The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-01
Decoration Day.


We bring our sprintide garlands here
To grace the soldiers hOnored bed.
Now peace sits broodng like dove
And war and strife long since done .t
From Northland Pine to Orange Grove,
From sea to sea the land Is one!
And undisturbed in happy homes
We live and love- and dream no more --
or weary march aud sented field,
Ofmidnight march and battle roar.
Yet oft will memory call the roll
OF comrades bravest of the brave,
Who falling where the field won,
Gained for themselves only grave.
The high reward their labor earned,
A land secure in peace and right;
The noble heritage they leave
Shall keep their fame forever bright.
A quiet grave but deathless name
The homage of a nations heart
The ministry of loving hands.
Shall be the fallen heroes part.
With young sweet flowers and garlands rare
Comrades gather here to-day
And tender upon each mound
Loves last and fairest offerings lay.
The hymn "Rest soldier, rest was then fine
ly sung by select choir. After which Miss
Carrie P. Perry, daughter Of Capt. j. A. Perry,
gave fine recitation of poem entitled "You
put no flowers on my papas grave" This was
followed by a song entitled she rests in the
valley. Some very earnest remarks were
made by Rev. Mr.. Randall; and after singing
'Shall we gather at the river" the benediction
was pronounced by Rev Mr. Evans.
Much interest was shown in the exercises
by the people present. A cabinet organ was
provided and flag staff erected, on which the
national flag was hoisted.
A notable incident was the decoration of the
grave of Mrs Isabella Fogg, who died at Wash
ington, Dec. %, 1878, and whose remains were
inferred in the cemetery, May 20, 1874 She
was one of those noble women who did so
much to alleviate the sufferings of the soldiers
during the war. In this holy work she under
went all manner of perils and hardships, never
complaining, bat cheerfully saying, sit is for
nv noble Boys in Blue God bless them
Her memory is blessed to those of her noble
boys who remain.
EASTERN CEMETERY.
The Lincoln Tree and the Eastern Cemetery
were visited by a squad under command of
Comrade John B. Bates, Jr. The Tree was
decked with magnificent wreath of evergreen
and lilies curiously fashioned to represent the
martyrs crown with its broken leaves. At the
cemetery twenty-five graves were decorated, in
Guiding the resting places of the men of 1872
At the close of the ceremony the Rev. Mr..
Wright offered prayer. -.-...-...
A detachment of the Mechanic Blues under
command of Sergeant W. II. Brown also went
out to Eastern Cemetery in the morning to
place a memorial wreath upon the grave of
Richmond I. Wescott, a former member of the
company. Evergreen Cemetery was also visit
ed where the graves of Charles f. Jordan, Ed
ward A. Burnell, ID. III. Stevens and Charles
w. Bond were decorated.
WESTERN CEMETERY.
The Western Cemetery was visited by a
squad under command of Senior Vice Com
mander Lang. There were fifty-one graves
decorated. At the close of the ceremony the
squad and the friends of the departed gathered
and listened to few appropriate remarks from
Rev. Mr.. Dole of Plymouth church. At the
close of his remarks he offered prayer
CALVARY CEMETERY.
The ceremony at Calvary Cemetery was on a
grander scale this year than heretofore. A de-
tachment OF twenty men from the Grand Army
and Army and Navy Union, commanded by
comrade w. III. Kalor, under escort of the
Montgomery Guards, Lieut.. T. H. Galley, the
Sheridan Cadets, Capt. Robert Somers, the
whole under command of Capt. A. j. Mcmahon
with the Portland Band, left the G. A. R.
headquarters at a. m. for the Boston and
Maine depot, where special train was in read
mess under the charge of conductors Amager
and Chamberlain. Seven car loads of people
accompanied the procession to the cemetery
where twice that number were in waiting, hav.
ing come out on foot and in vehicles of all de.
scriptions. The services commenced with mass,
celebrated in the beautiful little chapel, by the
Rev. Father Wallace. After mass, the flowers
were blessed and Father Wallace in few elo-
quent and chosen remarks referred to the beau.
tiful ceremony of decorating the graves of those
brave and patriotic men, who sacrificed thei,
lives on sea and land to perpetuate our glori-
GUS Union. Whilst decorating the graves Of
those whose remains are among us, we should
not forget the thousands whose bodies arc
buried on the desolate fields where they fought
and died Our noble dead are scattered far and
wide The principles for which they sacrificed
their lives are well remembered, and these
faithful soldiers need no eulogy. Their deeds
are written in the hearts of a grateful people
who will never forget their heroism in the ter
rible crisis through which our republic ha
safely passed. He paid an eloquent tribute t.
the loyalty and patriotism of the adopted cti
zens of the republic, and concluded by urging
his hearers to be upright and faithful in al
things, and ever mindful of their responslbliit,