The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31

rades Green and Coffin:
Singing.
Prayer. r.................... ....Rey B. L. Pearson
Recitation .............. MISS hattie Reynolds
Recitation n..................MiSS GeneVleve Libby
Singing.
DECORATION Of Monument, Messrs. Green and
Libby.
Singing. .......America
The Parade.
In the afternoon, the streets were lined
with people to see the procession. The pub
lished route was passed over. This was the
order of parade:
Platoon of Police.
Chambers Band.
Chief Marshal-Captain Horatio Hight.
Aides-caleb N Lang Iolnh John D. Williams Frank
American Cadet Banda ii. whitmore, Leader.
Captain Hartnett Commanding Battalion.
Adjutant, Lieut.. ii. p Frank.
Company E., First regiment. Portland Mont
gomery Guards, Lieutenant Hankard, 80 men:
Company A., First regiment, Portland Light IN
fanIry, Capt. F. E. Rogers, 80 men.
Company B., First regiment Portland Cadets,
Capt /. Baker, SO men.
Company D, Sheridan Rifles, Capt. M. E. Conley
Primary Cadets, e Capt. TtAj conley, 25 men.
Bosworth Post 2, g. A. r., Commander W. s.
Dunn, 125 men,
Prince, so men.
Shepley Camp, s. of ", Capt. Lowell, 81 men.
Veterans in carriages.
The Cadet Band made its first appearance.
Its gray uniforms were very nobby, and 1t
played excellently. The military looked
fine. The companies wore their dress uni
forms, instead of the regulation state dress,
and marched with great precision. The vet
Grams of Bosworth Post were at especial ad-
vantage in their army blue, white belts and
new helmets. The Shepley Camp looked
very neat. and about 25 bore muskets, their
first parade with guns. The Sheridan Rifles
bore themselves with great credit. and
looked very soldierly. Thatcher Post called
forth much favorable comment. They re-
tanned the old regulation hat.
At Lincoln Tree.
When the column reached the High School
building on Cumberland street, the line
halted The military stacked arms In tue
street, and the two posts, with Shepley
Camp, entered the enclosure and formed a
hollow square around the Lincoln tree.
Here prayer was offered by Rev. A. KIP.
Small. Hon. Joseph A. Locke then deliy-
cred an address, substantially as follows:
MIR. LoCKE's ADDRESS.
Soldiers of the Grand Army ofthe Rep,,bLic.
Sons Of Veterans and Felloiv Citizens:
Great events are born, not made. The
greatest event of this century,, yea, the
greatest since the death of Christ on the
cross, was the great conflict" 1t was not
brought about by accident, or the design of
wilful men, nor yet, by the caprice of Jealous
rulers over piece of disputed territory, or
seeking self aggrandizement, but had its
inception when the colonies threw off the
yoke, Of allegiance and .inaugurated the
republic. Its germs were in existence when
the constitution was adopted they multi
piled In the discussions and controversies
which followed in Congress and out, and
daily grew. stronger in the procession of
bic Conflict" Slavery was T the lspasss,t sreatest
smirch that disfgured the garment of the
republic, and which in the order of events
could only be washed out by the atoning
blood Of thousands OF freemen, memories Of
whom hallow this hour.
This Is a day sacred to our heroes, who
offered up their lives that the nation might
live. Upon their graves scattered through
out this broad land, dear companions in
arms and loved friends tenderly lay the
flowers of spring. This is a day for memory
and for tears, and while this great people
kneel in reverence at their graves, and pay
to hallowed dust the tribute of their love,
the name OF one looms up, than whom no
man had more deeply endeared himself to
countrymen, Abraham Lincoln
1t was worthy act, when this beautiful
tree was planted to the memory of our
Martyr President" 1t is beautiful and
appropriate tribute to his memory, that on
this sacred day when we scatter flowers at
the graves Of fallen comrades we lovingly
place wealth of remembrance upon this
tree.
Soldiers of the Grand Army: A quarter
OF century has passed since the great drama
in tuh hn NH Ao1u
and you, played so glorious part lndivi-
dual sorrow has lightened. but the debt of a
nations gratitude grows greater with every
passing year. Those who have fallen COM
pretended not the fullness Of their exploits.
Our Republican form of government was at
stake. Monarchies and governments of the
old world looked on with sullen indifference
expecting to see this Nation dismembered,
and a government of the people, by the peo
pie brought to naught.
Mr.. Locke referred to the great benefit to
the children which the tree must necessarily
be, passing it as they do daily and its con-
stantly teaching to them principles of educa
tion and liberty
In City Hall.
A very large audience gathered in City
Hall to listen to the music and addresses.
1t was o'clock before the exercises began.
On the platform were seated the members of
the City Government, the clergy of the city,
Ex-Governor Connur, Major c. Ii. Boyd, M.
N. Rich, the reception commit.ee-composed
of Comrades d. w. Scribner, l.. w. Hanson,
S. FL. McAlpine, E. l.. Prindall and Rufus
Lamson-and many other well known citi-
zens. Captain Hight, marshal of the day,
presided.
After music by Chandler's Band Rev. Asa
Dalton offered prayer, followed by the sing
ing of the Memorial
"we deck their graves alike today
by Shaw's quartette with great taste and ex-
preston.
Captain Horatio Hight then offered these
interesting remarks:
CAPTAIN HIGHT's REMARKS.
After referring to the occasion that called
together this assemblage the speaker said
In the progress of human affairs, when
man began to gather new light, when be
had conceived the art of printing, and intel
ngence began to be more generally dilfused,
when the power of the old worlds tyranny
and wrong began to wane, while he was
gathering to his own some charters of liber-
ty, when new hopes, new aspirations and
grander possibilities were Iipenlng, for 1alr,
er helds OF enterprise, new world invited
his attention; here was an opportunity Tor
an experiment of an intelligent, free govern
ment such as the worla had never known.
Separated from the complications OF Euro
pean affairs by the broad Atlantic; from the
Pagan world by the broader Pacific; pos.
sessing every variety of climate, and with
resources sufficient to call forth the enter
prise of a vast population for many genera
tions it was indeed the, greatest opportuni-
AZ Ito nf QrNl nd in
Language of Abraham Lincoln. "Our fathers
brought forth new nation conceived in lib
erty and dedicated to the proposition that
men are created equal"