Thursday, May 26, 2022

Program for Memorial Day Parade, Program, Picnic, May 26, 1922

Memorial Day Program

The Parade will form on South Main St. from the Depot Hill to Perry St. and to Kenmore Ave. at 10:30 a.m. Parade to move at 11 o’clock.

Order of Parade

1 Automobile: Capt. R.E. Underwood, Chief Marshal; Capt. H.W. Perry, Commander of Troops; Mr. P.J. Brown, Commander American Legion.

2 Band.

3 In Automobiles. Confederate Veterans under Command of Genl. P.G. Alston.

4 American Legioneers and all ex-service men under command of Capt. S.E. Winston.

5 Hdq. Det. And Combat Train 117th, F.A. under command of 1st. Lieut. F.J. Timberlake.

6 Battery B. 117th, F.A. under command of 1st Lieut. T.C. Alston.

7 Automobiles containing speakers and members Memorial Association.

8 Woman’s Auxiliary and all civic and other organizations and all who wish to join in the parade.

The parade will march to the College campus and the speaking will be from the first landing on the steps. All members of Franklin County Memorial Association, especially the Chairmen of all committees, members of the Woman’s Auxiliary, U.D.C. and Confederate Veterans will follow the speaker and take places on the steps behind the speaker.

Program

America—Led by Music Committee.

Invocation—Rev. G.F. Smith.

Address of Welcome—May or L.L. Joyner.

Music—Band.

Service Record Franklin Heroes—Capt. Geo. L. Cooke

Music, Over There—Band.

Introductory—Maj. S.P. Boddie.

Memorial Address—Col. Albert L. Cox, 118th Field Artillery.

Star Spangled Banner—Band.

Comrade Rest—Music Committee.

Dinner.

Every person in Franklin County who can do so is invited and requested to prepare a basket and send in to help provide dinner for the Soldiers and ex-Service men.

It is hoped that a sufficient quantity will be contributed that after the soldiers and ex-service men have been served there will be plenty for all others present.

From the front page of The Franklin Times, Louisburg, N.C., Friday, May 26, 1922

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