Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-29
MAYOR ASKS TRIBUTE
FOR MEN WHO DIED
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have been the @. A. r. men and
they will again be the central figure
throughout the days events.
In the morning Post 5S, G.. A. r.,
and firing squad of Veterans of the
Foreign Wars, will meet at the hall
at 8 o'clock and proceed to the
Penbrook Cemetery. Post 116 and
Sons of Veterans will meet at the
Sons of Veterans hall at the same
time and go to the Paxtang Gene
terry. Special services will be held
there.
The parade in the afternoon with
| the G. A. r. men as the central
figure, will be the big attraction of
the day. The procession is sched-
uled to form at Front and Market
| streets shortly after / o'clock that
it may be ready to proceed prompt
| ly at o'clock. 1t will move from
! Front and Market to Fourth, to the
Mulberry street bridge, to Thir-
| teenth street, to the Harrisburg
Cemetery, where services will be
held.
The procession will be in two di-
visions. They follow:
First Division-Cordon of Police,
Company I, Pennsylvania Reserve
Militia, Truck Company. Pennsyl-
vania Reserve Militia. City Grays
Veteran Association. Spanish Amer
lean War Veterans, Veterans of For
eign Wars. Academy Cadets and
| Veterans of the World War.
Second Division-Thomas Num-
bers Post No. 5S. William Davidson
Post No. 5S. Sons of Veterans Drum
Corps, Sons of Veterans, Post So, G.
A. r.; Post 116, G. A. r.; Post $40,
G. A. r.; automobiles with officials
] of the affair; automobiles with dis
| abled veterans.
Three bands will accompany and
play for each division.
Aids to Marshal
f. r. Hoffman is the chief mar
shall of the procession. His aids
have been announced as follows:
Chief of staff, r. III. Hoy; Com
mander Runkle of G. A. r. Post
116; George w. Rhoads of Post So,
G.. A. r.; Colonel James w. Auter,
Post $40, G. A. r.; Captain and Mrs.
Nelson, of the Salvation Army;
Secretary A. C. Mclaughlin, of the
Knights of Columbus; Harry Hur-
vitz, of the Jewish Welfare Board I;
Lieutenant A. w. Neate. of the War
Camp Community Council: Lieuten-
ant Emanuel f. Romero, special
assistant; Captain Henry w. Gross,
Lieutenant William +. Hoy. Charles
II. Honich, secretary of the general
COMMITTEES: Lieutenant William J.
Laubenstein, C. M. Clark, war work
Y. NJ. C. A. secretary; Mrs. Samuel
Dunkle, of the Motor Messenger
Service, William ]. Tate and George
Hooper.
Marshal H. S. Watson will COM
mand the second division.
DIR. Bagncn to Speak
DIR. Robert Ragnell will be the
principal speaker at the exercises In
the cemetery, which will follow al
most Immediately after the arrival
of the procession there. The pro-
gram has been announced as fol-
lows:
Assembly at the speakers stand
by Mrs. Roy Meikle; dirge by the
Commonwealth band; prayer; ad-
dress by the Rev. DIR. Robert Bag
nell, pastor of Grace Methodist
Church. The assembly and dirge
will be repeated at the soldiers
plot and will be followed by a pray
er by Chaplain Higgins, of Post So,
General Logan's orders will be read
by Past Commander Bishop, OF Posi-
116, and Past Commander Rhoads
of Post 5S, will repeat Lincoln's ad-
dress at Gettysburg.
To Distribute Flowers
Flowers will be- strewn on-the
graves of all of the veterans in the
cemetery. The arrangements for this
! work are in the hands of a commit
tee which includes: Commander
Runkle, Post 116' Commander Wat
son. Post 5S: Chaplain Haffleigh,
Post 116. and Chaplain Higgins.
Following the distribution of the
| flowers. salutes will be fired by the
Sons of Veterans and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. The benediction
will he pronounced by DR.. Bagnell
and taps will be sounded by Mrs.
Meikle.
Efforts are being made to have in
line as many returned soldiers as
possible.
To Honor Colorcd Soldiers
Plans for Memorial Day exercise:
at Lincoln cemetery were completed
to-day. Members of David r. Stew.
ems Post No. $40, G.. A. r.. will bC
lin charge and ]. M. Auter, the com.
mander, will be in command. The
exercises will start at 3 o'clock will
Ian opening address by Commando
Auter.
Appropriate musical selections b.
a band and soloists will be a feature
PRAYER will be offered by Jane.
Stokes, the chaplain, and DAME
Cooper will read Lincoln's Address
at Gettysburg. The orator of the da,
will be Lieut.. Stewart Davis. Follow
ing the exercises the graves will b'
decorated and taps will be given b.
the Post bugler. Benediction will
follow.
Invitation Extended
: Harrisburg Camp No. 8, United
spanish War Veterans has extended
an invitation IN all soldiers wht
served overseas or in training camps
to join with them in observance o
Memorial Day. All who served in tn,
World War will be welcome. Th'
Camp will meet at 1 o'clock sharl
at Odd Fellows hall, North SeconC
street, near Pine.
Asked to Parade
An invitation is extended by tn,
City Grays to all overseas men o
companies D and I of the old Eight
Regiment to join with them in Mem
: orial Day observance, and partici
pate in the parade. They will NEE
| at the Armory. Second and Forste
streets, at 1 o'clock.
To Honor Dead
Soldiers and sailors who were kill
, ed or died while in service of thei
, country will be honored tomorrow
morning at Sylvan Heights Orphan
age. Plans were completed to-da!
for a Field Memorial Mass starting
: at 10 o'clock. The celebrant will b.
, the Rev. d. J. Carey, rector of st
Patrick's Cathedral. assisted b,
; other priests of Harrisburg. Appro
: pirate music will be a feature ant
will be in charge of Prof. William