The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Programme for Portland and saccar-
uppa.


Bosworth and Thatcher posts, g. A. e.,
have arranged the programme for Memorial
Day in the usual style. AtS.30 a. M, squad
under Oomrsde John Gooding, escorted by the
Montgomery Guards, will decorate the graves
in Calvary Cemetery; another, under Com
rade @. F. Dam, will decorate the graves in
Western Cemetery; one under Comrade John
Williamson those in Eastern Cemetery. the
Lincoln and Garfield trees; one under Com
rade John Evans those at Forest CITY Ceme-
terry, where tho school children will assist and
squad will decorate the graves at Meeting
House Hill Cape Elizabeth.
In the afternoon, at 100, the procession will
start from Grand Army Hall, with Major W.
II. Greene chief marshal, assisted by G. II.
Boyd, Bosworth Post, and George n. Blake,
Thatcher Post, SO aides. The military of the
city Will act as escort to the Sons of Veterans,
the two posts G. A. R., city government and
guests. Col. Lynch, of the First Regiment,
will command the military.
The route of procession will be up Congress
street to Congress square, Free, Middle, Tom
pie and Congress streets to City Hall, where
the guests and city officials will be received to
Pearl street, to the cars which will carry the
procession to Morrill's Corner. At Evergreen
the graves will be decorated, and there will be
prayer, address and roll-call of honor, dirge by
the band and benediction. The evening pro-
gramme has been printed.
q. A. Il. Hail will be open Friday evening
FOR the reception of flowers. Special pieces,
properly marked, will be looked after and
placed upon the graves for which they are de-
scarcity of flowers, and it is hoped that all
who can will contribnte. The smallest dona-
tion will be most acceptable. The following
is the committee on contributions:
Ward L. l. Thurston, George Fl. Irish, j. H.
Dennison, E. X. Heath, Albert Crockett.
Ward 2-Daniel Willard, Godfrey Massey, F. E.
ing.
Gnboen, K. q. Berry Samuel Cannon.
Ward 4 @. E. Roberts. G. g. Buck H B. Gree
ley, A. g. Grover. S. b. Day.
Ward 6-John williamson II. S. Trickey e, S,
Burns, Isaiah Lord, F. G. Kimball.
Ward CIV. Il. Lord, W. B. Melcher. j. M. SAT-
ford, E. A. Trefethen, NJ. H. Rich.
Ward j. M. Marston, George W. Richards
Alonzo Sawyer, Alex johnson, f. A. Motley.
The gates to the several cemeteries belong
ing TO the city will be kept open through Me-
mortal Day, and people in carriages wishing to
go through the Eastern Cemetery will please
enter on Congress street and go out on Mount.
fort street.
All soldiers and sailors OF the late war are
cordially invited to join in the services of the
day.
The following programme has been arranged
for the observance of Memorial Day at Saccsr-
appa:
The members of Cloudman Post will meet
at their hall at s O'Clock a, M, Saturday, May
3Oth, and there receive the wreaths and flow
ers provided for the decorations for the fallen
comrades. They will march from tho hall at
. O'Clock, and be received and escorted by the
Sons OF Veterans with the Westbrook band.
Carriages will be provided for the clergy of
Saccarappa and Cumberland Mills, and for
disabled soldiers. Should the weather be
pleasant the procession will march to Cumber-
land Mills, and on its return the school chill
dren will fall into line in the rear of the SOL
diers, and proceed to the cemetery where APP
propriate services will be held by the post as
sisted by the Sons OF Veterans and the Ladies'
Relief Corps, Citizens are invited to bring
flowers to the hall in the morning, and it is de-
sired that all will assist in making this day
sacred to the memory of the dead soldiers.
Services will be held in the Congregational
church in the evening, consisting of vocal and
instrumental music and an Grafton by Hon.
Wilbur F. Lunt of Portland