Evening journal., 1921-05-30

versity OF Delaware this afternoon
A large boulder will also be put in
lace on the spot in the rear Of
Purnall Hail. where all drafted men
took the oath before being sent to
camps by the local draft board. Va
rious civic. fraternai and military or
ganizations will place wreaths OF
flowers on this boulder in memory
OF those drafted men sent from New
arl, who lost their lives in the SER
vice.
Previous to the exercises there
will be a concert by the Continental
and Minnehaha bands. DR.. Walter
Hullihen. president Of the university.
I viii preside az the exercises and for
mer T.. S. District Attorney Charles
| r Curley will make the address.
Or. Joseph II. Odell. director Of
the Service Citizens OF Delaware,
made the address at exercises held
a. the NJ. r. cemetery yesterday az
tcrnoon. under the auspices Of Rey-
nnlds Post. G.. a. r.. and the local
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DR. Odeli dwelt on the Importance
Of a Memorial Day celebration and
said that he hoped II would continue
as long as the country endures. lie
said that the nation rests upon the
sacrifice Of the strongest and best OF
her sons and added. "I hope as long
as the country endnres. there will
. be a Memorial Day 10 dedicate tho
graves OF those who made the sac
iihce and gave their all" Dr. Oden
said the day should be IN memory
. uf those who stayed at home and
carried burdens most too heavy to
y carry and in some cases died OF a
1 broken heart.
b Thomas A. Mullin. a member OF
% Reynolds Post. introduced Represon-
4 tauve Richard G.. buckingham. also
: a member who presided. The same
; exercises. with the exception OF
D. speaking. was also held at st.
Thomas r. r. cemetery and the
. graves Of soldiers decorated at both
places. A detachment OF members
OF the local post OF Veterans OF
Il Foreign Wars. fred a volley over the
graves OF the soldiers. after which
= taps were sounded. At the cemetery
l. Harvey Steele sang a solo and Rep.
. resentaive buckingham read Lin
Z eoln's Gettysburg address.
e One OF the features OF the oxer
= cises was the parade OF school chill
dren and @. A. r.. and Foreign Wa
b veterans. This parade was forme,
! in front OF the high school an,
marched 10 ST. Thomas cemeter-
,t and from there 10 the NJ. Il. GENE
.. terry. Miss Agnes Mcdill had charg
p, of the children. Most OF the G. A
r men rode IN automobiles. Bot
Ig the Continental and Mmnehah
bands were In line.
The bands gave short concer
% previous to the starting OF the pa
10 rade and also played nj the tw
cemeteries. The music by bot
hands was highly commended. Al
though only organized about tw
= years ago. the Contiental ban,
under the direction OF Professor Ed
- wards, OF Wilmington. has mad
" rapid strides AS a musical organizs
''' tion and Is now a hand OF about z
- pieces.
~, This afternoon. following the q.
Nv ercises on the college campus. men
bers OF Lieutenant O'Daniel POI
,,- Veterans OF Foreign Wars. with Sc
,n eral posts from Wilmington, "
ar meet In Centre Hall and go frc
on there in machines TO Head OF Chr
AZ tiana cemetery. where an addr,
viii be made by the Rev John Ma
- Murray. pastor OF that church. T
-. grave OF every soldier in Newa
RI. anu vicinity was decorated eth
|" ye' tcrday or today.