The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS.
The Official Programme and Mar
sha'S Order.

An Intereresting and somewhat Novel
Order of Exercises for City Hall.
The official programme for Memorial day.
as arranged by the G.. A. R. Memorial Com
mission, is as follows:
In the forenoon, Bosworth and Thatcher
Posts and Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans,
will decorate the Eastern, Western, Calvary
and Forest City Cemeteries, Lincoln and
Garfield trees.
There will be short parade in the after
noon of the g. A. r. Posts, and Sons of
Veterans, with all of the militia COM
panies, and High School Cadets as escort.
The Soldiers Monument will be decorated
Posts, sons of Veterans and Ladies Relief
Corps. While the wreaths are being placed
upon the Monument, Cha ndler's and Cadet
D Dands Will ndc dat and play
Monument, Bosworth Post No. 2, and
Shepley Camp. Sons of Veterans, will take
and Thatcher Post No. III, viii take bargess
for Forest City Cemetery.
At City hall in the evening, the comrades,
Ladies di! Relief Corps, Sons Of Veterans, and
following programme will be carried out:
Music, Chandler's Band
From 7.5o to o'clock.
Introductory Remarks,
Music-star spangled banner
Cecilian Quartette
Address, Hon. James p. Baxter
Music-Swanee River, Cecilian Quartette
Address, Rev. j. L. jenkins
Music Cha, dler's Band
Bugle echoes. representing the rising and
dying away of bugle calls in military
Observation-Disclosures selection,
Past Capt. Robert L. Whitcomb, Shepley
Music-Their Sun Shall No More Go Down.
Cecilian Quartette
Closing Hymn-America
BenedictiOn.
The invited guests will be receivedsby the
following committee at Reception hall:
Marshall-George c. Hopkins, chairman,
Coma. nder-L. H. Tobie. Bosworth Post
Communicated G. Runnells, Thatcher
Post.
Comrade-W. H. H. Pettingill, Thatcher
Post.
Comrade-Hiram Ellis. Bosworth Post.
Messrs. II. S. Melcher, @. W. Haddock and
S. P. Getchell, the members of the
Memorial Commission.
Chief Marshal Geo. G. Hopkins Issues Cen
eral Orders.
The following is the general order of
Chief Marshal George G. Hopkins:
Headquarters Chief Marshal,
May Goth, 1894.
General Orders No. l.
the joint Memorial Commission for the
observance of Memorial Day, the following
is published for the information and guild
ance of all organizations taking part in the
parade.
Cemrade William H. Green of Bosworth
Post, is a]Rp1,iinted chief Of staff COMRADES
L. Gribben of Shepley Camp. Sons Of
Veterans, John 2. Robinson of the Mont
gomery Guards, Leroy E. Dow Of the High
School Cadets, and Luthur Bradford of
Bosworth Post are appointed aids to the
chief marshal, and will be respected and
obeyed as such.
escort will make their own organizations
and report to the marshal on Federal street,
west of Exchange, the right resting on Ex-
change street, at fifteen minutes past one
O'Clock At the same time and place the
platoon of police will report to the marshal.
TIE American Cadet Band will report to
Captain /. 81. Baker at the head of Plum
street at ten minutes past one O'clock and
at the same time Chambers Band will re-
port to the marshal on Temple street just
north of Federal street.
At fifteen minutes past one, Bosworth
Post, No. 2, will report to the Marshal on
Temple street, south of Federal, the right
resting upon Federal street.
: Thatcher Post, No. Ill will report on
Temple street. north of Federal, the right
Immediately on the left of Chambers Band.
viii report on Federal street, the right rest
ing on the west line of Temple street.
Carriages with ladies of the Relief Corps,
carrying decorations, and with disabled
veterans. will take position on the left of
ShepIey Camp.
The procession will be made up in the
following order, and will move promptly at
half past one o'clock:
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal and Staff.
Battalion of the First Regiment National
Guard, State of Maine, under COM
mand of Captain l. Fl. Baker.
Company B, Lieut.. Chas Collins.
Company E, Capt. Thos. j Hogan.
Company, Capt. NJ E. Conley.
Company A, Capt. Geo. A. Dow.
Battalion of High School Cadets. under
command of Major S. G. Dillingham;.
Company A, Capt. Paul P. Could
Company B, Capt. Willis B. Moulton.
Bosworth Post, No. 2. G.. A. r., Department
of Maine, Commander Leroy H. Tobin.
Thatcher Post. No. Ill, G. A. R., Depart
ment of Maine, Commander Fred
G. Runnells.
Shepley Camp No. 4, Sons of Veterans
Captain E. F. Golf.
Carriages.