Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Memorial Services

Each year for the past 80 years
or more, the Walter l.. Fox Post
No. 2, of the American Legion, Do
yer, Delaware, has held Memorial
Services on Memorial Day and the
Sunday nearest the date of Memo
rial Day. This year two such serv-
ices are planned by the Legion to
Keep up the custom established
lhese many years ago. 1t is a serv-
ice to the community and is one
attended by many citizens of Dover
each year. The Preamble of the
constitution contains the words.
ITO lnculcate a Sense of Individual
Obligation to the Community.
State and Nation" and it is the Le-
glon desire and especially the Wal
ter l.. Fox Post No. 2, that these
services do. constitute "A Sense of
Individual Obligation" and are an
asset to the community.
Many years ago services were
held each year in various ceme-
teries at the grave of a veteran
who had Gone West" during tbe
year. Later the services were held
on the Plaza with a replica of the
Monument of the Unknown Soldier
the central theme with crosses be-
lore II showing the hOnOred dead
who had departed during the wear
A parade thru town led hv various
school bands often preceded the
Memorial Services and these par-
ades had cOntingents from manv
Service Organizations, Schools. BOv
Scouts, Girl Scouts and Members
of the Legion.
Recently the Memorial Services
have been held in front of the Hotel
Richardson, Dover, Delaware. at
the Tablet erected by the Veterans
of World War II and again this
year plans are being made to have
the Memorial Day Services at this
location. 1t provides ample space
for a large and appreciative audi-
ence and is participated i'm by all
the Service Organizations of the
city as well as the various Veter-
ans ORGANIZATIONS. ORGANIZATIONS
whose objectives are on a parallel
plain to the American Legion.
Since this Memorial is one to the
veterans TO Kent County who lost
their lives in World War II. sDeciaI
arrangements are usually made to
see that the Gold Star Mothers are
! present and remembered.
The Sunday Services, a patriotic
FellglOus service, has been held
usually in the Opera House for a
period of thirty years and at times
IN the School Gymnasium and re-
Gently in the Grace Memorial Han
of the Methodist Church on, tbe
Plaza east of State Street, Dover.
Delaware.
Both of these Services have rs
ually BEEN outstanding in providing
a speaker from various walks of
life with no predominence of mill
tary leaders. Senators, Judges,
Ministers, Lawyers, Commanders
OF the Legion have added always
to the sOlemnity of the meeting
The speaker for the Memorial Ser
vice on Memorial Day, Nav 31st
1854, has not been announced hnt
an announcement may be expected
IN a very short time as the COM
mlttee has been giving it close at
tentlon in the last week. just re-
Gently Rabbi Jacob Kraft of viii
mlngton has consented to be the
speaker on Sunday. May 3Oth. at
the Memorial Service to be held af
the Grace Memorial Hall on the
Plaza near State Street. The Legion
considers itself extremely fortun-
ate to announce that Rabbi Jacob
Kraft will speak on this occasion
II has been many years since we
have had a Rabbi speak at this
Service. Rabbi Kraft is a Veteran
chaplain so he will approach this
Service in a spirit most sympatbic
and with the experience actually
gained in active service for his
Country. The meeting on Sunday
May Both, should arouse the in
terest of all veterans to attend as
well as many citizenss of Dover
who always show great sympathy
TO this type meeting.
The date is Sunday. Nav both. at
Grace Memorial Hall, the plaza
Dover. Delaware. and our sneaker
is Rabbi Jacob Kraft of Whining
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