Forty Years Of G A R Campfire Loyalty In Waterloo Iowa
The piece recalls Robert Anderson post G A R in Waterloo Iowa formed November 27 1881 and its long tradition of Memorial Day observances. Commander Byron Leighton a Civil War veteran reflects on service in the Twenty Fifth Maine and Gettysburg and notes 54 consecutive Memorial Days attended. The roster lists many veterans and shows membership declines as posts disband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertnderson Post
Grand Army of Theepublic
Waterloo
Iowa
A. R. Post
Grand Army of
Reublic
Memorial Hall
J. ". Kjingaman
Harvey Smith
Campbell
West Juson
Bryon Leighton
Byron Leighton
Robert Anderson
Leighton
Portland
Lo. B
Twenty-Fifth
Maine Volunteers
Sioux Falls
S. D
Arlington Heights
Gettysburg
Veterans’ Post
Sve
Army Fire and Drim Corps
Osage
Veterans
Hanny
Yosts
Waterloo Post
G. A. R. Post Robicall
Rovert
Veriil
Armstrong
J. F
Averill
John
Allen
John N
Lows
Allison
David
Bates
Wiliam
Wis
Burn
G. W
Baldwin
A. T
Birdsall
G. B. Brown
Charles F
Burbank
Buchtel
J. C
Ind
Barber
George E
Bender
Martin—Co
Bratnaber
Bothwell
Brumley
Herman
Cass
J. M
Corwin
Cave
F. H
Cottrell
Towa
Orwin
Crabtres
Charles G
A. L
Eighmey
H. B
Fenton
Sautastus
Foster
E. C
Frush
Gushkard
Samuel
Gushard
Isaac—bith
Grim
Joseph
Guley
Stephen
Hue
Hermen
Hoxie
N.Y
Ili
Morers
Merriman
A. G. McCardell
Nivbel
Ne Record
Page
Alva
Boe
Moses
Ark Shanks
Simon
Pa Stephens
W. E Shuler
Sharp
Seevers
Henry
Tith
Swank
Southerland
Andrew
Scott, Waldorf
Shannon
T. Wheat
A. H—Co
F. Whiteneck
W. W
Woore
Wessett
J. E
Memorial Day in France by Austin Tiris
Memorial Day in 1919 at Suresnes near Paris evokes deep memories for American Expeditionary Forces. The writer recalls two Memorial Days abroad and the president's tribute, with Wilson seen as commander in chief and symbol of the nation. The piece contrasts thoughts of home and the care of French graves with the sacrifice of comrades.
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Europe
Paris
Boresnes
Suresnes
Seine
France
Navy
Clemencent
Bois de Boulogne
Austin Tiris
Mr. Wilson
Muach
Uniforms Add Color to Memorial Parade of Forty Years Ago
The Waterloo Courier recalls a Memorial Day parade forty years past with uniforms bright as 1,000 participants crowded into Washington park. Living names include Agnes Williams and David Johnson among veterans, while the ceremony featured a drum band, a roll call of the dead, and an engraved monument with muskets and crossed swords. A Sunday school outing follows, with 24 Westminster class members traveling to Elk Run hotel for swimming and games.
