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died take sail for Belgium.i IIItf the fourW. Post is of 1 ey of I dlle.. St.?sdayMar-Memorial CelebrationMedina’sGreatestGeo. lixler in of • sale Syra-sday,weeMe-i ofimalsance,bulls,$10,-5,000sale this ?r of For limal er of oring cs is». C.at-1 lazed lg at, was 1 e is ring. earedig of i 11-i ntiacarld’s2,600.for imals piece, coun-0, at$500oversale, j. Mc-Medina people have never been laxin their celebration of Memorial day,or in other ways of evidencing theirmindfulness and appreciation of thevaliant service of the heroes, livingand dead, in the war waged more thana half century ago to preserve ourUnion. And our people will not belax this year. Furthermore, theyaim to demonstrate their gratitude anddevotion to country next Wednesday in a manner that shall show that every citizen has awakened to a greater realization of the services rendered in the great war so many years ago, as well as their devotion to their country, that is now a participant in the greatest war of all time.A meeting was held Monday night at the office of Attorney VanEpp, chairman of the permanent Arrangements committee for Memorial day celebrations, at which time the following olhcers and other committeeswere appointed:Officers and CommitteesPresident of the Day—Lewis Mann.Vice Presidents—D. O. Musser, W. H. Zimmerman, Wm. P. Roshon, Elliott McDougall.Chaplain—Rev. S. F. Ross.Speaker of the Day—Rev. S. F.Dimmock.Officer of the Day (for life)—Capt. S. S. Oatman.Closing of Business Places—Dr. H. S. Orr and L. H. Randall.Schools—W. S. Edmund.Decoration of Soldiers' graves—C.B. Lowe.very orgar which and t help Wa work, indep town 5 branc na, flt; tages ty ch indus out ai be hoORDER OF PROCESSIONBugle—General AssemblyParade to assemble on the south side of the public square and be ready to march under the direction of the officer of the day, at 1 o'clock p. m., sharp, central standard time, and in the following order:Officer of the Day—Capt. S. S. Oatman and Aides.Medina Band.H. G. Blake Post and all old soldiers and sailors.Medina Troop Boy Scouts.Medina Public Schools.Citizens’ Battalion.Members of Relief Corp in veyances.Old Soldiers in Conveyances.Citizens in Conveyances.(All old soldiers and sailors and members of the Relief Corp who desire conveyances will assemble on the south side of the public square, or if it is desired that conveyance be sent to home, kindly notify the committee in advance.)Procession will march to SpringGrove cemetery.5thCa] 5th r Thuri for hto anCon-;' At the Cemeteryi Decoration of soldiers’ graves bybut-lucedo theAides—W. J. Anderson, A. O. Shafer, Clarence Rickard, E. F. Letterley. Fred Koons, Geo. Washburn, Dr. C. A. Johns, Welton Ferrijnan, Will Beck, E. Tinstman, Mat. Newton, R. Hoff, Sherman Hoff, Dr. W. F. Wise, Walter Kennedy, R. O. McDowell, Norris Hange. Robt. Randall, Hal Craig, Dr. H. P. H. Robinson, H. E. Jenne, A. S. Canfield, Fred Barlow, C. M. Hatch, R. J. Hyde, R. O. Bowman, A. T. Spitzer.G. A. R. Committee on Arrangements—S. S. Oatman, W. H. Zimmerman, Winthrop Hill.Permanent Citizens Committee on Arrangements—Arthur Van Epp, N. H. McClure, Blake McDowell, A. E.the school children under direction of committee on decoration of soldiers’ graves.“Star Spangled Banner”, by Band. Raising of the flag—By Boy Scouts’j Color Guard.Reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech.G. A. R. Memorial Services.; Firing Squad—High School.Monument to be decorated in honor of Union soldiers buried elsewhere, by representatives of the Public Schools and citizens.Bugle—Taps.open boys ing. town dardAbare r enouf the n equip drilliiItvolun that consc by tl they sires June so faIservuENLlDoiPa., iProcession to reform and return to Public Square.wasJ.lvmgYoung and W. B. Baldwin.Finances—W. C. Smith and R. Hyde.Decorations—C. E. Jones. F. E.;YER;sert-j Ff-ards,sday,Gob-n anClark, Hobart Edwards, Harold Zeig-ler, S. H. Brainard, and H. E. Aylard. Vocal music—S. H. Brainard. Instrumental music—G. A. Offineer. Streets and Conveyances—Blake McDowell, A. E. Young, A. F. Hange, A. L. Sedgwick.Stands and Seating—Paul Anderson.Printing—D. O. Musser.Citizens’ Battalion—L. H. Randall and D. S. Longacre. . ,At the SquareMusic by the Band.Song.Prayer by Chaplain.Song.Introduction of Speaker by the President of the Day.Memorial address by Rev. S. Dimmock.Song.Benediction.Music by the Band.It is probable that the Medina Home Guards, numbering about two hundred, will be organized in time to make an effective appearance in the paarade.F.manto Fichnff(of th placei there whiclMr. IshipFromand,lieve,deparorderStateammiprobathe viofficialeap-CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY?W. C. T. U. MOTHERS’ MEETINGHOM
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Medina Sentinel
Medina, Ohio, US
Fri, May 25, 1917
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