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From: Michael Willis Freeland <>
Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] Annville's Memorial Day, 1900: Pt 1
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 18:04:10 -0400


Why not? It certainly provides interesting information about Lebanon
County, and (except for the dates) is much like what one reads in
typical fin de siecle county histories, describing the patriotism of the
county residents.

And please learn to use lower case (unless, of course, you are an
accountant and thus incapable of turning off the CapsLock key).

Michael

BTW, do you have any information on the Lentz family who lived in
Jonestown during the early 19th century?

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> Subject: [PALEBANO] Annville's Memorial Day, 1900: Pt 1
>
> > "The Annville Journal", Tuesday, May 22, 1900.
> >
> > Memorial Day Arrangements
> > The Committee of Arrangements for Memorial Day, composed of
> > representatives of the different orders in town, on Tuesday evening held a
> > meeting in the Grand Army Hall and reported the order of procedure on that
> > day. The committee kindly asks the people of the town to have the national
> > colors displayed about their homes and business places, and do such
> > decorating as shall be suitable to the occasion. The exercises and parade
> > will be held in the afternoon as has been the custom for the last five
> > years. The committee is endeavoring to conduct matters so as to make the
> > exercises a fitting memorial to the heroic deed and ask the people to
> > render their united assistance in reaching that end.
> > The Grand Army, Societies, and those participating in the parade
> > are asked to meet at their respective halls at 1 o'clock, on the afternoon
> > of May 30. The parade will form on the square, right resting at the U.B.
> > Church, in the following order:
> > Washington Band, Annville
> > Coleman Post No. 467, G.A.R.
> > Sons of Veterans
> > Quittapahilla Lodge, 335, I.O.O.F.
> > Annville Council, 954, Jr. O.U.A.M.
> > Washington Camp, 87, P.O.S. of A.
> > Lebanon Valley College
> > Sunday Schools
> > Citizens
> > The parade is to move at 1:30 sharp, west on Main Street to Mill
> > Street, south to Queen, to U.B. Cemetery, where a member of the American
> > Mechanics will deliver a five minute address, followed by a prayer; the
> > parade will then continue on Queen Street east to Evergreen Cemetery,
> where
> > a member of the Odd Fellows will give a five minute address, followed by
> > prayer, after when the procession will continue on Main Street to Railroad
> > Street, to Sheridan Avenue west to Lancaster, north on Lancaster to Mt.
> > Annville Cemetery, where the principal ceremonies of the day will be
> > observed. A five minute speech by a member of the Sons of America, and
> > prayer will take place at the soldiers' block, and after the decorating
> > ceremonies are over the parade will form a square in the center of the
> > cemetery, when the following order of exercises will be followed:
> > "Star Spangled Banner," by the band; Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,
> > to be read by Comrade S.W. Boltz; music, patriotic air by the band;
> > Memorial Oration, Rev. W.A. Shoemaker of Annville; Doxology, with band
> > accompaniment; benediction.
> > At the conclusion of the ceremonies the parade will return in
> > reverse order to Sheridan Avenue, east to College Avenue, to Main Street,
> > west to the square and dismiss.
> > This year the veterans of the Grand Army will pay tribute to
> > respect the memory of Miss Kate Kendig, by decorating her grave the same
> as
> > those of the sleeping soldiers. This will be done as a mark of respect for
> > the young lady who always furnished the members of the Grand Army with
> > bouquets of flowers, and her death occurred since last Memorial Day.
> > =====
> >
> >
> >

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