The Portland daily press., 1893-05-16
GOV. cLEAvEs's PARTY.
How They win Go To the Worlds
Fair.

The arrangements for the Governor s
Train to Chicago, are now complete.
The train will leave Portland on Sat-
urday, May 20, at 8.45 a. m. On Friday
night the party will rendezvous in Port
land at the Falmouth hotel. At the I'm
ion Station Saturday morning the party
will find three Wagner cars in readiness.
One will be occupied by Gov. Cleaves
and his staff as follows:
Adjutant General Selden Conner of Portland,
Inspector General Winfield S. Choate of Ali-
gusta.
Surgeon General Frederick G. Thayer Of Wat
Judge Advocate General VIM H. Fogler of
Rockland
Lieutenant Colonies Charles H. Prescott. Bid
deford l. n. stetson, Bangori ", W. Whit
Major Albert G. Rollins, Portland.
General George L. Beal of Norway and
his daughter will also travel in the Gov
ernors car. These members of the staff
will be accompanied by their wives: Gen.
Conner, General Choate, Col. Fogler,
Col. Prescott. N
Another car will be occupied by the
Governors council, with their wives and
Others of their families. Councillor
Downes will take his daughter and E. o.
Clark of the fourth district will be
accompanied by his wife, sister and
daughters. Other members will take
their wives Hon. Nicholas Fessen-
den and wife will travel in this car, and
also Messenger N. S. Purrinton of
Bowdoin.
The third car will be devoted to citi-
zens, friends of the officials. Those who
will travel will be:
E. B. Mallet, Jr., of Freeport.
Col john M. Adams and wife Of Portland.
!. MISS Eva Parcher Of Saco, of the board of
pr. Scott Hill and wife, Mrs. G. A. Robertson,
MISS Edith Moulton of Augusta.
s.. r. Prentice and wife, George W. Knight,
G. G. Emerson, DR.. Robinson and wife, Mrs.
I Dowst and friend. Charles Ripley. Mrs. g. W.
2. F. Steadman of Portland.
Mrs. Augustus L. Smith Of Togus
Mr.. William E. Wood, the travelling
agent Of the Maine Central, will have
general charge Of the train. Hon.
Fred Atwood will look out for the COM
fort of the council, and Gen. Conner the
staff officers.
Saturday the party will dine at Bart
lett, N. H., sup at Morrisville, VT, take
breakfast Sunday at the Cataract house.
Niagara Falls, and after five hours So
journ at that place leave for Chicago, ar
irving there Monday at a. m, The par
ty will stop at the Auditorium hotel. The
oath is Maine day at the Maine build
ing. From II a. M, until p. M, there
will be various exercises, musical and
literary. Several thousand invitations
have been issued to non-residents of the
state and large number have accepted.
The Governors party in the majority
will start on the return trip at 1890 Fri
day night, May 25th. They will ride
over the Canadian Pacific to Montreal ar
rtying at Detroit at 7.30 a. M, and will
remain there until 100 p. m. They pull
into Montreal at s a. m. Sunday, May %,
spend the day there and start for
Portland at night via the White Noun
tains. The others in the party will re-
turn as inclination prompts.
The Maine Day Programme.
1t is proposed to have President Fl. C.
Burleigh, Of the commission, call the as
semblage to order on Maine day, make
brief address and introduce all the speak
rr Id Il
ers. The prayer will be by Rev. F. A.
Noble, D. D., Of Chicago, formerly of
Maine. Gov. Cleaves will make an adj
dress of welcome to the guests, and it
has just been decided that John M. Jew
EFT, Esq, representing the Sons of Maine
OF Chicago, will respond.
Then will follow the general pro-
gramme. Nine. Nordica will probably
sing, while it is settled that Miss Harriet
A. Shaw, the harpist, will play, an an
nouncement which will delight Miss
Shaw's friends who know that she will
contribute in no small degree to the
success of the occasion. As
was expected, Miss Georgia
Cayvan, the actress, has accepted the in
of the commissioners, and hers
will surely be a charming contribution to
the entertainment. A poem is expected
from Caroline Dana Howe of Maine. and
from Julia II. May of Chicago, formerly
of Maine.