The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-30
PARADE MOVES
THROUGH CITY;
PAGEANT HELD
Flowers Laid on Graves in
Cemeteries of The
City
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
Judge ChristiansOn Pays TrI-
butte to ValOr of War Dead
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES

Tribute to the nations war dead
was paid today.
Citizens of Bismarck paused il
company with millions of other cit
zens all over the land to solemniy
reverence the memory of these wno
gave their lives in defense of the nn
tion.
Many homes, and business place
were decorated with American flag
Early today the flag in Northern
Pacific park was placed at half-stafl
and at noon was raised to full staff
With Company A furnishing a liz
ing squad, American Legion men,
ladies of patriotic organizations and
soldiers Of Civil. Spanish America
and World Wars, visited the city
cemeteries and laid flowers upon tle
graves of the soldier dead
Flowers were strewn on the Mis-
ouri river in honor of the saildc
dead.
PARADE THROUGH STREETS
The Memorial Day parade formed
in Second street and the processioH
moved through the down town sec
tion, ending at the Auditorium wheIe
patriotic exercises were held.
Capt. II. T. Murphy, marshall of
the day, had in line several huSlGAi
people on foot and in automobile,
with tho Elks, st. Mary's and saliva.
tion Army bands heading sections~&
the parade.
Company A, North Dakota National
Guard, the Quartermaster detaon
ment, American Legion, Spanis,
American War veterans, G. A. r. m
autos, W. r. c., War Mothers ,.ahd
Legion Auxiliary, formed the frs
section led by the Elks band.
The second section. headed by 81
Mary's band, included the Red Cros
Nurses, secret organizations and SO
cietes, and Boy Scouts. The Amer
can Legion today offered flag t.
the Boy Scout troop making the besi
appearance.
The third section was headed b,
the Salvation Army, and included tn,
Indian school girls, floats and autos
Memorial Pageant
A Memorial Pageant preceded ar
address by Judge A. NJ. Christiansor or
of the supreme court in the Auditor
ium.
The Memorial. Pageart, written
and directed by G. II. Russ, is Bis.
marcks unique annual tribute. j.
opened with mourning for those lost.
and concluded with patriotic cn-
semble. The pageant cast includ
Mrs. Obert A. Olson, H. F. O'Hare
IN leading speaking parts; Mis- -s
Gwendolyn Jones, Clarice Belk, Mar
Cayou and Mable Campbell singing ~
kipling's "Recessional" by Mrs. Her
man Scheffer, and with Miss Sigfri5
Alison representing the Goddess OF
Liberty in the final tableau Vet
Grams of the Civil, Spanish-Americay
and World Wars assisted The No
Donald orchestra furnished mus.
with Mrs. Arthur Bauer as acccn..
panist for Mrs Schefer.
Address Given
Judge Christianson was Introduce
by Ferrid COrdner, commander o.
the Lloyd Spetz Post. American lie
gion. and paid a glowing tribute t.
those who in the past gave their
lives in the nations defense Mr
Cordner, for the Legion, at the Coz
clusion of the exercises, announce
that the American Legion was rhis-
ing an endowment fund with WI ich
to keep graves of American soldi ers
in France decorated each Memoir
Day. The minimum amount set Is
100000. Half has been raised Il
was announced that Bismarck cit
zens would be given opportunity 10
contribute to the fund, but that nc
solicitation was desired for such a
fund. A box was placed at the door
where persons were permitted to
give whatever they desired to be
added to the graves endowment fund