Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY IN SMYRNA WAS
OBSERVED At THE CEMETERIES
G. a. K. POST GONE, AMERICAN
LEGION POST HAD CHARGE
While All Cemeteries Had Its Tribute
of Flowers, 1t Was Odd Fellows
Only That Ceremonies Were Held


Memorial Day was observed quietly
IN Smyrna and no untoward incident
happened to mar the pleasure of the
day. In the morning it rained but in
the afternoon it cleared and gave out
ing parties chance to get away
Generally speaking it was a holiday.
The event coming on Sunday, Smyrna
merchants took Monday as a holiday
when all stores closed for the day.
The banks, factories and a few other
places, however, closed Monday and
gave their forces a holiday. Smyrna
streets nevertheless took on a holiday
air. Large flags were placed along
the curb in front of business places.
Commerce and Main streets from the
-Four Corners" a distance on both
sides Of the streets each way for
block or more, were literally lined
with these flags. In observance Of
the day, the trend was naturally to-
ward the burrying grounds in and
about Smyrna namely the Odd Eel
lows, Glenwood, and st. Peters GEM
eteries. 1t can be truly said the
above named cemeteries never looked
better. They were welI-kept plots
and walks and nearly every grave
bore its tribute of flowers, showing
there was tender memory not only
for those who served in the wars to
maintain the American flag, but to
those of many Smyrna families who
had been laid to rest.
Memorial Services at Churches Sunday
There We're appropriate services at
all the churches Sunday for Memorial
Day. At st. Peters Church, it also
being Trinity Sunday, there was a eel
ebration of the Holy Communion at
IL o'clock with sermon by the rector.
The floral decorations We're beautiful,
being all white flowers. In the even
ing there was a Memorial Day serv-
ice. At Asbury NJ E. Church there
was large congregation and elabor-
ate music and decorations. The Smyr-
ma and Middletown troupes Of Boy
Scouts and the David G. Harrison Post
No. IA, American Legion, attended in
a body. Rev. r. K.Stephenson preach
ed the sermon. The musical program
was as follows: Finale from Interna-
tional Fantasy, by James S. Rogers;
chorus, Recessional, Kipling, music by
Reginald DeKoven; "Tentipg Tonight
on the Old Camp Ground" male quar-
tet and chorus; Melody in E Flat, by
William NJ. S. Brown; America"
Postlude, Liberty March, J. Frank
Frysinger. There were appropriate
services in the Presbyterian Church.
After the morning service, Children's
Day services followed. Sunday after
noon the Post took their Firing Squad
to Townsend and held a service over
the graves Of the service men buried
there. Monday morning at 10 o'clock
the Post and Boy Scouts marched to
the Odd Fellows Cemetery and held
appropriate services. Speaking by the
ministers of Smyrna and other
churches and music from the newly
reorganized Smyrna Band was a fea-
ture of the program. In the after
noon the Post went to Middletown and
held services.
Weekend Affords Many Outings
Memorial Day coming Sunday and
Monday afforded many an apportun-
ity for weekend outing. Woodland
Beach which opened for the season
drew large crowds and admiration
was had over the improvements made.
fine beach and grove and the number
of cottages and amusement places
that had gone up. The order was
good and everybody was bent on en-
joying themselves. Others here mo
tored to other resorts down the Della
ware Bay, some not stopping until
they got to Rehoboth.