The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-06
ENoRIAL EXERCISES.

Worry GRAVES IN GtAEltn' D1UUn- 'lUun
rrp BY G. AR.-LARGE H1ES-
DANCE,
,,;ces of Memorial Day this
fhe sel'lgv more than usually solemn
ar Taressiye. were Having been p1sG- ~
inplg0the pre- the regular day, May 81,
ped ipp IpUln June l. some persons were
sunday, wv would not be well at
raid 'I1J hlIt the attendance tar ek-
nte9' .Dv NV similar occasion ana tne
edea a. an' of the day only added 10
crsaIsan Iemnttv of the memorial ser
solen nneo there we're no side az
ee, os'" such as base ball, fesuTais
aeIloLn, sncas to draw the attention q
b game a@Ti away from the true slgnl-
pe0plfs ppnf the day, the memorial 't
rancS Sopoic r. dead. The men Wno
IT tTa Union and their descendents'
Feq .ore sre given their lives in defens+
fl9 a',r rrast principals Of fire 'dom TO
psOpf of ours has always stood.
9an"I srmory was filed with an atten-
y crow crowd of people who joined
's.-,Iv in the singing and gave
..a sa.~s attention to the splendid pa
~ ~, address of the orator OF the
o"I pav Paul D. Yoder, pastor OF
,. reformed church. A large
'ls' aa renresenting the different
r.bas ~ under the leadership OF
' NJ KINNEY, led the singing
To- .ho ~ audience and rendered most
lively, ,iv Kipling's beautiful Re
sta, s,innaI Lest we forget The
% 1siot Mr.. Smith Billingslea
sn.bad % the hearts of all by his sing
\. 'I his fine voice never being heard
u ba+ter advantage than in the touch
l, bpautiful lines Of this memorial
= Fmn Special praise is due Mr.. Wilton
comprs, of Crisfeld, Md, student
|, western Maryland College, for the
|nIandid manner in which he denver
|, that masterpiece of Lincoln's,
n, Gattysburg address. Miss
Dn,otbv Elderdice recited in her
l,naI attractive manner, a beautiful
mem You, all of you won the War
rbcb was heartily applauded aud
r,s especially appropriate- because
t,tbe presence in the audience OF
svpral of "our boys" who had just
sturned from service in the great
nrM war. Seventeen chairs draped
black occupied the entire front OF
5a stage, nine of them labeled,
Bovs of 1861, and eight of them
Bows Of 1917, and bearing the fol-
wing names of those who had died
lrng the year, VIM. E. Brown, GO.
9Th Maryland; Levi Bankard, 20.
7th Maryland; VIM. Beaver, lst
\ B.; David w. Burns, Co. G, 1st
H. B.; Thomas N. buckingham, lst
.H B.: George G. Grass, Go. a, 91th
a.; David H. Frock, Co. G, 6th
gryland: Edward Hesson, Co. A,
h Maryland; VIM. It. Yelling, CO.
Nth Maryland; veterans of the
ril War and Jerome l.. Day, Harry
Myers. John Raymond Marsh,
enneth Long, John c. Yingling all
lied in action or died of wounds in
rance and E. Frank Tracey, Frank
Onroe Miller and Clarence c. Wing
lg died in Camp Hospital.
The program opened with singing
tar Spangled Banner, and prayer
Rev. Thos. E. McGuigan, pastor OF
Johns Catholic church, the entire
dience joining in reciting the
,rd'S Prayer at the close. Mrs. ;.
Herr then introduced Gen. John
King, Of Baltimore in a few ap-
opriate words, speaking OF his
ldneSs in coming on several occa-
ms to assist in our services and
Q interest he has always shown I'm
EN-. Gen. King was a member or
. H, 9Th Maryland Regiment, dur
: the Civil War and was for many
ars U. :. Pension Agent at Wash
5tOn and has endeared himself to
old veterans and to their widows
his universal kindness. He was
10 Commander i'm Chief Of the G. a.
Gen. King took charge of the
ogram and conducted the G. "A. R.
rWce at the cemetery
The chairs were crowned with
Wers by Boy Scouts who stood at
lentiOn back of the chairs while
IS, Edward Little sang very sweetly,
eneath the flag they are sleeping" 7,
d the drum was rolled by U. s. A.
own, and taps sounded by Busler
II Brown. The chairs were
owned by the following scouts,
lrry Miller, Billy Ditman, Robert
own, Lester Minkey, Clarence Cor
!, Hume Crawford, Carroll Craw-
,a, Charles Bish, Terry Crawford,
by Scout Master Frederick w.
lier, The program closed with
aver by Rev. Arthur G. Day, pas
OF Centenary Methodist Episcopal
arch and singing America. The
wees at the ceremony took place
Lore the meeting at the armOry.
y march was to have been led by
Boy Scout Band, but on account
Prof. Peltz not feeling we'll
oash, the boys were without a
luer' but the stirring music Of the
u aLn corps U. S. G. Brown, leader,
III the veteran fifer Mr.. J. f..
nroW and Messrs. Earl G.. Brown,
I aFy Mlnkey, David @. Yingling
= y Harry Sullivan Of Finksburg,
q ied the veterans. The children
lcaed O we'll, preceded by our faith
, oHicers, Helm and Stem. The
e long line of the children led the
! III t'tenlng lines of the blue under
nj rieaEGership Of Miss Mary B- Shell
u. u Nearly 200 children carrying
no % ana flowers led the way to the
j Gssry MY followed by the students Of
] mestern Maryland College, under
.tas GsOnlmand Of Capt. Richmond. who
NO a. escort to the Post. Only
ar,h surVlVcrs Of the original 236
arch We're able to make the
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