Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-26

Geauga county next Monday will take holiday
and honor her war dead with speeches, parades and
military salutes. Services n the Chardon area are
follows:
The Rev. Fred Zacharas, minister of the Pilgrim
Christian Church in Chardon, will be Memorial Day
speaker at the program in the East Park street school
auditorium at 945 am. May 30th.
The Chardon high school band will play several
numbers starting at $40.
Invocation will be by Rev. John W. Ridder, pas
tor of st. Lukes Episcopal Church and pledge of
allegiance by Explorer Scouts of post SO.
The welcome by Robert Eldridge followed by
song by Miss Anna Dunn.
In the line of march to the cemetery Robert
Chuha, commander, will include the American Legion
and VFW. colors and color guard, firing squad,
Chardon high band and veterans of all wars.
Next the speakers car and cars for the W.R.C.,
Gold Star Mothers, American Legion, Auxiliary, Blue
Star Mothers V.F.W. Auxiliary, followed by Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts Explorers Cubs, Brownies, Rain
bow Girls, Camp Fire Girls ,Chardon school pupils
and Chardon citizens
The parade will be halted on Main street for
brief services in front of the two memorials ia the
court yard
At the cemetery there will be the salute to the
dead, taps and Memorial prayer by Rev, A. E.
Kirby of the Chardon Methodist church, and Star
Spangled Banner by the band at the World War II
memorial.
The parade will then return to the Court House.
Memorial services by the American Legion and
V.F.W will be held at the Protestant cemetery, Rt.
"A and Clark road at 9 am. and at the Chardon
Center cemetery, King Memorial highway at Merm-
tage road, at 930 am. ...---
The public is invited to these services
NEWBURY-The Memorial Day services will
start at the school at 100 am. The parade from
the school to the cemetery will be at II o'clock.
HAMBDEN-The Memorial Day parade will as
sembe at the Hambden school at 9:15. Mrs. Charles
Kortansky announced the Civic club will be in charge
of the service at the Mission church at 9:45 Rev.
Ed Kuehnel will be the speaker.
Chester Memorial Day services will be held at
the Chester Elementary school auditorium on Mon
day, May 80, starting at 1000 Chester Grange
assisted by other organizations, is sponsoring the
event. West Geauga high school band will play.
The invocation by the Rev. Samuel Davis presenta-
ton of colors, salute to the flag singing of the Star
Spanged Banner The Music Maams Quartette COM
posed of Mrs. Paul Shehammer Mrs. Robert Koehler,
Mrs. Andrew Goheen and Mrs. Daniel D'Arment will
sing An offering will be taken. The speaker David
Dennison of Warren will be introduced by Grange
Master Murray LaMoreaux
After the address, the group will join in singing
God Bless America, this will be followed by the bene
dction by Rev. Davis. After the march to the ceme-
terry the program will continue with VFW. Post
1872 in charge. The Perennial Gardners will be in
charge of the decorating.
Clardon Memorial Day services will be held
Monday, May 80. All ex-service men, Boy Scouts
and citizens urged to attend.
$3.50 am. decorate graves at East Claridon.
1915 am decorate graves at Center
A program will follow in the CONGREGATIONAL
church
The church will not serve dinner this year The
town hall will be available for family picnic dinners
for anyone who wishes to use it.
Huntsburg Memorial Day parade will form at
the school grounds at 12:45 and move at 15 with
the Cardinal high school band.
1:30, invocation, Rev. B. H. Garlich.
1:40, speaker, Rev Fletcher Taylor.
2:10 Middefield VFW. dedication, march to
cemetery to decorate graves. Parade back to park.
Master of ceremonies will be Mr.. Elwin Adams
president of the Huntsburg Memorial Assn.
Turkey dinner at Huntsburg Congregational
church Memorial Day, May 3Oth Serving II 80 to
o'clock. $150 adults 75c children. Pre-schoolers
rec. Sponsored by Womens Fellowship of Hunts
ourg Congregational church.