Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-31
WAR VETERANS
PAY TRIBUTE TO
FALLEN HEROES
Parade of Gray-Haired Men
and Youths in Khaki
Feature Sunday.
CHURCHES OBSERVE DAY

Soldiers Of all wars Joined hands in
indianapolis yesterday to pay tribute
20 the fallen heroes, and the ohservances
were carried over until today by mer
chants and manufacturers who closed
their places of business.
The services yesterday were Joined in
BY soldiers of fthe late war, Of the Span
ish-American war and veterans Of the
Civil war, beginning at o'clock with
the program at the soldiers and sailors
monument, and ending with sermons IN
most of the city's churches last night.
Services at the monument were in
charge Of McGrew camp No. and Berry
camp No. 50, Spanish War Veterans.
The annual Memorial day parade was
held in the afternoon. forming at Meri-
dian and st. Clair streets, under the
direction of Frank NJ. Hay, grand mar
shall, at O'Clock, led by the indianapolis
j, Military band.
GRAY-HAIRED MEN
HEAD PROCESSION.
The following organizations, in the
order mentioned. participated in the pa
rade:
Civil war veterans, members of the
G. A. R., who led the parade, falling out
ut the monument, where they reviewed
the remainder Of the procession, led by
their auxiliaries.
Spanish war veterans followed, and
then came the American Legion and
other veterans of the world war, most of
them in uniform, led by the national
officers and headquarters staff; the Rain
bow Division Veterans association, led
by Col. Robert II. Tyndall, commander
Of the 15Oth field artillery; high school
cadets of the R. o. T. c., followed by
various military uniformed and non
uniformed organizations.
The Civil war veterans were taken TO
Crown Hill cemetery after the parade In
automobiles.
At the fiagpole at the cemetery the
ritual of the G. A. r. was read by VIII
liam A Ketcham, state commander A j.
Buchanan, officer of the day; Rev. Alfred
B. whitney, chplain, and Hugh ). Cum
mings, adjutant.
The Memorial day address was given
by Col. Scion J. Carter.
BOYS AND GIRLS
DECORATE GRAVES.
The soldiers graves were decorated by
a group OF boys and girls representing
various military organizations of the city.
Memorial day services were held at the
following places yesterday:
Hin cemetery, exercises were conducted
ar Mt. Jackson cemetery. Anderson ceme-
tery. indianapolis Hebrew cemetery,
Floral Park cemetery, at the Confederate
monument in Greenlawn cemetery, and at
the graves of the dead in Fl. Benjamin
Harrison.
Union memorial services were held at
the Capitol Avenue N. E. church by the
congregations OF the North Park Chris
tan, Grace Presbyterian and Capitol
Avenue NJ. z. churches
Rev y. s. Sichterman of the Grace
Presbyterian church delivered the ser
mon at this service.
Many veterans Of the Civil and the
world wars attended special service at
the Brookside Park L. B. church, where
A. NJ. WaIrod, a veteran of the Civil war,
was the principal speaker.
Judge Charles J. Orbison made the
principal address at a service held at the
St Paul NJ E. church. his subject being
Qualities of Good Citizenship"
The Bruce P. Robinson post of the
American legion attended in 2 body
service at the Central Christian church.
NATIONS MEMORY"
SPEAKERS SUBJECT.
At this service Rev. A. B. Philputt
spoke on 1.-The Nations Memory" iP
which the speaker paid a splendid tribute
to the services Of the American soldier
in all wars
Taking as his subject "Honoring Our
Dead Heroes" Rev Frederick T. Tay
Tor delivered an impressive sermon at
the First Baptist church, in which he
claimed that the cure Of all OF the ma
tons ills IS in the gospel Of Jesus
Christ
A tribute to the soldiers Of the civil
war was paid by Rev. J. B. Parsons dur
Ing q sermon yesterday at the Brookside
Park Z. B. church.
He claimed that the civil war veter-
ans. through their services, made pos
sible the accomplishment OF American /
ideals in the recent conflict.
Services of a similar nature we're heldd
IN other churches yesterday, making
Memorial day this year properly OBJ
served.