Putnam patriot., 1929-05-16
THOMPSON MAKES
 ELABORATE PLANS
Town Will Follow Custom Of Years In Observing Me
 morial Day
Procession Will Proceed to All Gene
 teries


 terses
 Thompson will have it's usual im- nressive Memorial Day observance this year. Thompson is one of the towns where the memorial to the old soldier is never forgotten; nor never has it waned. Every year form of exercises is outlined that includes all of the villages and cemeteries in the town. This years observance will follow closely the lines of other years.
 Memorial Sunday
 Sunday, May 26th, will be Memorial Sunday. The Veterans. Sons of Vet erans. and members of the American Legion are requested to assemble at 3.30 D, m, at the Congregational church, Thompson Center. where an appropriate service will be conducted by Rev. Everett s. Lyon
 At North Crosvenordale
 On Wednesday evening, May 29, at ' o'clock, all ladies interested in Me- moriai Day are requested to meet at American Legion Hall to arrange flowers. On Memorial Day morning. Max. 30th, at 6.15 a. m. sharp, the Veterans, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and American Legion will meet at the American Legion Hall. Details will be made by the marshal to decorate graves at the Up- ham and Conan cemeteries. At 6.30 a. m. the column will march Co Swan son Park, then to the Swedish ceme- tery,swhere the services will be con ducted by Rev A.F. Soderberg; thence to Church Crossing, where flowers will be strewn upon the water for the soldiers and sailors buried a; sea; from there to the Catholic cemetery. where exercises will be conducted by Rev. J. c. Mathieu preceding the dec oration of graves.
 At 7.30 the column will march to the cemetery at North Grosvenordale. where the services will be conducted by Rev. William F. Geissler. Then to Mon sment Square. where the column will come to a halt The line will then proceed to the American Legion Hall.
 Fabysn
 The column will arrive at the yard at Fabyan at S.45 where after prayer and suitable exercises. the graves will be decorated.
 Wilsonyilla
 At 10 o'clock the line will be met by citizens at Wilsonville. where there will be service preceding the decora- tion of graves.
 East Thompson
 At F o'clock a stop will be made r4 ffe will be held. Then Co Kings naugh- ters' Hall. East Thompson. Here luncheon will be served. At one o'- clock the people of this section of the town will assemble to participate in the exercises.
 Thompson Center
 At 2 o'clock the procession win halt at the Common, Thompson Center, where there will be suitable exercises including the decoration of the monu- ment 10 Civil and Spanish-American War veterans.
 At West Thompson
 The exercises of the day will be concluded at West Thompson eeme- tery with patriotic exercises at 2.30.
 The Committee
 The Band Canadienne will furnish music during the line of march. Those in charge will be as follows: Presi- dent of the day, Frank Regnier; mar shal, C. A. Seaver; commander, Frank Pelletier; treasurer, George F. Whit ney; executive committee. Thompson Town. Mrs. Allen T. Rabbit, Dr. R. c. Paine; West Thompson, James Bigelow. Daniel Brayton; North Gros- venordale, Edward Stone, John Rear don, Jr. Philip Duhamel; Wilsonville, Thomas Paine, Wilfred Mills, Edward Weleh; Fabyan, Earle Meade, John Anderson, Mrs Frederick Meyers Grosvenordale. John Swanson, Frank Pelletier; East Thompson, Mrs. Eva Huntington. Clarence Stevens.