The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-05-26
PROGRAM TO Be
HELD HERE FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
STORES WILL CLOSE AND ALL
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND
OTHERS WILL TURN OUT

ARRANGEMENTS for Memorial Day
are completed and the day will be
observed here in the usual manner
The real significance of the day VIII
be felt probably stronger this year
than ever before in our generation, as
todav practically all of the boys
have returned from the service and
will be here to take part in the oo-
servance of this great day when We
nav homage to the hero dead OF many
wars. The business places Of Belding
will be closed all day, Monday in OBJ
servance of Memorial Day. The pro-
gram for the day will be as follows;
Memorial (Decoration) Day SER
vice. The G.. A. r. Post, the Womahs
Relief Corps, the Camp of the Sons
of Veterans, the Camp of the Daugn-
ters of Veterans, the Hugo Faies
POST 203, American Legion, Will as
semble at the G.. A. r. hall at 9:OU
O'clock sharp, fast time, Monday, May
31 and march to the Bridge street
bridge where the w. r. c., assisted
bv the other orders will give ritualis>
tic water service in memory OF the
soldiers, sailors and marines buried
Al. sea. Prayer by Rev. Norton;
Order of march: School pupils IN
ranks Of fours carrying flags under
charge of Superintendent Skinner
and their teachers; 2, Boy Scouts; 8,
Civic bodies, lodges and patriotic ci>
tizens: A. Belding band; 5, Camp
Fire Girls; 6, Hugo Fales Post, ZO3
American Legion, Commander O'Con>
nor; 7, After the water service they
will march in the same order to the
M f. church where all will be seated
Program at the church: Music by
the High shool directed by Miss
Elizabeth Raynor. Y, High school
assembly; 2, Invocation, Rev. Nor
ton; 8, High school chorus; A, Read
ing General. John A. Logan's cele-
brated order No. IL of May 5, 1850,
establishing Memorial Day for all
time. Adiutant VIM. r. Olds; D,
Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress; 6. Presentation of flag to the
American Legion Post, Elmer f..
Fales; z, Acceptance, S. l.. O'Connor;
8. Solo. Miss Elizabeth Raynor; 9,
Address. Rev. Norton; 10, High
school chorus, america First and
Last; IL, Benediction.
All soldiers. sailors and marines
of all wars, the Mayor, City Council
and all civic bodies and fraternal or
ders are cordially invited to join with
us III assemble at the G. A. r. hall,
make The march and attend the SER
vice of Memorial Day.
Immediately after the close of the
service at the church the Post, the
Tents, the Camp and Tent of Sons
and Daughters of Veterans will pro-
ceed by auto to the Cooks Corners
Cemetery at 1890 for the regular
G.. A. R. Cemetery service, then to
Smyrna where dinner will be served
by the Lady Maccabees, then to the
Smyrna cemetery for the G.. A. R.
service and a brief program by the
school pupils under the direction Of
their teacher, Miss Marion Byrne at
2:30, then to the River Ridge ceme-
terry in Belding at $3.50 and the old
Belding cemetery for decoration and
dismissal.
Every citizen should make an ef-
fort to make this a holy day set
apart to be sacredly observed for our
nations dead as well as our own.
Bring flowers and wreaths for ev-
cry grave.
w. r. Olds, Frank r. Chase,
Adjutant. Commander.