Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-01
The Green of the Graves Decorated with
Flowers.-EveningE Exercises in Granite
Hall.

| aives OF tried bravery, meet to decorate the
graves of their dead comrades. The weather
seemed especially adapted to the occasion,
| the clouds of the morning leaving the streets
free from dust and every growing thing fresh
| and bright. During the forenoon squads from
Seth Williams Post were sent out to decorate
the graves of comrades lying in the cemeteries
| on the outskirts.
The line of procession was formed at 2 P.
NJ. on Water street. the right resting in front
of f. c. Aliens publishing house. At 2.30
| the procession moved, the route being along
Water to Bridge, up Bridge to State, through
State to Green, up Green to Forest Grove,
| st. Mary's and Mount Pleasant cemeteries.
The following gives the order of the pro-
| cession:
City Marshal Morse.
Augusta Police.
| Past Commander George Doughty Marshal
+. +. Wyman, Chief of staff; o. n BlackingtOn,
Asst Adjt Gen'l, 10. Webster Surgeon.
G. +. Gannctt, Quartermaster; Rev. II. j. White
Chaplain.
| Aids-Ethel II. Jones. NJ. o. savage, S. A. Miller
Clurks Randolph Band.
Capital ,, Guards; "; s. choate, Capt Commanding,
Murdie, Commander.
Carriage
Orator aud President of the Day
state Officers.
Officers of Ladies' Relief Corps.
Clergy.
Augusta City Government.
Officers of Insane Asylum.
Citizens.
The Capital Guards appeared with full
| company and at least eighty of the members
| of Seth Williams Post were in line. At St.
Mary's cemetery Father Doherty offered
prayer and spoke briefly but most eloquently
words eminently appropriate to the occasion.
The services of the day, which
will ever be touching, are never
more so than at the GRAVES of the unknown
dead. Each year the resting places of these,
who lie in glorious obscurity, receive their
only recognition. Here prayer was offered
by the Rev. II. j. White. The procession
was then reformed and moved down Winthrop
street to State and down State to Monument
park. The park was beautiful with its neatly
trimmed sward, cool in the shade of the
| trees. The monument was prettily decorated
with bunting, evergreen and flowers, and
| about this on the east and north sides the
| &. A. r. and Capital Guards formed square
| rhe carriages halted on Grove street, the
| rear resting on State. The touching services
| of the G. A. r. ritual were then held, after
| which the process zion moved down Grove to
Water street where it was dismissed.
Granite Hall was filed to its utmost
| capacity in the evening. The programme
was as follows:
Hon George E. Macombor President of the Day
uusc Band
| Memorial Services by Seth Williams Post
| keller's Hymn, Band
Singing, by Quartette
Grafton, hon. Joseph oouaFu
| Music, bahd
| singing Quartette
| america, BY the Audience
Benediction. Rev. Ii. j. Nhlte
| Below is an abstract of the able and elo-
quent address of Hon. Joseph T. Woodward,
| the orator of the evening:
| 1t is told in the glowing numbers of the
| Scottish bard that there was an aged minstrel
who had followed the banner of his country
| where the smoke of battle was thickest and
| the broad caymore was Redeemed in the blood
| of the foe, where men died bravely in defence
| of home and iireside and regretted not the
| sacrifice even when before their fading visions
| toated. as in a dream, the far-of hills brown
with heather the cottage with open door and
gentle faces and loving eyes just over the
| threshold they might never more cross, and
| that after years had passed,he was called be-
| fore the brilliant court of his sovereign to sing
ope of the old war songs, and wake anew the
music of harp long silent; to recall the
deeds of his heroic countrymen, and tell
| I. ..Sft stn of
| II is said that when in that magnificent
presence he tried to tune the harp long I'M
| used,-
| ellis trembling hand had lost the ease
| That marks security to please,
Aud scenes long past of joy and pam, .
| Came 'wildering DER his heart and BRAIN
| So in this presence of the great court of
| the people, the true lords and ladies OF our
favored country among those who yet remain
who bore arms in the war for It's preser'a-
ton. Idared not trust myself with the throng
| inc memories that would rush upon me, stand
inc here without some notes of preparation
| 70 answer in this place your call on this oc-
| casion.
| Itseems but yesterday that the shot fell upon
that fortress by the sea, and its echo went
| ringing over the hills and prairies of our land
| from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with the
voice of A threatened country calling her
| sons to the rescue. But yesterday the part
| ings at firesides and hearthstones and we'll
known trysting places, the words OF fatner-
| " council of manly men to their departing
s,ns in blue. ..the voice little husky with a
tremble in 1.-THE goodbye of moist eyes,
whore the voices of mothers, daughters,
sweethearts and wives could not be trusted
TO words,-,he kisses of little ones not yet
able to understand why the bearded man IN
blue bent SO tenderly above them IN the cary
morning. and then hurried away with the
marching columns. To many OF u.s. no" IA
miliar and clear are these pictures OF mem
ory as we pass along the avenues OF these
cemeteries and these familiar streets, then
tha gathering place of unnamed heroes.
| Wonder were the white tents spread out on
tho broad Main: there horses neighed and
i huyles sang and wheels of artillery moved
hitber and thither in preparation for the con-
Act. Men whose names are too well KNOWN
IN need repetition too many to be named mere
assumed the duties of soldier and went ou
To win honor and glory in the faithful per
Torrance of duty. :.
Here they gathered in haste, crowdshg n
advance of medical preparation, and whei
the halls of the city were made hospltais 10
Tho SICK the ladies of Augusta hurrying iron
,,ieasant tiresides and happy homes, soothe'
r;tb Kindly and skilful hands the knit'e'
hrows of main and saved full many pray
country lad who lived to do his duty IN Va
field and perchance to come Dack W VI
friends he had left; and thus shrred WIZ
patriotic sympathy lowered angeis Oh oies.
inc above touches of pain whose occupant
sleep unnamed under the flowers we nav
strewn to-day. n soon
2 And who will cease to remember the seen
when the trembling wire flashed the udlne