The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-29
Memorial Day VIII Be
FItti1gLy Observed By
All Topeka TOMORROW
Formal Observance VIII Commence in Morning With a
Parade from Moose Hall Mean Bridge-Flowers
Will Be Collected in Autos and Taken Moose Hall.

City, county and state offices and
stores will be closed all day Tuesday
/ in recognition of the fact that it has
I been proclaimed Memorial day, and
the citizens urged to fittingly observe
| the anniversary.
Formal observance will commence
in the morning with the starting of a
| parade from the Moose hall, 623 Jack
/ son street, to the Melan bridge. where
the marine memorial ceremony will
1 be held.
The formation of the parade will
be as follows: E. NJ. Vert, marshal /;
Old Abe Drum Corps. Firing Squad.
Sons of Veterans, Grand Army of the
Republic, Marines. Capitol Post No.
1 of the American Legion, Campfire
Girls and citizens in automobiles.
The program at the bridge will be
in charge OF Henry Martin, E. NJ.
Vert, Chaplain George L. Brown. The
Grand Army ritual will be used.
Lincoln Post in Charge.
Ritualistic exercises at the Topeka
cemetery will be in charge of Lincoln
Post No. I, G. A r., with Post Com
mander William J. Stage, Chaplain
J. s. Stearns. Officer of the Day
Henry Bernard, a firing squad, and
DR.. T. S. Morrison in charge.
Flowers will be collected in auto
mobiles from the school houses, and
taken to the Moose hall. 623 Jackson
street There the ladies of the G. A
r. and the W. r. c. will arrange them
and distribute them to the cemeteries
Cars will convey the ladies and their
flowers TO the cemeteries. On the re-
turn of the decorators, they will be
served with dinner-at the odd Eel
lows hall, III West Sixth avenue.
The ladies' who are to arrange the
flowers have been asked to be at the
Moose hall at $50 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Tho Memorial Day Parade.
The Memorial Day parade will form
on the north side of Fourth avenue
from Kansas avenue, east to Madison
street, and on Quincy and Monroe
streets from Fourth TO Third. All di-
visions are to be in their respective
places by 1:4O o'clock ready to move
at 1:45 o'clock. The line of march
will be from Fourth to Kansas avenue
south to Tenth avenue. east to Quincy.
thence north to the auditorium. where
the six divisions preceding the sew
enth division will form on both sides
of Quincy to review the Grand Army
division, following which the parade
will be dismissed. The Grand Army
division will review the six divisions
Sas avenue.
Disabled Veterans of the world
War, and nurses, will meet at Ne
mortal hall at 1 o'clock, where decor
ated automobiles will be in readiness
to carry them to their place in the
parade The disabled veterans will
fail in with Division 6 of the parade.
In Seven Divisions.
The divisions are:
Division No. Maj. W. P. Mac
Lean. chief marshal and aides Platoon
of police, MarshalIs band, Kansas
National Guards, Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts North side of Fourth avenue
on Kansas avenue east to Quincy
street, facing Kansas avenue.
Division No. 2-Dr. T. S. Morrison,
marshal and aides. Industrial School
band, Industrial cadets. West side of
Quincy street from Fourth avenue to
Third street, facing Fourth street
Division No. 3-William Starr.
marshal and aides. Jackson's band,