Smyrna times., 1930-05-28
TRECK TO THE CEMETERIES
TO Be MADE MEMORIAL DAY
LEGION TO OBSERVE DAY
WITH A STREET PARADE
Will Visit Odd Fellows Cemetery
Where Exercises will Take Place
and An Address by Rev.Lemoine

and An Address by Rey.LemOine
Next Friday is Memorial Day
and as usual will be observed as a
holiday in Smyrna when stores
and business places, all except eat
ing places and soda stands, will be
closed. The trend, as customary
will be to the cemeteries where
graves will be generally decorated
by families who have lost their
love ones. The real significance
of the day however, will be a
memorial to those who made the
supreme sacrifice in the Civil and
World Wars. At ten o'clock in the
morning parade comprised of
representatives of many of Smyr-
mas local organizations, including
the children of the Smyrna School,
will form in front of David c. Har-
olson Post meeting room and pro-
ceed south on Main street to Fraz-
ier street, to Delaware street to
Commerce street to Main street
and down Main street to the Odd
Fellows Cemetery, located on the
DUPONT Boulevard. Here they will
hold Memorial Services as a trib-
ute, and in memory of the War
Dead. 1t is to be expected, that
the Memorial Day parade, this
year, will far surpass those held
on a similar occasion previously.
The line of march will be as fol-
lows, with Ralph G. FAIRIES, repre-
sentative from the David C. Harri-
son Post, No. IA, American Leg
ion, acting as chief Marshal. Col
crs and Color Guard, Smyrna
Band, Firing Squad, Civil War
Veterans, Spanish War Veterans,
American Legion Auxiliary, Amer
ican Legion, Boy Scout Troop.
Children from Smyrna's Public
Schools, Daughters of America,
Junior Order United American
Mechanics, Citizens Hose Com
pany, Smyrna Business Mems As
sociation, Rotary Club, etc. The
services, upon the arrival at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, will be held at
a central point in the cemetery at
what is known as the Mound. =
Services will begin by the singing
of the "Star Spangled Banner, /"
entire assembly, accompanied by
the band. This will be followed by
a recital of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address" by Roy Lemoine. Pray
er by Rev. Mr.. Paris of EwelPs M.
p. Church, Clayton; reading of the
Preamble of the Constitution of
the American Legion by local Post
Commander; Memorial Day adj
dress by Rev. E. A. Lemoine;
Band Selection by Smyrna Band:
Singing of America" by entire
assembly; I'm Flanders Field" by
High School Student; Placing of
Floral Tribute, and exercises oy
primary grade school children;
Firing of Salute by Firing Squa'.
and Blowing of Taps and Echo.
Few Civil War Veterans in Smyrna
There are few Grand Army Vet
Grams in Smyrna and none that we
can find who were members of
the Gen. WS. Hancock Post which
fiourished for so many years. Mr..
E. ]. Skelly, aged So, who lives on
Union Street, is a member of a
Pennsylvania Post, and moved to
Smyrna in recent years. James
Shaw, aged S8, living in Spruance
City, was formerly of about Town
send, and while he fought in the
Third Delaware Regiment during
the Civil War, he was never a
member of Gen. w. S. Hancock
Post of Smyrna j. Wesley Start,
formerly of Smyrna, who is resid-
ing at the Delaware House, is
veteran of the Civil War and was