Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-06-01
SIMPLICITY MARKS
MEMORIAL PROGRA AM
Parade and Ceremonies Are Conducted
With Utmost Taste and Honor
For Those Gone On.

marked the Memorial Day exercises
conducted in Warren Monday. Low
hanging clouds draped the heavens in
solemn accord with the half-masted
flags Of the city as the column of
marchers coursed it's slow way to the
cemetery, III step with the slow rhythm
of funeral march, halted there for
brief tribute to the dead, decoration of
graves and then filed back from whence
it came to further honor those living
and dead at the high school auditorium.
DIR. o. n. Meland, marshal of the day
and former major in the medical corps,
led the procession followed by the city
band, the colors, the American Legion,
the school children and the Juvenile
band. Arriving at the cemetery the
invocation was given by Rev. V: p. Nit
chell. He also paid a short and appro-
pirate tribute to the dead The assem-
bly, then sang one verse of ''Nearer, My
God To Thee accompanied by the
Juvenile band. Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech was then given and given well
by Ellis Truxell. followed by three
volleys by the firing squad over the
graves Of the soldier dead. Taps fol-
lowed Immediately and then the graves
were decorated.
With the conclusion of the decoration
Of the graves the procession moved
back to :, the high school for the pro-
gram in the high school auditorium. A
selection by the city band opened the
program and was followed by beauti=
full and appropriate song by chorus
on the stage Following the chorus
singing came the principal address of
the day bye. G. Dosland Of MoOrhead.
Mr.. Dosland gave very stirring and
appropriate address tracing the ideals
upon which our government is founded,
from their birth in 1776 in the Declara-
ton Of Independence, to the present
day. He cited the grave peril that
threatens the heart of our government,
its sacred institutions and the ideals
from which it grew, through the propa-
ganda OF certain classes within : our
midst and urged the education iSOf
younger America to the true ideals and
principles upon which our government
is founded that strong posterity for
the preservation of the nation might be
brought into existence tn combat the,
unseen and more vulgar forces Of de-
structiOn that now threaten the very
bulwarks of our national life.
The solo "Christ In Flanders" was
beautifully sung by Mrs. Nora Ulland
following the address of the day. The
soft tender notes of her voice, in the
quiet Of the auditorium. seemed to call
across the seas to those buried there
beneath the waving fields of peoples,
and to assure them that America has
not forgotten, can never forget, those
who gave "their last full measure of
devotion. Rev. A. T. TOllevs. pre-
siding chairman of the day, then read
the roll call of those heroic dead Of the
Civil and World war from this COM
munity. The roll call was followed by
"Whispering Hope, vocal duet. sung
in their own superb and appealing way,
by Mrs. Nora Inland and Mrs. Frank
Wittensten. The program was then
concluded with the singing of the first
and last verses of the National Anthem
by the assembly, accompanied by the
band.
Much credit is due the various com
mittees for the day for the masterful
way in which they handled their va
rious parts of the program. From the
first everything ran smoothly and each
part of the days exercises came in ma
tural order and sequence to that which
had gone before. Both bands were on
hand with excellent music and are to
be commended on their preparation for
the day and the way in which they
carried their part of the program. De-
spite the inability to follow the or
1ginally planned line of march. the par
ade to and from the cemetery was very
satisfactory and impressive.
LARGE AMOUNT FOR ROAD
WORK IN STATE THIS YEAR
I The estimated total Of FUNDS to DC
available this year for Minnesota road
work is $26, 333S33 600. It includes more
than 81 500, 900 at the disposal OF the
counties, subject to state department