Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-30
Khaki Clad Boys And Long
Line OF School Children
Feature Procession; Exer-
cises At Auditorium This
Afternoon.

Despite the chilly and threatening
weather. Memorial Day Is being fit
tingly observed lin GraHd Forks and
East Grand Forks today. The day
has taken on a new and deeper sig
nificance since the World War. and it
is being observed more generally and
with a greater spirit of reverence, for
everywhere there are the graves ct
in France or who. died in training
camps in this country.
So Memorial Day will not pass with
the Grand Army OF the Republic. In
the parade today, which, by the way.
YVES the best Memorial Day parade
held in years, the old blue uniform Of
the Army of the North was in evt-
A. ]. Pierce. adjutant Of. Willis A.
German Post, who has marched or
ridden in every parade given since
Memorial Day was celebrated in this
city, was in a car today. and he will
take an active part in the ceremonies
of the day.
Many School Children.
Today's parade, then, was largely =
parade of the khaki-clad boys-those
who are training in the r. o. T. c.. at
the University and those who went
kTOHt 0Iduu TOTAS " INc
camps of the country and to the fields
Of France. And it also was a parade
Of the boys and girls of the grade
schools, the rising generation who
showed by their activity today that
they are learning well the lessons OF
falth TO the constitution and to tho
country. 1t was not a pleasant day
but they were out and they entered
into the spirit Of the thing whole
heartedly... Each one carried flag,
and each was just as proud Of that
flag az the boys who fought for 1t at
Abraham Lincoln's call and those
who rushed to its defense at the call
Of Woodrow Wilson.
The parade was headed by the Nun.
icipal Band, after which came Captain
H. L. Edwards and Company NJ. Fol-
lowing the local guard company. came
Ma ior A. E. Brown and the cadet field
and staff OF the University r. O. Z. G.
Behind the r. o. T. G. marched the
members Of the. Grand Forks Post
American Legion, among whom Whrs'
service.
Gold Star Mothers.
- The. high school band was next,
Commissioner n. N. Wells and boy
scout patrols: Followed. then, repre-
sentatives of the Service Star Legion
and the Gold-Star Mothers, some Of
them carrying the little white and red
flag. with its gold star, emblematical
of a son who perished in the service.
The parade formed at University
avenue and Fourth street and march
ed south to kittson avenue. thence
to Third street and. thence north to
University avenue. where a halt was
made to permit women and children
to board street cars for the cemetery
.. where the G. A. r. cemetery services
were held. While the graves were be-
ing decorated. Miss Ida Goplin read
cemetery exercises came the exercises
at the DeMers avenue bridge in honor
of the dead sailors.
Judge Stanton Speaker,
The Memorial Day exercises will be
held at the City Auditorium at 2
! o'clock. Judge c. W. Stanton OF
Bemidji will deliver the oration of the
day. aa
F! After the program at the auditor
ium. the soldiers monument on Bel
mont avenue will be decorated. Rev.
deliver the address to the unknown
dead.
| The following program will be given
at the auditorium:
| Opening. America-Audience.
Invocation-Rev. ]. G. York
Song-"In Flanders Fields. Oleeon
The Flag Without Stain" ......
................. G. A. White
Bjarne Chorus.
Losan's Address-Adjutant A. j.
Pierce.
! Gettysburg Addrees-G. A. Lindell.
| Song. "Sleep, Soldier Sleep'-Am-
/ erican Legion Quartet: Howard De-
J Long. Frank LeBine. Ernest Coon.
Dr.. John H. Moore. +
! Reading. I'm Flanders Fields
Florence Williams.
! Address-Judge CIV. Stanton.
! Violin Solo-Minuet in G.. Beethoven
! Porter Levi
| Star Spangled Banner-Audience.
Benediction-Rev. ]. G. Moore. .
? General Holiday Observance.
| The university city schools. public
offices, hanks, and other business
places, are closed today.