South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-29
ALL TO JOIN
In HONORING
DEAD, SUNDAY
Patriotic Bodies Will Observe
Memorial Day in South
Bend and Notre Dame.


veterans of three American wars
and the women who waited and
served while the boys were at the
front will join tomorrow in observ-
ing the day set aside in honor OF
those who have fought and passed
on.
Memorial day has been observed
for years in South Bend. once IL
was only the thinning ranks OF union
blue that represented the uniform as
the paraders marched through Mich
igan st. Then the fellows who went
to Cuba came back and the Spanish
War Veterans took their place in
the line. Tomo row for the first
,ime the American Legion will be
represented as & body by the khaki
OF the army and the navy DIue.
Veterans VIII Parade.
Every patriotic organization in the
city is expected TO be represented in
the program which will mark this
new Memorial day. The veterans
OF the Civil war and their women 3
auxiliaries who have perpetuated
Memorial day, will appear in the
parade The Spanish War Veterans,
the Legion. the Army and Navy un-
ion and all Of their auXiliaries Will
take part. Boy Scouts will do police
duty along the line of march and at
the city cemetery where the pro-
gram will be concluded, and 1000
little girls from the grade schools
will march as division.
The afternoon parade. which will
start it's march 10 the cemetery at
1880, will probably represent South
Bends most faithful observance of
the day. In the morning the mem
bers of Norman Eddy Post G. A. X.
and the Women's Relief corps will
pay special tribute TO the sailor dead
with a service at Howard park.
Other patriotic organizations have
also been invited to join in the pro
cesslon. which will start from Mich
igan and Wayne SITS. at S:45, headed
By the Redmens band.
Program at Park.
The program at the park VIII con-
sist of duets by Mrs. George Gall
and Mrs Hummer. a reading by
Mrs. o. Zerbe, and an address by
Rev. y. d. Beck.
The afternoon parade will start
from Main and jefferson SITS. at $3.50
o'clock, marching east on Jefferson
to Michigan. north on Michigan TO
Colfax, west on Colfax to Elm, and
north TO the cemetery.
At Notre Dame 400 students and
six priests who served in the world
war will take up the thread which
has been almost severed by death
and honor the 80 Notre Dame men
who gave their lives in the late war
as we'll as the veterans of '61 who
lie in the little community cemetery.
University Exercises.
OF the 80 original members of
Notre Dame post No. 569, g. A r..
which for years carried out the
Memorial day program. only one.
Brother Raphael, survives. Col.
William Hoynes. dean-emeritus of
the college Of law, is the only other
Civil war veteran at the university.
After the mass. Memorial day ex-
ercises will be held IN Washington
hall. The following program has
been arranged: William c. Havey,
presiding officer; overture, univers-
ity orchestra; chorus, Star Spangled
Banner" by the audience. with the
Glee club leading; Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address. B. Vincent Pater; ad-
dress, The Church and Social Wei
fare" Emmett Sweeney: selection,
university orchestra: memorial ode
George NJ Schuster), Walter NJ
OKeefe; song. "Colum bia, the Gem
of the Ocean," audience; address,
Patriotism or Peace" Paul X. Con-
aghan: song, "Notre Dame" audi
ence; decorating of graves in Com
munity cemetery and Cedar Grove
cemetery.
Most Prominent Members.
Most prominent of the Civil war
veterans who enjoyed membership
in the local &. \. r. post, was Will
lam Olmstead. who as brigadier-
general in command OF the first
bigade. second division OF the army
of the Potomac. cut off Lee from
his supplies and thus made newt
able the southern commanders sur
render 10 Grant. He came to Notre
Dame after the war, entered the
priesthood and was one of the
founders Of the university G.. A. r
post.
Rev. William Corby, one OF the
cnaplains \otre Dame sent 10 the
civil war gained fame as chaplain
of the SSth New York infantry He
gave general abSolution 20 the IA
nous Irish brigade just before the
battle of Gettysburg. A monument
IS erected on the spot on which he
stood on the field at Gettysburg in
memory OF his feat. He returned TO
NOtre Dame after the war and later
became president of the university
Was Local Pastor.
Rev p. L. COOney also went out
from Notre Dame at the outbreak
OF hostilities in 1861. and became
chaplain OF the 35th Indiana infan-
try. Returning 10 Notre Dame after
the war ne served for years as pas
tor of St Patrick's church. South
Bend.
The deceased members Of the
Notre Dame post include: Rev.
William COrby, Rev. James Dillon,
Rev Paul f. Gillen. Rev. 2. p.
Coonsy. Rev. Joseph Carrier. Rev
Edward T. Martin. Rev. Thomas
kennedy. Rev. William Olmstead.
Rev. r Schmitt. Rev. P. r Bren-
men Rev r. I. Boule. Brothers
Richard. Sebastian Polycarp. Lean
der, AgathO. Ignatius EustaChius
Benedict. Cosmas and John Crhyso-
stom. The last two mentioned died
during the past war.