Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-30
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES
HELD TODAY
Elaborate Parade This
Morning; Exercises at
Cemetery.

Grand Forks citizens m people
from the surrounding country turned
out en- masse today to observe Men,
orial day and pay homage to the de-
parted ones. All Grand Forks bust
ness places were closed to permit em-
ployes to join in the ceremonies. Bust
ness houses and homes were appro-
waved in the breeze at half mast.
One of the most elaborate and inn
pressive parades in the history of the
city got under way shortly after 10
O'clock. and this wa followed By the
cemetery ritualistic services held by
both the G. A. R.. and the American
Legion.
Order of Parade
Wilmar Elton. as marshal, led the
parade. The following units took
part in the order named:
Marshal, G. A. r. color guard,
G. A. r.. car, city band. fire depart
ment, ~ex-service men of the Ameri-
can Legion of East Grand Forks and
ans OF Foreign Wars, Disabled Vet
Grams of America, and veterans of the
Spanish American War, drum corps,
!: Company NJ, Boy Scouts. school chill
dren. Salvation Army, Elks. knights
of Columbus, Sons Of Revolution,
Daughters of Revolution, Service Star
Legion, Women's Relief Corps, Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, university
band. university r. o. T.. c., univer-
sity fraternity and sorority decorated
cars.
There are some sixty graves of SOL
diers of the Civil war in the Grand
Forks cemetery. several of the Span
ish-American wal n % of the late
war. All were decorated this morning
otto examinations. The following
[ named dead of the late war are buried
! in Grand Forks:
Peer Ivesson, Lester Smith,
June Higgins, John A. Bonnet,
Jerry Clayton, w. Il. Cowper,
Harold Halverson, Leete Van
SICKLE, Herman Esckhon, George
Arthur Idndberg, l.. Hanson,
u. Horace Preston, Elmer Baldwin,
Edward Sutherland. Carl Glenn
entson, Oscar Brundin, Charles
Pickett. John Eichhammer, Ar
thur w. Parker, Peter. Nelson,
Archie Forth, Stanley Novak,
Fred N. Loeklin, Henry Fee,
Frank Batterbury, Joe Hultcng.
After the cemetery ceremonies the
women's oreanizationswent to the De-
Mers avenue bridge, from where
flowers were strewn on the Red river
in honor of the sailor dead.
Afternoon Program
AT 2 O'Clock in the after
- moor the following program
VA will be given at the soldiers
@ monument:
Addre@-'sTo the Unknown Dead"
- ME- Inr a IN RV0ur .H-.
Decoration Of monument.
Prayer-Rev. David Stoeve.
The main program of the day will
be held at 3 o'clock in Central park
o. ct the auditorium If the weather
u unfavorable. It will be given in
| the following order:
Observation-Disclosures and band.
Invocadon-Rev. Gerald York.
Introduction of Chairman-Walter
l6chlosser, > commander Of Grand
Forks post Of the American Legion
presiding.
selection-University Girls Glee
Club.
Patriotic pageant-Directed by
) Miss Glenn Bruce.
Observation-Disclosures Mems Glee
Club:
AddreS-W. p. Davies.
Star Spangled Banner'-Band and
audience.
Benediction-Rev. F. w. Goodeve.
Pageant Is Feature
Aside from, the address of the day
n of the features of the program
will be the pageant. 1t is entitled
Unity" and will be given in three
parts. The first part is "Discord'
and is presented by a group Of uni.
versity girls, led by Miss Grace
Clark.
The second part is presented by
school boys and girls of the city. typi'
flying Indians. They are led BY
Kenneth jacob.
The third part. representing the
League of Nations, is presented BY
the Industrial club of the city. assist.
ed by several university girls. Miss
Myrtle Fisker will represent patriot
ism, Ester Gronvold. peace and Edit
Hanson. the United States. The Other
nations will be represented by girl:
dressed in national costumes.
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