The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-05-14
PROGRAM BY VETS
ON MEMORIAL DAY
INVITE U.C. And G. A. R.
Join Ceremonies at Oak Grove Gene
terry May 30-To Decorate Graves
on Foreign Soil.

Memorial day on Sunday, May 30,
will be observed by the American
LEGION with public exercises at Oak
Grove cemetery with decoration of
civil war and world war veterans, it
was decided by the Theodore Camp
! bell post at it's meeting last night.
/ Confederate veterans who had an
nounced an informal decoration of
graves at the cemetery on next Sun
day will be asked by the legion to
defer their exercises and take part in
the exercises the following Sunday,
which will be national decoration day
As already tentatively decided, world
war veterans will march in uniform
from the courthouse to the cemetery.
Graves of their own comrades and
Confederate and union veterans will be
decorated H. L. McAlister, com
mander of the post named G. S.
McHenry, John f. Lyon and Leslie
Grafton as committee to have gen
eral charge of the program for the
day.
The local post also will make a con-
tribution to the fund asked by the
national legion for use in decorating
the graves of American saldiers and
sailors buried on foreign soil. This
decoration will be carried out by the
American Legion through war or
CARNATIONS in France, England and
Belgium, and wreaths will be provid-
ed for every grave. The fund sent
by the Theodore Campbell post will
be made up from private contribu-
tons by it's members and any of the
public who wish to aid the legion in
remembering the dead Contributions
should be given to Leslie Grafton,
post finance officer, before May 20.
After the meeting last night had
been opened with prayer by Chaplain
c. NJ. Reeves, Mr.. McAlister called for
the election of an adjutant to succeed
the late Rupert H. Weems. w. H.
Newborn and John f. Lyon were
placed in nomination, Mr.. Lyon max
ing a whirlwind campaign for the
selection Of his opponent and Mr.. New
bern receiving the vote of the post.
To succeed Mr.. Newborn as post fin
ance officer, the post selected Leslie
P. Grafton. OF the committee reports
made, the most important was that
on constitution and by laws, read by
G. S, McHenry. 1t was adopted as
a whole by vote of the post. Or
ganization of a women's auxiliary to
the post. in which membership will
be limited to the immediate families
of those eligible to membership in the
legion and near relatives of those
killed in battle OF died in disease,
was approved Mr.. McAlister will
later name a committee of five women
eligible to membership, who will be
entrusted with the formation of an
auxiliary
A campaign for membership was dis
cussed and on motion of Elias King,
drive the week beginning May 81
will be started. Members of the post
will be asked to pick out five vet
Grams eligible for membership and to
make an especial effort during the
week to secure their applications.
The following resolution was adopt
ed on the death of Rupert H. Weems,
late adjutant of the post:
Whereas, God in His infinite wis
dom has seen fit to call unto Him
self our comradc, Rupert H. Weems.
Adjutant of this Post; and
"Wheareas, Comrade Weems has
been faithful soldier in the service
of his country, ever holding strictly
to the line of duty and earning there
| by the respect and confidence of his
brothers in arms; and
Whereas, he has since his return
from the service been an active and
loyal member and officer of this post
of the American Legion. and has in
this and other ways shown his in
terest IN and regard for the welfare
of all eX-service men; therefore be it
Resolved, by the Theodore Camp
bell Post No. 16 Of the American
Legion that we give public expression
to the feeling Of the great loss that
IS ours by reason Of the passing of