The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.. ES zals
Official Programme AS Prepared by ING
Memorial Commission.

The following is the official programmes
as arranged by the Memorial comm
sion. In the forenoon Bosworth and
Thatcher Posts and Shepley Camp, Sons
of Veterans, will decorate Eastern, Wes-
TEN, and Calvary cemeteries. Lincoln
and Garfield trees
There will be short parade in the AZ
ternoon Of the G. A. R. posts and
Sons of Veterans with the military COM
panes and Portland High School Cadets
as escort The soldiers monument In
Monument square will be decorated with
appropriate exercises by the G. A. r.
posts, Sons of Veterans, Ladies' Relief
Corps, and Ladies' Aid.
While the wreaths are being placed
upon the monument Chandler's Band
will play an appropriate piece. After
the services at the monument the column
will move out OF the square over the
route as laid down in the chief mar
shals order, Bosworth Post and Sons of
Veterans to Evergreen cemetery and
Thatcher Post to Forest City cemetery.
AT City Hall in the evening the 6. A.
R. posts, Sons of Veterans, Ladies' Re.
lief Corps, Ladies' Aid, Portland High
School Cadets and public will assemble
at s o'clock and the following programme
will be carried out:
Music, from 730 to o'clock,
@ handlers full band
Prayer, Rev. l.. G. Rogers
Vocal Music-The Battle Cry of Froe-
dom oeoiian QaaItotts and G Band
Vo cal Musio-To Thee o, Country.
Cecilian Quartette
Address, Rev. W. M. Kimmell
Music-Cavalry Charge,
Chandler's Band
Address, Rev. John Carroll Perkins
Vocal Musio-When the Roll is Called in
Heaven, Gecilian Quartette
Closing Hymn-America,
Suartette, Audience and Band
| Benediction.
The invited guests will be received by
the following reception committee at
Reception Hall at 7.30 O'Clock: Chief
Marshal r. K. Galley, chairman; Bos-
worth Post; Commander e. G. Milliken,
Bosworth Post; Commander George o.
| D. Soule, Thatcher Post; Comrade Leroy
H. Tobio, Bosworth Post; and Colnrade
Fred G. Runnell, Thatcher Post
H. S. MELCHER,
@. W. HADLOCK,
| JOHN WILLIAMSON,
| Memorial commission.
Marshal's Office, May 20, 1895.
General Orders No. l.
This order is issued for the guidance
Of all those taking part in the parade
| Memorial DIV
Comrade Leroy H. Tobie is appointed
chief of staff.
Co-nrade Fred G. Runnells of Thatcher
| Post Capt. Arthur NJ. SouIe of Shepley
Camp, Sons of Veterans, Lieutenant
Charles Baker. 1st Regiment, N. g. S.
TALON of High School Cadets are hereby
appointed aids to the marshal and will be
| obeyed and respected accordingly.
All organizations taking part in the
/ parade will form as follows and report
to the marshal at the junction of Free
and Middle streets at !. 10 p. m. sharp.
The battalion Of the National Guard
State of Maine will form on Middle
street right resting on Gross.
The battalion of the High School Ca
diets will form on Temple street right
resting on Middle.
Chandeliers full military band will re-
port ct the junction of Free and Middle
streets.
Bosworth Post No. 2, 6. A. R., will
form on Cotton street, right resting on
| Free.
Thatcher Post No. III, G.. A. R., will
form Oh Free street right resting on Cot
| ton.
Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans, will
form on Free street right resting on
Thatcher Post.
Formation of column:
| Marshal and staff.
| Chandeliers Full Military Band.
Battalion of National Guard, State of
Maine, Major Charles e. Collins, COM
| Inanding.
Battalion of Portland High School Ca
diets, Major Winfield Scott Shaw, COM
handing.
Bosworth Post, No. 2, G. A. R., Edwin
| O. Milliken, commander.
Thatcher Post No. Ill, G. A. r., George
| d. Soule, Commander
Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans, Lieut..
Charles 5. Berry, commanding.
Carriages with ladies' and disabled vote
rams.
The column will start from tina corner
of Free and Middle streets at 1.3O p. m.
sharp and move over the following
route:
Up Free street. to Congress square, Con
gress street to State, to Deering, to High,
to Congress, to Monument square.
After the ceremonies at the Monument
the column will move down Congress
street to Chestnut, to Cumberland, to
Elm where the parade will be dismissed.
Per Order,
r. K. GATELY, Marshal.
l.. II. TOBIE. Chief of Staff.
Headquarters Thatcher Post, No.
lii, G. A. R.,
Portland, Me-, May 80, 1896.
General order, No. 2: