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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
NEWS OF OUR NElCHBORS

City, Miss Vera Nice ullough to Good.
rich, Miss Tillie Wall to Bottineau
and Clifford Olson to Devils Lake.
Miss Gladys Ness, who teaches at
! Judson, N. D., spent Easter with her
parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson and
| daughter Clara were Easter Sunday
, dinner guests at the Henry Van Horn
home in Driscoll.
Miss Lillian Hall, who teachers
school north of Driscoll, spent the
weekend here with her folks.
Mrs. Robert Hudson was a Bis
marck caller Wednesday.
Floyd Belk called at the Roscoe
Parker home We tuesday.
HaSsin Eele called at the Tyler
Johnson home Thursday.
Anton Oberg was a town caller
Wednesday. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Parker were
Bismarck shoppers Thursday.
John Raeyer and sons Ralph, Len
wood and Ray were town callers We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kossak Of Wiscon-
sin, arrived here Saturday night. Mr..
Kossak will be employed at the H.
r. Wright home this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Johnson and
family were Thursday evening call
eIs at the Roscoe Parker home.
Miss Elsie Belle is assisting with
the homework at the H. r. Wright
home during Mrs. Wright's illness.
George Beatty and Mr.. and Ms.
Lester Andrews attended church in
Sterling Sunday. Z.
Roscoe Parker. Tyler Johnson and
Carey johnson helped Grandpa john
son fix his well Friday and Satur-
day.
H. c. Wright and Joe Kossak called
at the Roscoe Parker home Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler johnson accom-
panied by Mrs. Roscoe Parker and
Grandpa johnson were Bismarck and
Mandan callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Johnson and
family were Sunday visitors at the
Roscoe Parker home.
Carey and Alton Johnson called at
the Roscoe Parker home Friday eve
ming.
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Hazelton
By ALKALINE L-ANDsBERGER

MI. and Mrs. al Snyder went to the
capital city Monday. They returned
home Tuesday.
Miss Helen Wahlmann, who is at
tending the business college at Fargo,
came home Thursday to spend a few
days. She returned to Fargo Monday
accompanied by Carl Roberts Of Far
60, who also spent Easter here.
Miss Rose Appert arrived home
Saturday after having spent a part
of the winter in Florida.
Tuesday evening the pep squad Of
the high school entertained the bas-
ketball teams, both boys and girls. a,
a waffle supper.
Mrs. Charley Soule, son Harvey and
daughter Ruth visited in Bismarck
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyer and chill
dren motored to Hebron Friday tc
| spend Easter with relatives and
friends. They returned home Mon
day.
The Christian Mothers society viii
hold its next meeting Saturday, April
18th at the home Of Mrs. Tom Shea
| with Mrs. Margaret Shea assistant
hostess.
Lee Rott who came home Thursday
to spend a few days with his parents
and friends left again Monday to re.
sumo his studies at the Agriculture,
college at Fargo.
The Shipping association will maxi
| q shipment OF cattle and hogs Tues.
day. April 14th.
The Misses Cleo, Florence and Lu'
ella Rott were shoppers in Lintor
Friday.
Mrs. John Meyer motored to Bis.
marck Thursday.
The Misses Mildred Shea and Mil.
dred Mcdaniel were shoppers in Lin
ton Saturday.
Miss Ruth Crawford came up from
Linton Friday to spend Easter at he
home. She returned to Linton Sun
Gay.
MI. and Mrs. Ed. Touhe were shop
pers in Linton Tuesday.
p. O. Simpkins, manager Of tn.
Durham Lumber company, motoret
down from Moffit Wednesday Il
transact business.
The board Of county commission
ers will meet in Linton next week
beginning Tuesday.
Rev. Father schweister, ACCOMPANY
led by Mrs. Susan Shaughnessy. mo
tored to Bismarck Wednesday.
Jake Reich was q visitor In Lintol
Tuesday.
g. Q. Weimals motored to Bismarcl
Tuesday.
Rev. Father Schweister was q Wis,
itor in Linton Tuesday.
The Future Farmers club held
regular. meeting Wednesday eyenin,
Of last week.
The American Legion Auxiliar.
held q meeting Monday evening. A
this meeting initiation took place, ,
fine program was rendered and q fee(
given by the members of the losinl
team in the membership drive.
Fred Fischer Of Temvik was q bust
ness visitor in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Lester Briggle and Algie simp
kins motored to Bismarck Thursday
Mrs. Briggle remained In the capita
city until Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Kurtz gave a recital o
ner junior music class In the assem-,
bly, room OF the school Friday eve
ming.
Jake Rott Of the Eagle Oil com
pany motored over to Braddock Sun
day to deliver gasoline to the gas sta
ticn there.
About thirty friends and relative
of Mrs. J. b. Lardsberger surprise,
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Painted Woods
By MRS. OLE LILLEFJELD

