Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY
WELL OBSERVED
American Legion Post Deserves
Much Credit for the
Exercises.
GLASGOW SPEAKER OF DAY
School Children, Camp Fire Girls and
Others Assist in the
Parade.


marks new order Of thing with the
veterans of the World war, taking
an active and leading part in the
events, has passed into history, and
must be marked down as a day that
saw a far better observance of the
occasion than ever before.
Naturally there were reasons for
this. The ranks of the veterans of
the Civil war, thinned greatly during
the past few years, until the fingers
of the> hands can almost be used in
counting the remaining veterans Of
that struggle between brothers, form
a heroic, although patethic, heart
touching sight, as these few men,
feeble, bent of frame, too weak to
longer carry the major portion of the
labors of Memorial day, seek to hon
or their departed comrades. with
whom they had gone through four
years Of warfare. Then has come
upon the stage of life, a new organic
alton TO carry on the work of Me
mortal day, the American Legion,
which contains within its ranks the
real manhood of America, her finest
Young men. selected to uphold their
country's honor, and well was that
work done. They have come actuated
with the same spirit that has marked
The veterans of the Cival war. All
America, while feeling that need of
honOring' her departed heroes, had
naturally a desire TO see the Legion
perform its first functions on Me-
mortal day, this being just as true In
Alma as elsewhere, and these reasons
brought out all of the real deep
thinking Americans, who know the
Importance of the day.
The principal exercises of the day
were held at the Strand theatre, at
80 Monday afternoon, the features
Of this exercise being the singing Of
the pupils of the fourth and fifth
grades Of the Washington school, who
rendered a number Of patriotic Sc
lections, the short address of Rev
Duifey's and the principal address by
G. l.. Glasgow.
The following was the program
carried out:
College Quartet.
Invocation-Rev. Duffey
Organ Selection-Prof. Gipe.
Patriotic songs and Grades
Lincolns Gettysburg address
Phil Losey
The New Memorial Day"-Kath-
crime Hagerman.
America'-Audience.
Short Address Duffey
Address. l. Glasgow.
Chaplain Mulvey.
Following the instructions by
Chaplain Mulvey. c. L. Glasgow,
speaker of the day, gave an address
that held the close attention of the
large audience that crowded the
Strand theatre Americanism. which
has been one of the questions fore
most in the minds of the people Of
the country since the opening days
of the World war, was the principal
theme of the address, in which a plea
was made for censorship of foreign
language newspapers in this country,
the elimination Of the undesirable
alien, and the suppression Of disloyal
speech.
Following the exercises at the
Strand, a long parade formed, and
marched slowly to Riverside GENET
cry where the G. A. r. ritualistic ex-
ercises were held, followed by a short
address by Rev. Gelston. Two feat
ures of the parade were well worthy
Of note 1t was the first time In
several years that the pupils of the
Alma public schools have marched IN
"A Memorial day parade, and the i'm
preston that the large number Of
school children created by their pres
ence in the parade, was strong one
The other feature was the Camp Fire
girls, who carried large American
flag, laden down with flowers. This
was carried 20 the cemetery and then
back to the State street bridge over
the Pine, where the flowers were
strewn on the waters Of the river In
commemoration Of the Nations sail