The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-10
To-Day's Festivities.

This afternoon the Governors Foot Guard
of Hartford, whose visit has so long been
looked forward to, will make their first appear
ance in this city. The guests will arrive about
3 p. N. in special train over the Portland &
Worcester, the special committee from the
Brown Light Artillery meeting their train at
Gorham. Their arrival will be known by the
artillery salute fred from the Oaks by the de-
tachment of the Artillery under Sergeant
Follansbee. The Guard will march directly to
the armory and stack arms and then proceeded
to the Falmouth Hotel, their headquarters.
AT p. N. the line will be formed and the
Guard with their hosts--the Artill ery-and
the escort move over the following route 5
Down Middle to Pearl, to Congress, through
Congress to High, to Deering to State, to
Danforth, to High, to Free, to Middle, to the
Falmouth Hotel, where the line will be
dismissed. Chambers and Colts Armory
Bands will furnish the music.
At $50 p. m. the reception will come off at
Reception Hall, and at 9 p. m. the banquet in
City Hall. All invited guests are requested to
be there at that hour. Gov. Plaisted and Gen.
Chamberlain will both be present and respond
to toasts. Among those who will probably
respond to the toasts at tho banquet, from
abroad will be Major Embler, Judge Advo-
cate Hyde, Gov. Bigelow, ex-Goyernors jew
ell and Andrews, Mayor Buckley and ex-May-
or Sumner, and Stiles T. Stanton. Ell. T.
Sperry will read a poem in response to
Guard and Artillery.
The officers of the Guard are: Major A. III.
Embler, commandant; Samuel c. Hascall,
captain and first lieutenant; James C. Pratt.
second lieutenant; T. G. Nadele, third lieu
tenant; j. Robert Dwyer, fourth lieutenant;
and Fayette G. Clark, ensign. The staff Off
GERS are: Q. G. Strong, paymaster: l.. L. Fenn
quartermaster; Leander Hall, com.nissary; e.
ID. Hyde, Jr., judge advocate; DIR. M. NJ
orsof target practice.
During the war Of the Rebellion Major
Embler was connected with the SD New York
regiment, serving in the Army of the Poto-
mac, second corps, second division. He was
on Gen. John Gibbons staff, succeeding Gen.
E. o. G. Ord of the Twenty Fourth Army
Corps. Major Embler was with Gen. Gibbon,
when the latter was assigned by Gen.
Grant to receive the parole and flags of Gen.
Lees army at Appomattox, and participated
in the turning over of the Confederate army
flags to the War department. He is member
of the Society of the Army of the
Potomac, and joined the Foot Guard
as private and has risen from
the ranks to the command of the organization.
Major Embler is an active business man in
Hartford, at the head of the firm of Embler &
q Co., successful plumbers on Asylum street.
Captain Hascall is engaged in the house
painting business and has control Of large
volume of work in his special field. Until re-
Gently Lieutenant Pratt was engaged in the
dry goods business, being member of the
firm of Pratt & Baldwin. Lieutenant Nadele
is gunsmith by trade and Lieutenant Dwy-
or is the bookkeeper for Clark & Co., iron
dealers at Hartford. Ensign Clark is engaged
in the leather and belt business. All of these
officers are excellent representatives of the
business and industrial interests of Hartford
Paymaster G. G. Strong of the staff is the
city and town treasurer of Hartford He was
reelected by the Republicans of that city by
a most gratifying majority last spring, and is
one OF the best treasurers the city has ever had
Quartermaster Fem is prominent furniture
dealer in Hartford and has been engaged in
business there for twenty years or
more. Commissary Hall is the superintendent
of the Hartford Hospital, one of the largest
public institutions in Connecticut. Judge
Hyde lis the son of ex-Lieutenant
Governor e. I'll. Hyde of Connecticut, and
member of the law firm of Hyde & Joslyn.
He has been prosecuting attorney at Hartford,
and is one of the most successful lawyers of
that city. Surgeon johnson is a physician in
active practice and stands we'll towards the
front in his profession. Inspector Hunger.
ford is engaged in the druggist business, and is
a member of the firm of Williams & Hunger
ford. His associate in the firm, Capt. John
K. Williams, is the adjutant of the 1st regi-
ment, Connecticut National Guard, the COM
mand from that State which will participate in
the Yorktown centennial in October.
The privates represent the professions, bust
ness and trades of Hartford and many of them
occupy positions of influence and responsible
ity. Altogether the company represents, in a
marked degree, the energy and push of the
enterprisng city from which they come