Oscar Brostrom was a Bismarck
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Erickson Of Bismarck
called on Mrs. Ole Lillefjeld Tues
day.
liver Erickson made a trip to Wilton
Wednesday.
MI. and Mrs. VIM. Brown, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Brown and o Mar
ion called at the Lillefjeld home Sun
day evening.
MI. and Mrs. Ole Lillefjeld and
Elias Lillefjeld visited at the Andrew
Nelson home Wednesday.
MI. and Mrs. Lester Brown called
at the Chas. Hannafield home Sun
day.
A dance was held at the Oscar An
strom home Saturday night.
Arthur Damstrom was a Wilton
caller Monday.
Hope Hannafield called on her sis
ter. Mrs. Lester Brown, Saturday.
Oscar Anstrom and family moved
To Bismarck this week.
MILFORD Christensen of Wilton called
at the Fred Johnson home Saturday.
Andrew Nelson was a Wilton caller
Thursday.
Theo. Taylor was a Bismarck Wis
itor Monday.
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!, her on her birthday Sunday evening
/ She was presented with q fine set Of
dishes and several other gifts. Pro-
gressive whist was played at five
tables and a potluck lunch was served
at midnight.
Quite q number Of folks from Brad.
dock and Napoleon attended the
dance Monday evening In Zirbe's hall.
The j. j. Landsberger family were
dinner guests at the J. B. Landsberger
home Easter Sunday.
Early Mass will be held at eight
O'Clock at the Catholic church Sunday
after which Rev. Father Schweister
will 60 to Braddock to conduct High
Mass.
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Clear Lake
By MYRTL CHRISTENSEN

Mrs. Alfred Olson visited Tuesday
with Mrs. Henry Olson.
A very successful program was
given by Miss Lillian Hall and her
pupils Of Clear Lake school No. 3
Tuesday evening. After the program
lunch and candy were sold.
Mrs. Henry Nieman spent Wednes.
day afternoon with Mrs. j. w. Boyer.
Mrs. Belle Van Vleet, who has spent
some time here with her son Allen and
family left Wednesday for Detroit,
Mimi, being called there by the SER
ious illness Of her granddaughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Olson were
shopping in Wing Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Van Vleet were
Bismarck callers Thursday.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Shaffer enter
tanned MI. and Mrs. Vernon Brenden
and son Byron and Miss Jennie
Waste Thursday evening.
Willie and Ernest Schoon were bus
mess callers at Bismarck Saturday,
also on Tuesday.
The township board met at the b.
F. Paisley home Saturday evening.
Mrs. n. A.. Smith visited with her
daughter Mrs. Clifford Nielsen Of Dris-
coll, Saturday.
Herman Neiman spent Saturday
night at the J. w. Boyer home.
MI. and Mrs. Will Stiles spent Eas-
ter Sunday at Edgeley with Mr.. Stiles
sister.
MI. and Mrs. Bud Lund and family
and Tom Finn took Easter Sunday
! dinner with Mr.. and Mrs, Warren
Kuler.
MI. and Mrs. Ed Gibson entertained
the J. w. Boyer family at dinner Eas-
ter Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Allen Van Veet and
baby motored to Glen Ulen Easter
Sunday and spent the day with MI.
and Mrs. Lebelt.
MI. and Mrs. Alfred Olson enter
tanned company Sunday evening.
Albert Christensen was a caller at
the Ole Nielsen home Monday.
Warren Keeler and Tom Finn were
business callers at Bismarck and
Mandan Monday.
Mrs. Robert Sharp and Miss Flor
ence spent Monday with Mrs. J.. w.
Boyer.
MI. and Mrs. VIII Stiles were call
ers at the Holton home Monday.
MI. and Mrs. Ole Newland and son
were Bismarck callers Monday.
Allen Van Vleet motored to Mandan
Tuesday.
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Regain
By BURDELLA b. HELGESON

