The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-07

| NEWS TO Forth TO MCKINNEY now maine
| People Feel-Join One of the Companies
and Garry a Torch-Put Float or
Formation of the Parade.
Tonight the great celebration in honor
of the glorious victory for sound money
will take place in this city. and If our
readers could have seen the committee at
work last night at the Lincoln club,
they would have felt assured that big
job was on their hands.
| Not alone will Portland people be seen
in the companies, carrying their Torches
but organized bodies from the neighbor-
ing towns and villages will also take
part. There will be the great battalion
of uniformed oampaigners, six hundred
strong, from Biddeford. and the Lincoln
club Of Portland, which Is the prime
mover In the affair and which will turn
out over three hundred men. There will
be large oavaloade from the city and
another from Deering. The High School
Cadet battalion will be most appropri-
ate and effective feature. There will be
numerous companies Of citizens. The
floats and other decorations that the bus
mess men are preparingswill be delight
to the spectators. Chandler's. the Amer
loan Cadet, Merriman's bands and other
bands, with drum corps will furnish ex-
cellent music.
At Congress square Gov. Cleaves and
Mayor Baxter, who Will take part in the
affair, will review the procession. This
street to st. Lawrence street. to Eastern
Promenade. to Atlantic, TO Lafayette, TO
Quebec, to North, to Cumberland to
High. to Deering. to State, to Congress.
to Carleton, to Pine, to Thomas, to
Spring, to High, to Congress, to Oak,
to Free, to Middle, to Exchange, to Con-
gress to Congress square and disband.
Doubtless every patriotic sound money
man will display his flags and brilliantly
illuminate. We hear of Some beautiful,
aud some very humorous decorations and
transparences that will he exhibited.
1 Every one who desires to contribute
money for the parade should have IL at
the hotels, or Lincoln club, directed to
the committee consisting Of President
George Libby, Horntio Clark, W. e.
Ulmer, g. e. Woodside and S. A. Stone.
Mr.. Alex. 7. Laughlin will represent
Commercial street houses.
| The Reed olu b has appointed oom-
mittee consisting of Captain J. N. Long,
e. Il. Brown, e. z. Rounds, R. II.
Brown, James Kent and Charles Peters
to arrange for the parade Of the club.
| This will be the formation Of the pro-
oession:
FIRST DIVISION.
Cavalcade.
G. N. Trefethen CommandinQ.s
Aids-Wm. 81. Dugan, Irving Clark, W.
| r. Sterling, Charles G. San born.
SECOND DIVISION.
Lieut.. Frank B. W. Wslch, Commander.
| Chandler's Band.
Capt. John D. Printable, Chief Marshal.
Lieut.. Frank B. W. Welch, Chief of
| staff.
Aids-G. Fred MuIch, G. N. Trefethen.
J; I. Wesoott Jr, A. L. Hanscomb,
II. H. Way.
| Lincoln Club.
| Governors Carriage.
| Committee in Carriages
| City Committee in Carriages.
| Portland Club Barge.
| Commercial Street Organization.
| Middle Street Organization.
Portland Wheel Club Marching.
| Mckinley Drum Corps.
| Citizens of Deering.
Citizens of Westbrook.
THIRD DIVISION.
g. Fred Muroh. Commander.
American Cadet Band.
| Saco, Three Companies.
| Biddeford, Three Companies.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Josiah F. Wescott, Jr., Commander.
| Maine State Fife and DruJn Corps.
| High School Cadets.
| Companies-Wards 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, Z.
EIBTH DIVISION.
| A. L. Hanscome, Commander.
| Merriman's Band.
Citizens in Carriages and Decorated
| barges.
| The divisions will form as follows:
No. 1.-Cavalcads on Pearl street.
right resting on Congress street.
| No. s.-On Market street, the right
resting on Congress street.
No. 3.-On Myrtle street, the right
resting on Congress street.
No. 4.-On Exchange street, the right
resting on Congress.
No. Son Chestnut street, the right
resting on Congress street.
All the ward companies Of Portland,
Deeri2g and Westbrook are requested to
meet in City hall for formation before
taking their place In line, whore torches
and flags will be furnished.
The Middle street and Commercial
street organizations will meet in Recep-
tlon hall, City building, before taking
their place in line.
The parade promises to be grand suo-
cess, and it is hoped that the citizens
Will illuminate throughout the city.
| The public are respectfully requested
not to use fire works while the cavalcade
is passing.
The Lincoln club will meet for forma-
tlon at their headquarters at 7.l5 p. M.
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