The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-13
FAST DAY.


Fast Day passed off very much this year as
on previous years. The places of business were
generally closed up and the streets were crowd
ed the most of the day, Notwithstanding the
threatening rain. There was considerable rid
| ing and driving, and the number of small boys
on large horses was very noticeable. There
was very small amount of drunkenness on
the streets and the police made but nine arrests
during the day and evening.
In the morning Rev. Mr. Hincks preached at
the State street Church upon the needs of civil
service reform. Rev. DR.. Hill preached at the
First Parish Church upon the Improvement of
individual character. At the st. Lawrence
street Church Rev. E. G. Cummings delivered
a very appropriate address. In the afternoon
very interesting prayer meetings were held at
the First Baptist and Second Parish Churches.
DIR. Hill entertained the children of his Sab,
bath school at Union Hall in the evening.
BASE BALL.
The first game of base ball of the season was
played on the Western Promenade between
the Portland Reds and Atlantics. The Allan
tics appeared in their new uniform, which is
very pretty. 1t is made of white cloth trim
med with blue, with blue stockings and belts.
and the word "Atlantics'' across the breast
and bats crossed beneath. The players are
Mahony g. s. !; Doherty. P; Pratt, Sd b.; Riley,
I'd b.; Mercier, LIST b.; Lynch, c.; Mcbride, +.
f.; Burns ]. f.; Godfrey, G. +.
The Reds are composed of players of last
year with the exception of Scott, who has re-
tired from the ball field. They wore their last
years uniform and proved that they could beat
their opponents if they could not dress as well,
which they did by score of u to 8.
The game opened well for the Atlantics, and
continued 80 up to the sixth inning, when the
Reds got on to Doherty's pitching, and aided
by the poor fielding of the Atlantics, they got
in II runs.
:. The pitching and catching of both clubs was
very good. Ward caught very well for man
who has just got over the effects Of broken
leg, while the batting of Kicker was very fine.
The rest of the players did very well, consider.
ing the little practice they have had Both
catchers used the wire mask The clubs had
no scorers, and we will have to omit the indi-
vidual score. The umpire was Frank Barnes
of the Resolutes. Time of game two hours.
There was collection taken on the ground,
but the sum obtained was not made pablo.
THE CADETS EXCURSION.
The Portland Cadets left their armory at
1915 p. M, under command of Capt Winslow,
Lieuts. Warwick and Colcord. They numbered
81 muskets, aud were headed by the Infantry
drum corps, - pieces, under Drum Major G.
W. Bean. They looked finely and marched
like veterans As they passed through the
streets to the Grand Trunk Depot they attracted
much attention and many deserved cempli-
ments They arrived at Auburn at o'clock,
and were met by the Auburn Light Infantry,
Capt. Sprague, headed by the new Auburn
Cornet Band, and were escorted through the
principal streets of Lewiston and Auburn,
which were filled with people. After long
parade, at 230 p. NJ arms were stacked at the
Lewiston City Hall and the boys were taken
round to the Marston House, where they quar-
tered. Then the two companies fraternized
and the Auburn boys took their guests every
where and showed them all the sights. In the
evening the Lewiston City Hall was crowded.
At least 1900 people assembled to see the drill.
The Cadets gave the company evolutions, man
ual of arms, and silent drill. The latter COM
pletely captured the spindle city. Three times
was it repeated. and was the general topic of
conversation. The Auburn Light Infantry
showed great precision in the bayonet exercise.
and loading and firing. There were 200 couples
in the grand march, and fine list Of dances
was provided. The visitors left for home at 7
a. m. delighted with their trip and full of good
words for their host of the Marston House.
POST BoswoRTH CAMP FIRE
The comrades of Post Bosworth who planned
and carried out the rousing camp fire, which
was given at Grand Army Hall in the vening,
deserve the thanks of all who participated. 1t
was jolly time, and to those who witnessed
camp fra for the first time, it proved very in
teresting and entertaining. The time for the
gathering was 8 o'clock, and prompt at that
hour about 200 gathered about the boards,
which were laden with army rations. After
full Justice had been done to the bill of fare the
T. D. were brought out and the curling smoke
arose from nearly every one present. Comrade
John Yeaton, chairman of the committee of ar
rangements, called the company to order and
announced as POSTMASTER of the evening r. K.
Galley. The first toast Of the evening was
"Our Post Commander W. E. st. John re-
sponded as follows:
Mr.. Toastmaster:-As commander of the
Post it is my duty to my comrades that
should say word or two in relation to the Or
ganization to which we belong. To you, our
| guests, we would say that we have felt that
many have not fully understood the aims and
objects of this association, and this invitation
to you to attend this camp fire is that we both
may be- better acquainted. The Grand Army
of the Republic There are probably very few
who know from whence this organization
sprung. During the dark days of the Revolu-
| ton when the bloody footprints of our fore
and other camps and batslefelds now historic,
| an organization was formed entitled "The
| Cincinnatti." Baron Steuben was its first
President and George Washington the second.
Dat of that society has our present organization
grown. It has been formed to honor the pa
triotic dead, and keep ever living and fresh the
memory of their noble deeds, and to preserve
| their sacred names and graves from the blight
and hand Of prejudice, to aid those who fought
| on land or sea who need assistance, to care for
the widows and orphans of the fallen and to
maintain true allegiance TO the United States
| of America.
This organization is neither political or mill
tary 1t is under obligations to no political party
| and subject to no order from anyone in military
authority in this organization. All are COM
| ton or order except those which every comrade
has right and privilege of voting upon.
When tho government dissolved the frame.
work which made US divisions, brigades, regi-
ments and companies, it could not dissolve the
unwritten ties which linked us together. ''Go,
said the President, "your work is done. You
are free." No, we were not free. No power
but death can free us from the sympathies
which war had created in those who stood to.
gether. No power can free US from the duties
| which we owe to the disabled soldiers, the wild.
ow, the orphan. No power can absolye US
from the eternal reverence to the flag, and f.
deity to the country over which it now waves
in glorious supremacy. So we have recognized
these ties. We have embodied three princi-
ples-fraternity, charity. loyalty. We tell tc
all the world that to maintain these four humid
red thousand veterans are still united. VIZ
question no mans religious faith. We ask not
what his rank once was or now is: 1t il
enough for us that on the slippery deck, or on
the rough field, he was true to the flag. Fra
ternity, everywhere we take each by the hant
in the fraternity of common service, high o.
low, rich or poor, an old comrade is brother
He shall find friend wherever those live wht
can say was at Gettysburg, and I was a
Manassas, and was at Antietam, and wal
at Goldsboro, and 1 was at Shiloh, and I wa
at Mobile. Charity, we see the MANNED ant
helpless brave men who dared death for thei
country now dependent upon others, and W,
have pledged ourselves that SO far as in.us la,
| they shall have the cheering word, the heart,