The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-23
RITES
FOR WAR DEAD
MEMORIAL DAY
Tribute at All Cemeteries
and Veterans Parade
to Mark Services.
PLANES WILL BE USED
Flowers Will Be Dropped
From Air: Schedule
Is Compiled.

Rifle saluteS, strewing of flowers
from planes over graves, with me-
mortal exercises at all cemeteries
and a parade of war veterans will
feature the annual Decoration day
ceremonies this year in indianapolis.
Services for Memorial day proper
will open at a. m. at the Soldiers
and Sailors monument.
The Newsboys' band will begin
the ceremonies with a concert.
Chimes from the First Christ
church will call the assembly to-
gether. The Rev. George B. Hen
ringer will give the invocation and
James M. Ogden, attorney general,
will give the Memorial day address.
Planes to Drop Flowers
Planes from Schoen field will
circle the monument throughout the
exercises and drop flowers.
At 1920 a. m. patriotic organiza-
lions attending the monument rites
will parade to Crown Hill cemetery.
The order of march follows: Po-
lice escort and band; Charles A.
Fay, grand marshal; first division,
Sons OF Union Veterans of the Civil
war, Grand Army of Republic; sec
ond division, firing squad, United
Spanish war veterans, Veterans of
Foreign wars; third division, Ameri-
can Legion, Disabled Veterans of
the World war; fourth division, r. o.
T. G. units of Shortridge, Manual
Training, Arsenal Technical, Wash
ington, Broad Ripple and Crispus
Attacks high schools, commanded by
Major Thomas Cathro, U. S. A.;
fifth division, Boy Scouts, Cir Re-
serves, Campfire Girls, Girl coutS
and school students.
Assemble on Meridian
The parade will assemble on
Meridian street. G.. A. r. veterans
will be taken to the cemetery in
autos.
At Crown Hill, the parade will
disband and ceremonies at the
graves of the dead will include in
vocation by the Rev. John w. McFall;
the placing of evergreens by Girl
Scouts and strewing of flowers by
Campfire Girls, flag salute, address
by Henry M. Bowling, firing squad
and taps by Boy Scout buglers.
), Programs at other city cemeteries
will follow the general tenor of the
exercises at Crown Hill
Shiloh and Floral park cemeteries
will hold their services Saturday
May "a, while Memorial park, jew
ish, and Holy Cross cemeteries will
honor the war dead Sunday, May
25.
Bridge Rite Sunday
The Meridian street bridge exer-
cises will be hsld at p. m. Sunday.
The services are primarily for SAL
lors, aviators and marines. Planes
will drop flowers throughout the
ceremonies.
The schedule Of services in ceme-
teries of the city: Jewish cemetery,
10 a. m. Sunday, Nay 25; New Crown
cemetery, 10 a. m. Sunday, May "a;
Memorial park, Q p. m. Sunday, May
25; Shiloh, Saturday, May "a, 10
a. M; Floral park, Saturday, May
"a, 2 p. M; Anderson cemetery, 10
a. m, May 30; Grove of Remem-
brance, May 90, 2:30 p. m; Crown
HILL p. m, May 30; Concordia, 10
a. m. May 30; Mount jackson ceme-
terry, 10 a. m. May 80.
Wilson G. Oren is president of the
General Memorial Association in
charge of Decoration day rites.
Other officers are: C. G. Moon, vice.
president; Frank Shellhouse, treas
urer, and George Hawkins, secre-
tary.
Memorial services in honor of
Confederate dead will be held at
Garfield park at $3.50 Sunday, May
rs, by the Southern Club. DR.. S.
E. Henry will be the Memorial
speaker. Ceremonies will be held
at the Confederate monument in
the park.