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indut-se*,the111.,twoB.‘‘The Bchb^I Glr^' .’*: v ■ ;'; • • -I'/UrflW T**t?hiifl( et.Pjitdbiifm.Joseiih •:* Jntr6dnp«'. by Mr. Stepanek. ■ Mr.. M*Ko?a urged that the memory’ ' of ttif deAd- he. - cqiji-meraorat$d in order ,th^t the Hying, may. 4. •. .. _ A. _ .— a'a a «I I iUV IM7s iaher,•leyKEYNOTE OP- BOHEMIAN MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS.\lcetbi«irithS a on to.Joseph Mekota Dectares That. Children '. Should Bo Tauflht.Value of Patriot: • isfevr-Says Wars Are Qften Incited by Noblemen, Who Reap Benefit.An urgent plea for; uaH*ersal :pe*ce was made by Joseph* Mekota- in • tjie memorial ad’dress delivered at the; Bp-hemian National, cemetery yesterday-.afternoon in connect ion with' .an-.iip-ave’ pre^stve program ’ with' which Rfebjit twenty Bohemian-American lodges qb-eerved decoration day. -'■■..■* ; .. Cedar Rapids Bohemians won great credit with yesterday's program and parade, as it was undoubtedly the most successful Decoration day held • under I the auspices of Bohemians. Almost all j the members of the lodges turned.outremember* wh**t .was •ae^ompUflhed by 1 their forefathers, v He ftlao urged that children be' tfcugfet p*tr}q*l*m. ?• - ,. Xtr. Mekota tben‘ja*dg._V an argent plea for universal‘'peafcei -He declared the--UnitedfitktSs *.%‘wt :greatwork in try£»g to compacts,countriesand : h scored a, tfcjr* European es fopeoplewith tvses tt;arnjies.stated th*x thei^rejereJherhtfe,le 9 ark.Mr. Mekota stated tftvt the man who does ' the fighting' rarely secures ny advantage from .the ■ war; He cited that the ware 'artf-#i$eurt.gedi■•for the specla1 benefit- of -noblemen who have nothing :W 4ox sxqeptrto white away theirtime Jpoifag: in. jgltttermg gold. Mr. Mekota- also stated that these Idle; xibMetri*n encouraged war | wllh the porp^se'bf pialntaining their positions. . i • • Mr.' Mefcpta cUed th*r oft*n the kings embrace. kndlt; noaXe' a great show- of friendship, bdt: at the; game time eg^h has behindvhlnv thbuSanda of *rrat£d men who wait for the cqtiiznapd* to feu tcherVond-i'Another, H$ declared vehemently tfiMt\i|tere: 1* no cause fdr these men-to Riltttgach othfr, as .there is no pcrkohal- ehftiity between them; : Laud*-American-Frafsr?ialtsm» vMr. Mekota^then ''lauded AnierieAntavego1€S-Uh-e In whoareto tftke; part in the parade,, and alarge ! fraternaii8m.;:kn'd, 'pa*d-vff b5«h,-,com'pli-EERold,‘ankneat’crowd assembled in the Bohemian National cemetery to hear the program. It is estimated, that at least 8,000 persona were present. Mr, Mekota’s address proved in’every way equal to the impressive occasion, for he selected for his feature topics the memory of the dead, the teaching of patriotlBm among the children and universal peace The ceremony began with which started at the Sokol moved south along Second street* to the Bohemian school building and to the halls of the C. S. P. S. and Z. C. B. J. lodges. The members of - . women's lodges were in carriages. The proces-ajun was arranged by Frank Filip, who Acted as marshal, and was headed byFrank Kubnvec’s band.At the cemetery, music by the band?ood ; opened the program. Wm. di^d ' Plt;*riek, chairman, delivered a:on~ left ed a ad. ltitj” It t is ova, e of ex-nank ng-rob-lade said g at oad. dent oro-in-H. Ste-brief Introductory address. This wna followed by songa by the singing society Hlahol and the school children. Miss Sylva Vomftclsa then, recited a poem entitledby the car. Motormnrt Franklin claims his car was running • east, down the when Rose suddenly stepped from right, directly in front of the car.hill,theWill of John M. Wilson Filed.The will of John M. Wilson of C*-dar Rapids made 'provision that allment to. the Bohemlan ^American lodges in Cedar Rapldq. He declared' that If the European, countries allowed the freedom ahlt;S - ttevelopanent ot ffaternal organizatipna, as thc*e organizations develop in the tJttlted Stafes, . wfcr would vanish,'for in their-fraternal *6-cfeties. men wdukT leam that they are brothers, and1 would not resort to-the a parade I unhuman :pracilce-’of killing one an^ hall, and • other.After Mr.-Mekota’s-s^dreflfl» several songs were rendered: by the school children: and the singing society Hlahol, The graves then_ were decorated.■An impressive . ‘fekUire- closed-the progrnm.v It was a brief ceremony atthe monument-o'f the late Prof. Jeff ray Hrbek. Miss Sylvia. Vomkeka again recited a poem. -John Stephan,.prinoipfil instructor ..in the Bohemian •school, .da-Uvered a brlpf. address -in . which he honored the late Mr,-Hrbek for the work he had d6ne:fdr the Bohemian school in Cedar Rapids,The following lodg'fes--took-part in! the parade and the Decoration day pro-* gram: Childrep’s / classes of theSokols, the Sokols,'’the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Sokola, pupils of the Bohemian school,’ Bohemian Reading society, Prokop • -Velky.- C. 8. P. S., Charles Fourth, C. S. P. S.; Knights of King Vaclav, C. S* - P. X-l Camp Odvaha, M. W. A.; Lodge Vaclav, C. S. B. P. J.; Zizkuv Dub, Z. C. B. J.; Lodge Cechie. M. B. A.; Camp Sum-avnn, W. of W.; Prnkpp .Vplky, Z. C. B. J.: and the following ladlea’ lodges; 'Anna Naprstkova, Zofie Pqdllpska, Zdenka Havlickova, Ceske Vlaatenky, Hvezda Pqkroku, Lodge America.rnol nnrl nnTcnrv'\ 1 nronnl*!w1I * c • . . • -Int«rlt;prices:Speciiand colonSpeciicolors as ■Child: ruffled ed fects. are17
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The Evening Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Mon, Jun 02, 1913
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