Sewickley Herald

              The Herald
The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
Vol. XXV. No. 37.
SEWICKLEY, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1928
MEMORIAL   DAY
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Memorial Day will be observed in
Sewickley "with the forty-eighth annual
program of exercises under the auspices
of the Grand Army of the Republic at
the Soldiers' Monument in the afternoon. The special train bringing from
the city the Pittsburgh organizations
taking part will arrive about two
o'clock, after which the parade will
form on Broad street, marching to
Beaver street, to Nevin avenue, to
Hopkins street and so into the cemetery.
The units forming the parade will be
as follows: Rocereto's Band; the
Washington Infantry; General Alexander Hays Post No. 3, G. A. R.,
preceded by its color bearers; Abe
Patterson Post No. 88, G. A. R.;
Davis Star Camp, Sons of Veterans;
disabled veterans and choir in automobiles; soldiers of the Spanish-American War; Sewickley Valley Post No.
4, American Legion, with its band;
several visiting posts of the American
Legion; Walter Robison Post No.
450, American Legion, with its band;
and Crispus Attueks Post No. 30,
American Legion.
At the cemetery, John O. Elsrode
of Post 3, Commander of the Day,
will make an address; C. H. William
Ruhe of the same post will fulfill the
duties of Adjutant General. The
memorial address will be by Capt.
Robert S. Cain, D. S. G, department
commander of the United Spanish War
Veterans. The singing will be led by
a quartette consisting of Mrs. J. Sharp
McDonald, soprano; John M. Williamson, tenor; Fred Albrecht, baritone; Charles Eaton, bass. During the
services at the monument, a detail of
the American Legion posts will strew
the cut flowers on all the soldiers'
graves. Col. John I, Nevin Camp No.
3, Sons of Veterans, will hold its
service at the grave of Col. Nevin as
Usual.
Following the services at the cemetery* the American Legion Auxiliary,
Post 4, will serve supper to the veterans in the Sewickley public school
building on Broad street. In the evening a free band concert will be given
at the Sewickley borough building by
the Sewickley Valley post band.
THE OR.OSS OF SACRIFICE
The memorial erected by the CanacU
lair government to the thousands of
Americans who enlisted and died in tto.
Oanadian regiments in the World War
prior to the entry of the united States
into the conflict.
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