The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-30
NJ EMoRIAL DAY.
How 1t VIII Be Observed In PORT
land.

Today is Memorial Day and holiday.
The public offices. banks, and stores gem
orally, will be closed today.
The grocery, provision stores and fish
stores will be closed today.
Commencing at o'clock a. M, the steam
er Greenwood will run to the islands hourly
until p. m, with the exception of the l
o'clock trip.
The Portland Gun Club will hold shoot
ing match at their grounds, Woodfords, at 9
a. m. and p. m.
The PRESS will be issued tomorrow as
usual
AT the Portland base ball grounds the
Manchesters will play forenoon and after
noon with the Portlands.
The Society of Art will give reception
this evening from to 10 o'clock to artists
and amateurs and those who have attended
their school or contributed to the exhibition.
AT 915 a. m, the bugle win sound, and be-
tween 60 and 70 members of the Maine Di-
vision Of the L. A. W., under the command
of Capt F. II. Pierce, win start from the
headquarters of the PortlandWheel Club and
parade over the following route: Congress
to High,to Deering,to State, to Pine, lowest.
to Promenade, to Bowdoin, to Thomas, to
Pine, to Clark, to Danforth. Here a dis
mount will be called to witness an attempt
to climb Clark street from Commercial to
Danforth, on a Springfield roadster. This
over, the company will ride to the Ocean,
House, where banquet will be served and
various sports enjoyed. The party will re-
turn at D. m. and witness the trick and fan
ey riding Of W. s; Nasty in Mechanics
Hall. At p. M, the Portland Wheel Club
will tender a reception to the visiting wheel
men. s
The following York county wheelmen will
attend the Maine division meet today:
President Walter 7; bowers, Secretary Ed
Lieutenant Fred b. Cobb. Bugler Ellie Cir
Guard, r. A. Fairfield, Herbert w. Aver, j.
Vaughan bennett, Fred w. Sawyer, George
M. Leayitt, Ralph W. e. Milliken, J.Edward
Etchells' Nathaniel Adams. Clarence NJ.
Henry w. Roberts, Edgar Richards, Elton
Il. C0ker, Lewis Cross, Benz. +. Cleaves and
Walter johnson. They will meet at the
club rooms at o'clock and take the 7.S2
in the afternoon, but most of them will re-
main to attend the business meeting of the
division in the evening.
The two Posts Of the Grand Army and
Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans, will deco
rate the graves of the smaller cemeteries in
the morning. John Gooding will command
the squad for Calvary, with Chambers
Band and the Montgomery Guards as escort /.
A. M. Sawyer, the squad at Western Gene
terry; John Evans at Forest City; G. w.
viii deliver a poem and John I. Hull. an
| historical addresss-and the Memorial Tree,
| ID. w. Scribner at the Quebec street decora-
| ton will be assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. ". I.
| Phelan, with the children of Preble Chapel.
| In the afternoon at o'clock, the process
| sion will form for Evergreen. c. N. Lang,
| will be chief marshal and E. l.. Prindall and
w. III. Perry, lads. The Posts and Sons of
Veterans will await the escort at Congress
Square The several military organizations
will report to Adjutant e. E. Philbrook at
Market Square at 1245 p. m: Line will be
| formed on Congress street, the right resting
on Preble, in the following order: Co. A.
Portland Light Infantry; Co. e. Portland
chanic Blues; Portland Cadets and Latin
School Cadets and headed by Chambers
Band, march through Centre. Free and Con-
gress streets to the Square, where the veter-
ans will be taken in charge, and the process
sion march to City Hall for the City Govern
ment, and then down Pearl to Kennebec
street where cars will be taken for Morrilps
Corner. The Cape Elizabeth Band will head
Thatcher Post. At the cemetery the graves
will be decorated, the roll of honor read by
| Comrade French, prayer offered by Rev. DR..
Whitaker and dirge by Chambers Band. n
The evening services at City. Hall will be
as follows:
| Opening selection, Chambers Band,.......
D~sss. .-.................F 1. Collins, leader
| Memorial Ode, FLUSHED Ger this Sacred
Field of Mounds. ................W Weber Club
Introductory remarks. Hon. Henry G. Peabody
Memorial Hymn, "OnIy Flowers.
| ..............,.-......... ..Shaw's Quartette
AuureSS. ....-.............. saOu. u. u. ferTy
Patriotic Hymn, '0ur Native Land"
| ......................... Weber Club
Original Ode: ..:....; Geo. g. Burgess, Esq.
tette. Dedicated to the G. A. R., by its
author, John L. Shaw, Esq.
/ Closing the singing of America by the audience.