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City and Country Do Honor to Both As Aged a March. Or e With steady lamp of feet. spirits running high @ the notes of martial muste which Milea the air, veterans, of Mart #ginstrong = port. Grand Army of the Republic, able to make ad march yesterday joined with renewed patriotism in the cele bration of Memorial day. The roll call of the veterans showed that many more graves were to be decor ated this year than last. In the morning, graves of soldiers who rest in the various cemeteries were garlanded and a brand new fag” way upfurled over the little green tents. The various patriotic soci eties held their ritualistic services in the morning at Woodlawn and Gethsemant. The Rev. William A. Tobin gave the address at Geth semant. Colonel Albert E. Gale, “otter war veteran, was marshal of the day and led the parade. The Lime police force followed. Veterans not able to walk were gonvaged on motor r ecord. The fines weather added much to the attractiveness of the occasion and many of the veterans who would have been held indoors with bad weather, were able to mingle in the festivities. The Lima Merchants’ band furnish ed music, with the post drum corps, Company C, Ohio National Guard, in uniform, fraternal societies, Boy Scouts, Spanish War Veterans La dies’ auxillary, BSpanish War veter ans, Bong and Daughters of Veterans and Women’s Relief corps making up theirong line of march. At the rear motorized trucks of the Lima fire’ department, gaily decorated, joined the procession, which moved prompt ly at 2 o'clock. Street cars and ‘ traffic generally’ was at a standstill until the great throng, in commemoration of deeds of veterans, had moved over the streets and reached the point of dis banding at Memorial hell, which was well filled for the exercises. Music was furnished by the Lincoln school chorus and the post drum crops. The invocation and benediction was by Franklin Light, post chaplain. Memorial day orders were read by the adjutant, H. H. Swift. Captain Peter McGown, commander-in-chief, read John A. Logan's orders. Attor ney John E. Cable, gave Lincoln's Gettysburg ‘address. Commander Joseph Marshall presided. “Mem ories of the Battlefield’’ were given by Mrs. G. A. Herrett’s Sunday school class. “Memorial Spirit’ was the subject from which Hon. N. W. Cunningham of Bluffton, spoke to the assembly. He paid a noble tribute to the vet erans and begged that year after year, as their ranks thin out, the veneration became the greater. He included many local anecdotes when troops was essembling for the march to the battlefield in the sixties, in his talk. Lima has never decorated in a prettier manner than yesterday. From business house, public place and residence, flags were unfurled to the breeze and told the story of “Ola Glory” from the rising of the gun to the setting thereof. Civil war veterans and their aux iliary societies were greatly pleased with the spirit and enthusiasm as manifested in the entire day's cele bration. Celebration at Bluffton, Dr. M. S. Bowser of South Main street, delivered the address at the Memorial day celebration at Bluffton yesterday. Services were held at the High school auditorium. In the morning graves of soldiers who sleep in the Thompson, Clymer and Gratz cemeteries were garlanded. Members of Robert Hamilton post mesembled at 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock the parade moved over the principal streets of the town to Maple Grove cemetery, where graves of soldiers were decorated and the post carried out their ritualistic service. A mus ical and literary program followed at the High school. The town was in gala attire, flags, bunting and the national colony be ing flung from both residences and business houses. The annual memorial services were held on Sunday morning in the Methodist church, when the Rev. W. R. Burton, pastor, delivered the ad dress, veterans of the post and their families attending in a body. Memorial Day .at Delphos. Memorial day at Delphos was sit ting celebrated. Acting upon the proclamation of Mayor George N. Leasure, as a mark of veneration and ruined toward the honored veterans of the Civil war and in co-operation with the surviving comrades in the observance of Memorial day, busi ness houses and citizens generally displayed the flag and national col ors. Real post, Grand Army of the Republic, was in charge. Comrades met at 1 o'clock in the afternoon In Grand Army hall, where the