The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED here
Dead of All Wars of the United
States Will Be HOnOred
by Veterans Today.
UNIQUE SERVICE FOR
tt o S E LOST AT SEA
Flowers Will Be Scattered
Where Waters of the Gulf
and Bay Come Together.

Memorial exercises for the dead of all
the wars Of the United States will be
held today. This morning the American
Legion and Veterans Of Foreign Wars
will decorate the graves Of their dead
in the cemeteries in the city and this
afternoon the G. A. r. and the Womans
Relief Corps will hold exercises at the
National cemetery on the military res
ervatiop. The veterans OF the Spanish
American War will also take part in
these exercises and will decorate the
graves of their dead.
Services were held yesterday at the
First Methodist church and graves at
st. Johns cemetery were decorated by
members of the G. A. R., assisted by
the Woman's Relief Corps. The sermon
was preached by Rev. George Hendres
Harrison of Christ Episcopal church and
there was an grafton by Pastor White
Of the Universalist church. Music was
by a quartet consisting of w. S. Garfield,
Mrs. Nita Osborn Benn, Mrs. H. S.
Brown and Fl. I. Seaburg, accompanied
by Miss Charlie Belle Laney.
This morning American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign War members are
to meet near the San Carlos at 10 o'clock
to proceed in two parties to ST. Michaers
and st. Johns cemeteries to decorate the
graves of Paul Smith and John Christie.
Members of all organizations will meet
in the Plaza in front q city hall at
1890 o'clock so that a picture can be
made. They will board the Bayshore
cars at lis o'clock and at 1:45 o'clock
will form at the south entrance of the
naval base hospital Commander B. l..
Station of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will act as grand marshal. The Woman's
Relief Corps will lead the procession and
will be followed by the Veterans of For
eign Wars, American Legion, Spanish
American War Veterans and Grand
Army. There will also be a detachment
from Fort Barrancas and another from
the Naval Air Station.
The party will march to the National
cemetery where exercises will be held at
the base of the monument, the various
organizations forming hollow square
about the monument. The following pro-
gram will then be carried out:
Opening prayer by Major Lutz, chap
lain at Fort Barrancas. Lincoln's Gettys-
burg Address, read by Mrs. L. A. Likes:
song by quartet, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S.
Brierley Miss Nell BurTow and Joseph
Hicks; grafton, by Reverend Mr.. White,
pastor Universalist church: grafton, by
William Fisher for Veterans of Foreign
Wars; speaker for riSpanish-American War
Veterans, w. L. Zachary; speaker for
American Legion Robert P. Stout, Post
Commander; selection by quartet; Sheri-
dan s Rlde, read py william Wilson,
chaplain q. A. r. Post and superin-
tendent National cemetery; America"
played by Fort Barrancas band and sung
by audience.
In the meantime boat from the navy
yard will proceed to the harbor entrance
and detail Of navy men will scatter
flowers on the water. in memory of tho
men who lost their lives at sea. The
impressive burial service at sea will be
read. This will complete the observance
of Memorial Day here.