The Portland daily press., 1880-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
It's Celebration in Portland and Else
where.


cemetery was under the command of Com
rades John Williamson and J. G. Fitzgerald
Here they decorated thirty-two graves, while
Rev. Mr.. Clark offered prayer. They also
adorned the Lincoln tree. The decoration of
the graves at Calvary was accomplished by the
squad under Comrade McCann, escorted by
Drum Major Bean, Chandler's full band, and
the Montgomery Guards, thirty-eight men.
AT the cemetery Father McKenna delivered
short but glowing grafton commemorating
the deeds of the slain, and sixty-eight graves
were decorated and six new ones were dis
covered. The Forest City squad was com.
manded by Comrades Day and Pennell. Ow-
ing to the rain the procession of school chill
dren and Grafton by Col. J. G. Cobb were
omitted, but fifty graves were decorated.
THE PROCESSION.
At 1.30 D. m. the procession left Grand Ar
my Hall for the Rochester station in the fol-
lowing order.
Police.
Drum Major Bean.
Chandler's Band, 25 pieces.
Chief Marshal Lang.
Aids: G. H. Abbott and A. NJ. Sawyer.
Col Commanding Battalion Capt j. j. Lynch.
Adjutant, Lie ut. C L. SWEET.
Montgomery Guards, Az men, Lieut.. Hartnett
Portland Cadets 33 men, Capt. Eaton.
Light Infantry, 81 men, Capt. Weston.
High School Cadets, "a men, Capt. Richardson.
Mechanic Blues, SO men, Capt. Davis.
Bosworth Post, No. 2, 68 men Commander Nick
erson.
The streets were crowded with people and
the fine appearance of the military was gener-
ally commented on. They never looked neat
er nor marched better. They were credit to
any city. The new uniforms of the Infantry at
tracted favorable comment, and the High
School Cadets were the subject of fiattering
remark on this, their first appearance
on dress parade. Flags were generally dis
played all along the route, and business
throughout the city suspended.
Arrived at City Building, the battalion
opened ranks, and received the members of
the City Government, who were headed by
Chairman Taylor of the Aldermen and Presi-
dent Fisk of the Council, and then m arched
direct to the Preble street station of the Roch-
ester road where the train was in readiness to
convey them to Evergreen.
AT EVERGREEN CEMETERY.
On the arrival of the train at Morrill's Cor
ner the line was reformed and marched to the
soldiers lot when the squads detailed to dec
crate graves in the various sections proceeded
at once to the performance of that duty.
Nearly two hundred graves were visited in
the various sections, and marked with beauti-
full wreaths, baskets, and lboquets of flowers.
Among those particularly noticeable for the
beauty OF their arrangement, were baskets for
the graves of Capt G. w. Thompson, Lieut..
Grin b. stevens, Charles f. Long, d. III.
Stevens, and Charles f. Vanhorn wreaths
for the graves of William A. Hall and Will
liam Cummings; and bouquets for the graves
of I. A. G. Bacon, III. A. Gray, G. O. Ken
yer, w. F. Chase, Capt G. H. Gilman. j.. I.
Waterhouse, Washington Conant, d. E.
Mountfort, Capt B. E. Sennett land Ezra A.
Merrill. Two elegant boquets were also
placed upon the grave of Miss Adeline
Walker, nurse, who gave her health and
ultimately her life for the sick and wounded
in southern hospitals.
After decorating the graves the various COM
panies were reformed in line and the Post
the monument. Rev. G. A. Hayden, of In
dia street Unversalist church, offered prayer
and dirge was played by the band The fol-
lowing original poem by Miss L. M. Eaton,
dedicated to Bosworth Post, was tlren sung:
Another year has flown,
Another spring has gone, ,------
How quickly sped.
Far from this quiet spot,
Far from this hallowed lot,
Our hearts forget thee not,
Our sacred dead.
With dirge and mufed drum,
AT duty's call we come
A faithful band
Beneath this azure dome
Beside your leafy home,
Thy comrades loving come, -
OF every land.
We gather here to-day,
Attribute sweet to pay,
Our h0nored dead.
To deck with flowers rare,
With garlands rich and fair,
While the dear old flag waves there,
Its folds outspread
AS long as life shall last,
Our comrades of the past
Shall be our care,
And when Post BoSworth all
Shall answer to the call,t
The final muster roll.
Wen meet you there.
the procession reformed and marched to the
cars.
EVENING.
City Hall, notwithstanding the change to
warm weather, was filled with Splendid au-
dience last night. The platform was occupied
by Chambers Band from 7.3O to O'Clock who
delighted every one with choice programme.
At its close Department Commander Smith
and staff, with Post Commander Nickerson
and staff, members of the City Government
and distinguished guests, the orator of the
evening, and Rev. Messrs. f. E. Clark of Will
liston and w. e. Gibbs of Congress Square
entered and took seats on the platform.
Prayer was offered by Mr.. Clark, after which
Hon. W. f. Lunt delivered the grafton, an alb
stract of which is here given:
HON. W. F. LUNT's GRAFTON.
Mr.. Lunt commenced by saying that the day
commemorated the patriotism of those citiz MS
who participated in the great movements des-
tined by Providence to advance our civiliZa-
ton, consolidate our national power, promote
education and as5imilate the various sections
of the country. The speaker then went on to
describe the similarity between the life of an
individual and that of a nation. There are GER
tain laws, physical and social, which, violated,
produce seriousGresults. Nations are but an
aggregation of individuals, perpet etuating their
race Dy mutual ala ana protoCtlOn. The ma
tion's life depends upon the observance OF
these laws. Mankind is divided into the bar
barian, half civilized, civilized and enlight-
ened. All elevations from the first condition
are the results of continual struggle as there is
also a continual retrogressive tendency, by
sort of moral gravitation, towards barbarism
Examples of this tendency were afforded in
the contrast between the wild and cultivated
rose, and also between wild and thoroughbred
cattle. Take away the essential conditions
which have led to the superior development of
the breeding and speedily both rose and cattle
will return to their original form or be extin-
guished altogether. So with places on our
own coast where once were smiling fields and
happy homes The settlers abandoned them
and now only the stone foundations remain in
the midst of the forest primeva. Nations
have grown weak chiefly through the decad-
ence of the spirit and disposition of the indi.
vidual citizens. ga sound body is essential to
sound and vigorous mind.'' A mode Of life
tending to such condition in the individual
will develop a national will and energy to ex-
ercise the ,powerthus created and makes tie
nation both progressive and aggressive.
10 make the nation strong so that it NAV
exist for ages, individual citizens must observe
the laws, cultivate the moral sepsibilties en-
tighten their consciences, discriminate Justly
as to private rights, be simple in habits. insist
on compulsory education, a reverence for law
and love OF country: The great problem our