The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-07-02
Fourth OF July.

meeting OF the general committee was
held at the Mayors room Saturday evening to
hear the reports Of the various subcommittee,
all of whom reported that the arrangements
for the day were in such a state of forwardness
that they may be considered completed. To
furnish the trades division, which will be one
and half miles line, with another band, ar
rangements were made to have the Falmouth
Band in addition to that already provided.
The route for the procession, already printed
in the papers, was adopted, and that the mill
tary division may have longer rest after their
march over so long a route, the time for the
beginning of the sham fight was postponed
from o'clock to O'Clock.
In the meantime the exhibition of the day
fireworks and the music of the bands stationed
on the Western Promenade will make the time
pass rapidly until the battle begins.
In order to facilitate the work of the finance
committee the chairmen of the various sub
committees are requested to send the bills in
Cured in their several departments duly an-
dited and receipted to the finance committee,
iu care of the City Clerk.
AT the dedication of the Cleeves monument
by the Grand Lodge of Masons, the Masons
will not form part of the regular procession
AT the proper time Portland and St. Alban
Communicates of Knights Templar will form
on Exchange street and conduct the Grand
Lodge to the Eastern Promenade, where the
grand procession will be found halted at the
monument. After the dedication of the mon
ument the Knights win conduct the Grand
Lodge back to Masonic Hall. They will be ac-
companied by the Yarmouth Band.
At City Hall the exercises will begin at D.
m, Mayor Deering presiding The following
is the official programme;
Music by Chambers Band. !. :. American Overture
-, Prayer BY the Rev. Thomas Hill, D. D,
Ra ssis oy %n NE enIrs Spanged Banner
Miss Minnie A Noyes
Vocal Music. Flag of Ancestors
Vocal Music-sHail to thee, Liberty" to be fol
lowed by all singing america"
Benedction.
Music by Chambers Band. .....,.. Hurrah Gallon
The vocal selections win be rendered by Mrs.
Warren P. Chase, Mrs. Libbie CLARK Cushing,
Mrs. Jennie King Morrison, Mrs. Alice Carl
Seayer, Messrs. Samuel Thurston, Albert E.
Pennell, John B. Coyle, Jr. and John L. Shaw
and Herman Kotzschmar director and pianist.
The following order has been issued
HEADQUARTERS 1sr REGIMENT INFANTRY
MAINE VOLUNTEER MILITIA,
Portland, June 80, 1888.
General Orders No. g
THE Colonel Commanding, having been
assigned to the command of the Maine Militia,
in compliance with General Orders No. 3, III.
Q. LIST Div. Nj. M dated June %, 1888, Lient.
Col. ii. NJ Sprague thereby assumes command
of this regiment until july 5, 1883.
1.-THE special train conveying troops over
the Eastern Railroad ON the Fourth of July,
Will leave Biddeford at TBS a. M, arriving in
Portland at 7.50 a. m. Over the Maine Cen
trail, leave Auburn at 100 a. M, arriving at
Portland at S.25 a. M; Augusta at 5.45 a. m.
arriving at Portland at SS5 a. M. Over the
Grand Trunk, leave Norway at $50 a. M, ar
irving at Portland at $50 a. m.
IlI-The Portland companies having ar
ranged to furnish collation. for visiting com
panies, the latter will, Immediately on arrival
In Portland, march to the armories of those
companies 10 which they have been assigned
by G. o. No. 3, Division II. O., current series.
lV-Company commanders will have their
commands, while in transit, clothed in fatigue
uniform, with helmets, their dress coats being
carried In their knapsacks, blankets rolled on
top, as prescribed in G. o. No. 49, A. g. o. Sc
ries OF 1882. The blouses will be worn until
after the collation. is served in Portland. Each
man must clean and polish all brasses on his
equipments and helmet, and blaeken his belt
and cartridge box, before his company leaves
its armory.
while on the cars strict discipline must
be maintained, each company being restricted
to the carriage assigned to it, especial care be-
ing taken that the arms and equipments are
protected against injury. At stations, guard
should be placed at the doors, and no soldier
permitted to leave the car in which the CON-
pany is transported, without authority from
the senior officer present; and no soldier, with.
out such permission, should be allowed TO pass
through or enter the cars appropriated to
other passengers. liz must be remAmbered
that, when in uniform and under arms, the
militia are amenable to militia law, and that
officers are responsible for the department and
discipline Of their commands. The senior COM
missioned officer, present on the train, will be
held responsible for the execution of that por-
ton of this order which relates to the troops in
transit.
VI-Compapy commanders will report in
person to the Adjutant at Regimental H.Q. i'm
mediately after the collation., and be prepared
TO furnish him with the numerical strength of
their commands
VII-The following diagram shows the posi-
ton of each company in the regimental line
Left Right