Hamptons’ American Legion Post 35

Hampton Union, Thursday, May 25, 1950


[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]



Officer of the Day: Col. Gordon Perfect
Duty Officer: Dr. Roger N. Blake, USNR


8:30 a.m.
All Legionnaires, Auxiliary Members, Firing Squad, Color Bearers and Guards will meet at Fire Station, Hampton.
9:00 a.m.
Services at Hampton Falls; parade from Hampton Falls Commons to Brookside Cemetery for services including:

Prayer by Rev. Jack Boozer
General Order No. 11 by Dr. Roger N. Blake
Benediction by Rev. Boozer
Salute by Firing Squad
Taps
10:00 a.m.
North Hampton parade will form at depot yard and proceed to War Memorial tablet at North Hampton Library and hold the following services:

Selection by High School Band
Prayer by Rev. Floyd G. Kinsley
General Order No. 11 read by Dr. Roger N. Blake
Reading of the Roll
Address of the day, Rev. Floyd G. Kinsley
Song by the School Children
Selection by High School Band
Benediction by Rev. Floyd G. Kinsley
Salute by Firing Squad
Taps

Memorial Day candy provided by the George W. Moore Trust Fund for children of North Hampton under 15 years of age will be distributed at the Town Hall between 11 a.m. and 12 noon.

11:00 a.m.
Hampton Parade leaves High School for High Street Cemetery via Academy Avenue, Winnacunnet Road, Lafayette Road and High Street.
Services at Cemetery:

Opening prayer by Rev. Floyd G. Kinsley
General Order No. 11 by Dr. Roger N. Blake
Recitation by Murray Smith
High School Band selection
Recitation by Ann Trumbull
High School Band selection
Memorial Day Address by Rev. John Watson
Prayer by Rev. Matthew Casey
Placing of Memorial Day wreath by Legion Commander Vernon Dennett
Raising of the American flag at 12 noon
Benediction by Rev. Jack Boozer
Salute by Firing Squad
Taps

[In case of rain, the Hampton exercises will be held in the High School Auditorium.]