South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED IN
QUIET MANNER
Parade of Soldiers Features
Celebration-Many Dec
crate Graves.

Although Memorial day proper
fell on Sunday this year. it was OBJ
served Monday in South Bend by a
large parade OF soldiers. sailors and
parochial school children. by a ball
game at Springbrook park, and b.
the decoration OF graves in all city
cemeteries
The outstanding feature Of the day
was the parade OF Lottie A. ZelI
garrison which formed at $40
o'clock in the morning in front OF
4 b. hall. Frank Hudak was mar
shall OF the parade in which 500 SOL
diers and sailors in uniform march
ed, and more than 1000 parochial
pupils.
Led by Band.
The parade was led by the T.. 3.
band which played national airs I'll
the way 10 st. Joseph's cemetery.
about five miles west Of town. The
parochial school children, carrying
flowers dropped out Of the parade at
Division and Olive SITS. where they
formed In open ranks and ex-
changed flowers for flags with the
uniformed men. The service men
terry where mass was celebrated by
the Rev. s. A Hosinski. Of St.
Hedgewige's church. RE paid fit
ting tribute 20 the boys who died in
France. and pointed with pride to
the service flag which decorates the
church in his brief address.
More than 5000 persons assisted
at -7igh mass at the cemetery.
Business Suspended.
Through the efforts OF the Cham
ber OF Commerce, all banks and
business places were closed through
out the day and che roads leading
away from South Bend were packed
with auto parties. many Of whom
observed the day by a quiet family
picnic
During the afternoon. great
crowds gathered in front Of The
News Times bulletin board where
reports of the race at indianapolis
were flashed after every 10 laps A
groan OF disappointment was heard
when it was announced that Ralph
de Palma had been forced to the pits
with his machine which had caught
fire. He seemed TO be a top heavy
favorite among South Bend people.
Faculty members and students.
Civil war and World war veterans
united in the celebration OF Memo
rial day at Notre Dame and carried
out a program OF patriotic exercises
under the auspices OF the Notre
Dame G. A X. Post, No. 56g. Broth
er Raphael. the lone survivor OF the
original post Of 80 and Col. William
Hoyne were the only Civil war vet
Grams in attendance. Ex-service men
at the university. however, took up
q
OF Prof. William Farrell carried the
exercises out in much the same fash
ion as they had been carried out at
the university by the G. A r. vet
erans since the early seventies.
Havey Presides.
William G. Havey OF Holy Cross
seminary acted as presiding officer.
The NOtre Dame orchestra under
the direction Of Dillon J. Patterson
rendered selections throughout and
members OF the Glee club led the
audience in singing. The Program:
overture. orchestra: chorus. star
Spangled Banner" by the audience:
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, B.
Vincent Pate-: address, The Church
and Social Welfare" Emmett Swee-
ncv; selection. orchestra: address.
The Patriotism OF Peace" Paul r.
Conaghan; song. 'Notre Dame" by
the audience.
Conaghat Speaks.
In his address. Tho Patriotism
Of Peace" Paul r. Conaghan re-
fcrred to the patriotic part Notre
Dame had played the nations ev-
cry crisis. Referring 20 the Civil
war record Of the university, he
said:
''Notre Dame responded bravely
10 the call TO arms am sent 20 the
front seven priests as chaplains and
from the student body a full COM
pany Of volunteers on the mornNg
OF the battle Of Gettysburg. the sol
diers OF the Irish brigade, with
bowed heads and bended knees re-
ceived general absOlution pronounc-
ed by Fr. Corby The religious pa
triOtism and patriotic religion OF the
priests Of the Holy Cross and Illus
tri0us example set by the volunteers
who served in the war OF the states
are indelibly fixed IN the hearts of
every Notre Dame student. Their
deeds incuIcate high ideals Of de-
votion 10 God and 20 country and
We humbly thank them for this
priCeles heritage"