St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY.
How ChamberIin Post Will Observe
the Day.

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How ChamberIin Post Will Observe
the Day.
The order Of exercises on Memorial
day is all given in the general order
and official program which is here
published
HEADQUARTERS
CHAMBERLIN Posi-, No. 1, G. A. r.
DEPT. OF VT.
St. Johnsbury, May 25, 1891.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 5.
1st. On Saturday morning, May 80,
the Post will assemble at the G. A. r.
! hall at $50 a. M, in uniform, when they
will be escorted by the St. Johnsbury
band to the depot, where special train
will be provided to convey them to St.
| Johnsbury Centre, leaving the station at
9.15 and returning at H. 80. Tickets for
the round trip twelve cents. The Wom-
ans Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans, La
dies Aid society and citizens generally are
invited to accompany the Post.
| On the arrival at the Centre station
they will be met by the scholars of the
public schools and citizens of the village
and escorted to the cemetery, when, after
| decorating the soldiers graves, the usual
ceremonies of the @. A. r. will be held,
followed by short addresses by the clergy
and other citizens of the town.
I'd. The Post will again assemble at
their hall at 1 O'Clock p. m, in uniform,
and at 1.3O sharp will proceed to Monu-
ment square, surround, and deposit flow
ers upon the base of the monument, then
the roll of honor will be read by Capt.
A. w. Roberts, after which the Post will
fall into line OF escort and march to the
cemetery, where the graves of our fallen
| comrades will be decorated with flowers,
after which the Post will assemble around
the G. A. K. lot, when the usual services
will take place, at the close of which the
column will reform and return in the
same order to Music hall, where the ora
tion will be delivered by Hon. Wendell P.
Stafford. All comrades whether mem
| bers of the Post or not being requested
to march with the Post.
T. A PADDOCK, N P. BOWMAN,
Adjutant. Commander.
order of the Procession.
Platoon of police.
w. H. Sargent, chief marshal.
st. Johnsbury band. w. H. Herrick,
leader.
First division. c. M. Bonett, marshal;
| St. Johnsbury Guard, A. w. Roberts,
captain; Palestine Commandery, K. T.,
Fred w. Taylor, commander; Canton
| Crescent, l. o. o. F., Chas. w. Farr, cap
y
E. D. Steele, captain.
Second division. John D. Hazen, mar
shall Teachers and students of St. Johns
| bury Academy Major A. P. Davis Camp
Sons of Veterans, P. S. Woodbury., cap
tain; Frost Camp Sons of Veterans, F. 6.
West, captain; Chamberlin Post, G. A. R.,
N. P. Bowman, commander; disabled
soldiers in carriages.
Third division. Lyman P. Wood, mar
shal; president, orator of the day. clergy
men, invited guests, Judges of the court,
selectmen, trustees and citizens in car
riages.
First division will form on west side of
Main street right resting in front of
| Athen9um; second division will form on
west side of Main street right resting in
front of Emerson Halls; third division
will form on Central street right resting
in front of St. Johnsbury house.
Route of Procession
The procession will move promptly at
Las D. m. up Main street to Mt Pleas
ant street, up Mt. Pleasant street to
cemetery, through the cemetery, halting
while detachment of the G. A. r. deco
rate the soldiers graves, then proceed to
the soldiers burial lot where the 9. A. r.
will hold the usual exercises, then return
in the same order down Mt. Pleasant
street to Summer street, down Summer
to Winter street, up Winter to Main
street, down Main to Music hall, where
the remainder of the exercises will take
place.
No carriages will be allowed to enter
the cemetery until the procession passes
in, no teams allowed on Main street be-
tween Music hall and South church until
the procession starts, and none on Cen
trail street except those which go in pro-
cesson. All comrades whether members
of the Post or not and all citizens of this
and other towns are cordially invited to
join in doing honor to the dead heroes.
The president of the day, orator, clergy
men, invited guests, selectmen, trustees
of the village, and represent tatives of the
press, are requested to occupy seats on
the platform.
Exercises at Music Hall.
Commencing at 2.3O p. m.
Call to order by President Col. F. Fair
banks.
Music by St. Johnsbury band.
Prayer by Rev. c. M. Lamson.
Music by St. Johnsbury band.
Grafton by Wendell P. Stafford.
Singing of America by the audience led
by the band
All patriotic and loyal citizens are cor
daily invited to contribute flowers, with
which to decorate the graves of those
who sacrificed their lives for their coun-
try, a small but worthy testimonial
showing your loving thoughts and loyal
hearts, which, rest assured, will be highly
appreciated.
Members of the Woman's Relief Corps
will be at the rooms of the 6. A. R. to
receive and take charge of the flowers
during the forenoon of that day.
MEMORIAL DAY ORATORS.