Camden Does Honor to Heroes' Memory

CAMDEN DOES HONOR TO HEROES' MEMORY Court House and City Hall Decorated With Gold Star Wreaths School Children, Boy Scouts, Sons of Veterans and Veterans Assist Ceremony In memory of the 134 Camden county boys who made the supreme sacrifice in the war for world peace, twelve golden star wreaths were placed at the arches of triumph as a feature of the Memorial Day observance. Eight of the wreaths were suspended from a pillar at the Court of Honor at the county buildings, the big pedestal to which the beautiful design was attached also containing the names of the boys thus honored. The other four wreaths were placed on the name column at the City Hall. Graves Decorated In charge of the soldiers of '61 was a committee of citizens named by Mayor Ellis, the exercises were on a scale more elaborate than ever. School children, Boys' Brigades, Boy Scouts, Sons of Veterans and veterans of all the foreign wars assisted in the programme of the day, principally in the decoration of the graves. The assemblage was called to order by Frank W. Tussey, chairman of the general committee, and after school sang "The Star Spangled Banner," Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles I. Fitzgeorge, pastor of Union M. E. Church. As they strewed beautiful flowers around the elevated base of the monument the school children sang "Cover Them Over," and the exercises came to a close with "taps" and a salute to the dead fired by the gaurds of the Sons of Veterans. Touching Tributes Led by Marshal Arthur Stanley, a platoon of police and Mayor Ellis, the participating organizations marched to the Y. M. C. A., passing under the Court of Honor. Mayor Ellis and Judge John B. Kates paid touching tributes to the soldier dead in all the wars in which Americans has had a part and made reference to the patriotism and loyalty of the people of Camden during the trying months through which we have just passed. The programme concluded with the audience singing "The Star Spangled Banner."