The Portland daily press., 1893-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY,
The Official Programme and MarshaFs
Orders-Other Features of tho Day


The memorial commission has arrang-
ed the following programme for Memoir
al Day:
Bosworth Post, No. 2, will decorate the
Western and Calvary cemeteries, and
Thatcher Post, No. Ill, the Eastern Gem
etery and Lincoln and Garfield trees.
Afternoon.
There will be short parade of the G..
A, R. posts and Sons of Veterans, with
detachments from the revenue cutters
Woodbury. and Dallas, all of the militia
companies, High School Cadets and Sher-
idan Rifles as escort.
The soldiers monument will be deco
rated with appropriate exercises by the
two posts, Sons of Veterans and Ladies'
Relief Corps.
After the services at the monument,
Bosworth Post and the Sons of Veterans
will take the electric cars for Evergreen
cemetery, and Thatcher Post will take
barges to Forest City cemetery.
Evening at City Hall.
The comrades and public will assemble
at City Hall at s o'clock, and the follow
ing programme for the evening will be
carried out:
Music. Chambers Band
Introductory Remarks. Mai. VIM. H. Green
prayer .......-... .,---..-.. ReV. w s. Ayres
ha w, fn
Address. Standardization rade H. H. Shaw
Vocal Music .Shaw's Quartette
AaaresS, ..............-..,. Hon; Geo. T. Emery
Vocal Music Shaw's Quartette
Address. Hon. Henry c. Peabody
Closing Hymn-America.
Benediction.
General Orders of Chief Marshal W.
ii. Green.
Chief Marshal Green has issued this
general order:
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF MARSHAL
May 20, 1893.
General Orders. No. l.
Having been appointed Chief Marshal of the
of Memorial Day, the following is published for
the information and guidance of all organiza-
t0 ass a H R Part IL aa paFaa %h nsd g be
Comrade Benz. A. Norton Of Bosworth Post.
Comrade Geo. D. D. Soule of Thatcher Post,
F.B. ", WEIGH Of Shepley Camp, Sons of Vet.
revenue cutter Woodbury. and Lieut.. Charles
E. Davis, adjutant of the LIST Regiment, are
hereby appointed aids to the chief marshal and
Will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
The military companies aud detachments
from the revenue cutters Woodbury. and Dallas
comprising the escort, will make their own or
carnations and will report to the marshal on
Middle street, Junction of Free street at 1. p.
m ready to move promptly at 100 p. m. The
platoon Of police Wilialso report at the same
Bosworth Post, No. 2, will report to the mar
shall on Free street, northerly side left resting
on Middle street, at l .l5 promptly
same time on Middle street, right resting on
the junction OF Free and Middle streets at the
shepley camp, Sons Of Veterans, will form in
on Middle street.
Carriages with disabled veterans will take
position on Cross street on the left of the Sons
OF Veterans and there aMait orders.
The procession will be made up in the follow
ing order and will move promptly at 1.3o
o'clock p. M:
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal and Aids
American Cadet Band.
Detachments from Revenue Cutters Woodbury.
and Dallas.
Military Escort.
Chandler's Band.
BoSWorth Post, No. 2, Department of Maine.
G. A. R.-Commander John Williamson.
Thatcher Post No. Ill, Department of Maine,
G. A. R. Commander VIM H. True.
shepes Camp W SGns Of T. Ee srpp No. capt
The column will move over the following
route: Free to High, High to Spring, Spring
to State. State to Deering, Deering to High,
High to Congress, Congress to Monument
Square where the column WILDE massed about
the monument ana the same decorated with APP
propriate exercises by the comrades, Sons Of
Veterans, Relief Corps and Ladies' Aid after
which the line of march will be resumed down
Congress to Myrtle, Myrtle to Cumberland
Cumberland to Elm, where the parade will be
dismissed.
WILLIAM H. GREEN
Chief Marshal