Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY. !.
ACCELERATED |: /: | |
Veterans of Three Wars
March in Parade and PeO-
pie pay Homage to
The Dead. go
FINE ADDRESS GIVEN
Sen. C. G. Saunders of Coun-
Gil Bluffs Speaker OF
i The Day.
FINE ADDRESS GIVEN

veterans of three wars marched il
the Memorial day parade in this city
Friday and all Webster City and the
adjacent farm community united with
them in paying memory's tribute to the
dead, and homage TO the living.
1t was the first time that men of the
American EXpeditionary Force had
participated in Memorial day parade
here and, with the. gray haired veterans
OF 81 who saved a united nation. men
OF the Spanish-American war who did
their bit to give freedom to the Cypress
sd, the men of a world war united in the
sad tribute to the memory of comrades
who fell III the three wars.
Day Ideal.
The day was an ideal one and the
cemetery was probably visited by more
people than ever before assembled there
on Memorial day. The floral displays
We're unusually generous and the deli
cate perfume Of flowers pervaded the
place. This day is sacred to the mem
ory of the dead and never before has
the true spirit of Memorial day been
so widespread in this community. Com
Partively few men of the civil war are
left and this fact, at each recurring
Memorial day. adds to the sadness and
tenderness of the OCCASION.
The business district of the city was
nil 1y,I t<,1 - ~,
home in the city "a flag was displayed
In the morning the Boy Scouts can
vassed the residence districts and
solicited flowers with which to deco
rate the graves of soldiers.
The days celebration opened with
the parade at 80, led by the band
and followed by the Spanish American
wal, veterans. Following these in the
ORDER named came the civil war
veterans, Boy Scouts, school children,
w. II. c., city officials, speaker, glee
ciub.and citizens.
List of Dead.
AT the cemetery the G. A. r. held
their usual ritual service, including the
firing of a salute to the dead, decora-
tioA,.of graves, etc. Captain f. s..
Boutinot also read the names of civil
war veterans who have died the past
year. There were but twO-S. s. Nor
rison and s. w. Porter. He also read
complete list of Hamilton county
men who gave up their lives in the
world war: There are fifty of these as
follows:
Private Chas. Knudson. Jewell.
Sergeant James Il. Wedding, Web
ster City.
Private Ronald LOban. Jewell.
Private Lewis Maland, Radcliffe.
Private Nicolo Alongi, Jewell.
Corporal Hio Waterman, Kamrar.
Sergeant Mark A. Pooley, Webster
City.
Private Helmick c. Westwick, viii
liams.
Private Friedrich William Sonksen,
Stratford.
Private Severt J. Larson, Ellsworth.
Private Ira L. Daily, Homer. y
Private Clarence Olson, Jewell.
Private Odin Olson, Jewell.
Private Albert r. Weir, harrisburg
Private Arthur Rees, harrisburg
Private William Laurence, Webster
City.
Private Nels Thompson. Jewell.
Sergeant X. L. Hanrahan, Webster
City.
Private Clarence Wilhelm Nelson,
Jewell.
Private Andrew +. Boyd. Stanhope.
Private Axel Headlund, StratfOrd.
Private. Percy Fink, Stratford.
Private Myron Hahne. Webster City.
Private Noble Garth. Webster City.
Private Emil Larson, Jewell.
Private Maranis Sorenson, Webster
City.
Private Lloyd Lee Brooks, Stratford.
Private Cecil Dwight Bradley, Web
ster City.
Private Floyd Williams, Webster
City.
Private George Smith, Webster City.
Private Albert William Malmbers,
Stanhope.
Private Arthur Heng, Radcliffe.
Private Peter Swenson. Randall.
Private Emil Stcinke, Webster City.
Private Lester Staley, Webster City.
Private Peter Jensen, Jewell.
Private Clarence Busick.
Private Walter Sones, Webster Clty.
Private Duane Harold Human,
Stratford.
Private John Pierce, Webster City.
Private Pratt Aarvig, Webster City.
Private Nels Nelson Jewell.
Private Christian Marius Chrlsteh-
sen. Ellsworth.
Private Pearl W. Dickerson, VIII
liams.
Private Theodore Anderson, STRAIT
ford.
Private omer omundson. Jewell