Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-05-24
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES

Every Leg10nalre ana Auxiliary
member must not forget the Union SER
vices to be held in the Methodist church
in observance of Memorial Sunday.
May 2Sth, at IL a. m. Everybody meet
at the Farmers Bank corner at 1890
Tuesday, May 30. is Memorial Day,
and every ex-soldier, whether he is
member OF the Legion or not, should
put on his o. d. unifrom and march in
the procession to the cemetery. The
Legion and National Guard win be in
full uniform, and pay tribute to the
departed comrades of the wars.
For the benefit of all who may have
not read the program for Memorial
Day, the following program should be
their guide.
At 600 a. m. the Legion viii attend
reveille at the court house lawn. with
the G. A. r. members as the guests of
honor. A committee will take care of
the veterans, and see that they are
transported to the court house lawn by
$3.50
At $50 the different bodies making
up the parade. should be at the Farm
ers Bank corner, so that the march
win begin by 1000.
Order of March:
Colors; Band; Firing Squad; High
school flower girls; Civil War Veter-
ans Tin autos); Spanish War Relief
Corps; The American Legion; Nation
al Guard; Band American Legion Aux
iliary; Fraternal Societies; Boy Scout
Troops Camp Fire Girls; School Chill
dren.
At 10 the line of march will march
from the Farmers Bank corner and on
-. 10 - 81
services will be observed.
General Orders by a Member of the
G.. A. r.; Selection by the Viroqua
(Viroqua High SCHOOL,; Song, Amer
lea, Viroqua Schools; Selection by the
Viroqua Band Tribute to the Unknown
Dead, by Relief Corps and American
Legion Auxiliary; Roll call of Dead, by
Member of G. A. R.; Salute to Dead,
American Legion Firing Squad; Taps
Louie Nordlie, American Legion; Dur
ing taps every person will stand with
barred and bowed head).
After these services the procession
will march from the cemetery in the
same formation as above, and after
announcements will be disbursed.
The American Legion is pleased to
announce that Major John G. Graham
of Tomah, Wis, win deliver the a6-
dress at the Eckhart Park in the after
noon. He is a capable speaker and
every one viii want to hear his talk.
As before stated, the American Lee
gion Auxiliary will serve coffee at the
Eckhart Park for all people desiring
the same, and the farmers are partic-
ularly invited to bring their baskets
of lunch, and enjoy same in our beau
tiful park, while the Viroqua Band
entertains them.
Announcements for the Legion men
and ex-soldiers win be made on Memo
rial Day.
All stores and business places will
be closed from $3.50 a. m. to D. M,
and every place of business and every
home is requested to decorate as much
as possible in honor of the dead. The
American Legion Post will arrange to
take over one of the Boy Scout Troops
by June first, and announcements will
appear in this paper as TO the date
of the first organization meeting. AS
Friday night is the last Legion meet
ing before Memorial Day every mem
Der should be present at the. Band
Hall Friday night, May 26tha
Woman's Auxiliary of IN e Amer
lean Legion will hold a poppy sale in
the Sauer Building on Saturday, May
9th at their "Dutch Market. The
next Auxiliary meeting will be on Fri
day, June 2, at 2:30 in the Band Hall.