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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
2
Local residents from Monroe Pella Albia Albia Ottumwa and Des Moines are listed visiting relatives attending events and attending church in nearby towns. Social notes include visitors to Mrs Kate Hammel Mr and Mrs VanderLinden and Miss Ruby Clark nursing student from Oskaloosa. A Hans Hanson concert is announced with schedule on May 27 in town. Primary election info urges readers to vote June 5.
Passing On author Lewis S Pilcher quotes Grand Army of the Republic surgeon general Edward Marshall saying the G A R faces a steady death toll and shrinking membership due to natural causes. He notes rare post initiations and insists the Civil War was a war for right, yet regrets flawed leadership that war alone could resolve.
A bill proposes making the first Sunday in June the Memorial day celebration instead of May 30. G A R and Spanish War Veterans leaders say sports and games on Memorial day distract from its meaning and urge a Sunday observance to better honor the day. governors previously lacked power to curb events.
The Romans covered the bier with leaves and flowers, decorating graves with fresh blooms on feast days. Growing plants around the tomb signified happiness for the departed, reflecting beliefs in blessings and contentment after burial.
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