There was a very large attendance
at the special Easter services and
program given by the children of the
Pentecostal Sunday school here SUN
DAY morning.
The food sale given by the Congre-
eational Ladies' Aid at the o. NJ.
Colip store Saturday afternoon was
we'll attended.
Mrs. L. Hopkins will entertain the
American Legion Auxiliary at their
regular meeting which will be held
in the Log Cabin on the afternoon Of
April g..
Mrs. o. B. Aune will be hostess to
the Congregational Ladies Aid on
April 18th.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
give an old time dance in the Log
Cabin Saturday, April 18th. There
will be good music and good eats
served at the cabin. Everyone come.
A large crowd attended the dance
given by the Legion boys Saturday
evening. Music was furnished by
Mrs. Cunningham of Wilton, Otto
Uhde, Einar Strand and Edwin o.
son.
Miss Irene Malsby, Regan teacher,
returned here Sunday after spending
Easter vacation at her home in
Sykeston.
Miss Bessie Wilson, Bismarck teach
or, resumed her duties Monday after
spending the past week with her
mother, Mrs. A. M. Wilson.
(IanrAo~ DNirAc vryhn L. q Of
the Agricultural College, Fargo. spent
the past week at his home In Regan.
Russell Hopkins motored to Stan
ton, Saturday, to spend Easter Sun
day at his parenal home.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Hochhalter and
family OF. Wilton were guests at the
A. Fisher home here, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Kelly motored
to jamestown, saturday, where they
spent Easter Sunday With relatives
and friends.
MI. and Mrs. J. Keifer have moved
into Regan and will make their home
in the parsonage of the C~ongrega-
tional church. Mrs. Keller recently
returned from Florida where she had
spent the past year.
Cards we're in play at two tables at
the bridge dinner given by Miss
Frances Tourtelotte at her home Fri
day evening, for q number OF Regain
girls. Honors were held by Miss Ma
linda Manning.
Miss Gladys Burdette, who attends
the Bismarck business college. spent
the weekend at the A. H. Helgeson
home.
A number Of Regan young folks
gave a surprise party Tor, Sophus
Lein Tuesday evening at the w. N.
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DriscOu
BY MRS. F. o. JOHNSON

Mr.. and Mrs. clifford Erickson of
Tappen spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. J. Berg spent Sun
day at the A. M. Bruschwein home.
Mrs. Grubb spent the weekend
with her sister, Miss Nettleton.
Miss Pearl Hanson of Harvey spent
Sunday at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. p. Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Hanson Of Bis
marck were Driscou visitors over Eas-
ter.
Walter Berg spent Thursday night
with Harold Bruschwein.
MI. and Mrs. Clarence Anderson
and family Of Sterling spent Sunday
| with MI. and Mrs. Ole Quale.
Leroy Hogstad spent the weekend
with Hans KluckSdahl.
MI. and Mrs. II. A. Knudson, .Valdis
Knudson and Miss Hanson were din
ner guests at the J. A.. Mccain home
Sunday evening.
MI. and Mrs. j. D. Stewart accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stew
art to Bismarck Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. Chas. Newcomer en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mel
son and children Easter Sunday.
Miss Irene Koessel spent Monday
afternoon with Miss Lille 6amp IN.
Mrs. AL Jordan, Mrs. John Mount
Miss Cordelia Jordan and Huber Jor-
dan were Bismarck callers Friday.
Mrs. Clifford Nelson has opened q
new restaurant in the old drug store
Misses Mabel and Nellie Norton
spent Easter at home on the farm.
Albert Hammar was q business call.
er In town Monday.
Miss Hanson spent Friday night al
the A. M. B~ruschwein home.
MI. and Mrs. Elmer Koon enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. James Koon, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbert Koon and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Koon at dinner
Sunday.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society meeting was held at the home
Of Mrs. H. A. Knudson Tuesday az
ternoon.
NJ. j. Olson and Robert Eisenbeisz
motored to Alice and Buffalo, N. D.
MONDAY.
Mrs. Clarence Swanson and little
daughter, Beva Jean, called on Mrs
Maurice Herum Monday afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. Carl Erickson, Mr.
and Mrs. z. j. Swanson nnd Misses
Selma Knudson and Edith Wilson
spent Sunday evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J.. Erickson.
A few friends Of Mrs. Elmer KOor
surprised her Monday afternoon n
honor OF her birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Meland enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Swan
| son Sunday evening.
An Easter program was given at the
M. E. Church Sunday afternoon by
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A. F. Ghylin and family were sun

