The Portland daily press., 1889-09-14
ON TO GETTYSBURG.
The Route Of the Commissioners
Excursion.
Complete Programme OF Maine Day
on the Field.
Particulars OF the Excursion Of the
lst- { oth-2eth Excursion.

The Maine commissioners to Gettysburg
advertise in another column Of this paper
the particulars of their most convenient and
comfortable excursion to the battlefield OF
Gettysburg The commissioners who have,
Tor two years or more, been laboring In the
work Of getting the monuments which are
to mark the positions occupied by the Maine
regiments at Gettysburg start from Port
land October 1st, to dedicate the completed
work. They have arranged for an excur-
sion, open to everyone who may wish TO ac-
company them. The commission will issue
tickets which will cover the entire expenses
| Of the trip. including even tha meals on the
way, board at the hotels at Gettysburg, car
riage rides and the services oil guides. There
| will probably never be another opportunity
to visit the battlefield so cheaply and COM
fortably and on so interesting an occasion
The 3rd Of October will be Maine Day; and
great many Maine people will be there.
The order Of exercises on Maine Day,
which Is October 3rd, will be as follows:
NATIONAL SALUTE,
To be fred at o'clock. a. m, from Cemetery
Dedication Of the Maine Monuments, at the Ma
uonal Rostrum. Commencing at 10
O'Clock, a. m.
DEDIcAToRY SALUTE,
OF Sixteen Guns, in honor Of the Maine organza-
t0ns engaged in the battle. to be fired from
Cemetery Hill Immediately after the close
Of the Dedlcatory Exercises at the
Rostrum.
REGMENTAL REUNIONS.
Time and places to be announced from the
Rostrum
GENERAL JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN,
President Of the Day.
COLONEL FRANCIS 4. HEATH,
Marshal OF the Day.
At the National Cemetery the order Of ex-
ercises will be;
General Joshua L. Chamb erlain, Ex-Governor OF
Maine, and Colonel OF the Goth Maine
Regiment on taking the chair.
Prayer
Rev. Theodore Gerrish Of the goth Maine Reg
iment.
address. .
Presentation Of the Maine Monuments to the
Hsmlin, chairman Of the Executive Com
mlttee, Maine Gettysburg Commission,
and Assistant % Adi9tant General,
Inspector Of Artillery.
Response.
Presentation Of the Monuments to the Gettysburg
Battlefield Memorial Association, by Hon.
Edwin Q. Burleigh, Governor OF
Maine.
Response.
In behalf OF the Association, Hon. James A.
Beaver, Governor Of Pennsylvania.
Nemariat address.
General Selden Connor. Ex-Governor Of Maine,
and Colonel OF the 7th Maine Regiment.
Prayer and Benedlctios.
Rev. G.. X. Palmer, 10Th Maine Regiment.
The itinerary Of the trip to and from Get
tysburg will be as follows:
October 1st.-Leaye Portland by special train
on the Portland and Rochester railroad at IL
passengers from the Maine Central railroad.
Leave Providence by Providence Steamboat line
at ocsonr 5sS p M End snpees on e9at ,oo, rr.n..
from New York to Jersey City by Brooklyn An
mex Boats. Leave Jersey City BY special train.
train. Arrive at Gettysburg at D. m. Accom-
modations at Mcclellan House and Springs Hotel,
fast October 4th, inclusive with transfer to and
from hotel guide and carriage ride over battle
October 3rd.-See order OF exercises
D t0ber 4th.-Leave Gettysburg at 1890 q. m.
Lunch on train. Arrive at Jersey City az 8 .. m.
iransieS 70 providence line by Brooklyn Annex
October bth.-Breakfast on boat. Leave Prov
at n n sa e s0
with Maine Central railroad for points East.
i-fo-2eth Maine.
The 1-10-29th Regiment will leave Port
land October 1st at 1 D. m. via Boston and
Maine, take the Old Colony train from Bos-
ton that evening for New York, leave New
York by the Bound Brook route, then by the
Western Maryland for Gettysburg, arriving
there that night. The next day and night
they will stay at Gettysburg. and Friday
they will 60 10 Pennsylvania and view the
Cumberland Valley, and themes to Hager-
stown. the Shenandoah Valley, Antietam
and Harper's Ferry. at the latter place
they win pass the night and Saturday go to
Winchester, and the Dattlefelds Of Opeduan,
kernstown, Cedar Creek and Fishers Hill.
Sunday they will visit the Luray Cayerns,
and go TO Washington, where several days
stop will be made, returuiuS bs, tho .RaIf,.
mara & Ohin and Eall Riyar lnas