The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-05-31
MEMORY OF THE
NATIONS HEROIC
DEAD OBSERVED
Services Held at the Roman
Theatre and City Gene
terry Yesterday.

Memorial day services in Red Lodge
were well attended yesterday and the
Roman theatre was crowded. The
program started at 10 o'clock and was
pronounced one of the best ever held
After the audience sang "The Star
Spangled Banner an invocation was
given by Rev. Frank Durant. The
Memorial day orders were read by
Commander John Powers. Mrs. G. c.
Rowan sang a solo and Howard Gilt
ner recited Lincoln's Gettysburg adj
dress, Patriotic air was skillfully
blended in an organ prelude by Dick
McGinn, which was followed by the
poem, 1.-THE Blue and the Gray" as
recited by Miss Inez Bartoy.
The address of the day was made
by County Attorney E. P. Conwell
Mr.. Conwell gave an enspiring talk
and stressed loyalty to our flag, that
being the symbol of the greatest ma
ton on earth. He paid special tribute
to the loyalty of the boys Of Civil
war. The later days of strife and
particularly to the war which ended
II short years ago. 1t is not a pleas
ant memory, looking back, to think
of the brave youth Of the land laying
down their tools and bidding perhaps
a last farewell to loved ones; travel
ing to land across the waters and
carrying on that other nations might
perhaps enjoy part of the personal
liberty we do in this country.
Mr.. Conwell received rapt attention
at all times and was applauded gen
erously during the address. While
suffering with a severe cold and
hoarseness, he was heard distinctly
throughout the large theatre.
The program was closed by the
audience joining in the grand old
hymn, "America,' followed by a
benediction by Rev. G. G. Hannah and
the closing which was Taps given by
Buglers Schmidt and Halvorson.
The line of parade was as follows:
John Powers, commander; DR.. G. l..
Koehn, captain medical corps and
marshal of the day; John Russell, G..
A. R. standard bearer; j. c. Pogue
and Emmett Cunningham, color
guards; J. E. Nordstrom and Carl
Pelo, Legion standards; Harry Gear
hart and William Layton, color
guards.
Fritz Schmidt, drum major; Scotty
McLaren, bass drum; w. c. Hardy,
R. S. Coleman, G. Natal, Syl. Braida,
Nelson Lane, Uno Toffer, Jalmar
Heikkila, drums; M. B. Pay, Clarence
Downs, L. E. Halvorson, O. j. Salo,
Frank Bowman and Elmo Saari,
buglers.
The firing squad was under direc-
ton of j. J. Gleason and was com
posed of Ray Hennebry OF Boyd,
Lloyd Barnett, Melvin CorbriIge,
Leonard johnson, Char(i9 Luttrell
Hugo Renlund, Nazzarino Golf and
Dave Thomas.
Only two Civil war vetera y were
u attendance at the services~-Net-
yrans Sam Taggart and c. Mitchell.
The services at the cemetery were
impressive and great many people
were on hand. One minute of silent
prayer was followed by the placing
of a wreath of peoples on the spot
symbolizing the grave of the unknown
soldier by the members Of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary. The service
was closed by the salute by the firing
squad under the direction Of Captain
Gleason, and taps by Schmidt and
Halvorsen These were given to the
north, the east, south and west.
Early yesterday morning the grave
of every soldier of the United States
had been marked by flag by mem
bers of the American Legion. This
was done in every cemetery tributary
to Red Lodge and was irrespective OF
which side the brave soldier hao
served.