The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-05-26

ciCizenS JOIN IN the services.
HI. w. DESGRANGES, Mayor.
The Kennewick business men have
gone Mayor Desgranges one better.
AT the solicitation Of joint Ameri-
can Legion and Commercial Club COM
mittee, they have agreed to keep their
places of business closed all day Mon
day. They wish that attention be
called to the fact that this brings two
closed days together and people are
requested to make sufficient purchas-
es to carry them over until Tuesday.
Rev. e. /. Mitchell makes the fol-
lowing appeal for general observ-
ance of the day: ~
Every patriotic American citizen
and every domiciled alien within our
borders who enjoys the sacred rights
of life, liberty and pursuit of happi-
ness under our government, surely has
deep sense of gratitude, for these
privileges so dearly bought by the
makers and preservers of our country.
The heroic sacrifices and valiant
deeds of our 'Embattled Farmers
should be fittingly commemorated by
everyone who enjoys the sacred privi-
leges they died to obtain. There is
no building in Kennewick half large
enough to hold the crowd that should
be impelled by gratitude to commem-
crate their deeds.
"A splendid memorial service is ar
ranged for Sunday evening at the
M. e. tabernacle. The memorial SER
mon will be preached by father Of
two soldier boys who served in the
World War. The Grange orchestra
will furnish music, and play the
hymns. Special singing is being ar
ranged. All Of the churches are CO
operating with the eight patriotic or
ganizations to make the day sue
cess. 1t would be a fitting tribute
to our honored dead and a proper ex-
preston of Kennewick's patriotism to
have hundreds turned away from the
tabernacle for lack Of room, and to
have thousand people in the parade
Monday.
"Let US make both these services
a complete success. Don't consider
your whole patriotic duty is fulfilled
by attending just one of these ser
vices. The memorial service is the
time wherein we take thought; the
decoration of the graves is where we
give expression of that thought;
therefore, each of these services have
a distinct part in the culture of pat
riotism in the community life. Let us
make it unanimous, and have every
family represented, and every indi-
vidual present who is able to come.
Remember: All patriotic organi-
cations to assemble at their respective
places at $3.50 Monday morn
ing, ready to be in line for the parade
to start promptly at 1000 o'clock.
"The American Legion is to be in
the Legion Hall at 7:30 Sunday even
ing, ready to march to the tabernacle.
Remember: All available autos
please register with Fred Mills, at
Columbia garage. Two hundred cars
are wanted, and one thousand people
to ride in them. All people in the
community who have homegrown
flowers suitable for decorating pur-
poses, please register with Barney"
Slaughenhaupt.
Remember: Homegrown flowers
are to be used, and the money often
spent for cut flowers is to be given
for the relief of the starving child
rem of the world. Offering to be TAX
en- Sunday evening for Armenia and
China. Each organization to decorate
graves.
"In Flanders field the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row
That mark our place-We are the
dead"
"Wcar a poppy in commemoration
thereof"