The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-06-01

at the close OF these services the procession
returned to the city. The ladies of Boswerth
Relief Corps were conveyed to the Cemetery in
barge. They decorated the graves Of two for
mer members, Mrs. G. W. Bean and Mrs.
Frank w. Green. Rev. Mr.. Goldman offered
prayer.
In the evening City Hall was filled to reple-
ton by very large audience The officers of
Bosworth Post, Mayor Butler, members of the
City Government and other officials occupied
seats on the stage. A quartette, composed of
Messrs. Munroe, Thurston, Folansbee and
Shaw, sang "To Thee, o Country" which re-
ceived warm encore. Rev. w. e. Gibbs then
offered prayer, and the quartette sung 'Blest
be the ground"
Comrade Matthew Adams, Commander of
Bosworth Post, then stepped forward, and
thanking the citizens for their very generous
contributions Of flowers and assistance in the
exercises of the day, introduced Comrade John
O. Winship as the orator of the evening.
To attempt to lay before our readers anything
like report of Mr.. Winship's remarks, or to
follow him even to general connection of ideas
would be impossible, not only from the fact
that he spoke without notes, but also from his
manifest disposition to wander and repeat
He commenced by saying that when the great
| rebellion burst upon the country in the attack
| upon Fort Sumter, as the first echoes died away
| along the hills and valleys of New England,
| her loyal sons from the workshop and the pillow,
actuated with common impulse, sprang to
arms. The flag of the nation and the life of
| the Republic had been struck at and but one
| spirit and one purpose animated the loyal breast
| of New England's sons, and that purpose to
maintain and defend the old flag, even with
their hearts blood You remember comrades
tonight, and Memorial Day recalls with all
their original force. the field. the camp and the
hospital, and you remember how, after four
| and a half long ears, you returned to your
| homes, many of you with the marks OF shot
and shell, or heirs to the fatal disease fastened
| upon you On Southern SOIL All up and down
through this land today do we have among US
| evidences of that great contest. More especial
ly do we recall those days and scenes as we to.
| day lay upon upon the green mounds in yonder
| cemetery our offerings of love in respect to the
memory of those who died in that great strug-
gle and offered up their lives upon the altar Of
patriotism, that the blessings of government
which we enjoy today might be transmitted to
| us, their survivors. He then passed RAPIDLY in
| review the magnitude of the contest. the enor-
nous cost, both of life and money incident
i Ln6retO, Sudrply CEibiClSluS grumDler' VINO
even at this late day, insisted upon counting
the amount of dollars which the war for the
| preservation of the Union cost
Touching upon the matter of what produces
wealth to nation, he aid glowing tribute to
| labor, declaring that nations could not by leg.
| islation declare themselves rich, but wealth
must be the product of labor For four wears
the strong arm Of labor, both North and South
| was withheld not only from its accustomed
productive channels but was engaged in the
destruction of wealth, and of that destruction
, | who among US can estimate its extent. Turn
, | ing his atte ntion to the Grand Army of The
Republic he recited their claims upon thu
country, declaring that no observance of the
| devotion to principle and patriotism could b,
. too great in consideration of the obligation
under which they had laid the people and tn
nation by their heroic deeds and valorous ser
| vices. You do well, he said. to rear your tab
| let's and monuments and inscribe upon then
| the names of the heroic dead to whom we ow
all; you do we'll to set apart the Both day O
May to their memory, and may it ever contin
| ue to be national day while a single gra
& haired veteran of the G. A. r. remains to la
: with feeble hands his offering upon the gree
A 1 mounds of his comrades who have gone befoI
him, and then Jet your Sabbath school childre
: take up the work and forever dedicate this da
which is appreciated by grateful nation.