Memorial Day service to be held

The New Philadelphia Veterans Coordinating Committee will present its annual Memorial Day service on Monday, May 27 at 11 a.m. on the Courthouse Plaza in downtown New Philadelphia.

The guest speaker for the program is Col. Thomas J. Rogers, MD, chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital.

The New Philadelphia High School Marching Quaker Band, under the direction of Jeff Furbay, will launch the program with the playing of the national anthem. Student vocalists from the NPHS Delphian Chorale, under the direction of Kristi Prucha, will perform patriotic songs.

Welty Middle School students, under the direction of Sharon Ricklic, will demonstrate the proper folding of Old Glory, explaining the meaning of each fold. Welty students also will recite “In Flanders Field” by John McCrea and President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address.”

Volleys and taps will be rendered in honor of the men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces.

In the event of severe weather, the program will be moved to the banquet hall at the New Philadelphia VFW Post, 441 Park Ave. NW, New Philadelphia.