South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
WAR VETERANS
PAY HONOR In
PARADE TODAY
All Soldiers and Sailors In
vited to Join Procession
Big Ceremonies.

With the American legion an es-
tablished fact having hundreds Of
members 10 replace the thinning
ranks OF Spanis American and Civil
war veterans. south Bend is pre-
pared TO pay tribute, Sunday and
Monday. to her soldier dead in
bigger way than ever before.
Services in memory of sailors will
be held Sunday morning at Howard
park. An elaborate program in hon
or OF dead veterans OF all wars has
been arranged for the afternoon at
the city cemetery. Veterans Of all
wars whether members Of veteran
orga nizatioLs or not are asked TO
participate in honor Of their fallen
comrades, particularly the afternoon
exercises at the city cemetery.
All Invited.
Committees in charge Of the pro-
gram for the afternoon exercises
have requested that every ex-service
man who possibly can. march in the
parade which will start it's march to
the cemetery at $3.50 o'clock In the
afternoon, forming at Main and JEFF
fersOn SITS. Those who will march,
howey or, are requested TO assemble
at Seyler hall, +. Wayne st. promptly
at 1:15 20 form the parade. The
parade will be formed without re-
gard TO rank.
Besides the fixed program the city
will observe the day in other ways.
The churches in particular will do
honor in their services to those who
have fought for America and pass
ed on. All OF the pastors Will touch
on the significance Of the day in
specially prepared sermons.
MishaWaka Program.
The patriotic organizations and
citizens Of MiShawaka will carry out
an afternoon program in honor of
the dead soldiers and sailors which
includes parade through the
downtown distr CT, beginning at 9
o'clock and services at the soldiers
monument Batcell park. At Notre
Dame the veterans of the World war
will take up the custom that has
been carried down the years blythe
Notre Dame post, G.. A. r., which
death has now reduced TO a single
member.
For the special services that will
be held in the morning at Howard
park under the auspices OF the Nor
man Eddy Post. G.. A. r.. and the
Women's Relief corps, the march
will start at S:45 in the morning
headed by Redmen's band, at Michi-
gan and Wayne SITS Other patriotic
organizations are asked TO take part
in this also.
Rev. b. D. Beck will be the speak
er Of the occasion at the park.
Duets will be rendered by Mrs.
George Gall and Mrs. Hummer. A
reading will be rendered by Mrs.
o. Zerbe.
Children TO March
Children are ~ be prominent in
the afternoon exercises The city's
new organization of Boy Scouts
forming on each side Nhe column on
parade will act as guards along the
way and thus march to the ceme-
terry. Little girls from the grade
schools accompanied by their teach
ers are to march between the col
umns Of veterans.
The line of march for tina after
noon parade will be east on JEFF
ferson blvd. TO Michigan St. north
on Michigan ST. to Colfax av.. west
on COlfax 10 Elm, thence TO the
cemetery. Parade formation will be
as follows: platoon of police. field
officer of the day. band, city off,
Gals. city fire department. firing
squad. Sons Of Veterans. Army and
Navy union. Ladies auxiliary, Amer
lean legion, World war veterans.
Spanish war veterans, Auten post,
G.. A. r.; carriages for speakers
and disabled soldiers.
&. a. r. First.
At the cemetery gate the column
will halt and open order. The C. A.
Z. posts will march through the
line and deplOying at the gate de-
posit their flowers as they march
across the cemetery. The other
veteran organizations will march
through the cemetery to the second
avenue and there deplOying TO the
right and left place their flowers on
graves north of the avenue.
Order of program at the cemetery
is as follows:
Music NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Band
Pa - IL L Beck