The Portland daily press., 1888-05-31

then slowly dispersed.
The Afternoon Parade.
In the afternoon the escort formed in Mar |
ket Square and marched down Center street, |
up Free street to Congress square where the |
Grand Army posts having formed in front of |
their respective halls, with Merriman's Band |
at their head, were drawn up in line. As |
the g scort wheeled down Congress street the |
posts fell in the rear and marched in the fol- |
lowing order down Congress street to Frank |
lin street, to Kennebec street, where the |
train was taken for Deering:
Platoon Of Police Captain J. F. A; Norton
Chef Marshal O.. N. Lang and Aides.
Drum Major c. w. Bean.
Chambers Band, % pieces.
Col j. j. Lynch and Adjt. L. L. Philbrook
Co. A-Light Infantry, Captain B. A. Norton, 32 |
Co. E-Montgomery Guards, Capt. 7. E. Hart.
nett, "a men.
Latin School Cadets, Captain Strout SO men,
Portland Cadets, Captain G. c. Barrows 32 men.
20; 3 Mechanic Blues, Captain Davis, AZ men.
% pieces.
Bosworth Post, Commander H, S. Melcher, 100
Thatcher Post, Commander Hadlock SO men,
Sons Of Veterans, Captain Whitcomb. 60 men,
Disabled Veterans in Carriages.
The companies marched well and as they
thronged with spectators, they made fine
appearance. Chambers Band played with
is usual excellence and Merriman's Band
performed finely. The uniforms of the COM
panies were neat looking and new. That of
the Guards was particularly attractive, the
green plumes to the hats being an especial
feature.
The floral offerings carried by the veter-
ans were many Of them very beautiful par
ticularly the special embems. 1t is needless
for us to give a list of these as it would be
almost a repetition of that of last year. The
wreath at the base of the soldiers evergreen
monument, presented by the Sons of Veter-
ans, was especially fine and appropriately
inscribed. AT Evergreen Cemetery there
was great concourse of people who viewed
the exercises with great satisfaction.
Cape Elizabeth.
In connection with the Grand Army the
citizens of Cape Elizabeth decorated nine
graves at Browns Hill cemetery, two at
Spurwink, two at Bowery Beach, ffty-one
at Mt. Pleasant, six at Bay View and one at
Town House Corner.
saccarappa.
Cloudman Post, Cloudman Relief Corps
and Wade Camp. S. of ". assembled at the
hall and marched from Brown street to Cum
berland Mills. up Maine to Bracket street,
to Cross. to the Cemetery, where the graves
of comrades were decorated. A detachment
decorated the graves at Woodlawn. Rev. S.
+. Root Of Auburn, delivered an Grafton in
the evening at the Congregational church, to
a crowded audience.
Yarmouth.
w. l.. Haskell Post 10S G. A. r., and La
dies Relief Corps. "a, observed Memorial
Day. DR.. James M. Bates was chief mar
shall, with Alonzo Quint and Charles l..
Marston aides Line was formed at $50 a.
m. and moved in the following order: Var
mouth Band, Edward Raynes, leader; Var
mouth Rifles, Capt. II. A. Merrill, command
ing; Yarmouth Fire Department, G. R. Lib
by. commanding, escorting Post w. l.. Has
kell The route of march was to lower GEM
etery and thence to Riverside. The graves
were decorated, and appropriate ceremonies
held in each cemetery At Masonic Hall,
dinner was served to all participating in the
exercises. Line was reformed at 1.30 p. m.
In addition to the above named organiza-
tons, the Sabbath school children, the Good
Templars and citizens joined in the process
sion, which moved up Main street to the
Baptist Cemetery, and from thence to Cen
trail church. AT the church an excellent ora
ton was delivered by Rev. Theodore Ger
rish of Portland, late of the Twentieth
Maine Volunteer Infantry. The day was
more generally observed than for years and
the decorations and flags displayed were
elaborate.
Freeport.
The Freeport Post with Davis Band
marched to the Village and Bass cemeteries
and decorated the soldiers graves as well as
the graves of those lying in other cemeteries.
The Freeport Ladies' Relief Corps furnished
an excellent dinner and at 2.30 p. M. all
listened to an admirable discourse at the
Congregationalist church, delivered by Rev.
p. b. Wing of Hopkinton, Mass.
Corham.
Decoration day was observed in Gorham
with interest as usual. At "a. m. detatch-
ments from John r. Adams Post proceeded
to the cemetery where 140 graves were dec
grated. At Up. m. line was formed on Main
street in the following order:
Drum Corps.
Wade Camp, s. of Y, saccaEappa, W. W. Webb
Commander.
John R. Adams Post, No. lo1, .Theo. shackford,
Commander, Walter Harding Adiutant.
Honorary Members.
Officers OF Town.
School children and citizens.
and marched to the new cemetery. After |
decorating the graves prayer was offered by |
Rev. John Cobb. Line was reformed and |
proceeded to the Soldiers monument, where |
the usual exercises were held of reading Of |
the roll of honor by Adjutant Walter Hard |
ing. and prayer by Rev. e. K. Colby. At |
7.30 large audience assembled at the Meth |
odist church where the following exercises |
were held, ex-Gov. Robbie presiding:
Singing by Rev. G. w. Reynolds.
Grafton by Rev. Marion Crosley of Portland.
Singing of America by audience.
Benediction by Rev. Joseph Colby,
The address of Rev. Mr.. Crosley was very |
fine and listened to with marked attention. |
Appropriate remarks were made at q. A. II: |
Hall in the afternoon by Gov. ROBBIE and |
Judge Waterman, also unanimous vote of |
thanks was given to Wade Camp, S. of V.
Gray.
George +. Shepley Post and the Ladies Re- !
lief Corps, headed by the Gray Cornet Band, |
marched to the cemetery and decorated the |
comrades graves with the services of the |
Grand Army. Department Commander Bur |
bank of Sace, delivered an eloquent address |
at the Congregational church, the band fur |
nishing music.