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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1916

Page

2

Memorial Day Plans Complete Parade Starts at 9 15 AM

Memorial day exercises set for Woodland cemetery on May 30 with J M Brown as parade marshal and Henry C Turner in charge of the program. After the downtown parade reaches the cemetery, schoolchildren will decorate graves with flags, followed by a multi-act program, speeches, and hymnals.

J. M. Brown Henry C. Turner John Woodpost Woodland Cemetery Naval Fifth Infantry Hand Sr. Po Osgood John Wood Post Gen. Logan Leo Stewart Fifth Infantry Land Miss Riggs Ingersoll G. W. White Franklin Emerson Jefferson Irving Webster Berrian Henry ©. Turner Henry S. Wells Charles D. Center Fifth Infantry N. R. Hill F. 8. Wood W. E. Yarbrough I N. G D. G. Kilbourn J. P. Beatty Marks Alexander G. F. Garner Illinois Naval Reserve A. L. Castle John Wood Tenth Division Ill Naval Reserve G. A. R. Chaddock College Seventh Hampshire Seventh Street Clingis Naval Reserve Fourth Street Maine Street Eighth Street

Floral parade lines up for soldiers graves at Woodland

Time the parade forms at 9 a m and starts promptly at 9 15 a m Charles D Center Lieut Col Chief of Staff Flower Dopes The west store room in the Majestic theater building is set aside for reception of all flowers donors may wish to contribute for decorating soldiers graves All persons asked to bring flowers to this room Monday morning where a committee of women will receive them

Woodland Cemetery Charles D. Center Majestic Theater

Local Notices From Quincy Area Weekend Activities

Local items note Cicero Whitaker and Elbert Hans brough of Taylor Missouri in Quincy on Saturday for business. BEVO cereal beverage advertised. Thompson, Palmyra representative of W. E. Stewart Land Co. in Texas, in Quincy. Decoration day at St. Vincent's Home picnic and dinner. W R Thomas plans Chicago visit for convention. Blue Ribbon offers biggest lunch all day. Mrs. Harry Foltz ill but slowly recovering at sister-in-law’s home. REVO soft drinks advertised. Clarence Olinger of Keokuk to visit father-in-law Herman Beckmeyer and Mrs. Olinger. St. Vincent's Home benefit picnic reminder. HeClllan of Springfield visiting. Mrs. Harry Vancil visiting sister-in-law Mrs. T. B. Kenady. Dr. H F Lafler offers chiropractic care. Mrs. H Fuhrman to visit daughter for two weeks by Eli. Lawndale described as prime area for first class homes. Poling & Co promotion.

Cicero Whitaker Elbert Hansbrough Taylor Quincy BEVO Bevo. C Thompson Palmyra W. E. Stewart Land: Co Rio Grande Valley Texas St. Vincent's Home W. R. Thomas Maple Streets Chicago Elza Flight Joseph R. Thomas Blue Ribbon Harry Foltz Claude Morton South Fifth Street Clarence Olinger Keokuk Herman Beckmeyer Olinger St. Vincent's HeClllan Macomb Springfield Ill Snyder Harry Vancil East St. Louis T. B. Kenady North Sixth Street H. F. Lafler Illinois State Bank H. Fuhrman Eli

Glee Club Recital at Vermont Street Church Tonight

The Chamber of Commerce Glee Club performs a sentence of hymns and anthems at 7 45 pm in Vermont Street Methodist Church. Program includes Organ prelude Chorus of Angels Praise Ye the Father Savior Comfort Me Abide With Me Jesus Lover of My Soul Absent Now the Day is Over and a Life Chain of Fragments along with an organ postlude by Chas W Weiler the church organist and director.

Chamber of Commerce Glee Club Vermont Street Chorus of Angels S. Clark the Father Glee Club Max E. Shippee Jesus Stern Chas W. Weiler

Melrose Orchestra to Aid Grace Methodist Service

The Melrose orchestra will travel to Grace Methodist church tonight to provide music for the service. The group participates in the local religious event, offering musical accompaniment for the evening.

Melrose Orchestra Grace Methodist Church

To Preach In Fowler

Rev H McPherson of the Chad dock Boys School will preach in Fowler this afternoon.

Fowler Rev. H. ©. McPherson the Chaddock Boy's School

Memorial Sermon at Soldier's and Sailor's Home

Rev. J. Kirkpatrick will deliver the Memorial sermon at the Soldier's and Sailor's Home this afternoon.

S. Home Rev. J Kirkpatrick Will Soldier's and Sailor's Home

This Skin PeelING Trend Shocks Society Ladies

A fashionable trend credits mereorized wax with peeling away old skin to reveal a fresher, whiter layer in a week or two. Women use wax nightly as a cosmetic, noting natural looking results without discomfort. Another popular treatment dissolves saxolite powder in hazel to remove wrinkles as a wash lotion.

Litany and Eucharist Schedule at Good Shepherd Church

Litany at 6 30, Holy Eucharist at 7 00, and evening prayer at 4 30 on Rogation days Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at Good Shepherd Church In Holy Thursday and Ascension day Holy Eucharist celebrated at 6 00 7 00 and 9 00 mornings with matins at 8 30 and evening prayer at 4 30

Good Shepherd Church

Miniature barrels distributed by Missouri Synod churches

Sunday and parochial school children receive small barrels to fill for church extension funds and the October 1917 jubilee. The effort runs from now until the event, with children working to fill their barrels.

Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church

Auto Outing After Play Ends In Storm Skid

Ten cars carried the Possum Town Minstrels of the First Christian church to Liberty. One car owned by Ed Hunsaker was winded in a storm while the others reached home after 11 p.m. Earl Farrar May Farrar Iri Hunsaker and Mr and Mrs Hun-saker were aboard the sliding vehicle.

Mud hole ends ride as polls close on Twenty Fourth Street

A group turning a corner on Burton road on Twenty Fourth Street landed in a mud hole. The incident delayed their return home until after 5 o'clock when they were finally polled out and could go home.

Twenty-Fourth Burton Road

Death summons Reverend Goetz to Warrenton for nephew's funeral

Reverend Emil Goetz pastor of Beth el Methodist church was called to Warrenton Missouri on Friday night by the death of his nephew Alfred Goetz. He will stay in Warrenton until next week to attend the graduation exercises of Central Wesleyan College in Warrenton.

Emil Goetz Bethel Methodist Church Warrenton Alfred Goetz Goetz Central Wesleyan College

Jurgens-Lake Wedding At Camp Point Office

Edward L. Jurgens of Camp Point and Opal Lake of Columbus wed Saturday at 5:30 PM in Judge McCain's office. They were joined by three friends. The bride wore white.

Jurgens Lake Edward L. Jurgens Camp Point Opal Lake Columbus McCain

Johnson and Kraft Tie Knot in Quincy Office

Orville Johnson and Miss Jennie Kraft of Quincy were married in Justice of the Peace E. J. Bonney’s office at 8 PM Saturday. Johnson works at the Dayton-Dix Pump works.

Orville Johnson Jennie Kraft Quincy Justice of the.Peace E. J. Bonney Johnson Dayton-Dix

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