The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Full Programme for Today Re-
peated.

House, banks and public offices will be
closed.
The usual holiday Office hours will be OBJ
served at the post office today. The cash
ier's office and general delivery will be open
from to a. m. and 1 to Up. m. Carriers,
afternoon deliveries and collections will be
omitted. Evening collection at 6p. m.
Eastman Bros, Millett & Little's and
other retail stores will be closed. and also
the wholesale establishments on Commercial
street.
The following is the order of exercises:
FORENOON.
Details from Bosworth Post will decorate
the following places:
Calvary cemetery-Detail under command of
Comrade John Gooding, Jr., with Chambers band
and escorted by the Montgomery Guards will
leaye Bosworth hall at $40 d. m. Mass will be
Western cemetery-Detail under command of
Comrade Charles f. Dam will leave Bosworth hall
at 8 a. m. Address by Rev. Mr.. Southworth.
Forest City cemetery-Detail under command of
Comrade John Evans will leave Bosworth hall at
S.45 a. m Address by Rev. F. A. Smith.
tree-Thateher Post &. A. r., will leave their hall
at 9 a. M, headed by the Brunswick band and
named
At Lincoln tree, address by Rev. C. Fl. Daniels,
music NJ Is by band and vocal music by young ladies
OF the High school will constitute the services
At Eastern cemetery, address by Rev. A. X P
Small, music by the band and vocal music by mem
Messiah.
At Garfield tree, address by Rev. A. H. Wright.
music by band and vocal music by young ladies of
the Smaller school.
AFTERNOON.
Chambers band and platoon of police will
report to officer commanding escort, in Mar
ket square, at o'clock p m. The escort will
move at 1.15 over the following route:
From Market Square to Centre street, to Free
sIreet, 10 congress Square, down Congress street
TO Grand Army Hail. where Bosworth Post No 2,
Thatcher Post No. Ill. and Shepley Camp Sons
OF Veterans ans. VIII be taken into line; down Con
greSs TO City Hall, where the City Government
and invited guests will be received; thence
through t%g Congress to Pearl down Pearl to Lincoln
cars for Morrill's Corner
On arriving at Morrill's the same order will
be taken to Evergreen cemetery.
Comrades Charles D. Clark, of Boswsrth
Post, and Samuel Shorey, of Thatcher Post,
have been appointed aids to Chief Marshal
r. X. Galley.
Soldiers and sailors not members of the
Grand Army are cordially invited to join in
the services of the day, and will form on the
left of either Post.
The following will be the order of the pro-
cession:
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal and Aids.
Chambers Band
Officer Commanding Escort and staff Escort.
Bosworth Post, No. 2, G. A. II.
City Government and Invited Guests.
Brunswick Band.
Thatcher Post No. Ill. g. A. Il.
Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans.
Disabled Comrades in Carriages.
Eo1Iout,onr mil no l,o -
Evergreen cemetery:
Reading Roll of H tissi. F. French.
Address by Rev. j. W. Bashford.
Dirge by Chambers Band.
Benedictien.
EVENING.
The services commence at 745 o'clock at
Music-Chandler's Band
Introductory remarks-E d. Eastman, chairman
o. Reception Committee,
song-"We deck their graves alike today ........
Weber Club.
Prayer-Rey. Frank T. Bayley
Song" flushed DER the Sacred Mounds" .........
Weber Club.
Address,. c. Gordon, M. d.
Co.. ..c Address,Rev. Marion Crosley.
Song-'Ihere Is Blessed Homen ................
Weber Club.
Address-Hon. G. f. Libby
song-"Rest, Soldier, Rest" .;.......:............
AddreSs--Rev. Ezra Tinker.
Closing hymn, America" in which all are re-
quested to join.
Citizens and others are requested to bring
in donations of flowers for Memorial Day
this morning, to Bosworth Post Hall, 565a
Congress street.
No reports win be sent or received from
the Merchants Exchange today.
The Memorial Day exercises at Saccarappa
today will be under the charge of Cloudman
Post, G. A. r., as in the past few years. The
procession and decoration of graves will take
place in the morning. The address will be
delivered in the evening at Warren church,
Cumberland Mills, by Rev. Mr.. Tilden, of
Hyde Park, Mass.