The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-28
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Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Geneseo. IT.. May 2S.-Memorial
day will be observed in Geneseo
Monday with fitting ceremonies in
honor OF the city's dead heroes
Veterans of three wars will parade
through the city's streets and
grateful citizens will gather at the
park to pay tribute at impressive
memorial services.
Colonel Charles G. Davis, com.
mander of the 123rd regiment 0,
field artillery, has been appointed
president of the day. Rev. C. W.
Porter-Shirley will make the I'D.
dress at the park and Rev. William
Hargerts will preach a memorial
at the Presbyterian church SUNDAY
evening at the annual memorial
SoEVioA
Parade Orders.
The parade orders, as set forth
by the officer Of the day, Henry
Taube, and the program in the
park are as follows:
All organizations and bodies par.
ticipating in the Memorial day pa.
rade will be formed Monday. May
30, at lis p. m, in their re.
spective places as follows:
G. A. r. in autos on west side
of State street opposite armory.
Band, city council, Spanish War
Veterans, World War Veterans and
Sons of Veterans, on east side Of
State street and extending east on
Bark street.
Ladies' circle Of G. A. R., on east
side of State street in front Of
Methodist church.
Column will move at 1870 in the
following order:
G. A. r. in autos.
Band.
City council.
Spanish War Veterans.
World War Veterans.
Sons of Veterans.
Ladies' Circle of G. A. r.
School children.
Aides Harold Hilmer and Walter
Hannewald will assist in seeing
that the organizations are in their
respective places at the proper
time.
Program ut Park.
Mucic
Remarks by president Of the day,
Colonel Charles G. Davis.
Opening prayer - Rev. N. w.
Thornton.
Music by Geneseo male quartet.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
address by Pauline FitzJerrell.
Logan's Memorial day address by
Carl Burgston.
Music by quartet.
Address by Rev. c. W. Porter.
Shirley.
Benediction.
Evening Services.
At the Presbyterian church Sun
day evening at s o'clock there will
be held the annual memorial serv-
ice. The following program is an
nounced:
Music.
Scripture reading.
Prayer.
Music-Ladies' double quartet.
Sermon by Rev. William Har-
gerts.
America" sung by audience.
Benediction.
, The officers and committees in
charge of the Memorial day exer-
cises are as follows:
President of the day-Colonel
Charles G. Davis. =,
Officer of the day-Henry Taube.
Aides-Harold Hilmer and Wal
ter Hannewald.
Program committee. ]. Bloom,
Theodore Beckstein. Joseph L.
Shaw. Cora Woehr, Fannie FIJI
Terrell.
Finance committee-Alice Ward,
Phineas Morrow, Harley Spad'
Freeman Reig.
Wreaths-Dale Pierce. Maud Ev-
erett, Charles Lavine, Amariah
Withrow, Wilson Smith. Henry
Tube.
Flags. J. Bloom, William Har-
baugh.
Decorating graves-Henry Taube,
w. W. Warmer, Dan Kidney. Rich
ard Hilbert. Lee Hunter. EVereIl
Iversen. Wilson Smith.
Decorating streets and park
Civic committee of the city coun'
Gil, Ernest Green. Louis Rohwedef'
Charles E. Anderson.
Decorating church for memoirs!
service-Freeman Reig, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Lee Hunter, Grace Richmond
Mary Ensey.
Arrangements OF seats in park
Ed Pinks, Leslie Smith. Bruno RH-
tau. Glen Sweeney.
Invitations to various patriotic
organizations-J. J. Bloom, Corr
Woehr. Joseph Shaw. Fanny Flu
Terrell. Theodore Beckstein.
Invitation to school-Mrs. MARY
RAIDER.
Decorating sisters graves-LuIs
Wood, May Struthers. Nellie Croll
Fanny FitzJerrell, Lottie Dershan'
Minnie Davis, Fanny Taylor. Emm'
Peterson.
| Conveyance Bernard SommefS
Warren Durham, Will Berge, AM
ariah Withrow, Theordore BecE'
stein.
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