line of march was formed and moved east on Second street, to the north gate of the East Side ceme tery. After decorating the graves of soldiers who sleep there, they re assembled and marched out of the neat gate on First Street to Main atrest, thence north on Main to Third Street and west on Third to the Weat Side cemetery. Hera graves were decorated, post services were held and “tape sounded for deceaned comrades. The line of march re-formed and moved east on Third Street to the Jefferson strong building. Here the QREHIVE ® program of the afternoon Was pre sented, as follows: Music, Peoples’ band; music, Mor ris Chapel choir; invocation, Rev. Otis Hattery) song, “America”; as sembly; reading, Miss Pearl Moor man; music, Morris Chapel choir; reading, Miss Geraldine Insprucker; vocal solo, Isaac Ludwig; oration of the day, J. Harrison Smith of Piqua; music, Peoples’ and; music, Morris; Chapel choir; song, “Star Spangled Banner”, assembly; benediction, Rev. O. M. Martin, Philip Hirn waa! marshal of the day. Veterans rode in automobiles in the parade, the use of which was donated by generous-hearted citi zens. Rockport Observes” Day. FrankB. Mason was president and A. F. Failerton secretary of the Memorial day services, held in Rock port, yesterday at 9:30 p. m., at the Methodist church. Early in the Morning graves of soldiers who reat in the Miller and Rockport ceme teries were decorated by committees of soldiers and their wives. The pro gram as given included a most pleas ing address by the Rev. M. C. Howey, pastor of Epworth Methodist church of Lima, veterans on every hand ex pressing their appreciation of this address. The program was an follow a: Mualc, Richland Center Male Quar tette; invocation; music, quartette; reading, Esther Van Meter; electro of officers; reading, Frederick Am etutz; music, quartette; reading, “Lincoln's Gettysburg Address”, John Everett; solo, Miss Marie Cook; roll call; musi, quartette; raptor! the Rev. M. C. Howey, music, quar tette. J. Harold Marshall was officer of the day. Memorial services were held at the Presbyterian church, when the Rev. R. C. Townsend, pas tor, delivered the address. Decoration at Columbus Grove. Not for a long time has Memorial day been so appropriately observed with such spirit as that of yesterday. Three hundred cached children, the small girls in white and all carrying flags, In charge of their teachers, formed an escort for the veterans, who marched if able, or otherwise, rode in automobiles. Hon. John Begg, president of the Ohio state board of agriculture, donated his motor car to haul the weakest of veterans and drove the car himself. Sons of Veterans, double the num ber of veterans, with “Old Glory” at the head, swelled the numbers in the parade. The drum corps was at the head. The band from the Ginnivan show, which is exhibiting there this week, marched in the parade and added inspiring music. The parade moved promptly at 2 o’clock over the following streets: Forming at Grand Army hall on Main street, they marched to the school building, where the children fell in with the line of march. The march was then taken up to Syca More Street, then east to High, south to Turner, east to Broadway, north to Pendleton, west to High, south to Sycamore and thence to the city building, where the program was given. In the morning committeen of sol diers and Sons of Veterans visited Wiseley and Bogart cemeteries and on their return, went to Truro, Turner and Osborne cemeteries, where graves of soldiers were decor ated. The program at the city building included an address by Hon. J. C. Jones of Ottawa, who spoke in a pleasing manner to the veterans. ‘The numbers included: Song, “Battle Cry of Freedom , audience; Invocation, Rey. C. M. Eberly; music, Philharmonic orches tra; reading, Miss Belle Keirns; solo, “Wrap the Flag Around Me Boys ; reading, Miss Bonnie Van Meter; music, orchestra; Lincoln's Address, 8. H. Keirns; solo. Misa Gladys Stoufer; reading, Mrs. Peast; music, orchestra; address, Hon. J. C. Jones, Ottawa; music, orchestra; benedic tion, Rev. Ralph Kohr, Veterans of the Grand Army and auxiliary patriotic societies assem bled at the post hall! Sunday morn ing. marching to music as played by the drum corps, to the Christian church, where the Rev. A. G. Bagby, pastor, gave the annual address.
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Lima Times Democrat
Lima, Ohio, US
Wed, May 31, 1916
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