, Percy Lewis.
Wedron CONTEMPORARIES Belrose |
John Benson
Dayton carbohydrates Burch
III. O. Shaver: Rush Green
{ Utica cemetery-A. c. Pearson, Ell
ward Lewis.
Troy Grove cemetery. o. Reed
William Wixom, S Mclaughlin.
Waltham cemetery-,John Hill. Be-
Edgecomb, Frank Whipple.
Rutland cemetery--John Gibson
Jesse Grove.
Soldiers monument-Mrs. w. W
Nash.
The several chairmen were author
they wished.
II was reported that 500 flags had
heen secured for use Decoration day |
On motion general invitation was
extended TO all the civic and fraternal
and the discharged sol
diers, sailors and marines to partici
pate in the parade and join in the ex
ercises at the armory.
On motion the executive committee
was empowered to use its discretion
mourning expenses Incl
dental to arranging program and
demonstration commensurate with the
occasion.
On motion the executive committee
was directed to secure the basement
of the First Methodist Church for the
use of the flower committee