Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27


scheduled in the county are as
follows:
AUBURN
AUBURN - The Military Sa-
lutte and decoration of graves
by the Sunday school children
and music by the school band
at Auburn Corners cemetery at
10:15 am. will start the OBJ
servanceS of the day at Au-
burn on Sunday, May 80.
The service at the h ool
gym will be at 11:00 am. Mr..
John Boyles, past commander
Chagrin Falls American Leg
ion, will be the speaker of the
day. There will be S p e C a
music and several selections by
the school band.
At 1900 noon a wreath will
by placed on the Memorial Foun
dation by the Veterans. T h e
color bearers, veterans n d
band will lead the parade to
the Auburn Center cemetery
for decoration of graves a n d
services at the Unknown Sol
dier's grave. Ceremonies Will
conclude with taps.
The memorial committee, l..
C. A. and Community church,
have arranged the services with
Mrs. George Trethewey, chair
main.
On Friday evening, May %,
all Auburn veterans are asked
! 10 meet at the school for drill
practice at 7:30 pm.
BURTON
BURTON - Memorial D y
observance will be held on
Monday beginning at 10 am.
in the park, weather permitting.
Speaker at this event will be
Probate Judge Robert F o r d..
The new monument recently
erected in the park, by the
American Legion, in honor OF
all veterans of all wars will
be dedicated at this time by
Mayor Robert Grief. The in
vocation will be given by the
Reverand Mr.. Kenneth Peter
son.
The parade to the cemetery
will form Immediately follow,
ing this ceremony.
The women of the Congrega
tional church will serve theil
annual Decoration day cafteria
dinner at the church beginning
at noon.
CHARDON
In Chardon this year tn e
Memorial Day services are in
charge of the Chardon Post 167
of the American Legion. They
will attend Memorial church
service at the Pilgrim Christian
church at IL o'clock Sunday
morning, May 80, and Decora-
ton Day service will be on
Monday beginning at 10 O'Clock
in the morning at the Chardon
school auditorium.
Speaker for the program will
be B. A. Broughton. Mr.. Brough
ton is an Air Force Veteran
of World War l, a member and
past Chaplain of Newbury Amer
lean Legion Post, and also q
charter member of a Cleveland
Post.
Music will be furnished by
the Chardon high school band
under the direction of Fred A
Austin.
Following the services at the
school there will be a parade
to the cemetery with the line
of march as follows: C. H. S
band, firing squad, American
Legion and all eX-Servicemer
and Servicemen.
Speaker, chaplain and clergy
Women's Relief Corps, Ameri'
can Legion Auxiliary, Blue Star
Mothers, Explorer and Boy
Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts
and Brownies and Chardon pub.
lie schools.
The processian will pause on
Main street while wreathS are
placed at the memorial in the
court house yard.
Services at the cemetery will
include Lincoln's Gettysburg ad'
dress, presented by Lynn Hos
ford, charter member and past
Commander of Post 167, W h c
has by popular demand giver
this for many years. T h {
will be ceremonies by the w
R. G. and other patriotic or
ganizations. Memorial prayer
salute to the dead and taps
Line of march will then pro
ceed to the World War II mem
orial for the placing of wreathS
Star Spangled Banner and rails
ing of the flags.
CHESTER
CHESTER - Memorial Day
will be observed in Chester or
Monday, May 81, at 1000 am
The program will be present
ed in the accustomed pl a e
Chester school.
A band concert will start the
program. This will be given by
the West Geauga school banc
under the direction of P au
Shellhammer. Boy Scout troops
95 and 1876 will lead in tn {