The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-30
City Honos Those Who Make War Sacrifices

Ypsilanti's war veterans, both
living and dead and including those
OF the present war, were 10 be
honored this morning at the an
nual Memorial Day observance
which was to include a parade, and
services at the Cross st. bridge
and at Highland Cemetery. Mem
bers of local patriotic organizations
were in charge Of the observance.
The parade, scheduled to begin
at $3.50 from the American Legion
Home, was to include such units as
the Ypsllanti High School BanG
and Girls Drum and Bugle Corps,
the Boy Scout Drum and Bugie
Corps, Company f and Company
F Of the Michigan State Troops,
Girl and Boy Scouts, school chill
dren, detachment from the VIII
low Run Air Base. the Red Gross.
the Civil Air Patrol and repre-
sentatives OF patriotic organiza-
tions, including the Huron Navy
Mothers Club, the Mothers OF Men
in Service, the Spanish American
War Veterans Auxiliary. the Car
penter Women's Relief Corps, the
Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton, the Junior Club of the Car
penter Women's Relief Corps, the
Daughters of Union Veterans, the
American Legion, the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, the Veterans of For
elgn Wars Auxiliary, and the
American Legion Auxiliary. 1t.
Col. Robert Schrepper was to
be parade marshal.
Enroute to Highland Cemetery
the parade was to stop at the
c IS St. Bridge over the Huron
River, where a lriei service was
TO be in memory OF Ypsilanti's
sailor dead The invocation was
to be given by Rev. Gordon Speer.
after which a tribute to the sailor
dead was to be given by Clark
Westfall. representatives OF pa.
triotic groups casting wreaths
and flowers on the water in MEM
DRY Of those who lost their lives
on the sea. were: Mrs. E. Grannis,
Carpenter Women's Relief Corps:
Mrs. f. G. Wiedman, Daughters of
the American Revolution; Miss
Marilyn Bischoff, patriotic instruc-
tor OF the Junior Group of the Won.
ems Relief Corps; Mrs. Pearl Ray
mond, Daughters Of Union Neter-
ans; a representative of the Ameri-
can Legion, Mrs. o. D. Campbell,
American Legion Auxiliary: Bon
ME Clark, Junior Group OF the
American Legion Auxiliary: Mrs.
Clifford Gates. Veterans OF For
eign Wars: representative OF the
Spanish American War Auxiliary;
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner. Huron
Navy Mothers. and Mrs. Faron
Hayden. MONS Club.
Following the playing OF Nearer
My God to Thee" a gun salute was
TO be given. and the program was
to be closed with the playing OF
Taps.
Mrs. John Slater, Carpenter
Women's Relief Corps, was chair
man OF the bridge service. and her
comittee members we're Mrs. Bert
Lutz. Mrs. r. II. Litchard, and Mrs.
Faron Hayden.
Following this the parade was
scheduled to proceed to the ceme-
terry. where the service was TO be
dedicated to the memory Of the
soldier dead America" by the
High School Band. under the d.
rection Of Leland Randall. was TO
open the program. after which
John A. Logan's General Orders
we're to be given by an American
Legion representative Joseph p
Kelly, OF the lie ion, was to give
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address. after which a selection
as TO be given by the Ypsilanti
High School Octette. under the
direction Of Roland Schafer Girl
Scouts, under the direction OF mem
berJ OF the Women's Relief Corps.
were to decorate graves.