The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
Memorial Day.
Head-qnartera Russell Post
Ne. 80, G. Il.
SkoWlrgan. Me-. MAY Is. Is

Skowhegan, Me-. May Is, 1896.
! GENERAL ORDER.
In accordance with orders from NJ.
! tional headquarters Grand Army of
he Republic, recommending public
worship BY Grand Army posts, Sunday.
May 9th and directing the observance
of Saturday, May Both, as Memorial
Day, rel gious services will be attended.
upon invitation, with the Eniversalist
church, Sunday, May 24th. at 1915 A. NJ,
and decoration exercises Is hereinafter
designated
Comrades of Russell Post. members of
Russell Relief Corps, members of Wildes
Camp, No. 1G Sons of Veterans and all
soldiers and sailors of the late war are
cordially invited to lutte with the post in
religious service, and to this end Russell
Post will meet at @. a, K. Hall at 10
A. NJ. on said Sunday morning, and the
Relief Corps and Sons OF Veterans are
requested to meet with them and thence
proceed to the Uniyersaist church to
attend the service conducted by Rev.
Geo. +. Leighton, pastor.
Saturday, May Goth, Russell Post will
assemble at G. A. II. Hall at o'clock p.
NJ, where Comrades will be supplied with
wreathes aud bouquets and take their
place in the procession, which will move
promptly at o'clock, T.. NJ.
The organization forming the process
sion will be:
Hobbs Military Band.
Co. Z. Second Reg't. Maine National
Guards, Capt. Withee.
Russell Post No. sc, g. A. r., Com
mander Smith.
Wildes Camp No. lG Sons of Veterans,
Capt Varney.
Oosooia Division, Uniformed Rank
Knights of Pythias, Capt. Rochester.
Skowhegan Fire Department, Steamer
Co. No. l, Foreman Withee; Vosmus
Hook aud Ladder Company, Foreman
Otis.
The line of march will be as usual, to
the two cemeteries, where flowers will
be placed upon the graves Of our late
comrades and brief devotional services
held after which the procession will
return to g. A. X. Hall and the parade
be dismissed.
In the evening, Comrades will again
assemble at g. A. r. Hall at p. NJ. and
march to Coburn Hall, where an Grafton
will be delivered by Comrade |. S.
Bangs of Waterville, and other appropri-
ate exercises held.
Comrades of Russell Post will, as far
as practicable wear dark suits and hats,
and white gloves, and the badge and in
sigma of the order, and carry canes on
Memorial day. Canes may be omitted
in attending service, Sunday.
The Commander suggests to Comrades
the desrabilty of turning out with full
ranks upon the one day devoted to the
secrated by service in a great cause
and whose deaths contributed to the life
of our Nation. Our ranks are being
rapidly thinned by the grim reaper,
Death, therefore the greater need of in
creased effort on the part of those living,
to fittingly observe this Memorial day
of patriots, dead.
BY the Commander
+. l.. WALKER, Adiutant.
The foregoing order. issued by the
Commander of Russell Post G. A. r.,
gives an outline of the public exercises
held in observance Of Memorial Day,
! Saturday May Both, in Skowhegan.
The committee having in charge these
exercises take this method of extending
a cordial invitation to the people of the
town and visitors who may be here,
ladies, gentlemen, youth and children, to
join the procession either in carriages or
on foot, attend the decoration ceremo-
MES at the cemeteries, Saturday after
noon, aud to attend the exercises in
Coburn Hall, Saturday evening, and thus
participate in patriotic observance of the
day.
Election of Officers,