The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25
Memorial Day.

Next Tuesday will be Memorial Day" and
Bosworth Post will observe it, together with
all the militia companies located in this vicin-
ity. The day has been established as holiday
and all our people will unite in doing honor to
those who died for their country. We are
enabled this morning to publish the pro-
gramme in full:
PROGRAMME.
Comrades will assemble at G. A. r. Hall at
a. m. May 30th 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.
Comrade D. e. Mccain will leave Grand
Army Hall at $50 a. m, and the Boston and
Maine Railroad station at S.55 a. m. The
Portland Montgomery Guards i'll do escort
duty, headed by Chandler's Band.
The squad for Forest City Cemetery, under
Comrade John Evans, will leave Grand Army
Hall at 9 o'clock.
The squad for Eastern Cemetery, under Com
rade j. Williamson, will leave Grand Army
Hall at9 o'clock, stopping on the way to deco
rate the Lincoln Tree.
The squad for Western Cemetery, under
Comrade f. w. True, will leave Grand Army
Hall at 945.
At Eastern Cemetery and Lincoln Tree,
Rev. T. e. Clark will oficiate; at Western
Rev. Mr.. Southworth; at Calvary, Rev. Father
O'Dowd: at Forest City, Rev. e. A. Harlow
will officiate and Comrade S. S. Knight will
deliver short oration and the school children
of Ligonia and vicinity have been invited to
take part in the exercises.
The comrades will assemble at Grand Army
formed at 100 under tho direction of Chief
Marshal w. III. Sargent, assisted by his aids,
George HI. Poor and George nj. Seiders, and
will consist of
Platoon of Police
Marshal Sargent and Aids,
Collins Band,
Capt. Chas. w. Davis and Staff,
Co. B, First Regt., M. V. NJ,
Co. A, First Regt., M. y. M,
Co. e, First Regt., M. v. NJ,
Portland Cadets
Portland High School Cadets,
Chambers Band,
Bosworth Post, No. 2, G. A K.
The procession willlpass over the following
route: Up Congress to Congress Square, down
Free to Middle, down Middle to Temple, up
Temple to Congress, down Congress to City
Hall After receiving the members OF the
city and the invited guests the m rch will
continue down Congress to Pearl, Pearl
to the cars which will leave Predict. It sta
ton at 215. On arrival at Morrilps thu ro-
cession will proceed as once to Evergreen
on arrival at Soldiers Lot the different squa
will proceed at once to decorate the graves in
their respective sections. 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 monu-
ment Then will follow:
Prayer,
Dirge by the Band,
Bendiction,
After which the procession viii form and
march to the cars.
Comrades will assemble at Reception Hall,
City Building, at 7.30, wearing uniform hat,
white gloves and badge.
Concert by Chambers Band from Z. 30 to 8 O'clock
Prayer by Rev. A. McKeown,
Grafton by Rev. W, r. Alger,
Benedietion.
Transportation will be furnished to all COM
rades who take part in decorating the graves
in Eastern and Western Cemeteries, and to all
comrades to Forest City and Calvary Gene
teries.
Donations of money and flowers are earnest
ly solicited. The committee will be in at
tendance at Grand Army Hall Monday after
noon and evening and Tuesday forenoon, to
receive all donations and special decorations
which may be entrusted to their care and the
same will be sacredly deposited~
Per order of committee,
w. FL. SARGENT, Chairman.
E. 9. MILLIKEN, Secretary.