The Portland daily press., 1878-05-25
Decoration Day,

Memorial Day occurs next Wednesday an,
arrangements are being made for a very gen
eral Observance of the day. The committee O
arrangements completed the official programm,
which is as follows:
Comrades will report at their headquarters
at a. M, receive decorations, and under off
GERS designated for that purpose, proceed t.
decorate the graves in Eastern, Western, For
est City and Calvary cemetries, also Lincoll
tree, with appropriate ceremonies at D. m
Comrades are ordered to assemble at head
formed in front of G. A. r. hall at 30 prom ct
The whole procession will be under COMMAND
of A, A. Nickersop, chief marshal.
The procession will move over the followine
route; From t TIE nan up Congress to Free
Congress, Congress to City Building and re-
ceive invited guests, from the Cty Rnild;ne
thence down Congress to Pearl, Pearl to Port.
land and Rochester depot (old) and there take
the cars for the Cemetery. Upon arrival at the
tons and proceed at once in charge
of officers to the sections allotted to them and
decorate the graves. After the graves are dec
GRATED each section will report to the command
in line and thence march to Memorial lot, and
tnere decorate miniature instrument and the
grave on the lot, after which will follow music
py the band, prayer by the chaplain, dirge and
Dsnedlction. The procession will then reform
and return to the city.
Comrades will assemble at Reception Hall,
City Building at a o'clock, with badges and
uniform hats
The Mayor. Aldermen, Common Council and
other invited guests are requested to meet at
the Mayors Office. City Building, at 2 o. m. az d
In the evening at ante-room of the hall at p.
M, where committee will b. in waiting to re-
ceive them.
In the evening there will be music by the
band, grafton, singing of America by the audi
ence and banedc.ion.
The Montgomery Guards accompanied By
Chandler's band, will accompany the squa de-
tailed to proceed to Calvary Cemetery for the
purpose of decorating the graves. leaving the
Boston and Maine depot by special train i'm
mediately sfter the departure of the morning
train. Chand.er's band will furnish music for
the entire day.
The or alton will be delivered by Comrade
Chas. 2. Mattocks, and music by Chambers
Band in the eve ming at City Hall.
The procession in the afternoon will move in
the following order:
Squad of Police.
Chambers Band,
Chief Marshal, A. A. Nickerson.
Aids: E. Fl. Hanson and j. I. Douglass.
Portland Mechanic Blues.
Portland Montgomery Guards
Portland Cadets.
Bosworth Post, G. A. R.-Commander, VIM. E.
st. John.
WORD OF EXPLANATION.
A few days since notice was inserted in the
daily papers that the Portland Army & Navy
Union would decorate the graves of their COM
rades Sunday, May 26tb. Since that notice
the question has been asked many times If the
Grand Army were going to decorate the graves
on unday, and again on Thursday, the 3Oth
inst, thus getting the two associations mixed
up While the Post entertains the best of
feeling towards the P. A. & N. u, they wish
it understood that the two associations are
separate and distinct, having no connection
whatever one with the other. The Grand
Army throughout the United States have every
year since 1868 observed the 30sh of May,
except when it falls on Sunday" and will do
30 this year. The Post of the G. A. R. in this
city have nothing to do with the decoration
services at Evergreen on Sunday, that being a.
service of the P. A. B N. q. alone The Post
have no fault to find with the P. A. &N,U
for having this service, but it is their desire
that both associations should unite in the OBJ
'ervance of Decor alton Day.
The graves of every soldier and sailor buried
q the several cemeteries of the city, as far as
hey are known to the Post, will bs decorated
)n THURSDAY, the Both inst