LeMars Sentinel, May 30, 1939
MANY ATTEND MEMORIAL SUNDAY EXERCISES
Between 600 and 700 people attended the Memorial Sunday exercises at the
high school auditorium Sunday morning. Walter Bogen, commander of Wasmer
Post, American Legion, presided and A. W. Crouch, commander of Mower Poster,
G. A. R., and Plymouth county’s only surviving Civil War veteran was on the
platform.
Members of the Amerian Legion, the Woman’s Relief Corps, Spanish War
Veterans and their Auxiliary and Legion Auxiliary participated as
organizations and occupied reserved seats in the front of the auditorium.
The prelude offertory and postlude were played by the LeMars high school
band. The boy’s high school quartette sang Richter’s, “Creation,” and the
high school boys’ chorus san Tschaikowksy’s, “One Who Has Yearned Alone.” A
ladies quartet from the Baptist church sang, “When the Beautiful Gates
Unfold.”
Rev. F. P. Pfalzgraff, of Presbyterian Church, made the opening prayer.
Rev. R. R. Hunger from St. John’s Evangelical church read the Scripture from
Isaiah 26 and Rev. W. M. Hubbard of the First Methodist church pronounced
the benediction.
The sermon was preached by Rev. S. A. Jones, of the Baptist church, whose
theme was, “In Memory Of Our Dead.” Rev. Jones took his theme from the 10th
verse of the 75th Psalm. He paid tribute to all our dead with special
mention of those who had given their lives for their country.
[Letter “Saved” in Jones family scrapbook]
LeMars, Iowa
June 2, 1939
Rev. S. A. Jones
LeMars, Iowa
Dear Reverend Jones,
Mower Post #91, G. A. R. feel greatly indebted to you for your fine discourse on Memorial Sunday. We feel you handled the situation in a fine tolerant manner and have heard many favorable comments on your point of view. Will you kindly convey to the members of the quartet, our appreciation of their fine offerings.
Courteously and Sincerely,
A. W. Crouch, Commander
Mower Post #91, by Jacob G. Koenig, Acting Adjt.
~Submitted for posting by volunteer, Linda Ziemann (granddaughter of Rev. S. A. Jones)
