Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
Programme Of the Exercises to be
Held in Augusta.
Procession and Services At the Soldiers
Graves with Grafton in the Evening.

All the necessary arrangements fol
Memorial day have been completed
and all that is now necessary for Its
successful observation. is suitable
weather.
The exercises will commence at A
NJ. and will continue through the day
and evening. The following Is tn.
complete programme:
500 a. NJ. Decoration of Comrades Grave.
in Cemeteries in Ward I. by a detach-
ment OF the Post. under command oil
Senior Vice Commander A. A. Nichols
800 A. NJ. Decoration of graves of Com.
rades In Riverside Cemetery. by Il de-
tachment of the Post. under command
OF Junior Vice Commander Howard q
ward.
900 a. NJ. Decoration of graves of Com.
rades in Bolton Hin Cemetery, by q
detachment of the Post. under com
mand of Officer of the Day John r
Brown.
The procession which will commence
the exercises in the city proper. viii
form line at Las p. NJ. on Water street
the right resting in front of the en-
trance to r. w. Soule's business house
Carriages will form line on Water street
facing north. Parties riding are re-
council promptly at 1.45 p. NJ. where
carria ges will be assigned them by
Aids n. r. Folsom. and r. j. Martin
The procession will pass up Water
street to Bridge street. up Bridge t.
State street. down State to Monumen,
square. where the column will mass
and Memorial ceremonies will be there
observed; after which the column will
reform and march up Western avenue
to Sewall street Sewall to Green street
up Green to Forest Grove. ST. Marys
Mt. Vernon. and Mt. Pleasant GENE
teries After the ceremonies at the
cemeteries. the column will return by
way of Winthrop street to State street
down State to Green street, down
Green to Water street. where the pa
rade will be dismissed
The order of the procession will be
as follows:
Augusta Police. r. r. Morse. Chief
Geo: h. Gay. Marshal of the Day
J, NJ Libby. Chief of STAFF;
y. Weymouth. N. +. Folsom. il. j.
Martin. G; E. Pettingill. G. F. Dill,
w. w. jackson,
Higgins Military Band
C. H. Higgins. Leader
Company IF" First Regiment n. 6; S.
:, NJ. Lieut.; D; " Lovejoy Commanding
Capt. c. II. Cram, Commanding
Seth Williams Post. No. Il. G. A. r..
r. w. Black. Commander
St. John the BaptiSte Society.
- ~ \. I.ozier. Commander
Augusta Firee, Department; Chief Engi-
neer. c. w. Kicker. LIST Asst Engineer.
Elbridge Pedder; End Asst Engineer.
+. II. Gay.
Cushnoc Hose No. /.
Atlantic Hose No. 2
Everett A. Shaw. Captain
Volunteer Hose No :; r,.,.e, c.,,,
Pine Tree Hose No. 4.
James jackson. Captain
Capital Hose No. ). J. A. Buckley Captain
IL. I. Morse Hook and Ladder No. /.
Frank W. Chadwick Captain
Disabled Soldiers in Carriages.
Seth Williams Ladies' Relief Corps.
orator ana PRESIDENT Oh the Ddy.
L. $. and State Officials.
Augusta City Government.
Clergy. Citizens.
The Memorial exercises at the Mon
ument park. and at the cemeteries
will be held as follows:
MONUMENT PARK
Selection, Higgins Military Band
Invocation. Rev. A. w. Snyder
Decoration Exercises. Seth Williams Post
Serenade. Shubert, Higgins Military Band
Benedction. Rev. A. w. Snyder
FOREST GROVE.
Prayer. Rev. Jas S. Williamson
Decoration of Comrades Graves.
Seth Williams Post
ST. MARY'S
Rev. Chas. W. Doherty
Decoration of Comrades Graves.
MT. VERNON AND Mt. PLEASANT
Prayer. Rev. E. c. Hayes
Decoration of Comrades Graves
Seth Williams Post
In the evening at Memorial hall, the
exercises will commence at 100. The
mayor, Hon. w. s. Choate. will pre-
side. The exercises will be observed as
follows:
March. "Arcadian Reeves
Higgins Military Band.
Services of the Post.
Recolections of the War Boyer
Higgins Military Band.
Invocation, Rev W. f. Livingston
Serenade. Missud
Higgins Military Band.
Grafton. Stanley II. Holmes
American Patrol Meachen
Higgins Military Band.
America Audience and Band
BenediCtion, Rev. w. +. Livingston