The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY
IN COLvILLE
THE AMERICAN LEGION HAS
CHARGE OF THE PROGRAM
FOR THE DAY.
Appropriate Services at Cemetery
Address by Rev. J. M. Huggins
at Opera House in Afternoon.

The program of the American Le-
gion for the Memorial Day service
with John E. Miller, commander of
the Frank Starr Post No. AZ of the
American Legion, in charge, was car
ried successfully through; and today
as of the yesterdays, the tribute of
the people was paid to the members
of the grand army, whose day it was,
eleven of whom were in attendance,
Adjutant Jos. Goekey, Officer of the
Day H. c. Masterson, Inside Guard
Frank Walker. Chaplain D. R. Lewis,
Junior Vice Guard H. Y. Dorman,
Senior Vice Guard M. Wright, G. C.
Thomas, ]. G. Reil, T. A. Howe. ]. F.
D. Moore, Henry Shull,
After the return of the veterans
from the cemetery to the quarters of
the American Legion, the eleven sat
in small close groups in hearty ap-
probation of their exchange of stories
of the days of '61. The ladies of the
Relief Corps and the Auxiliary of the
American Legion in the banquet hall
served luncheon to the members of
the G. A. R., the men of the Ameri-
can Legion and their families.
Numbering 750 the crepe poppies
that served as boutonniere for Col-
ville's crowd Monday in memory of
those "who gave all for us, and to
whom we can give nothing" were no
less spontaneous than the red, red
on Flanders field; their vividness
typifying the intensity of the action
of the yester just as the boutonniere
of today typify the intenseness of
the feeling for all they symbolic.
The services of the American Les
gion at the cemetery were character
lied by it's military sacredness. The
firing squad in full army equipment,
eight in number, and commanded by
Robert Lee was composed of Ed Ny
holm, Clair Lee, Peter REILLY, John St
Clair, Glenn Crewse, Lester Cohrs, Alb
Conner and Evert Leithead. The
members of the color guards were
John Sperry, Ralph Prouty and Vim
ton Baird, and bugler, Lloyd Skid
more.
The customary three shots were
fired as salute to their dead. The
appropriateness of the song, "Cover
Them Over With Beautiful Flowers"
so sweetly sung by Mrs. j. c. Harri-
gan, the chaplain's prayer and bene-
diction, together with the greeting by
John r. Raftis, 'To you as well as
to us, it is a day of commemoration
of supreme sacrifice, of stalwart
bravery, Of patriotic heroism, of faith
in our state and the national govern
ment," planted deep in the hearts of
those gathered to do honor to their
loved ones the spirit that pervades
for this day, every soil where fallen
American soldiers are being honored
by the loving hands of the nation on
whose hand they are buried under
Stars and Stripes. For indeed the
Both day of May, the Memorial day
heretofore observed only by the
United States, is being honored by
every nation as a tribute to our
American heroes and to our flag.
The special memorial services at
the cemetery and public exercises at
the opera house were the official
ceremonials for Memorial day issued
by the American Legion, department
of Washington.
Following are the programs:
Special Services at the Cemetery.
So Address by John Raftis, chairman
of the executive committee of the
American Legion.
Song by Mrs. ]. C. Harrigan,
"Cover Them Over With Beautiful
Flowers"
Prayer by Rev. John M. Huggins.
Address by Chairman John Raftis.
Salute to the dead by the firing
squad.
Benediction by Post Chaplain Rev.
John M. Huggins.
Bugler, taps.
From the old cemetery the process
sion formed round the new burial
place of the American Legion COM
rades, where the firing squad gave
the military salute to their dead
Public Exercises at Colville.
Music by the Colville band at the
city hall and the opera house.
Parade from the court house to the
opera house by the G. A. r, the W.
r. c., the American Legion, the