REMEMBERING MEMORIAL DAYS!

         SUNDAY, MAY 26TH., 2019
  REMEMBERING MEMORIAL DAYS!

   When I was growing up Memorial Day
was always observed on May 30th.
    Of course not everybody called it
Memorial Day. A lot of folks knew the
observance as Decoration Day.
     It started right after the Civil War. In
fact the community of Boalsburg, Pa, is
one of several communities claiming to
have initiated the holiday.
      Since in always was observed on
May 30th it would occasionally mean
we had a day off from school!
       The family would usually take
flowers to the cemetery for those who
had passed and that included everybody,
not only those who served in the military.
        I only just realized  the day
didn't become a Federal holiday until
1971! And that only happened after
it was added to the Government's Monday
Holiday Act which selected a number of
holidays to be observed on Mondays
whatever their original date happen to
be.
          These days it's also become the
unofficial beginning of Summer with
most people celebrating with family
picnics and outings. That's a good thing
but I'm hoping we'll all give some thoughts
to the reason the day was created!
            Hope all your NEWS is good!