The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-30
SIX VETERANS
LESS IN Line
Ranks Of Moline G.. A. r. ThinpaS
Out in Last Year; Services
Are Impressive.
Especial Moline servics.l

Especial moHhe service
There were six fewer members
of John Graham post, G. A r III
the annual Memorial day process
sion today than a year ago. the An
sent ones having Responded -
final roll call in the last twelve
months.
Those members are James Ward
low, 9th Ohio cavalry; John A Nj
son, Company c, 66th Illinois In
fantry; Nathaniel Hamor. Comnanv.
c, 102d Illinois infantry; John 3
Coon, L. r. Boutwell,, corporal
Company H, 18th Ohio cavalry: II
| W. Cooper, 40th Wisconsin batterv
Hundreds of people lines he
curbs along the route to Riversjds
cemetery, where services were held
at 8 O'Clock this morning.
Rev. c. o. Morland, pastor of the
First Lutheran church. paid glow
, ing tribute to the veterans ~
Americas wars and TO their depart-
! ed comrades in whose honor the
day is set apart. Concluding he
said:
n
jects for which all of these patriots
have made their sacrifices. II ie
not sufficient Just to remember
them, for that would be mockerv
We must remember that We are the
guardians of freedom to preserve il
for the benefit of the human race
May He who holds in his hands the
| destinies of nations make us wor-
| thy of the faVors He has bestowed
and enable US with pure hearts and
clean hands to guard and defend
to the end of time the great charge
He has committed to our keeping"
The program was marked with
solemnity and dignity.
Especially pleasing was the sing
| ing by the high school boys quar-
tet, and the reciting of Lincoln's
Gettysburg speech by Miss Nell
Elwell.
Services were concluded with the.
decoration by the Daughters Of Vet
Grams of the monument to the IN
known dead, while the Elks' band
played a dirge. The double quar-,
tet led the audience in singing
America, firing from the arsenal
fired a salute, Clifford Paul blew
/ taps and Rev Morland pronounced
! benediction.
A feature of the parade was the
Rock Island Sunday school boys
band Seated in a large truck at
| the end of the line, they made STIR
ring war music with their drums
and flies.
SfIVis Employees Have Services,
Impressive services were held
this morning at the Silvis shops
when a granite tablet erected tot
the memory of five employees who.
gave their lives in the World war
was unveiled
The departed heroes whose,
names are inscribed on the memo,
rial are: Ray J. Dixon, Dan F.
Kaufman, Anthony F. Roederer,,
Wallace Larson and Nicholas Paw
lica.
W. ]. Green and T. c. Straw.
were the speakers. Music was fur
nished by the Silvis Glee club and
ladies' quartet.
Services at WATERFOWL.
The following program was CIV
en- at the WATERFOWL hospital this
morning:
Invocation-Rev. Jennie E. Crit
chett.
Selection-Young Citizens band.
Address-Rev. r. W. VanAlstyne.i
! Selection-Band.
Reading, Gettysburg Address
George D. Long.
| election-Band.
There are a number of Civil war
veterans buried in the hospital CO.
etery, and the ceremonies were
held principally to honor the mem
DRY of these patriots. Several res
ident of the institution who have
served on the battlefield were de-
lighted to have part in the ceremo-
MES.