Memorial Day procession to the cemetery marches on in spite of the rain

From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, May 31, 1923. 

The Herald can announce this week that at a meeting held last Tuesday it was decided to rent the Minnewaska Hotel for the summer to Messers. A.E. Kvam and J.H. Thoreson. These gentlemen will have complete charge of this institution and will conduct a first-class summer hotel. There will be no sanatorium in connection as was done last year. 

Mr. Kvam will go to the cities this week to engage help and to advertise the place. Mr. and Mrs. Thoreson will move out to the hotel and make their home there while Mr. Kvam will be the outside man. 

The people of Glenwood are all interested in the welfare of this institution and we feel sure that they will all help Messers. Kvam and Thoreson in every way they can so that they may be successful in the undertaking. 

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, June 1, 1923. 

State Highway Commissioner Babcock met with the board of county commissioners last Friday and also looked over the proposed route for the new road between Starbuck and Glenwood. Committees from Glenwood and Starbuck had met previously to go over the proposed route and it seemed to be the unanimous sentiment of the committees and of the county commissioner that the lakeshore route should be recommended to Mr. Babcock. 

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From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, May 31, 1923.

As usual, Memorial Day opened up with rain. The volume of the morning rain made it appear that all open air exercises would have to be abandoned, but by 10:00 the clouds lifted and the usual procession formed at the court house for the march to the cemetery.

In spite of the rain, the few remaining veterans of the Civil War were on time at the court house to take their place in the procession. Although only a few are left of the Civil War veterans, they turned out 100% and almost outnumbered the veterans of the Worlds War, although they number only about 5% of the strength of the younger veterans. 

The procession, which marched from the court house to the south part of the city, was composed of the veterans of the Civil and late war, the Ladies Auxiliary and the school children. Waiting automobiles conveyed the procession to the cemetery, where the graves of the soldier dead were decorated. The Civil War veterans walked by the graves of their comrades, placing flowers on every one. The American Legion members did the same. After the graves had all been decorated, the memorial services were read by the G.A.R. and the American Legion. The firing squad executed three volleys after which taps were sounded.