A. F. Ghylin and family were Sun.
day guests at the Joe Cook home.
Mrs. G. J.. Kuelh and brother Chas
Our were Sunday evening guests at
the G.. O. Lindsey home.
The Homesteaders lodge met at the
G.. O. Lindsey home Wednesday eve-
ming. The evening was spent in
formally. A potluck lunch was served.
Burnett Jacobson spent Wednesday
evening at the A. F. Ghyln home.
Hazel Taylor was a guest Of Dor
othy Bailey Monday evening. j,
Ollie Cook spent Sunday highland
Monday at the A. F. Ghylin home.
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Wing
BY L MUELLER

John p. Fields was a Bismarck call
er Thursday.
L. H. Knowles, Ed Kusler and Ben
McCloskey were callers at the r. ].
Bleth home Saturday. \.
MI. and Mrs. John r. Weber and
children OF near Tuttle spent Sum
day visiting at the Weber, ST., home.
MI. and Mrs. Ben Boss and daugh-
ter were Sunday visitors In Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Berth and small
children spent Sunday at the John
Weber, Jr., home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben K1agenburg, La
verne Goldberg, MI. and Mrs. H.
Granville, MI. and Mrs. James Olson,
MI. and Mrs. j. B. Granville attended
a party at the Owen Mcintyre home
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ed Dalbec visited with Mrs,
John Mueller Monday afternoon.
Miss Lempy Banttari spent the
weekend at her parental home. She
is working In Bismarck.
A number of the Wing folks at
tended the funeral rites of Mrs. John
Gylden held south of town Wednes-
day afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. I. Kremenetsky and
daughter Rhoda spent Friday evening
at Tuttle.
Charles Seilinger was a business
caller at the Mueller home Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Oswald visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Mueller Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Wagle spent
the week end visiting relatives in
jamestown.
Mrs. L. Fl. Knowles entertained the
following at her home Friday after-
noon: Mrs. Harry Knowles, Mrs. By.
ron Knowles and daughters, Mrs. Ben
McCloskey and daughters and Mrs.
Toilet Subey and daughter.
An Easter program was held at the
Wing hall Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Christ Of Wilton conducted church
services following.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Olson and son
Glenn spent several days visiting
friends and relatives in Harvey.
Erma Sherbenshie Of Arena spent
the weekend with Martha Helm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Larson and
sons Of Fairview, Mont, are visiting
relatives and friends here. Olive Rise
returned to Wing with them.
Adeline Wenaas, Doris and Beya
Scott and Elaine Riggs all OF Bis
marck spent the past week visiting
relatives and friends in Wing.
MI. and Mrs. I. Kremenetsky and
daughter spent Sunday visiting in
Tuttle.
Rev. r. E. strutz conducted church
services north Of Wing Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. ana Mrs. En- Granville were
Sunday callers at the j. B. Granville
home.
A number Of friends surprised Mrs
e. e. See at her home SUNDAY eve.
ming. The occasion was Mrs. Sees
birthday anniversary.
MI. and Mrs. George Goldberg and
daughter Marcella, John Anderson.
Tom and Carl Thompson and Grand
ma Kagenburg, all OF Hurdsfield.
spent Monday and Tuesday at the
Ben Klagenburg home. Grandma
Klaegnburg remained for q visit.
MI. and Mrs. Ed. Kusler analogous
visited, In Sterling Sunday.
Miss Erna Enockson spent the week
end In Bismarck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Josephson
spent Monday evening with MI. and
Mrs. w. Harju and son.
Raymond and Carol Campion and
Grandpa Granville Of Willow Citv
spent Sunday afternoon at Tie J. Is.
Granville home. GRANDPA" Re.
manned at the Glanville home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson an,
daughters were callers in Bismai.x
Tuesday.
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Kelly home. the occasion being his
birthday anniversary. An enjoyable
evening was had by all.
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will be master of ceremonies aboard
the Apache, and the United States
Navy Band will furnish appropriate
music. Samuel G. Mawson, department
commander of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, will deliver the invocation,
and there will be duets by Mary Temp
lin, contralto, and Jack Irving, baritone
Benjamin C. MOTLEY, department.
commander of the Spanish War Veter-
ans. is scheduled to make q brlef al
dress and will be followed by Repre-
sentative Fish as the orator Of the day.
The guests of honor will include the
dent, National Auxiliary, U. S. w. VI;
Judge Edward S. Matthias, COM
mander in chief, u. s. w. "; Rear
Admiral F. c. Billiard, United States
Coast Guard; Col. Rice w. Means, past
commander in chief, U. S. w. "; Capt.
John Lewis Smith, past commander IN
chief, u. S. w. w.; James j. Murphy,
quartermaster general, u. s. w. VI;
Capt. William L. Mattocks, past de-
partment commander, U. 3. w. ":
Hon. Orestes Ferrara, Ambassador OF
Cuba; Benjamin F. Motley, COMMANDER
Department OF the District Of Columbia,
US. w. ": Mr.. Mawson, Capt. William
L. Thomas, department commander, ".
F. W.; Dr. B. c. MacNeill, department
commander, American Legion; Lee T.
Turner, department commander, D. A.
"; Gen. Amos A. Fries, past department
commander American Legion; Admiral
Robert E. Coontz, national president.
Sojourners' Club; Maj. Charles De-
monet, commander, Military Order Of
the World War washington Chapter) i;
Capt Edwin s. Bethlehem, president,
Sojourners' Club washington Chap
teri; James G. Yaden, president, G. A.
r. Memorial Day Corporation; Mrs.
Addie Hickman, department president,
Women's Relief Corps, and Mrs. Carrie
E. Nolan, treasurer, National Auxiliary,
u S. W. "
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MEMORIAL SERVICE
TO Be HELD ON SHIP
Fish Will Deliver Address at
Picturesque Service on
Board Apache.