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Waterloo
Agnes Williams
B. B. Smith
Flore Washburn
David Johnson
Washington Park
Wes Mallan
J. Oliver Lichty
Jacob Kimball
A. C. Manwell
LA. Gilbert
C. O._ Baikett
George Frink
C. P. Art ‘Man Sang
George Ordway
F. Baker
Abraham Yount
R. O. Backus
J. F. Andrews
J. R. Lawrence
P. Jeannin
Daniel Snyder
C. South
Phillips
H. A. Herrick
William Banton
W. S. Lemley
L. A. Campbell
A. Lincoln
John Thompson
Benjamin Starr
James D. Place
Charles McGinley
J. J. Lightenhome
J. Ennis
Welker
S. ¥. Hagan
Joseph Shuler
Charles Brown
D. R. Werver
John Dignan
Jacob Zanuck
Henry Myers
G. Shuler
H. Bronson
G. W. Gardner
W. J. Tharer
T B. Hurley
W. Brown
H. E. Jamp
J.B. Edwards
Levi Brown
Joseph Schwartz
Mason Hale
Jenny Reinohl
G. W. Chatfield
Q. RB. Kigamey
B. FL Aukerman
Joseph T. Rolt
J. Lance
J.T. Edgington
D. G. Ellis
Henry L. Hazel
C. Miller
E. R. Travis
C. R. Mamilton
C. D. Becker
A. Ohler
Westminster Presbyterian Sunday School
Elk Run Hotel
Memorial Day Observance at Waterloo Crowns Spirit of Service
Memorial Day ceremonies in Waterloo unite Veterans groups across three wars for grave decorations, parades, and cemetery services. Approximately 400 soldiers’ graves across four cemeteries will be honored, with Boy Scouts placing wreaths while a Greater Waterloo band performs. The day includes a parade from Memorial Hall to East High Auditorium, speeches, music, and a tribute to sailors and Marines, all funded by donations and community volunteers.
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Waterloo
France
East High
Service of
Greater Waterloo
American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Fairview
H. G. Peverill
Harald Peverill
Memorial Hall
Cedar River
Lottie Flick
Reief Corps
Nellie Entwisle
Lincoln Circle
Lydia Miles
RC. Long
Charles G. Crabtree
C. W. Cotton
Roland E. Net Jcott
Sons of Veterans
Esa Grand Army of
Kan Legion
Relief Corps
Helen Gould
Aus
Rainbow Circle
American Legion Auxiliary
Daughters of Veterans
West Hich
High Auditorium
Bryan Leighton
Post Com
Relile
American Letion Busters
Boy Scouts
G. W. Band Land
J. A. Destrick
Georgia
Paul Davie
Status
E. E
Magee
Flenrs Iblines
Tarry McCowan
Charles Felsing
H. Wagner
Mildred Phinney
Tincoln
Max Levingston
Margaret Gifford
Taos-American Legion Bucier
Frank W
America
Connellion
Fhen
Fred Becker Waterloo Hero Honored From School Years
A 1915 Orange and Black tribute recalls Lieut Fred H Becker of Waterloo whose school career at East High highlighted leadership, athletic prowess, and early medical ambitions. Becker won the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre at Chateau-Thierry, later memorialized in his alma mater and remembered by classmates and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Becker
Waterloo
Fredi Becker
East Hich
Becker
Maude
France
Fred H. Becker
Kent
Thhru
Chateau-Thierry
Lieut. Becker
Orange and Black
No “Zetgothian
Sen|ior
Oliver Peek
Katherine Blackford
Jie
Iie
Mayo Bros
Memorial Cemetery Services Across Local Towns
An OCR fragment outlines afternoon ceremonies at Fairview Elmwood and Waterloo cemeteries with clergy leading prayers and civic groups organizing events. Plans include bugle calls, musical selections by local ensembles, Gettysburg addresses, flower decorations, and American Legion honors for fallen soldiers.
Waterloo cemetery revival brightens site with fresh grass
The Waterloo cemetery, once overgrown with tangled wildwood, has been cleared by volunteers using fire to remove untidy brush. A marble grave marks a 16 year old Civil War casualty, and the revamped grounds now invite relatives to walk among veterans without fear of serpents. Memorial day wreaths will reveal florals above the graves.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Cemetery
The Blue and the Grey Poem Fragment and Notices
Fragments from a poem by Francis Miles Finch about the blue and the gray, contrasting victory and defeat beneath equal glory. The text shifts to a church notice about donation collections for sculptures and East Indian mission outreach, with a shipment schedule and local class involvement.
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Francis Miles
Memorial Day Proclamation by Waterloo Mayor Frisbie
Proclaims Memorial Day to honor fallen soldiers with wreaths and services. Mayor N W Frisbie urges citizens to pause work and observe solemn exercises on Monday May 30 1922. City offices to cease, schools stores factories and business to suspend for the holiday.
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N. W. Frisbie
Ciy
Waterloo
Ury
Keepiex
Tegal
N. W._FRISBIE
City Hall
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