The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-12
Program Of Observance Similar
to That Of Last Year; Public
" Attendance Urged
CONTRIBUTIONS ASKED
TO DECORATE GRAVES
Attention of Legion Member.
Called to Auxiliary Supper
Wednesday Evening

Nearly completed plans for the
observance of Memorial Day in Be-
midi were announced at the reg
ular meeting of the Ralph Oracle
post of the American Legion at the
rooms of the Civic and Commerce
association Thursday evening. A
special committee of Legionaires
with F. c. Montague as chairman is
working in conjunction with the R.
H. Carr post of the G. A. R. in
arranging a program of observance
which will be very similar to that
of last year.
A public parade will be held in
the forenoon, the line of march ex-
tending to Greenwood cemetery,
where the usual ceremonies will be
held by the G. A. R. and the Legion.
Graves Of all ex-service men
buried in the local cemeteries are
to be decorated and for this pur-
pose the Legion post is asking
= through the columns of The Pioneer
Nor a public contribution similar to
that OF last year, whereby SUI
ficient sum was raised to decorate
the graves properly. 1t is urged that
those who wish to contribute to this
fund do so at once through The
Pioneer office. Any amount is ac-
ceptable no matter how large or
small The list Of contributions will
be published from day to day as the
fund increases. This is very i'm
portant matter and the committe
in charge feels that the public is
just as much interested in seeing
the graves properly decorated as
the Legion is in taking care Of the
project. Checks should be made pay
able to the Ralph Oracle post! =
During the afternoon an approp-
riate program will be given at the
new armory. The speaker for this
occasion as yet has not been def
initely announced, but a very ap-
propriate program is certain. The
public in general are urged to par
ticipate in every part of the program
while the members of the American
Legion are to be on hand for the
parade in uniform, if possible, and
will take an active part in the en-
tire observance.
A number of committee reports
were heard at this session, showing
that many activities are being car
ried on by the post, The dance COM
mittee made a partial report on
the May Day affair staged by the
post, showing that neat sum will
be realized when all the members
have accounted for the tickets sent
them. Members who have not done
so as yet are urged to remit at once
so that the accounts may be clean
,ed up entirely.
The Ralph Oracle Memorial park
committee reported some progress
and very optimistic reception by
the county board relative to making
this a countrywide affair and receiv-
ing an appropriation later on from
this county to properly improve the
park, in addition to the work to be
done by the park board Of the. city.
Five applications for membership
in the post were accepted, several
of these being new arrivals in the
city. The membership of the post
is now increasing and much inter-
est is being shown in the organiza-
ton although the attendance at the
meetings is not overly large. For
the next meeting a program of some
sort is. to~be arranged and large
attendance will probably result.
The attention of all Legion mem
bers is called to the supper which
the Auxiliary is staging for the LIE
gion and the delegates to the Sixth
district Auxiliary convention to be
held here next Wednesday. The
convention will meet at the associa-
<tion rooms for business session
Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 3
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