The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-29
CITIZENS0F'
>CITY JOIN IN
SOLDIER HONOR
Memorial Day Exercises to be
Held Here Tomorrow in
Honor of Dead
PARADE AND PAGEANT
Parade Moves Promptly at
2:15 p. m.-AI Citizens
Invited to Join
PARADE AND PAGEANT

Citizens Of Bismarck will ioin
tomorrow in the annual memorial
services for the dead Of the nations
wars
Memorial Day exercises in Bis
marck will begin with the decor
alton of the graves in the cemeter-
les in the morning, and the laying
of wreaths on the waters of the Mis-
souri, at the new bridge as tribute
to the sailor dead.
A Memorial Day parade will begin
at 2: Is =. NJ, the parade starting on
Second street. The parade will end
. ~ the city Auditorium, where a pa
triotic pageant will he presented and
Justice A. NJ. Chrstianson of the
supreme court will deliver a patro-
tic address.
All citizens are urged to join in
the parade, either as members of n
Lratcrnal or patriotic organization
Ff as citizens.
The patriotic pageant, for which
the final rehearsal will be held to-
night under the direction of G.. II.
Russ. Jr., will depict the nations
mourning for the soldier dead and
close with patriotic scene.
Many in Pageant
Mrs. Obcrt A. Olson will have the
gcant, and H. f. O'Harc will take
*he leading male part. Four girls,
Misses Gwendolyn Jones. Clarice
Bclk, Mary Cayou and Mablc Camp
bell, will represent various states.
During the pageant Mrs. Herman
/, Scheffer will sing Kipling's recess
sional, Lest We Forget Com
munity singing will be led by Henry
Halvcrson.. McDonalds orchestra,
with Mrs Arthur Bauer as accom-
PIANIST, will furnish music Miss
Sigfrid Olfson will represent Goddess
of Liberty in the final tableau. About
25 high school girls, and veterans
of the Civil, Spanish American and
World Wars in uniform, will parti-
cipatc.
1t is emphasized by the American
Legion committee under whose dir
ection the exercises are arranged,
that no children will be admitted to
the Auditorium unless accompanied
by adults and they must remain
with adults during the pageant.
Order of Parade
The order of Capt. H. T. Murphy,
in command of the Memorial Day pa
rade, is as follows:
Order of March-lst Section.
I. Elks Band.
2. "a" N. D. N. G., Q M. Ditch.
3. American Legion.
erans.
5. G. A. r. in Autos.
6. w. R. c. in Autos
7. War Mothers in Autos
8. Legion Auxiliary, in Autos.
End Section
st. Mary's School Band
Red Cross and Nurses
Secret organizations and Societies
Boy Scouts.
3rd Section
Salvation Army Band
Indian School
Floats and Autos
Parade will form on Second street,
right resting on Broadway.
E,lks Band will form on centre Of
street Broadway and second, Co. "A"
will form west side of second, right
resting on Broadway Legion will
form on left of Co. a." Spanish
American War Veterans will form on
left of Legion.
G. A. r., W.. r. c., War Mothers
Legion Auxiliary Autos, will form on
right side of the street facin( east
St. Mary's School Band will form
in the centre of Second and Thayer
streets
Red Cross and Nurses, Secret Or
ganizations and Societies, and Boy
Scouts will approach Second street
from the East and be assigned their
positions by an aide at that point.
Salvation Army band will form at
the centre of Seconc and Thayer, the
Indian School Pupils will form on
Second in the rear of the band last
mentioned. Autos entering the pa
! rade will form on Thayer street,
either side of Second street, and
enter the parade as directed by the
officer in charge of traffic at that
point.
Line o. March -
& South on Broadway to Main-East
on Main to 3rd-North on 3rd to
Thayer-East on Thayer to 4th-
South on 4th to Main-East on Main
to 5th-North on 9Th to Tbayer--
East on Thayer to 6th-South on
9Th to Auditorium.
! Elks Band will drop out of line
and continue playing until parade
has entered Auditorium. St. Mary's
Band will drop oLs and pick up the
Elks Band number and play until
entire parade has entered. ~
Every ex-service man, whether q
.,ysamber of the American Legion or
\ not. Is urged to take his place in un-
form In the parade tomorrow.