The Portland daily press., 1890-07-03
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" decorated the front of their store with
nags, bunting and shields, and as centre
piece the portrait of General Hooker is
placed to adorn the building
The Cumberland Club House presents
very gay appearance. Gracefully draped
from the caves, over the entrance in front
Is fine. large flag, and placed in manner
10 partly obscure the windows of the upper
story are shields, over each of which are
nalt-a-dozen different colored flags. Be-
meath che second story windows sunburst of
hags are arranged, and handsome flags are
draped on each side of the entrance. Bunt-
Ing streamers, of different colors, flags and
shields, tastefully arranged, adorn the High
street front of the club house.
The handsome new flags used to decorate
the Public Library building give it gay APP
pearance. The flag that floats over the en-
trance is beauty, and another large flag is
handsomely draped upon the front of the
building Handsome pennons are suspend
ed on lines transversely across the front OF
the building.
Longfellow square is decorated with Two
en- :ireIy across the square. A similar ar
rangement CT flags is seen in Congress
square.
The headquarters of beth Grand Army
posts are prettily decorated. The centre
piece of the decorations on the front of the
headquarters Of BoswOrth Post is an inn
mense G. A. r. SEAL Over the windows,
draped from the caves of the building, are
sunbuists of flags and bunting, and over all
are row of shields, above which small
flags are placed. On each side of the centre
piece flags and shields are arranged oven the
second story windows in pleasing manner
The banners, pennons and shields dis
played by Thatcher Post gives gay an
pearance to the front of their headquarters.
The Rines building, the headquarters of
the Young Mems Republican Club. is taste
fully decorated. From the second story
windows, on each side, bunting streamers
converge to the roof. Shields and flags
tastefully arranged, contribute to the adorn
ment OF the building. The flag bearing the
street.
The Mechanics building is one of the
many that have been handsomely adorned
with flags and bunting. Williams block. the
oil
tily decorated
The flags in Monument square look yery
pretty, and penn0ns are also stretched across
the street In front of Lincoln Park. The
grand stand In the park will be Handsomely
decorated when it Is completed.
The City Hotel, Portland Club. and engine
and public school buildings are being deco
rated. WV
Beginning at the residence of W. B.
Drew. NO. IA Cumberland street, one sees a
line OF gay sire amers stretching diagonally
from the tree trunks until it loses itself in
the foliage of the elm at Col. Charles d.
Clark.s. Col. Clark, who is on the reception
committee, has an attractive display. An
American banner is placed high on the front
O 81 me house and from it fall curving
Strlps OF Dright bunting, under which is a
shield. Below this is cluster of flags and
small flags fly from the windows. The MAJ.
"a is draped with heavier bunting than that
OF winch the front streamers are made. SO
mat viewed from Myrtle street the house is
noticeable. ~
City Messenger John l.. Shaw lives oppo-
site Colonel Clark. Small flags are put ont
from the windows of his house and bunting
Is caught in folds at the bay windows.
otreamers run around the front and sides,
from the roof string of variously colored
pennOus extends across the street.
III is when one stands near the High School
tnat ne sees best that Cumberland street is
, wen CHOSEN as part of the route, for, look
ing either way, he can make out a continual
double line of elms for quarter of a mile.
Soidlers who have been In former process
SONS say that they like to march through
THIS street, as 1t Is cool and shady, and beau
tiful in itself.
t,d Flags again are the chief means of decora-
Miller and !. ?. Blaisdell is reached From
the peak OF the roof large Grand Army
paige IS hung, bearing the words, "Welcome
comrades" Below this is portrait of Lin
Is G0 sS snTfound TSar by little flags and
draperies on the front of the bg<sio pu"'ins
Then come occasional flag hlding.
a agas De Higb the first no nag
The Falmouth CT .uSo -. ~
ing street, is show; Ho,ee. ors.lte Deer,
colors. 1t is decr db h Q, S.s and varied
the side High on h hsda u Tue t laons ana
mounted br .sgL 'os independence" sur
go he roof The windows have flags
III s.o.u, aliu Between the two highest rows
Is large banner bearing the portrait of
General Mcclellan, There are several
shields bristling with little flags and enough
drapery Of bunting caught up In folds to rem
ger the eftect OF the house very pretty. The
large American flag floating down over the
sidewalk adds to the design.
Inc customary decoration is the American
flag ON staff over the front door, on both
Deering and State streets.
The Falmouth Hotel was very prettily
decorated with glories of flags at the win
dows, sunbursts, clusters Of flags, with
shields and other designs The front en-
trance was canopied with flags On the
front of the house were three large paint
ings, OF Generals Sherman, Logan and Burn
side. The First National Bank building
was very handsc mely decorated, and SO were
the Portland Savings Bank building and
Portland National Bank and the Lamson