The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-06-03
MEMORIAL day FIT.
TINGLY OBSERVED
GRAVES ARE DECORATED IN
THE ING-SERVICES
AT GREENWOOD
REV. c. S. SPARkES SPEAKER
HOME SCHOOL CHORUS rem.
DER BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM .
IN AFTERNOON

Sank Centre paid a beautiful tri-
butte to its soldier dead on Monday.
The ceremonies We're under the
auspices of the Grand Army and the
American Legion, and under the
schedule, the program consumed the
greater part of the day.
Exercises started with a parade in
the morning to Greenwood cemetery
where the graves were decorated and
the services of the G. A. R. beauti-
fully carried out. Statutes were fired
by, squad detailed by the Machine
Gun Company and taps were sound
ed by DR.. Blk. "
In the morning, the line of march
formed at the corner of Main and
Fifth streets. The line consisted Of
the City Band, G. A. R., Women's
Relief Corps, Women's Auxiliary,
American Legion, Machine Gun Conn
pany and flower girls, and moved
down Main street to Third and down
Third to the bridge where the line Of
march was broken, the Grand Army
and the ladies' organizations pro-
ceeding to the cemetery in cars and
the Legion and Machine Gun Com-
pany marching the distance.
Headed by their colors with their
color guard wearing their shrapnei
helmets, the Robert James Swift
Post, American Legion, made an ex-
cellent showing in the parade. In
their ranks were soldiers, sailors and
marines with one representative Of
the Spanish war ande the
PHILIPPINE and Boxer campaigns.
At Greenwood cemetery the SER
vices were under the charge of the
Grand Army. Here the graves were
decorated with flags and flowers, the
mound representing Sank Centres
absent dead of the great war being
indicated with the flags of the Allied
nations.
From Greenwood, the G.. A. r.,
moved on to lakewood cemetery where
the graves of soldiers in that GENE
terry were decorated. The services at
Greenwood being for all of the city's
soldier dead.
In the afternoon the parade formed
at the city park at the foot of Main
street and marched up Main to Fifth
and then to the Junior high school
where the program of the afternoon
took place.
This program consisted of two
parts the first being musical under
the auspices of the Chorus OF the
Home School under the direction OF
Miss Logan. The second, consisted
of the address of the day by Rev.
C. S. Sparkes and the reciting OF the
Gettysburg Address by Homer Bisel.
Rev. A. Goodger opened the after.
noon program with prayer which
was followed by the sacred music by
the Home School Chorus. This sing
ing was exceptionally fine. The MEM
bers were excently trained and their
program was beautiful.
Rev. Sparkes in his address review
ed the history of Americas progress
He cited the landing of the Pilgrims.
Their heroism in planting the firsc
seeds of American principles on this
American soil. He recalled the war
of the Revolution, its purposes and
accomplishments. The Civil War with
it's results and finally, Americas last
and greatest war for humanity. .
He called attention to the fact that
Il was to the dead of all these CAM
paigns that America owed its tr1puSe'
That it was to them and their COM
rades we were indebted for our free-
dom and our progress. He reminded
his audience of the problems that now
confront the American nation. Inc
unsettled situation both socially anu
politically and it's probable results.
The afternoon program closed with
the singing of "America" by tne
audience and invocation by rev.
Goodger.
Memorial Day was observed sun
day. May 80 at the Methodist cnuIsn
bv special services. Rev. W. n. pueI
of Minneapolis former pastor OF the
local church, delivered the ADDRESS
IN the morning. Special music was
rendered by the choir with SOTO
~ Mrs. Robt. Rasmussen and Dav-
4 schaub sang, 'There viii Be One
Vacant Chair" the Schaub quarues
COMO am the Southland" The =. q:
p w. R. c., American Legion ana
Woman's Auxiliary were invited So
this service and attended in eQ@