Representative Hamilton Fish, jr., Of
New York, an officer during the World
Var. will deliver the address at a
picturesque service at 1890 o'clock this
morning aboard the U. S. s. Apache in
sommemoration of all soldiers, sailors
And Marines who lost their lives at sea-
The Apache will be docked at the
Navy Yard Wharf. A number of dis
tinguished guests will take part in the
exercises. which are under the auspices
of the District of Columbia Auxiliaries
of the United Spanish War Veterans.
While women of the auxiliary strew
the water with flowers from the deck
Of the Apache, other auxiliary mem
bers win drop red buddy" anchor
on the waters at Hams Point. Bertha
r. Cook, department president, will be
in charge of the commemorative serv-
ices, assisted by Janet M. Sikken, senior
vice president; Catherine HUM, junior
vice president and Emma Tull, depart
ment chaplain.
Past Department Comdr. Lorin C..
Nelson of the Spanish War Veterans
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by Camp No. II, United Confederate

by Camp No. II. United Confederate
Veterans.
Members Of the camp and visiting
Confederate veterans Will assemble at
the west gate at $3.50 pm. In columns
of two'S, led by the United States Ma
rine Band, the old soldiers will march
up to and around the Confederate
Monument in salute and thence to seats
in the grandstand.
The remainder Of the program will
consist Of patriotic musical selections
The invocation will be delivered by Rev
John E. Briggs, pastor Of the Fifth
Baptist Church.
Stanley VIII Speak.
Former Senator A. o. Stanley of
Kentucky, the principal speaker, will be
introduced by Gen. w. L. Wilkerson,
commander Of Camp No. II, U. e. v.
After the Marine Band plays several
selections Rev. r. II. Deal Of Mount YER
non Methodist Church will deliver the
benediction and Taps" will be sounded.
The Committee on General Arrange
mentS Is composed OF Gen. H. Ogden
Lake, chairman; Maj. e. o. Scaggs, w.
F. Swaringen, Fred p. Myers, Capt. D.
c. Grayson, w. S. Grigsby, John A.
Chumbley and Mrs. MGude Howell
Smith.
The Executive Committee consists OF
Gen. w. L. WilkerSon, chairman; Gen.
H. Oden Lake, w. F. Swaringen, Capt.
D. G. Grayson, Maj. E. @. Scaggs and
D. E. Clark.
Among the honored guests will be
Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, president of the
District Division Of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy; Mrs. Helen
Goodwin, president Of Lee Chapter.
United Daughters OF the Confederacy;
Benjamin F. Motley, department COM
mander, United States Veterans Of For
eign Wars; B. G. Mcneil, M. D., de-
partment commander Of the American
Legion; Maj. Berkeley Inge, Comdr. Ger
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March IS PLANNED
BY GRAY VETERANS
Confederate Survivors Due to
Honor Civil War Dead at
Rites Next Sunday.

Next Sunday the gray-clad veterans
Of the Confederate Army will mingle
with soldiers Of other wars in paying
tribute to the Civil War dead at the
Confederate memorial exercises in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
