Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-05-31
RAINS ON MEMORIAL DAY

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with the weather msn. ram was turn
ed on the city of Virorua u Tuesday.
instead of Monday, and as a result it
uiarly after two o'clock in the after
noon. However, it was mighty lucky
the Legion started at the hour of ten
or everything would have been fail
ure.
A great many people have remarked
that. the boys had the best parade for
is augmented by the fact that the Lee
the National Guard also Beginning
Commander ID Z. Slack, and Major
cession was formed as follows
Color Sgt. Jake Davis carrying G..
A. R. Standard, with r. Older and H.
Marshall as color guards; Color Sgts.
Whitney Morrison and o. Sherry car
rying the National Colors and Ameri-
can Legion Standard with J. Schmidt
and F. Potts as color guards. Amer
lean Legion Firing Squad consisting
of Frank Bammart, Sgt, Ernest Stout,
Pat Garin, Ray Welch, o. Wrobel, E.
Anderson, O. Anderson, H. Fehlberg
land L. Halverson. Then followed %
yiroqua High School flower girls car
rying wreaths. Viroqua Band, Dec
GRATED automobiles carrying the fol-
lowing GAR. members: w. Porter,
j. Brown, j. N. Beaver, l.. Glenn, R.
Parker, ]. Marshall, A. ]. Rusk, w.
Best, O. Natwick, Women's Relief
Corps, the American Legion, Capt. A.
Heinz in charge; National Guard, 1t.
R. j. Spellum in charge, Members of
the Odd Fellow Lodge; Boy Scouts,
with Rev. Evans in charge; School
children and long line Of automobiles.
As the procession neared the Rusk
monument, the American Legion form
ed in company front ON one side of
the driveway, and the National Guard
opposite, the remainder of the parade
passing on through, to the music of
the Viroqua Band, which had lined up
on both sides of the entrance to the
cemetery. The GAR. in autos were
parked on the drive near the Rusk
monument, and after the GAR. col
ors were stationed to the east of the
monument and the National Emblem
and Legion Standard to the left, the
Women's Relief Corps, and American
legion Auxiliary passed to their places
on the south side of the Rusk lot. Roll
call of all deceased GAR. members
was read by A. j. Rusk, which was
followed by a selection by the Viroqua
Band. The Gettysburg address was
impressiyely given by Ermon Kier of
The Viroqua High School. after which
every. person present Joined in the
singing of America. Then followed
the ceremony of the Women's Relief
Corps and American Legion Auxiliary
which consisted of their depositing
bouquets of flowers on a monument
to the unknown dead, which was very
impressive. General orders to the G.
AR. were read by d. E. Slack and af-
ter the firing squad had fired salute
10 the dead, taps were sounded by
Buglar L. Nordlie and all present
stood with barred and bowed head, for
the space of 80 seconds, in silent tri-
butte TO those who had made the SUI
creme sacrifice. The procession then
Immediately formed and marched back
to the Farmers Bank corner and was
dismissed.
All the members of the American
Legion and National Guard were in
vited to a splendid dinner given by the
Women's Relief Corps and American
Legion Auxiliary at the Legion Hall.
At one o'clock the people were invited
to a speech at the Eckhart Park, un-
der the auspices of the American Lee
gion. Major John G. Graham of To
nah, delivered the address. Major
Graham was with the 2lst Machine
Gun Battalion of the old Wisconsin
32nd Division, and he certainly gave a
wonderful talk. The rain came at
about two o'clock, which precluded
any further program, and the ball
game between the Legion team and
Trempealeau was called OFF.
While retreat at 500 had to be call
ed off on account of the rain, the Le-
g;on managed to get most of the G.
AR members out for Reveille at 500
A. NJ.
In spite Of the lowering weather, the
parade was wonderful success. No
thing adds to the impressiveness of
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