Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-12
HONOR HERO DEAD
MONDAY, MAY 81
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES TO
HAVE UNUSUAL INTEREST
THIS YEAR.
WILL DEDICATE MONUMENT
TO WORLD WAR VETERANS
Joint Exercises to Be Held at River
eide csmstsry-Sons Of Veterans 70
Ask All Patriotic Societies TO CO.
operate In Arranging Program
School Children 70 Participate.

with Memorial Day, coming on
Sunday this year, Monday, May 81.
win be observed In this city as a
public holiday. Tha latter date has
been chosen by the veterans Of the
civil war for tho annual observance,
and the holiday win be observed by
the schools Of the city. 20 that school
children may participate in the days
program.
The observance will be Of more
than ordinary interest this year be-
cause Il 10 planned to dedicate on
Memorial Day the monument to tho
memory OF Marshall county soldier
boys who died during the world war.
for which funds were raised by the
City Federation Of Woman's Clubs.
A joint observance will be held at
Riverside. with all the patriotic so
cieties Joining in q general program.
AS has been the custom in recent
years Frank M. Thomas post, q. A.
r., has delegated to the Sons Of Vet
Grams the arrangements for exercises.
Tho latter organization. however.
win ask the cooperation Of the Am
erican Legion, the Spanish American
War Veterans and other patriotic So
cieties in arranging and carrying out
the days program. Arrangements for
the day probably Will be made by a
committee composed Of representa-
tives from all the organisations.
Memorial Sermon May e.
The annual memorial sermon will
be delivered by Rev. b. r. Martin. at
the CONGREGATION church At II o'clock
Sunday. May %. to which an In
vitation has been extended TO all tho
patriotic societies. This date waA
chosen because the annual sermon
Tor the high school graduating class
was set for Sunday. May 80. It has
been the custom to have the church
lservice on the nrst Sunday before
Memorial Day.
Al In former yeam, the program
viii include the annual procession
from the court house square At . q
IN. with . program given BY tho
.',chool children. under the direction
~ Superintendent A. Palmer, at
Riverside. Automobiles win be pro-
vided for the members Of the q. A.
q. ana the Woman's Relief Corps.
Joint program at Cemetery.
On arrival at tho cemetery pupils
" the gradsd schools. in charge Of
!. committee from the Sons Of VET
,,rAns. win decorate the graves of
holders Of al wars which win be
marked with nags by the COMMITTEES.
A Joint program VIII be held. In
,.luding the school exercises and the
iervices In dedication Of the soldiers
monument. The latter service Is in
charge Of . committee from the city
federation, composed Of Mrs. D. r.
Jackson and Mrs. George W. Darling.
Program at 9oldisrs' Home.
The Memorial Day program at the
soldiers homo will be carried out
much as It was year ago. whom
members Of Phil Sheridan post
marched to the home cemetery In
the morning to decorate the graves,
and appropriate exercises were held
on the homo lawn. In front Of the
main building. in tho afternoon. The
Afternoon program. which u now be-
ing prepared by committee. will be
given ct 3 o'clock.
\ speaker will DO secured and q
musical program will be ARRANGED,
with numbers by members of the
homo choir. and concert BY the
homo band.