The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-28
I'm 'MEMOREAM.
Memorial Services AT City Hall Yesterday
The Programme for the Observance of
Memorial Day.

City Hall was we'll filled yesterday afternoon
to listen to the services in memory of our hon.
| ored dead. The meeting opened with the sing
ing OF the memorial selection, "Our Comrades
Meath the Sod" Rev. Dr. Hill of the First
Parish offered prayer. After this followed the
chant. "Shall we meet beyond the River" The
reading which followed, by DR.. Hill, was from
| the 18th of Hebrews. AT the enl of the read
ing, the song "Rsquiem to Heroes was
sung by the quartette. The sermon was
| preached by the Rev. Mr.. Clark of Williston
| chapel.
| MIR. Clark took his text from Hebrews, 18th
| chapter AMI 4th verse. HE being cead yet
| speaketh. Again the time is approaching
when the graves of our soldiers shall glsten
with the flowers that shall be strewn upon
them, and when they shall b, watered by
| nations tears. Long years have past since
| the strife in which they fell and the smoke of
| the battle has rolled away and even as the
smoke of the contest has passed away SO should
all our sectional feelings and party strife on the
| day in which we do honor to those who have
fallen. Abel was the first martyr in conse-
| quence of the sacrifice which he offered to the
author of his being. All our soldiers were
martyrs and the sacrifice that they offered was
that OF their lives for their country. The bones
| OF the soldiers of the Union are scattered from
| the Atlantic to the Pacific and over all the
country, and they Being dead yet speak TO us,
They tell us not to forget their martyrdom and
how they died for their country. The long
| years OF peace which have passed since the
war should not cause US to forget that VIII; Oh
| the soldiers have done for US. When nation
| torgets the memory of her soldiers who have
| died for her sake, then her doom is sealed, but
as long as she keeps their memory green then
no fao pbofax tI,a,,x
sail her. Our soldiers died to give freedom to
all irrespective of color, and it is our duty as
their children to see that it is done, and it is
also our duty to bear cheerfully the burden that
bore the burdens of the strife. Lastly they tell
US to remember the God of battles for there
were many who fought under His direct
guidance and they, though dead, yet speak to
us and tell US to seek Him even as they sought
Him. And as the time approaches 10 which
we are to keep their memory green, let Us do it
with sincerity and pleasure and Goa himself
will bless US.
The services closed with the hymn America
aud the benediction The singing by the select
quartette was very fine.
Memorial Day will be observed on Wednes-
day next by Bosworth Post in very appropri-
ate manner. The following is the official bro.
gramme:
Comrades will report at their Headquarters
at o'clock a. m. receive decorations and under
officers designated for that purpose, proceed to
decorate the graves in Eastern, Western, For
est City and Calvary cemeteries, also Lincoln
comrades are ordered to assemble at Headquar-
ters and join the escort. The line will be
formed in front of G. A. Il. Hall at 1.30 D. m.
prompt. The whole procession will be under
command OF George FL. Abbott as Chief Mar
shall The procession will movo over the fol-
lowing route: From the hall up Congress to
High, down High to Deering, through Deering
to State State to Spring, Spring to High High
to Free, Free to Middle and Temple, Temple to
Congress, Congress to City Building and re-
ceive invited guests, from thence down Con
gress to Smith, Smith to Cumberland,
cumberland to Pearl. down Pearl to Portland
q Rochester depot, and there take cars for the
cemetery. Upon arriving at the cemetery the
at once in charge of officers to the section of
the yard allotted to them, and decorate the
graves. After the graves are decorated each
section will report Immediately to their COM
mand IN line, and thence march to Memorial
Lot and there decorate miniature monument
and the grave on the lot; after which will fol-
low music by the band, prayer by the chaplain,
dirge and benediction. The procession will
then reform and return to the city.
Comrades will assemble at Recepton Hall
City Building, with badge and uniform hat.
The Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and
other invited guests are requested to meet at
the Mayors office, City Building, at D. M,
and in the evening at ante-room off the hall, at
p. M, where committee will be in waiting
to receive them.
Tbe evening exercises will be music By
quartette, GRAFTON, singing of "America" by
the audience, benediction.
The Montgomery Guards, accompanied by
Chandlefs Band, will escort the squad detail
ed to proceed to Calvary Cemetery for the pur-
pose of decorating the graves, leaving the Bos-
ton & Maine by special Immediately after the
departure of the morning train.
Chambers Band will furnish music for the
entire day.
The procession in the afternoon will move in
the following order:
Squad of Police.