The austerity Of the occasion, EVIL
denced Is Sast years by the thin gray
line" VIII still be preserved, but will
be shares ~ the United Spanish War
Veterans. Ide American Legion and the
VeteraI~f Foreign Wars.
Details Of IS men from the District
Chapters of the Spanish War Veterans
and Ehe American Legion, clad in color
full rSgalia, will form a guard of honor
for the men who fought valiantly for
the South.
Other Groups to Join.
Other organizations participating In
the ceremonies will include the Sons
and Daughters of the Confederacy, the
Children Of the Confederacy and the
Confederate Southern Memorial Asso-
citation. The exercises will be sponsored
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RITES HONOR BIRTH
OF MEMORIAL DAY
Cemetery in Carbonate, Ill.,,
Scene of First Tributes,
Recalled by Chronicle.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CARBoNDAIE. ILL.,, May 3o.-Wood-
lawn Cemetery. the birthplace Of Me-
mortal day, observed its sixty-fifth dec
Grafton Of veterans graves today.
The last Sunday in April, 1866, was
the first Memorial day. On that date
600 Union Army veterans heard Gen.
John A. Logan, their chieftain of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, declare:
Every mans life belongs to his coun-
try and no man has a right to refuse
1t when called"
Today only a few G. A. r. members.
feeble and bent, but with eyes still
bright. stood among the throng at
Woodlawn Cemetery that heard the
national commander Of the Legion,
Ralph T. O,Neil
Today's was the first official observ-
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ance Of the birth Of Memorial day. An
aged Bible, resurrected recently by rela-
tives Of Gen. Logan, chronicled the
early history Of Decoration day. In
the Bible, now owned by John VIII
liams, q relative of the general, are
scrawled excerpts from Logan's address.
Two years later, on May 5, 1868, the
general issued his order No. II, chang
ing Memorial day to May 30, to insure
warmer weather and plenty of flowers
for the decoration Of graves.
James Green, q cousin Of Logan and
sexton Of the Woodlawn Cemetery,
chronicled the birth Of Memorial day
in his family Bible. But the facts lay
dormant for IS years until ferreted out
by historians of the Southern Illinois
Teachers College.
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CIVIC BODY PLANS FETE
Columbia Heights Citizens to Gel,

Columbia Heights Citizens to Cele-
brate 37th Anniversary.
The thirty-seventh anniversary Of
the founding Of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association will be celebrated
at a meeting to be held Tuesday night
at o'clock in the assembly hall Of thu
Christian Church at 1895 Park road.
Addresses, music ana other enter
tainment is being arranged.
Chairmen in charge of the varioW
committees are w. w. Adams. Invita-
lions; w. I. Swanton, reception; Mi<
Lillian Chenoweth, entertainment; Mr2
Margaret Hopkins Worrell, John BotelS
and Mrs. Marie r. Maddox, refresh
ments, and J. Clinton Hiatt, publicity