Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-06-02
Memorial Day Again Observed
With Flowers and Appro-
pirate Exercises
AMERICAN LEGION POST
GOES TO RICE LAKE
Training School Faculty and Students
Take Prominent Part.-Unwel-
come Rain

Though exposed things were damp
ened by a chilly rain ON Memorial Day.
which opened cool and cloudy. the
spirit of the day was not affected by
the weather The people showed their
appreciation and love for the men and
women who served the country in time
of war by decorating the graves of
the fallen of three wars and by appro-
pirate exercises for both the living
and the dead
People of the city gathered in the
morning and went to the two cemeter-
les where veterans are buried,
and wreaths and flowers were placed
on the graves by loving hands and
where other affectionate tributes were
rendered those of our heroes who have
passed to the great beyond And while
| this was going on in LadySmith the
same observances were being enacted
in thousands of communities in this
broad land
w. II. G.. Active
During the noon hour a good dinner
was served at Odd Fellows hall to vet
Grams Of the Civil war, the Spanish
American war and the World war and
to members Of the patriotic organiza-
tions and auxiliary organizations by
the Woman's Relief Corps of Lady
smith, who have always done their part
no5ly on such occasions and ON other
occasions. The following Civil war
/ veterans were present at the dinner:
L. d. Goodrich, A. d. Putney, J. G.
Huddleston, e. E. Emo, John Kilgore
Charles F. Wright and Comrade Gibbs
AT o'clock a parade formed at Odd
Fellows hall and marched to the gym
nasium where the afternoon exercises
were held. The parade was made up
of war veterans, the w. r. c., Service
Star Legion, Modern WOodmen of
America, citizens and school children,
with Old Glory proudly waving in the
ranks. One thing noticeably lacking
was martial music.
Patriotic Program
The gymnasium was we'll filled with
patriotic citizens, including many of
the younger generatiO f. e. MunrOe
had charge of the program. The first
number was a Scout flag drill and
chorus by pupils of the Model school
of the county training school. The see
ond number was a reading by Miss
Margaret Potter, 'The Flag" and a
chorus by students from the training
school. This was followed by the
song, Cover Them Over With Flow
ers," by grade school pupils. Hon. d.
w. MalOney delivered the address of
the afternoon which rang with a trib-
ute of gratitude of those who gave
| their all or their best in the defense of
our country in its times of national
| dangers and trials, but which gave no
comfort to patriots of the parIOr
type. All the numbers of the program
were vigorously applauded. The exer-
cises were concluded by the assemblage
joining in singing America" Miss
! Felch leading.
| At Rice Lake
| While the above program was being
carried out here, members of Vinton
Moore post, American legion, and 9th
er Ladysmith people were joined with
NeX-service men of adjacent counties in
memorial program at Rice Lake, hav-
| ing accepted the invitation of the Le
gion post of that city to help them OBJ
serve Memorial Day in great tribute
to comrades of the World war and vet
erans of former wars.
The rain did not deter the people
| at Rice Lake from having an imposing
parade through the streets and COM
pleting an indoor program of interest.
State Commander Barrett, of the
American Legion, was the principal
speaker and it is reported that his ad-
dress was highly interesting.
| Most of the business houses in the
city were decorated, as were many