The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY HERE
SERVICES HELD IN ARMORY AFTER
PARADE - ATHLETICS ON COLLEGE
GROUNDS LARGE CROWD.

Decoration Day exercises brought
TO this city the largest crowd ever
known for an affair OF its kind. The
days program opened In the morn
! ing with a parade.
AT 10 a. m. the line Of parade form
ed on the Park. headed by the Union
Bridge band and followed BY the May
or and Common Council, Company
II. of the National Guard, WestmIns-
ter; members OF Burns Post. Grand
Army OF the Republic. Carroll Post
No. 81. American Legion, and Molle-
willie Farm Post, No. 60. OF the Veter.
ans OF Foreign Wars. Westminster
Fire Department and Boy Scouts
marched through this city TO the Ar
mory
The West End School scholars
numbering about zoe marched AZ the
head OF the parade to the cemetery
where flowers and flags were placed
upon the graves Of the deceased
At the Arm0ry ~ y. Ousuch pre-
sided. Rev A. Norman Ward. presl-
dent OF Western Maryland College. Of
fered Invocation Captain Reynolds.
formerly chaplain OF the One Hun
Ired and Fifteenth Infantry made au
excellent address In his address he
wrapped the Unions Of this country
and told Of some OF their unhnrahIe
work IN Baltimore CITY lie spoke rev
crently OF the dead In France.
some of whom he buried In
the ArEonne. lie reviewed the
purposes for which they fought,
insisting thnt II was for no
selfish end The Memorial poem reaa
by Mr o. y Langrall. The Wood
called Rouge bouquet was very i'm.
pressive, taps sounding a faint ac-
compartment In the distance
During the day representatives of
the pathu Weekly were In tho city
and took moving pictures OF the rs
rade, decoration services Ia the Gem.
etery and athletic events. NeatminA
ter has given evidence ~ being able
TO support = Memorial celebration
n should certainly be tried again with
far greater success, Chaplain Reg
noIds paid q fine tribute 10 tbe com.
munity tie IL right when he Gays
that one must seek for real pairio
tiaD. community spirit and genuine
Amerlcaulsm 10 the city or town of
the Westminster type
Mrs, Harry NJ KINNEY directed
the choir and Rev Rupley closed the
exercises with bnuedleiion
Possibly the largest crowd that ever
congregated on the College Athletic
Field gathered there III the afternoon
AZ ? o'clock 20 witness the number uf
events that were scheduled
The union Bridge Band gave con.
cert. which was followed by potato
contest. relay races. mile heat. sack
race. tug.of.wAr. drilling, etc an
during a dflsgilng rain
The base ball contest between "
a. C. and Westminster A. e. was call.
cd on.
Harry Hobby DfIiciatcd AZ the start
er Of the contests and Rcayes White
hurst of Baltimore. announced ihf
contests. Every event was interesting
and exciting The sack race caused
lots Of amusement Several fell aud
rolled around
The winners Of the contests were
az follows.
100 Yard Dash Kintey. FIRST. Eli.
OFT, second Bender third. Warner
fourth. OF W. N. G. Time II seconds
Three-l.egged Race FraulE and
Day. nrst Maci,oa aud Kopp. second
Davis and Galloway. third Time II
seconds
220-Ynrd Dash Bender. Hret. KIN
sey. second. Meyis. third Time 20
seconds
Potato Race Leeds Bill,nERloa.
nrst, Rratl, second Schroyer. third
Time " seconds.
4a0-YArd Dash Baldwin first
Klnsey. second Earhart, third. Time
] minute. Q seconds,
Sack Race Rohcy. hrat, g. Price
second. High. third. Time IS seconds
one Nile Run Dawson. 6rSt; Hur
ley. second. Richmond, third Time >
minutes. as seconds
Tug OF War-CO ~ W NJ C.. won,
One Mile RELAY Race Rice Franiz,
MeHsler and Gruber, won.
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