The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-05-12
ARRANG-
ED FOR MEMORIAL
DAY EXERCISES
CITIZENS, SCHOOL CHILDREN
AND PATRIOTIC ORDERS TO
e HONOR NATIONS DEAD

The patriotic orders of Belding will
observe Memorial Day, Sunday, May
% by attending the regular morning
service at the Church of Christ. They
will assemble at the G. A. r. hall at
1000 o'clock a. m, fast time, and
march to the church. ALI soldiers
sailors and marines of all wars are
invited to join with us in this men,
orial Sunday service.
| Headquarters, Dan S. Root Post.
126 G. A. R., Belding, Mich. May Is
1920.
Memorial (Decoration) Day SER
vice. The G.. A. r. Post, the Womans
Relief Corps, the Camp of the Sons
of Veterans, the Camp of the Daugh-
ters of Veterans, the Hugo Fales
Post 203, American Legion,w i'll as
semble at the G.. A. r. hall at 900
o'clock shrap, fast time, Monday, May
81 and march to the Bridge street
bridge where the w. r. c.. assisted
by the other orders will give ritualis-
tic water service in memory of the
soldiers, sailors and marines buried
at sea. Prayer by Rev. Norton.
Order of march: School pupils in
ranks of fours carrying flags under
charge of Superintendent Skinner
and their teachers; 2, Boy Scouts; 8
Civic bodies, lodges and patriotic ci-
tizens; A, Belding band; 5, Camp
Fire Girls; 6, Hugo Fales Post, 203
American Legion, Commander O'Con-
nor; z, After the water service they
will march in the same order to the
M. +. church where all will be seated.
! Program at the church, Music by
the High school directed by Miss
Elizabeth Raynor. /, High school
assembly; 2, Invocation. Rev. Nor
ton; 3, High school chorus; A, Read
ing General John A. Logan's cele>
brated order No. IL of May 5, 1850,
establishing Memorial Day for all
time, Adjutant VIM. r. Olds: S.
Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress; 8, Presentation of flag to the
American Legion Post, Elmer f.
Fales; 7 Acceptance, S. L. O'Connor,
i 8, Solo. Miss Elizabeth Raynor: q,
Address, Rev. Norton; 10. High
school chorus, America First and
Last; IL, Benediction.
All soldiers, sailors and marines of
all wars, the Mayor, City Council and
all Civic bodies and fraternal orders
are cordially invited to join with US
in assembly at the G.. A. r. hall, make
the march and attend the service of
Memorial Day.
Immediately after the close of the
service at the church the Post, the
Tents, the Camp and Tent of Sons
and Daughters Of Veterans will pro-
ceed by auto to the Cooks Corners
Cemetery at 1890 for the regular
G.. A. R. Cemetery service. then to
Smyrna where dinner will be served
by the Lady Maccabees, then to the
Smyrna cemetery for the G. A. r.
service and a brief program by the
school pupils under the direction Of
their teacher, Miss Marion Byrne at
2:30, then to the River Ridge ceme>
terry in Belding at $3.50 and the old
Belding cemetery for decoration and
dismissal.
! Every citizen should make an ef-
fort to make this a holy dav set
apart to be sacredly observed for our
nations dead as well as our own.
4 Bring flowers and wreaths for ev>
cry grave.
4 Kindly furnish your auto with a
driver for the Post, the Camps, the
Sons and Daughters of Veterans and
the American Legion, from the NJ
+. church at 1880 to the several
cemeteries and return4
~ your earliest convenience please
report the use of your auto with the
number you will convey to Elmer
Wise, VIM. Malone or Mert Eaves,
Committee on transportation.
10 will be your personal comfort to
know that you helped to make this
day one Of patriotic devotion to God,
Home and Country.
Frank r. Chase,
w. r. Olds, Commander.
Adjutant.