St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23
MEMORIAL DAY.
How CharnberIfn Post VIII Observe t
Day.

completed their arrangements for the
observance of the day, and the fol
lowing programme will be carried
out.
General Order Number One.
The following order has been issued
by Commander E. L. Hovey for the
observance of Decoration day
/. In accordance with the honored
custom of the Grand Army of the
Republic this Post will assemble at
their hall at 6 O'Clock p. m. Sunday,
May 26, 1889, for the purpose of at
tending religious services at Music
hall. The services will be conducted
by Rev E. A. Hoyt. AS far as practi-
cable the comrades will wear badges
and white gloves but no belts.
| II. Thursday morning, May 80,
the graves of our comrades whose
last resting places are in the different
cemeteries in this vicinity will be dec
GRATED by the following details:
| Catholic cemetery, Comrades Nc
Donald, Pinard, Flanagan and Ere
chette; st. Johnsbury East, Com
rades Chaffee, Billiard, May and
| Harrington; st. .Johnsbury Centre,
Comrades Stebbins, Larned, Harri-
man and Farnham, Passumpsic,
Comrades Hawley, Moore and Keith !;
| Lyndon, Comrades Thompson, Wells,
terford, Comrade E. E. Hovey. The
above details will call upon other
comrades for such assistance as they
may require.
Ill The Post will assemble at
Grand Army hall at 1 O'Clock p. m.
May 80, properly equipped to take
part in the procession which will be
prepared to march promptly at 1.3O
| to Mt. Pleasant cemetery where the
graves of our late comrades will be
decorated by Chamberlin post, after
which the special Memorial service
of the Grand Army will take place at
the Post burial lot. The column
will then reform and march to Music
hall, where seats will be reserved for
the Post, WOman's Relief Corps and
Sons of Veterans, when the annual
oration will be delivered by Capt
Henry B. Atherton of Nashua, N. H.,
and veteran of the 4th Vt.
". In the evening a grand enter
tainment will be held in Music hall
for the benefit of Chamberlin post
and the Monument fund.
Order of Procession.
Mounted escort.
w. H. Sargent, chief marshal.
St. Johnsbury Band.
First division-C. M. Bonett, aid );
st. .Johnsbury Guard, A. w. Roberts,
Captain; Palestine Commandery,
No. 5, K. T., Sir A F. Nichols, E. c.;
Patriarchs Militant, Gregory Beck.
Second division-E. c. Grant, aid;
Frost Camp, No. IS S. of v, F. M.
Crosby, Captain; Chamberlin Post,
No. I, G. A. r., E. L. Hovey, Com
mander.
Third division, F. G. West, aid &;
carriages of disabled soldiers, presi-
dent and orator of the day, clergy
and invited guests, officers of the
town and village, and citizens gener-
ally.
The band will form on Main street
in front of Music hall, the first divi-
sion on east side Main street in rear
of band. The second division on
Central street, right resting on Main,
the third division west side Main
street, right resting near Central
street. The fourth division on west
side Main street, right at front of
Athen9um.
All Organiza tiOnS will be in line at
1.2O, and the head of column will
move promptly at 1.3O by the fol-
lowing route: up Main to Mount
ta IL,
members of the Post will place tokens
of love on the graves of their COM
rades who have been mustered out,
after which the G. A. r. service will
be held by the Post. The procession
will then reform and return in the
same order, by the way of Mount
Pleasant, Summer and School streets
to Main street, thence to Music hall,
where the other exercises will be held.
No carriages will be allowed to en-
ter the cemetery grounds till the pro-
cessiOn passes in. No teams allowed
on Main street between Music hall
and South church, except those which
go in the procession, and these must
be stationed south of the Athen2um
All citizens of this and other towns
are cordially invited to join us in do
ing honor to the dead heroes.
The president, orators, clergymen,
invited guests, selectmen, trustees of
the village and representative of the
press, will occupy seats on the plat
form.
At Music Hall at EGO O'clock.
1. Call to order by the President,
Commander E. L. Hovey
2. Music, St Johnsbury Band
g. PRAYER, ReX John Ward
>. Address, Capt. H. B. Atherton
6. Music, st. Johnsbury Band
Z. Singing of America by the audience.
Concert at Music Hall at s O'cIock.
St Johnsbury Band
2. Memorial of the flowers, by forty-three
children.
B. Hark the Merry Drum, Krugh
Mahogany Quartette.
+. What Nobler Tribute, G. T. Wilson
Ladies Club.
>. Selection, Prof. J. NJ. Chapman
6. Where Would Be, Zollner
Ceci1ian Ouartette.
Z. Selection, Soldiers Life Kela Bella
St. Johnsbury Band.
8. Tom the Piper's son. Kendall
Mahogany Quartette.
9. Selection, Prof. ]. NJ. Chapman
IL The Blue and the Gray, Kennedy
Cecilian Quartette.
q. American Hymn, Keller
Club and Quartette.
Notes of the Day.
An admission fee of 25 cents, chill
dren 15 cents, will be charged to the
concert for the benefit of the monu-
ment fund
The young ladies of st. Margaret's
Guild will have ice cream and cake
for sale at their rooms in Sanborn's
block during the afternoon.
A committee from the Relief corps