The Portland daily press., 1890-05-24

Bosworth post has received the following
general order:
Headquarters Bosworth Post No. 81
Department of Maine, G. A r.,
Portland, May %, 1890.
The Post having accepted an invitation to at
tend Memorial Ls services at Plymouth church,
Rspubs ball Sunday May ~. 18th e.
Memorial Day. May 3ot6. the work of Of dec
Grating the graves in the different cemeteries in
charge of this Post is to be done in the forenoon
Comrades will assemble at the Grand Army of the
Republic hall at a. m, in full uniform, with
white gloves, and will again assemble at the hall
Ceremonies at Lincoln tree and Civ hs aso So
much work having to be done in limited time
comrades will see the necessity Of every member
morning. While It is desirable that ali comrades
should be In uniform, it is hoped that no comrade
will remain at home because he has none. Wear
dark clothes If you have no uniform.
The Post has adopted new helmet, which will
be worn Memorial day if the committee are able
to obtain them IN season.
closed circular of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, and each one will see the necessity of
notifying the committee at once If they intend
going to the National Encampment.
All ex-soldiers and sailors are cordially in
yited to join our ranks and participate. with us
w. s. DUNN, Post Commander.
Z. G. MILLIKEN, Adjutant.
The following order has been issued by
Shepley Camp:
HEADQUARTERS sHEPLEY CAMP,)
No. A, S. OF ". U. S. A.
PORTLAND, Me-. May 81, 1890.
In compliance with the constitution and rules Of
our order and general order No. A, C0mmandery-in-
Chief Headquarters, this Camp will assist in the
proper observance OF Memorial Day, and to that
end brothers will report in uniform. at these
headquarters as follows: Sunday, May %, 1893.
mouth Free baptist church, Rev. j. NJ. Iowden,
pastor, whose invitation the camp has voted to
accept; Friday, May 80, at 7.30 a. m. for the
camp at the different cemeteries, and at p. m.
for parade.
upon the minds of brothers the Importance of
their assisting in the beautiful and appropriate
services of the day, and to that end it is ex-
ept with the camp the entire day Uniform will
consist of regulation coat, cap, dark pants and
white gloves, with badges on left breast of coat.
Brothers not having uniforms are expected to
participate. Let no one be absent on that ac-
count.
Ofical
WALDO II. PERRY, First Sergt.
CAPT. JOHN. R. LOWELL Comm anding.
Chief Marshal Hight issues the following
HEAD QUARTERS CHIEF MARSHAL. G., A. RI
PORTLAND, May %, 1890.
General Order No. 1:
The parade on Memorial day will be formed
The platoon Of police and Chambers Band will
The escort consisting of the military companies
of the city, Capt. I. E. Hartnett Commanding,
will form on Plum street at AS p. M, and i'm
medately move down Middle to Exchange, to
Congress-. front of City Hall, and there report to
the Chief Marshal.
LIE Gault's Band will report TO the Chief
Marshal in front of City Hall for assignment of
position in the line at 1.45.
Bosworth Post G. A. r will form on Chestnut
street, right resting on Congress street.
Thatcher Post will form on Temple street,
right resting ON Congress street.
Shepley Camp, S. of V. will form on Elm street,
right resting on Congress street.
Disabled comrades in carriages Will form on the
westerly side Of Monument square.
Each division will move out upon Congress
street, as the rear of the preceding division
passes its right. Each division will be In its
designated position, and ready TO move at LAB
p. m.
The procession will move over the following
route VIZ: Up Congress street to High, to Deer
ing, to State, to Spring, to High, to Free, to
Middle, to Pearl, to Congress, to Smith, to Cum
berland, to the Lincoln tree, where halt will be
made for appropriate exercises, thence to Elm, to
Congress, and to City Hall.
Soldiers and sailors of the late war; not
members of the G. A. r. are invited to join in the
observance of the day aud to form on the left of
either Post.
Comrades Caleb N. Lang of Bosworth Post,
John ID. Williams of Thatcher Post and Frank
B. w. WEIGH of Sheply Camp S. of V. are hereby
appointed aids to the Chief Marshal and will be
respected accordingly.
HoRATIo HIGHT, Chief Marshal.