Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-01

OmcefB OF LADIES' Keller CORDS.
State Officers.
Augusta City Government.
Officers Insane Hospital.
Clergy.
Citizens in Carriages.
The route of parade was as follows: Along
Water street to Bridge, up Bridge to State,
through State to Winthrop, up Winthrop to
Sewall, along Sewall to Green, up Green to
Forest Grove, Mt. Pleasant and St. Mary's
cemeteries. The comrades of the post in
in line numbered sixty-seven. w. A.
Swan, commander, and each wore
tasty button-hole bouquet, and many
carried some floral offering to the graves
Sixteen members of Harry Stinson Camp,
s. of w., marched. The Capital Guards,
forty men, Capt. W. S. Choate in command,
made very soldierly appearance.
Prayer was offered by Rev. H j. White,
following which the members of the post de-
posted their chaplets of flowers upon the
soldiers graves.
"There Honor comes, pilgrim gray,
To deck the turf that wraps their clay,
And Freedom shall avn lie repair
To dwell, weeping hermit, there"
The procession then reformed and marched
to Monument Park where fitting decoration
exercises were held nj the Soldiers Monu-
ment. This was verv handsomely adorned.
shaft, was crow ned with rich
floral wreath and wound in bunting.
Long and heavy wreathes of cedar depended
from the cap of the column, while the die was
nearly hidden beneath folds of bunting grace
fully caught up with rosettes and bouquets
of the most brilliant flowers. On the base
next Grove street was the inscription in ce-
dar: "Memoria in deterna," "In everlast-
ing remembrance" From the mon
ument the procession marched direct
ly to Water Street, where it was disbanded.
In the evening Memorial exercises were
held in Granite Hall, commencing at 7.3O
o'clock Hon. Geo. E. Weeks, mayor. presid-
ing. The hall was we'll filled, the comrades
of the Grand Army occupying position i'm
mediately in front of the stage. Pullen's
Band furnished music.
Rev. p. s. Thacher offered prayer and
Rev. Mr.. Sargent pronounced the benedic-
ton. The Grafton was one of the most elo-
ouent and finished ever heard here, it being
delivered by Hon. Euoch Foster of Bethel,
occupying about an hour. The closest atten.
ton was given by the audience. Following
is an abstract:
Hon. Enoch Fosters Address.
Upon the evergreen and blossoms we one
wear ago laid upon the graves OF our COM
rades have fallen the heat of summer, and the
SHOWS of winter, and their beauty and their
perfume has gone forever; but the story OF
raior and derotion lie TO day as fresh IN our
memories, and as fragrant to our hearts, a.
when. for the first time, we brought to be-
deck these shrines the early offerings OF an
opening spring. And, while, with the pass
ing months, ourselves grow old, ana the races
of our martyrs fade from our remembrance,
the record of their services grows more anu
more bright with the fleeing years. Inc
tale of love thrills the heart and tinges the
cheek of the maiden to day as when first
breathed in the Garden of Eden, or upon the
Mains of Judea; and time itself can IN no
degree diminish our appreciation OF that patri-
otism which gave to the republic It's strong
defenders when the national life was assaiieo.
And TODAY in all our broad land-from our
fores,s where the wild wind chants the
na,;on,s eulogy, TO the Pacific slope, upon
wboae Golden sands the mighty ocean answers
9TH majestic cadence; from the Great Lakes
even to the orange groves of the sunny ooutn
NOT alone old comrades in arms not a.one
the men of the nation, in whose stead tnese
have fallen, but as here Tonight the wives,
.;.ters. mothers, all join with us in the Solemn
roll call Of the dead. honor.
In all ages there have been special n1no.'
ma; IA TO fallen heroes and soldiers ANU es
rr,sc;aIlv fitting is it that we should pause .oI
: moment, with each passing year, oy . .ne
Graves of our comrades, summoned 70 sus
eternitv of silence, dropping thereon our ne
hIo..oms. With the dawn OF each o.s ..
.n,;no time we reform our lines, encamP WIN
ne ola armies, call anew the rapidly iene.ne as
:.s s soI, nj our comrades already mustered
out our swelllng hearts repeating tne ' az
os'' ~. baroism. our teas believing Tue
e. 20 NJ flowers with which We cover 'nen
.;,art mouuds. Twenty years nave no.
oisrsad aimee the sun that to-day snoue ~.
:. wss dimmed by the smoke OF JAIL JAIL.
.-.r,v wears since the roar ana tne 49,.
~ trsmp and the tread Of mighty arin''''
the hustle of camps
.,rh. neishiue troop. the flashing oisde'
c,l - the dreadful canuonaoes
The ain and shout. were past'
That time, when the war naa caos se.
Ia. al were rejoicing ct returning pssos,
w 49, 80. no cause for sadness because .uose
there 80 al the tide OF disastrous