The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-30
Patriotic Bodies Unite to
Honor Memory of Those
Who Gave All.
RITES AT MONUMENT
DirigibIe Drops Flowers
From Air; Services Also
Held a. Five Cemeteries.
BY ARCH STEINEL

a city-a no mean" city of
Hoosier hearts and hopes-lingered
in Memory Lane today as it deco
rated the tonbs of its militant dead.
At graves forgotten 364 days of
the year by most, at odd hours of
Memorial days round of parks,
ball games and dances came
visions of Slim who went west" at
Chateau Thierry, Bill who got it
at San Juan and Rufe who was
"scotched" at Chickamauga.
The gray and the blue and the
khaki-tan didn't matter today
only the MAN
Soft chimes from Christ church
opened the day and the memorial
services at the Soldiers and Sailors
monument. Patriotic organizations
laid flowers on the monuments
segments. The Newsboys band gave
a concert. MY Country 'Tis Of Thee, -"
sang the audience.
One Great Nation
No north. TO south. no east, no
west: but one great nation, heaven
blessed" recited the Rev. w. w.
Want, pastor Of the North Metho-
dist church.
Out of the east came a shower Of
flowers from a dirigible as it cruised
IN circles above the monument.
The blunt crackle Of a firing squad
salute Of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars mingled with street noises and
was lost in the slow reverent beat
of the bugler's taps.
The dirigible Of peace sailed away.
The service ended-except in hearts.
But in five cemeteries, Anderson,
New Crown, Concordia, Washington
Park. Mount jackson. the services
we're duplicated in spirit, song and
reverence.
Parade at ? P. NJ.
At ? .. m. 1000 veterans of wars
we're scheduled to parade through
the city streets to Crown Hill ceme-
terry, where the main burial ground
rites were to be held.
Down Meridian street. led by a
police escort and the KnightstoWn
Home for Orphans band, the pa
rsde was to wend its way. AT Me-
ridian and Ohio streets groups OF
Camp Fire Girls we're to lay down a
barrage of flowers from the curb
on the cars Of the G. A. r. veterans
in the first division.
The parade was to travel around
the Circle. thence east on Market
street to Pennsylvania street and
south on PENNSYLVANIA to Georgia
street. where motor cars we're tc
take the veterans to Crown Hill.
Buses and trans were to trans
port the adolescent organizations lr
the parade to the cemetery.
Sons Of Union veterans. United
Spanish War Veterans. Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. the American Le-
zion. reserve officers, high schoo
cadets. Disabled Veterans Of the
World war. Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts
Camp Fire Girls and the @. A. r
formed units in the parade divisions
Address at Cemetery
Al the Crown Hill cemetery rites
the DR.. L. W. Munhall Of Philadel-
phia was to give the Memorial day
address.
The Rev. T. A White, pastor oi
the Meridian Heights Presbyterian
church. was TO give the invocation
and benediction. Flag saluates
presentation of the colorS. thu
strewing of flowers on the graves bl
Girl Reserves, placing of flags b!
Boy Scouts. band music and patr1'
otic songs. and the sounding OF tap
we're otner portions of the program.
Broad Ripple and Riverside
amusement parks planned specia
balloon ascenSionS and parachute
Jumps for afternoon and evening.
The Indians and the Louisville
ColoneIs we're scheduled 10 tangle a
2 Q. m. in a double-header bal