The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-14
Public Ceremonies to Be Staged
BY American Legion and
G. "A. r. Posts This Year
GRAVES OF VETERANS
ARE TO BE DECORATED
Ralph Oracle Post Hears Fine
Talk BY G. M. Torrance ON.
Proposed City Charter !

Graves of all Var Veterans in
tered in the two Bemidji cemeteries
are to be decorated on Memorial
Day this year under the direction
of special committee of the Ralph
Oracle post of the American Legion.
This action was decided upon at the
regular meeting of the post in the
rooms Of the Civic and Commerce as
sociation Thursday evening. Decora-
ton Of graves will included those of
the deceased veterans of the Civil
War and the Spanish American War.
as well as the World War. In aodi-
ton to the graves of the World War
veterans in the local cemeteries are
to be marked, with American Legion
grave markers bearing the Legion
emblem. These markers are to be
purchased through National headquar-
tera of the American Legion at In
dianapolis. For the floral decoration
Of the graves, the committee is to
decide what steps are to be taken
to raise the necessary funds. Last
year public contribution was invited
for this purpose and about 500 was
raised. 1t is expected that the public
will be invited to assist in this pro-
ject again this Memorial Day. Paul
Howe has been appointed chairman of
this committee.
To arrange for the observance Of
Memorial Day in conjunction with the
members of the Bemidji G. A. K.
post, another special committee with
F.. c. Montague as chairman has been
appointed. John Durache and Bill
Smith are the other members of the
general committee. Arrangements
are to be made for patriotic speak
er and for public program to be
held probably during the afternoon
of Memorial Day. It is expected that
1.-The customary services at the Gem
etery will also be held, starting with
a parade from the downtown district.
The local post will also assist In
the decoration Of the graves Of service
men still overseas, for which the L.
gion posts all over the United States
are contributing, the majority at the
rate of five cents for each member
of the post. Relatives and friends
Of deceased service men still buried
in France are invited to contribute
to this fund if they 50 desire. Such
contributions will be gladly received
by the local post with the understand-
ing that the money will be used TO
decorate the grave of the service
man designated in the request which
accompanies the contribution. Other
wise, such contributions will 60 into
the general fund for the decoration
of all graves overseas.
According, to present plans, when
members Of the post assemble for the
Memorial Day parade this year, they
will march behind a new post banner.
for such standard is to be ordered
at once to be used with the colors
which were donated to the post by
the Bemidji Home Guard unit. Ar
engagements are also being made to
have both the flag and the standard
of the Legion displayed at the meet
ings of the post. 1t was also decided
that the post should donate an Amer
lean flag to the Civic and Commerce
association to be displayed in the as
sociation rooms at all times. c. j..
,Pegelow has been selected to make
the presentation at regular meeting
of the association in the near future.
In order to help raise funds for
financing the American Legion Men,
oria1 hospital at. Rochester, posts
throughout the state are showing, at
their local theaters the perturbation
of Robert w. Chambers great drama,
"Cardigan." A local committee with
r. d. McGcc as chairman has been
appointed to arrange for the showing
of this picture in Bemidji in the near
future. 1t is now being shown Mt
Duluth under the auspices Of the
Legion and is meeting with great fa-
vor. Rudolph Wel.e and Whitney
Brown are the other members of this
showing of this film will be announc-
edl alter when arrangements have been
completed for showing here.
j. J. Pierce, chairman of the dance
committe announced that plans are
now nearly completed for the annual
post ball to be held on May i and
that good music with something out
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