The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-25

Uniting under the leadership of the
Fred S. Lowell Post of the Grand Army
of the Republic, all Kenosha veterans
on Memorial Day will stage an i'm
pressive ceremony to pay tribute to
those of their number who are Sleep
ing the sleep of the brave. The plans
for the annual observance of the day
were made public today by Theodore
W. Boyington, commander of the civil
war veterans and by this position also
in charge of the preparation for a
suitable observance of the day.
The memorial spirit will be shown
or Sunday whea the veterans will
meet at the G. A. r. Hall at nine o'clock
in the morning to go in body to
the Sunday Memorial Service at the
st. Matthew's Church where the Rever-
end Myron D. Argos, assistant rector
of st. Matthews Parish and chaplain
of the Kenosha American Legion will
preach the memorial sermon. On Dec
grafton Day Mr.. Edward Burns Mar
tin, pastor of the Park Avenue M. E.
Church will deliver the address.
Legion Also to Act.
While the plans for the day are in
charge of the "Boys in Blue" the Ke-
noshans who answered the call in 9TH
err wars are also to join in paying
tribute to their dead comrades. Vet
Grams of the Spanish American War
are to have a place at each service
Young men who served the flag in the
recent war are also to join in the
annual parade and meeting to pay
tribute to the dead Post Commander
Gilbert H. Lance of the Kenosha Post
of the American Legion has issued a
call to all veterans OF the last war to
turn out in uniform en- Tuesday morn
ing to march in the parade and thus
honor their heroic dead. The program
for the Memorial Day season was an
nounced this morning as follows:
MEMORIAL SUNDAY, MAY 18TH
The members of Fred S. Lowell Post,
Grand Army of the Republic and all
allied organizations will meet at the
G.. A. r. hall at a. m. to attend Sun
day Memorial service at st. Matthew's
Church. The Rev. Myron Argus, assist
ant Rector of st. Matthews Church and
Chaplain of the American Legion. will
preach the annual sermon.
At p. m. the Sons of Veterans with
details from all organizations of ex-
servicemen will meet. near the sold
ier's monument in Green Ridge Gene
terry to put flags on the graves of all
comrades.
MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30TH
Our usual Memorial Day exercises
, will be carried out as follows:
The parade will start from Market
Square PROMPTLY at 9 a. m. in the
following order;
Marshall-Captain John Alexander,
Troop E. 105th Cavalry, with such aid
es as he may select.
Platoon of Police-Members of the
Grand Army of the Republic on foot
and in automobiles.
Sons of Veterans.
Members of the Woman's Relief
Corps.
Ladies' of the Grand Army of the
Republic
Daughters of the Grand Army of the
Republic
The SINCE Band.
Spanish War Veterans.
The American Legion.
Kenosha Boy Scouts.
The march will be to Library Park
where the usual exercises of placing
wreaths on the Soldiers monument
and the Lincoln statute will be car
Fied out by the Ladies Of the Relief
Corps and the Ladies of the G. "A.
r. The parade will then move South
on Chicago street and east on Deming
street to Park avenue and then north
on Park avenue and West in Library
Park south of the library where the
following program will be carried out:
Opening Exercises ...........
Prayer-The Rev f. Burns Martin,
.,....,.... The Post Commander
Pastor of Park Ave Church.
Reading of General Logan's Memorial
Day Order MAY 30th, 1869. Com
rede Samuel Cropley.
Reading of Lincolns Gettysburg Ad-
Adjutant II. f. Truax.
Address The Rev. E. Burns Martin.
Selections . Troop Z. Glee Club
Scattering flowers for the Unknown
Dead Officer of the Day Charles
Leonard
America The people singing and led
by the band.
After the exercises the Sons of Vet
Grams and all Ex-Service men will form
line and march South to Deming
set, East to Park avenue aud north
ark and Main street TO quarters.
p. m. the Seas of Veterans will