The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
MORNING,


Comrades will assemble at Grand Army hall
at . o'clock a. M, and receive decorations and
proceed to decorate the graves of the soldiers
and sailors in Calvary, Forest City, Eastern
and Western Cemeteries, and the Lincoln
Tree
Grand Army Hall at $50, and the Boston an6
Maine railroad station at $685. The Portland
Montgomery Guards and Temperance Cadets
band.
The squad for Forest CITY Cemetery will
leave Grand Army Hall at O'clock.
The squad for Eastern Cemetery will leave
Grand Army Hall at o'clock stopping on the
way to decorate Lincoln Tree
The squad for Western Cemetery will leave
Grand Army Hall at 945
At Eastern Cemetery Rev. Mr.. Ladd will
o1nclate; western, Rev. Mr.. Southworth; Cal
vary, Rey. Father Linneham; Forest City,
Rev: Mr.. Murphy will make prayer and the
Sunday School at Browns Hill take part and
an grafton be delivered by Gen. I. W. Starbird
AFTERNOON.
The comrades will assemble at Grand Army
Hall at l O'Clock. The line will be formed at
d.3o under direction of Chief Marshal w. b.
his aids, George III. Abbott, A. O. NJ G.. and
A. M. Sawyer, A A. General, and will consist
Platoon of Police.
Chambers Band,
Marshal and aids
EscortIPortland Montgomery Guards, Portland.
Mechanic Blues, Portland Cadets and
an Portland Temperance Cadets.
Officers of Portland Army and NAVY Union and
Bosworth Post No. 2, and Grand Army
OF the Republic.
The procession will pass over the following
route: Up Congress to Congress Square, down
Free to Middle, down Middle to Temple,
through Temple to Congress, down Congress to
City Hall. After receiving members of the
City government, proceed down Congress to
Pearl, down Pearl to the cars.
The train will leave Preble street station at
2l5. On arrival at Morrills proceed at once
10 evergreen and on arrival at the Soldiers
Lot the different squads will proceed at once
to decorate the graves in their respective sec
tions.
AS, soon as the graves are decorated, the
squads will report at their places in line. The
Post Will then march upon the Soldiers Lot
and decorate the monument. Then will fol-
low prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hutchins, dirge by
the band, and benediction, after which the
procession will form and march to the cars
On arrival at the city the procession will
form and proceed up Preble to Congress street.
and to Grand Army Hail.
EVENING.
Comrades will assemble at Reception room,
City Building, at half-past o'clock wearing
uniform hat, white gloves and badge.
Concert by Chambers band from 73O to 8 o'clock.
opening hymn Dy Fortland Chorus Choir.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Carruthers.
Music by Chambers Band
Recitation by Mrs. T. P. Beals.
- Grafton by Hon. c. w. Goddard.
Singing by Portland Chorus Choir, followed by
america"
Benediction.
Transportation will be furnished to all COM
rades who take part in decorating the soldiers
graves in Calvary, Forest City, Eastern and
Western Cemeteries All comrades of other
Posts and all ex-soldiers and sailors are cor
daily invited to take part with Bosworth
Post, both forenoon and afternoon.
The public offices, banks, etc., will all be
closed, except at the usual holiday hours.
In the afternoon the Resolutes and Bowdoins
Will play match game of base ball at Pre-
sumpscot Park, at 2.30 o'clock. This game
will be the first of the season played by the
Resolutes and will attract great crowd.
Score cards will be for sale on the grounds.
an entirely new feature
The barge Resolute will leave the head of
Preble street at p. m. sharp to convey the
players to the ground.
The Glass-Blowers at corner Of Tolman
Place and Congress street, will no doubt be
well patronized.
The Deering horse-cars will leave the head
OF Preble street every twenty minutes after
o'clock, a. M, and continue SO throughout the
day Extra cars will be put on the road so
that there will be ample accommodations for
all who may wish to ride. The track will be
sprinkled to-day