Americans in Shanghai will gather. as in years past. at Bubbling Well Cemetery on Fi at 830 flock, for the national observance of Memorial Day. the one occasion during the year when Americans pay their respects to the nation's honoured dead. The Service will be brief. and should terminate at 9 o'clock, or shortly occasion. as is customary. h Consul-General, Mr, Frank P. Lockhart. will preside. According to the programme which is being arranged, the Invocation will be given by Bishop Ralph Ward. This will be followed by the special Memorial Day èddress, which this year will be made by-Chaplain Trump of the Fourth US, Marines, There 1 be music suitable for the, occa-ion by the Fourth Marine Band. and the Benediction will be pronounced by Dr. R. J. McMullen. Chairman of the American Association, under whose auspices the service are being arranged, Mr. L. C. Perry is in charge of the arrangements.
The services will conclude with volleys by the American Company, S.V.C.. Taps by a contingent of American bluejackets, and the National anthem by the Marine Band It is expected that the American Community will turn out en masse for this National Service. and there wil] be present contingents from the American Navy. the American Merinos, the American units of the S.V.C.. as well as groups from American civil organizations, The Memorial Day service is open to all, and all Americans and friends are invited.
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