The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-06-01

Day Finely
Oh serv d
Hundreds Cooperate With
American Legion to Make
the Day Successful
BEST PARADE IN YEARS
Park and Cemeteries, Beauti-
fully Kept, Add Beauty
Weather Clear

Decoration day dawned fair and
warm after days and days of clouds
and rain.
Folks came from every position
of the state to participate in the
patriotic exercises sponsored by
Robert Swift Post, American Lee
gion, of this city. The business
places, generally, were closed dur
ing the entire day.
The Civil War veterans, Henry
Fielding and LeviSmith, the only
surviving members of E. r. Palmer
Post, G. A. r., the w. r. c., the Ia
dies Of the d. IA. R., and Women's
Auxiliary, Capt. Scott and 100 per
cent attendance of Co. M, the Boy
Scouts, and several hundred citi-
zens assembled at the City Park
where the program was to be held.
Never has the city park present
ed such lovely and inviting ap-
pearance for a public gathering as
it did Tuesday morning. The I'M
slightly boat houses have been re-
moved from the lagoon to the 9TH
er side of the lake, the grass was
velvety green and Sank Lake at a
high level, all enhanced the beauty
Of the surroundings.
"a larger number of World War
veterans than ever before were
present at the ceremonies.
The Herald editor has always been
disappointed at the apparent lack Of
interest the World War veterans
have taken in the Memorial Day
observance. Approximately $50
men from Sank Centre and the i'm
mediate community were in service,
yet only handful Of the veterans
participate in the Memorial Day
observance. AS time goes on prob
ably the significance Of Memorial
Day will be brought home to them.
The ranks of the Grand Army Of
the Republic are almost obliterated
and the American Legion must car
ny one.
For 20 minutes before the opening
Of the program Director P. w. Han
son and a combined Boys and Girls
band Of Is pieces rendered a fin
ished program of patriotic music.
Joseph Jackson, representing
Commander Steege, of the Robert
Swift Post American Legian, intro
duced Major Lewis, Of the Sixth
Regt., M. N. G., st. Paul, as the
speaker of the day.
At the close Of the park program
the procession formed at the edge
of the park on Oak street.
Boy, that was a parade. Headed
by the Boys and Girls band in
charge of Marshal of the Day w. M.
Parker, the parade marched south
on Oak to Fourth where the hun
dreds Of children from the Public
schools were added. The parade
then moved east on Fourth to Main,
north to Third, and east on Third
to Greenwood cemetery. There
were three musical organizations;
leading the second Division was the
snappy band of Co. M, all, by the
way, members of the Boys band.
At the head Of the third division
was the Boys Drum Corps. The
members average about IL years
each. They were followed by the
Boy Scouts.
Following the Boys band came
the G.. A. R., the w. r. c., the D.
A. R., the Woman's Auxiliary in
autos. The parade marched to
Third and Ash streets where 1t
halted to take the walking portions
of the parade in conveyances.
The services at the cemetery were
held over the grave Of the late Maj.
John Howard, buried few months
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