The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-06
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
i CHAIRS DRAPED IN BLACK OCCUPIED
The STAGE : PROGRAM HE'D II Ar
HORY GRAVES N CEMETERY DECOR
aTED BY :. Ar LARGE aTTEN-
DANCE.

The services Of Memorial Day this
year were more than usually solemn
and impressive. Having been pest-
poned from the regular day. May 80,
10 Sunday. June l. some persons we're
afraid they would not be vel at
tended, but the attendance far ex-
ceeded any similar occasion and the
sacredness Of the day only added TO
the solemnify Of the memorial SER
vice. because there were no side at-
fractions, such as base ball. festivals
and dances 10 draw the attention cf
the people axay from the true stgDi-
IIeanee of the day, the memorial bf
our heroic dead. The men wbo
saved the Union and their descendants,
Who have given their lives IN asfensT
Of the great principals of fre dom to
all people for which this great
Country of ours has always stood.
The armory vas filed with N. atten-
tive crowd of people who Joined
heartily IN the singing and gave
close attention to the splendid pa
friotic address of the orator Of the
day. Rev. Paul D. Yoder. pastor of
Haust Reformed church. : large
choir representing the different
churches under the leadership OF
Mrs. II. NJ. KINNEY, led the singing
by the audience and rendered most
effectively. KIpling's beautiful RE
cessional. Lest we forget. The
soioist. mr. Smith BIIIIngslea
touched the hearts OF all by his sing
ing. his fine voice never being heard
to better advantage than IN the touch
ing beautiful lines OF this memorial
hvmn. Special praise is due Mr Wilton
1. Somers. Of Criafield, Md. student
at Western Maryland College. Tor the
splendid manner IN which he deliver
ed that masterpiece OF Llneoln's
MS Gettysburg address. MISS
Dorothy Elderdice recited n her
usual attractive manner. beautiful
poem, You. al Of you won the war
which was heartily applan1e1 aud
was especially appropriate because
of the presence In the audience oi
several of our boys" who had Just
returned from service in the great
world war. Seventeen chairs draped
in black occupied the entire front Of
the stage, nine Of them labeled
Boys OF 1861. and eight of them
.aaoss OF 1917. and bearing he fol
lowing names Of those who had died
during the year. Vim. E. Brown. Co
4. 9Th Maryland: Levi Bankard. Co
=. 9TH MarxIands VIM. Beaver. Isl
=. II. b.; David n. Bnrnss .. :, lss
p. II. b.. Thomas n. Buckingham ls1
?. II. b.: George G. Grass. @. :. 9lth
Pa; David Il. Frock. co. .. 6u
Maryland; Edward Hesson. GO. a,
9Th Maryland. Wm. T. Yelling. Co
4. 6th Maryland: veterans Of the
Civil War and Jerome l. d.. Harry
/ Myers. John Raymond Marsh
Kenneth Long. John c. YInKling all
killed in action or died Of wounds IN
France and l. Frank Tracey. Frank
Monroe Miller and Clarence :. wing
ling died IN Camp Hospital.
The program opened with singing
Star SpansIad Banner. and prayer
by Rev. Thoa. I. McGuigan. pastor ol
ST Johns Catholic church. The entire
audience Joining in reeIIIHE INC
Lords Prayer 1t the close. ars. .
(. Herr then introduced Cen. John
+ King, Of baltimore In : 1eH ap-
nropriate words, speaking of his
Kindness in coming on several ncca-
aIons TO assist IN our services and
the interest he has always shown IN
them. Gen. King was member oil
20. II. 9th Maryland Regiment. dur
NJ the Civil Hlar and Wa Ter many
years U. s. Pension Agent i Wash
Inoton and has endeared himself 70
the old veterans and to their widows
By his universal kindness. He vas
also Commander IN Chief Of ne Q. A.
Z. Gen. King took charge Of the
program and conducted the :. =. X,
service at the cemetery.
The chairs we're crowned with
flowers BY Boy Scouts who stood al
attention back Of the chairs while
hrs. Edward Little sang very sweeuy'
Beneath the Tag they are sleeping
and the drum vas rolled b. !. s. A,
Brown. and taps sounded b Busler
Earl Brown. The chairs we're
crowned By the following scouts
Harry Miller. BILLY Ditman. Robert
Brown. Lester Mlnkey, Clarence Cor
bin. Hume Crawford, Carroll Craw-
ford Charles HIsh. Terry Crawford,
led By sSuuI Master FTeaHTIek w
Fuller. The program closed with
prayer By lev. Arthur 6 Day. pas
Ior OF Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church and singing America The
services at the ceremony look place
before the meeting at the armory
The march Raz 70 have been ed by
The Boy Scout nand. but o. account
Of Prof. pelIz not feeling sell
enough, the Ihoya were Without a
leader, but the stirring music Of the
drum corps i. s. q. Brown leader
With the veteran fifer Mr. if
Morrow and Messrs. Earl :. Brown
Harry MinEey. David c. Y[ngiine
and Harry Sullivan on FInKsburg
Who led the veterans. The children
marched vel. proceeded b. or faith
~ officers, Helm and sIsm The
lone long Inc Of the children led tho
shortening IInes Of the blue under
ne leadership oT Miss MarY :. She'll
man. Nearly 30 children carrying
flaes and flowers led the - . the
cemetery followed by the students Of
the Western Maryland COLLEGE. under
he command aT Capt. Richmond. who
acted as e.eoTI to the. Pozl Only
nine survivors of the original 236
members #9He able 10 lnake the
march. The poHI Flag Va carried
y Veteran lon I. FoasetI .IIh A. \,
HaIney, Jr.. an1 Courtney I Beaver
aT fhe l12lh Machine Gun Battalion
Inst retnrnza |Tgm France aeIlng as
color euzHa5 re large American
zag was carried ny Musician Carroll
Crawford 70 naa Just received his
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