The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-01

| did not fall and the outdoor exercises were
consequently not lnterfered with. The cIti-
zens generally displayed their bunting and
the public buildings set their flags at half
| mast One thing In this connection was no
tlceable. No two flags were alike. Some OF
the fields contained the 13 stars representing
the old colonial states. Others had more OF
less stars. but none that we saw possessed
the actual number. 43. which will be in
creased to "A on July 4th.
DECORATING the Graves.
| During the morning the graves In the va
rtoas esssess=iss were decorated BY -squads-
from the Grand Army and Sons Of Veterans.
The Evergreen squad was commanded by
Comrade O. ~ Lang. Thatcher by Comrado
Lawton. and Sons Of Veterans by Captain
+. u. Welch. DR.. Clymer offered prayer and
80 graves were decorated. At Calvary Com
rade Davis OF Bosworth commanded the q.
A. X. squad, Sergeant Mcclure that from
the Sheridan Rifles. and j. II. Donovan that
from the Montgomery Guards. Comrade A.
Nd. Sawyer Of Bosworth had charge OF the
squad at Western; Comrade Green Of
Thatcher Post that at Forest City-Where
the programme published In Saturdays
PRESS was carried out -Comrade Hadlock Of
Thatcher Post that at Eastern, where Rev.
j. M. Frost offered prayer; Comrade Scrib-
ner OF Thatcher Post the graves Of the sol
diers OF 1872. The Lincoln tree was decor
ated and there was a prayer by Rev. Mr..
whitman and dirge by Chandler's Band,
while the squad under Comrade Pettengin
OIL Thatcher Post decorated the Garfield tree.
The Parade.
In the afternoon the published route of
procession was crowded with spectators.
The published route was gone over-with
the exception Of Deering street where Cen
eral Connor.was lying very ill-to the City
Hail. The troops and Grand Army men
looked well and marched well. This was
the order Of parade:
Platoon OF Police, under command of Captain Ed
Heath.
Cnlef Marshal Augustus II. Prince and Aids,
Major Green, Adjutant ID. w. Scribner
c.ona,o.,, and Captain Lowell; -
Portland Montgomery Guards, 80 men; Captain
I. 4. Hartnett; First Lieutenant M. r.
Ragani Acting second Lieutenant
Portland Cadets, 80 men; Captain, l. II. Baker;
First Lieutenant. Charles Collins second
Portland Light Infantry "a men; First LIeuten-
ant, halph Eaton; Second Lieutenant, w.
Portland High School Cadets. 40 men; CAPTAIN,
W. N. Thomes; First Lieutenant, r. A.
Sheridan Rifles, 2e men Captain, NJ. Z. COnley;
First Lieutenant, s. L. Foley; Second
Lieutenant, Maurice f. Sheehan.
Cadet Banda. III. Whltmore, leader
Bosworth Post, No, 2, Department OF Maine, q.
A. H., 100 men, Commander George +.
Thatcher Post, No. Iii, Department Of Maine, q.
. A. r., so men, Commander winsow Lawton.
Sons Of Veterans Fife and Drum Corps-J. +.
shepley Camp, Sons Of Veterans, No. a, boS
Captain, FISnx =; ": Wsic6; First Lieu.
tenant, Il. A. Merritt.
Carriages with disabled veterans
Arrived at the hall the military presented
arms and the veterans passed into the build
Ing. The escort then returned to their ar
mOries.
At City Nail.
The exercises at City Hall In the afternoon
began at o'clock. The stage was occupied
by the mayor, members of the city govern
ment and Invited guests. The exercises
opened with music by Chandler's Band, fol-
lowed by the immense audience singing
Nearer My God to Thee" with band &C.
compartment.
Post Commander Augustus IL. Prince, as
chairman. then welcomed the comrades and
friends, saying. 1--WE have assembled today
to mark with music and fitting words our =
memory to those who, having done their du-
ty, have gone before us to the peace Of the
hereafter. Let US all. soldiers aud citizens
alike, join in these services with thankful
hearts that their sacrifices were accepted,
and that we are living In the enjoyment Of
the liberty, peace and prosperity for which
our dead comrades helped to pay the price"
After a selection by Shaw's quartette,
"Only Flowers" finely sung. prayer was Of
fered by Rev. b. l.. Whitman, pastor OF the
Free street church, and the quartette fol-
lowed with the selection "Hear Our Prayer"
Hon. J. w. Symonds was then introduced
by Chairman Prince and spoke eloauently
as follows:
JUDGE sYMoEDs's ADDRESS.
Many Of us remember. suppose, the essay
by Irving, which we u sed TO read In the old
school reader, on "The Sorrow for the
Dead, the only sorrow from which we re-
Other recollections OF pain we gladly Ids
miss, our minds recur to them reluctantly or
not at all, but the memory Of friends who
have died Is always welcome. always CRATE
ful. There Is always something OF the thrill OF
the remembered pleasure of their presence
In 10, even though the shadow OF the final
parting from them Ia this world may forever
remain. to darken the brightest hour. The
bitter. the remembrance OF loss never so full
Of regret or even remOrse, the loneliness
without them, desolate rs 1t may be, Is never
so desolate. that we would, II we could. ac-
cept forgetfulness In place OF the grief.
There Is something sacred and assuring In
the recollection itself. In the very love which
survives the tomb; 1t Is part Of ourselves, Of
our noble immortal selves, recalling to our
thought not so much the friends we have
lost, as our ideals Of them, what was good In
them, yelling every defect, obscurtng every
fault, extinguishlng every resentment; the
love that to itself seems eternal, that to Its
own consciousness Is without limitations Of
space or time, and that Is, therefore, an In
timation Of Its own Immortality, that there Is
something beyond, something which reason
may not discern In the gloom, but on which
the eye OF affection. piercing further, Is
already fixed.
"The emotions" 1t has been said, "are as
much part Of us as the understanding;
they are as truthful; they are as likely to be
right. though their view Is different, II Is
not capricious. They obey fixed laws; they
follow an orderly and uniform course; they
run 10 sequences; they have their logic and
method OF Inference"
Unless, therefore, the affections, the fair
est Of the moral sentiments, which adorn
aud elevate the human character, deceive or
betray us, they set the seal OF their approval
upon the hope Of Immortality, and the hope
what we love, so surely does hope miugle
with grief"
Zone thing alone cling to" wrote Henry
Thomas Buckle, heart broken at his mothers
death, and looking up from the pages Of his
own positive philosophy, "0ne thing alone /
cling to, the deep and unalterable Conviction
that the end Is not yet come, that we never
,.S.S Such affection may sometimes falter in the
faith, may need the arm Of religion for sup
poft, but In the midst Of the shadows which
surround us, in our endless and ceaseless
questioning OF the unreplying heavens, In
the mystery Of life aud death, Ii is always
true that the love which feels no break at
the grave, but passes on as IL 1t were as free
Oh the domain beyond as the soul itself, let
the shadows thicken and throng as they Will
such affection as this, In whatever darkness,
VIII still light Its own lamp and hnd its own
way.
But on this Memorial Day, this day given
over In spirit as well as IN name 70 sne
memories Of the past. they wnom VIC con-
memOrate are those who died In tne war lot
| the Union, who fell In battle or died In camp,
| hospital or prison; the men 20 whom IL was
given to act the high part and 70 act II out 70
| the end the d,tlce et dec0rutn pro pdtrtG
/ mort. the sweet and seemly thing, to dle Tor
| one's native land. IL is to these men, and
4 In arnR hn FafnrnA0