The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
Ocala Observed Ii with Sincere Pa
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Ocala has observed the most unani-
nous Memorial Day of its existence,
when fathers, sons and grandfathers
of three great wars went together to
honor the dead of the last great strug-
gle.
The ceremonies begun Sunday
morning, when members of the Amer
lean Legion and Spanish
War veterans met at the Episcopal
church to join in memorial services
and hear an earnest sermon from
Rev. John ]. Neighbour, chaplain of
the Marion County Legion Post. The
services in all the Ocala churches
Sunday had a tendency toward the
great subject of Monday.
Monday morning was given to dec
Grating the graves of soldiers all over
the county. Tho principally intended
for those who gave their lives in the
world war, the grave of no soldier
who lay near his younger comrades
was neglected.
At noon Monday very impressive
service was held at Greenwood ceme-
terry, in which World War, Spanish
American and Confederate veterans
participated, after which flowers were
laid on the graves of all the soldiers
in the cemetery
At this service, those present assem-
bled at central point in the ceme-
terry. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
Neighbour, and Gen. Aver of the
United Confederate Veterans made a
short address. Mr.. w. T. Gary read
the memorial service of the Spanish
War Veterans. Post Commander
Moremen and Chaplain Neighbour
read the special service for the legion.
After this a firing squad fired three
volleys and Bugler Voulgaris sounded
taps.
There are some few Union veterans
in our city, but the Grand Army post
died out years ago. Some of the men
of the Spanish-American and many
of the boys of the world war are sons
or grandsons of those who wore the
blue, so a separate organization was
not missed.
Also during the morning, the fol-
lowing delegations went out all over
the adjoining country to decorate the
graves of all our departed veterans.
The parties and their destinations
were as follows:
Oxford, in Geo. F. Young's car, l..
T. Craft, Edward Drake and L. h.
Chazal; Moss Bluff, in DIR. c. w.
Moremen's car. c. A. Harris, Nelson
Dosh, Edward Lopez and Horace
MILESTONE; Oklawaha church and Ok
lawaha cemetery, in DR.. Walter
Hoods car. T. C. Thomson and Luther
Reynolds, in II. G. Shealy's car, Joe
Borden and E. C. Bennett; Anthony,
Sparr and Citra, in r. L Anderson
Jr.'s car, J. w. Akin and ]. r. Russell
A. F. Parry of Sparr, will join this
party at Sparr in his own car; Fort
Mccoy, in Tracy Pedrick,s car, C. C.
Priest Jr. and Marion R. Bray; Cot
ton Plant, in F. w. Ditto's car, w. l.
Gray and A. B. Halsell; old ceme-
terry, Ocala, in w. T. Gary's car, R. L
Van Osten. C. v. Roberts and M. Voul-
garis.
Two more graves were found-a
Spanish war veteran at Shady and one
of the world-war men at Fairfield
and both received attention.
In the afternoon long array of all
the ex-soldiers, the Ocala branch of
the Woman's Auxiliary Corps, the
Daughters of the Confederacy and
members of various fraternar organi-
cations marched to "Victory Way,
an avenue leading from the Woman's
Clubhouse to the new city park. AT
the beginning of this avenue: two
monuments have been erecSed. On
one is a plate bearing the names Of
the Marion county boys who died IN
the great war. The other monument
tells the reasons for the monuments
and the avenue, and on each is a
great glass globe, in which. every
night, from dark until dawn, light
will CLEAN to guide the passer on his
way.
Impressive simplicity marked the
exercises at the unveiling of the two
pillars at the entrance to Victory
Way. Promptly at 4:3O the members
of the following organizations: The
American Legion, American Legion
Auxiliary, the Woman's Club. the
Spanish-American War Veterans, the
Confederate Veterans, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, the
Rotary Club and the Odd Fellows as
sembled at the armory. Formed in
column of squads these organizations
marched to the Victory Way entrsnce
to the tunes of 'EThe Girl i Left Be
hind Me" and Dixie" played By
Messrs. Van Osten with the snare
drum, A. M. Davis with the bass
d,7,ro and Michael VouIOaris with the