The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-06-03
Harvey Clark, Cd.
...'dsnee phone No. 40
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..-.oslAl DAY IN ocALA


'S'' Took Pace
Z. Memorial exercises IN honor q
y ..ss women and men who follow
Z tssir countries nag began n
g ''s !. sunday. when services were
81 "a, / lie episcopal church
= SIS. had been reserved for the
ss,s II the Marion County Post
p'S' The members of the auxiliary
= 3 81 the Spanish war veterans
- three organizations marched in
' ~ church in body The service
s,,sn !, the church choir marching
,.a ~ church. behind the cross and
~ ~ singing onward Christian Sol
s,,.s MI. Edward Gernant sang
most beautiful solo
Rsv s ]. Neishbor, the Legion's
.s,ulsin. preached a very eloquent
"a magnificent memorial sermon, it
q full Of much tenderness and
nthos. 70 took for his subject,
q,,eater love hath no man than this.
nj 4 man lay down his life for his
friends
ii memory Of all American soldiers,
vbo have participated in the different
vars and fought for the American
asg most of the Ocala merchants
closed their stores all day Monday
and held this day sacred Early Mon
dsy morning cars left for the different
county cemeteries, where the dead
lie buried upon each grave. a wreathe
and flowers were tenderly laid. AT
noon the crowd gathered at beautiful
Greenwood cemetery, to further carry
out the plans, for the day of solemn
pride The members of the Legion
we're in charge Of the program with
Post Commander C. w. Moreman and
Adj Of the Post, L. H Chazal, master
Of ceremonies.
There was firing squad composed
Of members Of the Legion.
Magnificent and beautiful addresses
we're made by Gen. Alfred Aver, repre-
senting the Confederate Veterans; w.
7 Gary representing the Spanish
American veterans. and G. w. Moore
man representing the World war vet
eransi When the sounds from these
wonderfully beautiful tributes to Ma
ron county's dead had died away.
laps we're sounded, and Rev. j. j.
Nslghbor pronounced the benediction.
Here as in the other cemeteries, the
graves Of the departed were decorat-
g with wreaths and flowers.
Again at o'clock about 1900 gath
sFed at Victory Way to witness the
myeiling Of the two beautiful pillars,
erected to the women and men of Ma.
non county, who answered the cab
" service IN Americas greatest of all
vars.
'nsse Two pillars are of rough tex.
'ule brick capped with white cement
Y . large light at the top, that will
asays Be kept burning, to show that
asse women and men are always in
memory Of the people.
me parade which was a yerv pretty
- turned at the Legion head
''s's and marched to the Victory
s i was headed by the band,
same v. 1. Gray, color bearer.
I. z Lancaster and Nelson Dosh.
suaros They were followed by
III. ns1ent organizations of Ocala.
I - pre'tief sight would one care
4. y wan the one on Monday, with
-. ''saerate Veterans in their
An 8 q gray, and the sailors. in
= = and blue, soldiers clad in khaki.
~
NJ, = women dressed in white car.
,,s,. a !: Each wearing a red
n. : a0nor Of Flanders heroes.
i = program began with a salute
4 An.' Jag followed by the singing
i, ,ss s''ea BY all Rev. j. y Neigh,
ao,s n, !. sald beautiful peayer. Mrs.
81 N - = the Victory Way chair
III. ''00uced Or. Mooreman. who
s'.. singing d the ' sRed y ws',a came ana
sss.s y Mrs Philip G. Murphy.
Rss,y vice sounded wonderfully
Aoo.' : This occasion. She was ac-
ii, - On the piano by Miss Dor.
u n as'er and on the flute bv
ialsx.a : This number was
Ii /, q y the unwilling Of the nil
u.s. Il. a'ss Mary Marshall, our red
III Z. u who served @over there,
~ dlasr.sss 'sted BY eight girls from
ksk.s 60 churches, Miss Annie
a,lsp p. 'ss0yterian; Miss Margaret
aaaI, e''st; Miss cornelia Dozier.
1hoa,,, MSS Katherine Burhman,