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t -'dIfVn Ir fr • 9\cnElks To Honor Two Who Cave Lives In Warn THU ELKS ML DAL.V !^ The Elks medal of valor will be . presented Sunday to the next-of-kin of two members of Ottumwa - lodge No. .'07, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, who gave j their lives during the war.tation will be a special part of the annual Elks memorial day ceremonies to be held publiclySunday at 3 p. m. with the Rev. Theodore H. Leonard, D. I*., p pastor of the First Methodist f* church, as the speaker. s Men to be honored posthumous-* iy through presentation of the ■ medal are Henry C. Lyman and11 John R, Morrison, both of whom f gave their lives during the battle1 for Europe.Three hundred members of the 1 order will be similarly honored atr. ™t’ lodges throughout the nation, the p Elks war commission reported. J Since the beginning of the war. 1,500 Elks have given their lives while in the service. The h’lks ■* memorial day ceremonies, a tradi-* tion of the order, are held an-nually in all lodges in honor of dei eased members.The public program here Sunday, announced by Exalted Ruler Dan R. Kindlav. also will includemusic* bv the Morrell male chorus.
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 30, 1945
Page 17
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