The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-21
Stores Close
fOrMenOrial
Day Program
Will Not Open Until After
Close of Program, 1900
O'clock, Noon
STARTS AT 9:45 A. M.
Joyce Lewis, Chateau Thiery
Hero, Speaker - School
Children Have Part

At the March meeting of the
Community Club motion was
unanimously carried that the
Sank Centre places of business
do not open Decoration day,
Saturday, May 80, until 1900
o'clock, noon. Following this
recommendation Mayor Sigurd
Holme has issued the following
proclamation:
TN order that the business
men of Sank Centre can CO.
operate with the American Lee
gion in the proper observance
of Decoration Day, Saturday,
May 30, I hereby urge all
places of business remain clos
ed on that day until 1900
o'clock, noon.
"I also further urge the bust
ness and professional men, and
all other citizens to cooperate
with the Legion by attending
the services to the end that
Sank Centre may pay the prop
er homage and respect to the
departed neTOtS VI IhS NANA,
Spanish and World Wars.
"Sigurd Holme, Mayor.
Robert Swift Post, American Lee
gion, have the program for the
proper observance of Decoration
Day well in hand. The services
will start promptly at $3.50 a. M, at
the Junior High School Auditor
ium. A worthwhile patriotic pro-
gram with Hon. Joyce Lewis, OF
Long Prairie as the speaker, will
be the headline number. Mr.. Lewis,
as will be recalled by many Herald
readers was badly injured as a
member of the Marine Corps at the
Battle of Chateau Thiery. His
brother, William Lewis, was killed
at his side shortly before Joyce was
injured.
At the top of the column Mayor
Sigurd Holme has issued a procla-
nation urging that all places of
business be closed all day Decora-
ton Day and that business men
and citizens generally participate
in the services at the Junior Audi
torium.
The parade will form at the cor
ner of Main and Fifth library
corner) Immediately following the
service. The line of March will be
west 10 Oak Street, north on Main
to Third thence east to the ceme-
terry.
James Jenkins, Civil War Vet
eran, passed away July 20, 1880, and
the services at the cemetery will be
conducted at his grave. The only
two survivors of B. r. Palmer Post
G. A. R., of this city, are Levi
Smith and Henry Fielding.
The names of the Civil, Spanish
and World War Veterans, and
members of the Sank Centre Fire
department buried in the Sank Cen.
tire cemeteries are published else
where in this issue of the Herald
The following is the program ar
ranged for the service at the Jun
Tor High Auditorium:
Star Spangled Banner-Sung by
entire assembly.
Invocation-Rev. J. D. Butler.
vocalIO! Land of Hope and
Freedom (Tracy) Jr. H. s. Glee
Club, directed by Miss Hammond.
Mixed Chorus ST. High-To Thee
o Country Julius Eichburg) Di-
rected by Miss Hammond.
Introduction of the speaker Of
the day by Commander Lovik.
Memorial Day Address-Joyce
Lewis, Long Prairie.
Benediction-Rev. c. J. Morgan.
Taps-Buglers Jess Clough, Lloyd
Wruck.
The parade will be formed in the
following order:
Marshal of the Day-W. M. Park
er.
Colors.
National Guard.
Senior Band.
G. A. R, w. r. c. in carriages.
American Legion.
Gold Star Mothers.
Woman's Auxiliary.
School children.
Junior Band.
Citizens in cars.
Sunday morning May, "a, at
Has Memorial services for the
G. A. r., w. r. c., d. A. r., Amer
lean Legion and Woman's Auxil-
larry will be held at the Good SAM
aritan Episcopal Church. Mr.. Lam
sing Kempton has arranged a
special patriotic service and an
appropriate musical program has
been provided. All members of the
above organizations planning on
attending this service are request
ed to meet at the Library corner,
Main and Fifth street, promptly at
1920 a. M, and march in body to
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