The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-30
Flags Flying
IN Front of
Stores
Units Gather at
American Legion
Headquarters

Sorrows and sacrifices OF past
and present wars are deeply felt to-
day as YpsilantiaEs commemorate
the services rendered by soldiers
and sailors OF the United States in
defending honor and liberty
Merchants displayed red, whits
and blue American Gags before
their establishments for the patrio-
tic parade at $3.50 a. m
Uniformed units gathered at the
American Legion Home to march
north on Huron St 10 Cross ST. and
the Cross st. bridge.
There, Rev. Raymon p, Bair, ot
the Presbyterian Church was to
give the Invocation and organiza.
| ton representative were TO give
tributes to the soldier dead They
were to be Allen suit. OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic: Mrs Otis
| Tooze. Women's Relief Corps. MrS.
| Weir, Daughters OF American Reyo-
luton. Miss Jean Crescio. patriotic
Instructor Junior Club W.RC.:
Mrs. Albert Bird, Daughters OF Vet
Grams. Mrs. Manley Roe. American
Legion Auxiliary: Miss Jenny Cof-
from. Junior Group OF American Lee
gion Auxiliary: Mrs lyele Grubb.
Veterans OF Foreign Wars Auxili-
airy: Allen Smith, Veterans Of For-
eign Wars: Mrs. +. T.. Ensign,
Spanish American Auxiliary. Mrs.
c. NJ. Powers. Navy Mothers Club,
and Girl Scouts
Ypsilanti High School Band d..
rected by Leland Randall was 10
play Nearer My God To Thee.
Taps were to be sounded and Michl-
gan State Troops were 10 give thu
salute.
Mrs John Slater of the Wom-
ems Relief Corps. Mrs Weir and
Mrs John Granger, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars Auxiliary. arranged
the bridge program.
Afterward the parade units were
| TO march east 10 River ST and then
north 70 Highland Cemetery Here,
Prof Joseph r. Kelly. OF Michi-
gan State Normal College gave
the address
John p. Kirk, Spanish-American
War veteran. was 10 preside. John
r Barnhill Memorial Band played
America. Willard shaw, Ameri-
can Legion delegate, was TO give
John r Logan's General Orders.
Ypsilanti High School octetts
was to sing Send Our Thy Light"
by Gounod and brass trio was 10
| play musical accompaniment. The
singers we're 10 be Edith Steere.
Mary Lee Tucker. Doreen Binder,
/ Audrey Brothers. John SALES.
1 Clark Reid, Lawrence Porter and
Robert Moffett The brass trio
was TO include Lynn schafer. Philip
| Stokes and Robert Bower.
Edward Heyman. Of Ypsllanu
High School was TO repeat Lin
coins Gettysburg Address.
Graves had been decorated by
/ Girl Scouts directed by the Wom-
ems Relief Corps.
Floral offerings to the unknown
soldier were to be presented by
Mrs. B. {. gillette. W.RC.. Mrs.
WATTS Dl NEl@
Grams Mrs. Weir, OAR; Mrs Roe,
American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs.
Allen Smith, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars Auxiliary; Allen Smith. Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars. Mrs En-
sign. Spanish American Auxiliary,
and Mrs. Powers. Navy Mothers
Club Mrs Chris Miller was 10
present the Offering In Memory Of
the Grand Army.
Ypsilanti High School Band was
to play the Star Spangled Ban.
ner" and Rev Bair was TO give thu
benediction. Taps we're sounded
and salute given by Michigan
/ State Troops.
The cemetery program was ar
ranged by Mr. Kirk. Clark Elkins,
Roland Schafer Mrs Powers and
Z Mrs. Roe.
Units in the parade we're to be
d.. Matthew Z. Soller. marshall
OF the day. and Allen Smith. his
aide: color guard. Ypsilanti High
School Band American Legion
Post 2s2 Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, Spanish American War vet
Grams: civilian defense groups OF
aid raid wardens. auxiliary police
and fremen and civil air patrol.
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