The Milwaukee Leader

MILWAUKEE TO HONOR ITS DEAD OF THREE WARS

Milwaukee, with the rest of the country, is preparing to pay honor Wednesday, Memorial day, to the dead of three wars. Banks, department stores, business houses and offices will declare a full holiday. Although the weatherman says there is an even chance for showers, indications are that resorts and amusement enterprises at nearby lakes will do a land office business.

25 Taxis Donated for Parade.

A parade of war veterans and auxiliary organizations through downtown streets will feature the celebration in Milwaukee. Charles Schallitz, chairman, automobile committee, Memorial day general committee, has issued an appeal for more cars to carry veterans of the Civil, Spanish-American and the World wars. The Checker Cab Co., a union organization, has donated 25 of its cabs. Tomorrow, Memorial day addresses will be delivered in all the schools by prominent citizens and students will be asked to aid in decorating graves of soldiers Wednesday morning. Civic and patriotic societies will also take part in this work.

In Line of Parade.

At the National Soldiers' home, services will start at 9:30 a. m., when the parade will form in the main avenue in front of the home headquarters. In the line of march will be: The home band, commissioned officers, color guard, color escort, non-commissioned officers, George C. Drake post, G. A. R.; E. B. Wolcott post No. 1, G. A. R.; Civil war companies in numerical order, Robley D. Evans camp No. 33, U. S. W. V.; National Home post No. 365, American legion, St. John's Military academy band, George C. Drake No. 66, W.R. C.; Daughters of the G. A. R., Pickets of the G. A. R., Robley D. Evans auxiliary No 26, U. S. W. V.; Army and Navy Auxiliary, Nurses of Home hospital, American Red Cross and Occupational Therapy Aides, women employes of the home, Salvation Army, Pershing school children, St. Floran's school children and citizens on foot.

The column will move to the home cemetery, where the following program will take place: Tenting Tonight, Home band; Lead, Kindly Light, Home choir; invocation, Capt. Myron W. Argus; reading of General Orders No. 11, Col. Tom L. Johnson, commander, E. B. Wolcott post No. 1; reading, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Guy M. Dulin, past department commander, U. S. W. V.; address, Lieut.-Col. William B. Graham; Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, Home choir; decoration of graves, band playing Nearer, My God, to Thee; salute to the dead, funeral escort; taps; singing of America, by the audience, and benediction, Capt. George C. Dilers.

Flags at the home and on public buildings will be at half-mast until noon, when they will be hoisted to the top of the mast. Business men and others have been urged to display the colors.

Will Mark Graves.

A grave marker, corresponding in description to the division button of the 32nd division will be erected by the Women of the 32nd Division over the graves of soldiers buried in the local cemeteries. The money which was raised from bazaars and benefits of last year will go to defray the cost of these markers. At the convention at Madison last August such a design was adopted as the official marker which will be placed on the grave of every member of the 32nd division. Mrs. S. G. Pendergast, 217 26th St., originator of the movement, has all the markers on hand and mothers whose sons' graves are without them can secure them from her.