The Portland daily press., 1873-05-30
Programme for memor;.l Day.

The Committee of Arrangements of Bos
worth Post No. 2, G.. A R., have announced
the following programme for Memorial Day
May 3Oth, 1873:
| . comrades will report at the headquarters a
| % O'Clock a. M. receive decorations and unde
command of officers designated for that pur
pose will proceed to decorate the graves in thu
Eastern, Western, Calvary and Forest CIT,
cemeteries, also Lincoln Tree, with appropriate
ceremonies. The Montgomery. Guards ane
sheridan Cadets will escort the detail from tne
Post to Calvary Cemetery. r;,,
At d. H., all the comrades of the fost wiz
assemble as above, receive the decoia and NAVY
| together with the Portland Army anu &c the
| several military companies of the tne c,.S un-
der Command of Col Chas T; Ms ioIooi1 I'll, ~
front of tGer to State down State
,noye up othronob Spring to High, up High to
% oPrdln n1n Free to Middle to Temple, up Tenn
free, a Tone ress, down Congress to City Hall,
p l1 =, fbey will receive the Governor, Mayor
Civ Government, orator, honorary members
and other invited guests, theme, down Con-
gress to Smith, through Smith to Cumberland
down Cumberland to Pearl, down Pearl to the
Portland and Rochester depot, and take the
cars to Deering
On arriving at the Memorial lot at the Gene
terry, the column will halt. and officers in
charge OF decorating sections will proceed to
post teelr men one at each grave to be decorat-
ed. AS soon as the men are posted officers in
charge will report to their Commander, when,
at signal from the bugle, each comrade will
uncover, place his decoration upon the grave,
come to the position of soldier at parade rest,
aud remain so while the band plays dirge. A
recall will then be sounded, each comrade will
report to the officer in charge of his section at
the place where they started, and march upon
Memorial Lot. At the same time the escort
ard all others not assigned will be formed
around Memorial Lot.
When all are formed on and around Memo
rial Lot, the Lot will be decorated by the en-
tire Host, each comrade having reserved por-
ton of his decorations for that purpose, escort
saluting at signal. Three vol,eys VIII De tnen
fired by detachment detailed for that purpose
After the vollcy prayer will be offered by the
chaplain, followed by dirgc by the band and
benedction The column will then reform and
proceed to the cars. On arriving at the city
City Hall, leaving the City Government and
invited guests. The column will then counter
march in front of City Hall and proceed direct
ly to the &. A. r. headquarters. when the y
will be dismissed
Comrades and escort will again assemble (es-
cort with side arms and colOrs) at Z o'clock at
their respective headquarters. The line will
be formed in front of G. A. r. hall at Z IL
o'clock and proceed to City Hall, the central
portion of which will be reserved for the pro-
cession.
line order or exercises IN the evening VIII DC
as follows: instrumental music by the band,
singing by select quartette, prayer, Grafton
and benediction, The hall will be open at Z
o'clock, and the committee cordially invite the
citizens to join with the comrades in these GER
emonies in honor to the fallen brave, "Our
Nations Dead"
The Committee of Arrangements consist of
the following comrades: Geo. FL. Abbott,
Chairman; John Yeaton, Jr., Secretary; q. A.
Smith, c. c. Douglass, w. B. Smith, E. A.
Hanson, w. FL. Green, 7. H. Bibber, Fl. P.
ingalls,, T. A Roberts, Geo. H. Libby, j. F.
Land