Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-01
BEST MEMORIAL DAY.
Exercises Pleasing to Veterans {
Civil and World Wars.

Exercises Pleasing to Veterans OF
Civil and World Wars.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. June I've never had
a better Memorial Day service" is
the oft heard expression of post and
corps members who were here yester-
day. In the first place the day itself
was the very perfection OF weather.
The evergreens for the wreaths
were fine and plentiful and loving
hands had patiently made even more
than were needed here. The citizens,
with their usual generosity in any
matter where G. A. r. or w. r. c.,
come in, furnished even more autos
who expressed desire to go to the
ceremonies at Hardwood. The many
active Boy Scouts made short work
Of placing the more than $50 flags
and wreaths upon the soldier graves
and returned to the soldiers monu-
ment. The ritual service Of the corps
there was .mpressively given and the
service over the naval dead was
pronounced by all as the best yet
In the afternoon Captain Carney, OF
the American Legion, took general
out dood command as officer of the
day. while Lieutenant Mitchell took
the immediate command of the boys
in line Of march.
Those OF the city and the sur
rounding country that have been ac-
customed to hear the voices Of hun
dreds Of children gathered in the city
park or In a section OF the paved
avenue, and then have seen the same
hundreds join in the line of march
and then stand at attention and sal
ute as the post and corps members
marched between the open ranks
thru the park. were disappointed, as
permission to repeat the ceremony
was denied. But the children's ex-
ercises on the stge in the Congrega-
tional church went very far towards
causing forgetfullness Of such disap-
pointment. Miss Thomson, Header in
public school music. directed the
singing by large band OF grade
children. Miss Myrtle Parkes. Of
Cooper school. followed with beau
tiful piece of work by large class
Of small children who reverently
passed over the stage and, bending
a reverent knee, laid a boquet at the
foot Of a pedestal supporting q yelled
star. the whole speaking Of peace.
Still others from the opposite side
or the stage came bearing wreaths Of
white blossoms with which they COW
| cred out OF sight the ugliness of the
guns that cruel war had stacked
upon the stage. The selections rend-
cred by the college quartet. were ap-
propriate and OF the high artistic
order that always. comes from that
source. John Talbot gave his listen
ers surprise in his excellent rend-
ering of Lincolns Gettysburg speech.
Mrs. John Mowitt, patriotic instruct
or of the Woman's Relief Corps,
made fine presentation of the beau
tiful silk flag which the corps had
purchased for the legion, and Cap
tain Carney received and appropri-
ately acknowledged 1t. This was fol-
lowed by the singing of a verse Of
the Star Spangled Banner and the
flag salute. The address by Rev. w.
G. Wasser, D. D., was clear and
strong In conception and forcible in
delivery, pointing to things as they
are and forward to things as they
must be. A hearty singing Of Am
erica by the audience closed the pro-
gram and the large audience re-
manned seated while the soldiers
marched out.
In spite Of the perfect day and
urgent need of the, farmers in the
corn field the countryside was well
represented at these exercises.