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Y, MAY 30, 1923LIUET. ENNIS G. STILLWELLJOHNSONCeremony at West Side Park This Morning To Honor Dead* .Hero of World War10 o'clock—Ur-bana memorial services in Woodlawn cemetery^10:30 o'clock—Veterans of Foreign Wars to dedicate marker to Lieut. Ennis G. Stillwell in West Side park, Champaign.2 o'clock—Automobile races at Ur-bana fairground. *2:30 o'clock—Combined services of patriotic organizations in Mt.Hope cemetery.%8:15 o'clock—Stanley Darcy vs. Tom Carney and Jack Webb vs. Frankie Kerns at the Illinois theatre.The twin city veterans of foreignwars will dedicate a marker to Lieut.Ennis G. Stillwell, a Champaign herb who met death in the world war, at10:30 o’clock this morning in the West Side park of Champaign.'C. E. Wellman of Danville, past department commander of the Veterans#of Foreign Wars and Dr. Charles B.Johnson, member of the Col. Nodinepost bf the local G* A. R. will make the principal addresses for the occasion.%Singing Begins ProgramThe program will begin with the singing of “America.” Virgil L. Har-ivey, commander of the local veterans^ will tell ot^the life of Lieut. Stillwell and the marker to him will be unveiled by ^Valter Donley and Kenneth Boyaker, twin city boy scouts..Lieut. Stillwell, after whom the lo-9cal veterans post is rfttined, was killed October 5 near Verdun by a machine gun bullet. Not only did he serve overseas but he also did duty in the St. Louis riots, the Mexican border troubles and the Charleston tornado as a member of the local militia company. At the time of his death he was a lieutenant in company E, 59th infantry, fourth division.Stillwell was* born October, 189^in New Richmond, Ohio, but^his parents moved to the twin cities five years later and \ie resided here until^he, joined the atay. The marker will be beneath a tree also dedicated to Still-well. d
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Chicago Daily Illini
Chicago, Illinois, US
Wed, May 30, 1923
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