The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
IS THE SPEAKER.
HE WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
ON MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVANCE BY PUBLIC
Plans Are Now Being Made;
Committees Named For
This Purpose

Professor A. B. Morris, q member
of the normal school faculty will
deliver the address on Memorial DaN,
May 8. Mr.. Morris is the son Of B
Civil wal veteran.
Committees from Alexander viii.
kins Post, G. A. r. and the Woman,s
Relief corps, together with repre-
sentatives from Glen Campbell Post,
Spanish American wal Veterans,
Lorentz Post, American Legion. and
IJs auf for Memorial rH m Services.
The national headquarters Of the
G. A. R., has issued the order that
May % be observed with a Memorial
sermon; May % be observed in
schools; May 81 Memorial Day pro-
gram.
che week Of May "a to May 81 every
school will have a short patriotic song
The Memorial sermon will be in
charge of the Ministers association
and held in the Swedish Lutheran
church Sunday, May %, at 9 p. N.
Rev. Edward Johnson delivering the
sermon.
All patriotic organizations and their
auxiliaries please meet at the public
library at 2:45 sharp to attend this
service in a body.
Memorial Day Program.
Monday, May 81, the Memorial Day
program will be held at the Sandon
theatre at II a. m. Program to be an
All Civil war veterans, Spanish
American veterans, World war ex-
service men and woman's auxiliaries
to above please meet at the armory
at. 1915 sharp for short march to
Sandon theatre via bridge where
flowers will be strewn on the waters
in memory Of comrades lost at sea.
The public is invited to these serv-
ices.
The local committee for Memorial
week program wants the name and
address Of every Civil war veteran OF
Mankato and immediate vicinity. The
following is the list they have and
names and addresses Of any others
may be phoned to The Free Press:
h a0T1e cre ssor esorT e. Ii Me elarf' ]. 'G y.
Chambers, Lester Scott. Melvin A.
Foss. Robert Girvin. Fred Heinze.
Charles Hoffman, Henry Holman,
Matthias Jost, Bennett johnson.
James Karmany, Alvin, Laird, Henry
May. James Pepper, George Parrot,
H. B. Perrin. Renzo Rist; Washington
ftduQOipus GcOIS0 Owhv otCSnnOh
Small, John Schulenberger, Eben
Sheldon, J.. 8. Williams, James VIII
son. A. I. Latin.
The following is being sent to
every Civil War Veteran in city and
immediate vicinity:
"Mankato. Mimi, May II. 1920
Comrade: General orders from Ma
ton G.. A. r. Headquarters request
that May %, 1890, be observed with
q Memorial sermon and May 81. as
Memorial Day wherein we pay trf-
TO our comrades who have ans
wered the final call.
'sThe local committee OF the g.. A..
r. and w. r. G.. have made the fol-
lowing arrangements:
MAY %. Memorial sermon 8 p. m.
at Swedish Lutheran church. Meet
at public library at 2:45 D. m.
MAY 20. a picnic dinner will be
served at twelve o'clock in w. r. G.
rooms third story of Richards Block.
MAY 81. Memorial Day program
IL a. m. Sandon theatre. All com
rades are urged to meet at Armory at
10:15 a.. m.
Automobiles will convey Civil War
Veterans in line Of march. If you
have no way of reaching these meet
ing places public Library and Arm
ory) please send at once your name
and address on enclosed postal card
to B. D. Grogan, POI S.. Front ST., and
an American Legion man will call
for you. Please rake q special ef-
fort to attend. S. H. Grannis."