East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-24
Spanish-American War Vet
Leads Memorial Day Parade

Spanish American War veteran,
will lead the East Cleveland
Memorial Day parade Wednes-
day. He will have 4 snappy
group Of local policemen and
Explorer Scouts serving escort
duty.
The parade forms east Of the
city hall on Euclid ave, with
1900 and American Legion Post
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post
lb3 leading flag-raising cere-
monies at 9 a. m. A new So
star flag will be presented by
the American Legion group.
Then with massed American
Flags and the Shaw High Band
following the Grand Marshall,
the parade will move out at
cadence Of 120.
Next in forma ton will be
acting police chief Robert Troy
an, parade marshall, followed
by Division Commander vii
liam Trenn of Post 1900 ard
his aid Dick Donald Of Canad-
ian Legion Post q.
Parade adjutants are Post
1900 Commander Cal Helmick,
Post 163 Commander Lou Fre-
lich and Post q Commander
Doug Mclean.
Third Division Commander
will be Jack Sweeney, Post
1900 with Augie Trombetta Of
the VIEW and Charles Pate.
Post 163 serving as his aides.
Participating in the parade
will be Auxiliary Police and
Fireman, Spanish-Amercan War
Veterans in cars, Explorer
Scouts in cars, Honor Guard.
Daughters Of '9s Auxiliary.
D.A.V. in cars, American Legion
Post No. 163 and Women's Aux
iliary, Canadian Legion Post
No. q and Women's Auxiliary.
N.F.W. Post No. 1900, Won1en's
Auxiliary, and Girls Jr. Unit,
Jan Ben Jan Patrol 27-D.O.K.K..
Gold Star Mothers in cars, Blue
Star Mothers in cars, Red Cross
Station Wagon, Red Cross dis
aster Wagon. Civil Defense
Unit, f. Cleveland Commi ssion.
DeMolay Boys and Color Guard
Kirk Jr. High Band, Kenneth
Williams, DIRECTOR; Little
League, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Brownies, F.. c.
Business Mems Association,
Campfire Girls, Rainbow Girls.
knights Of Columbus, Calvary
Lutheran Church Float, Hi-Y
Bus, Exchange Club, Kiwanis
Club, Hayden ave. Baptist
Church, Red Cross Disaster
Wagon, z. c. Fire Dept. and
Equipment, Z. c. Police Ambu
lance.
The program at the East
Cleveland Presbyterian Church
will be as follows:
Master Of ceremonies, PAU
F. Kreitz. past commander,
f. c, Post No. 1853 American
Legion.
Flag raising, American Le-
gion, Canadian Legion and
NFW. Star Spangled Banner.
Shaw High School Band.
Memorial Prayer, Dr.. Howard
Wells. Pastor. First Presbyter-
ian Church Of East Cleveland.
Introduction Of
Distinguished Guests
Gettysburg Address.
General Logan's Orders. VA
ter Miller, vr., past commando.
VIEW Post No. 1900.
Reading of Historical Data.
Joseph Eckel, past commander
VIEW Post No. 1900.
I'm Flanders Fields" recited
hy John F. Rutland, past com-
mander, American Legion Pos.
No. 16S.
Memorial Address, G. T. Ap-
thorp. city finance director.
Placing Of the Vreaths on
Memorial Plaque, Spanish Am
erican War Vets and the
Daughters of '98. Gold Star
Mothers; Blue Star Mothers;
American Legion Post No. 163
and Auxiliary; Canadian Legion
Post No. p and Auxiliary:
East Cleveland Businessmen's
Association; Boy Scouts IF
America. Western Reserve Dis
trict.
Last Post, Canadian Legion
Post No. 21.
Benediction, Or. ward
Wells.
Salute to the Dead. Firing
Squad; Taps, buglers, Shaw
High Band
All Veterans invited 10 Mem
orisl Services at NFW Post No.
1900 at 1850. Graves at East
Cleveland Cemetery, East 11Sth
St, will be decorated Tuesday
at 7:50 p. m. NFW Post No.
1900 and American Legion Post
No 163 participating.
Fire at Rondinis