Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY
Programme for Monday Arranged
by Seth Williams Post.
Oetachments win Decorate Ia Mornipg-
Parade and Address In Afternoon.

All the arrangements for Memorial
day observance in this city. to be under
the direction of Seth Williams Post, G.
AR. and Henry G. Staples Camp, Sons
of Veterans, have been made There
are many changes from the usual GUS
tom, all Of which, as can be seen have
been made for comfort of the veterans.
The sermon will take place, Sunday
evening at the Catholic church Memo
rial day falling on Sunday, Monday will
be observed by the posts. The decora-
ton of graves in the morning will be
looked after by details of veterans for
whom carriages will be provided
To save the veterans, who have been
thus engaged, the trouble Of going to
their homes, dinner will be provided
for them at the headquarters in G. A.
r. hall. Thus they will be all ready,
on hand for the parade of the after
noon, which will start at P. M, and
march as usual to Monument park.
The visit to the cemeteries will be
omitted, thus doing away with what
has been most fatiguing feature Of
the day. The grafton will be given in
City hall.
The orders from headquarters are as
follows:
Headquarters Seth Williams Post No.
10, Department of Maine, G. A. r.
General Orders No. /.
Augusta, May "a, 1897.
In obedience to general orders from
National and department headQuar-
tiers, and in accordance with rules and
regulations of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Seth Williams Post will OBJ
serve Monday, May 81, 1897, as Memo
rial day, with suitable and appropriate
exercises and ceremonies in comment
Grafton of the deeds of the departed
heroes who sacrificed their lives in the
defense of their country.
1t is earnestly requested that on that
day the flags in this city be displayed
at half mast, and that all citizens will
participate with the post in the exer-
cises at Monument park and City hall
in the afternoon.
Comrades will assemble at post head
quarters at s O'Clock sharp on the morn
ing of, May 81, and assisted by H. G.
Staples Camp Of Sons of Veterans. will
proceed to the several cemeteries and
decorate the graves Of all our dead
comrades, and return to headquarters
where a collation. will be served at noon.
At s O'Clock sharp a detachment Of
the post and Sons of Veterans, under
the command of Junior Vice Com
mander John P. Brown. will be con-
veyed to Ward and decorate the
graves of our comrades in the cemete-
ries of that ward.
At o'clock, detachment of the post
and Sons of Veterans under the COM
mand of Senior Vice Commander How
ard G. Ward will proceed to Riverside
cemetery and decorate the graves of
our comrades there.
AT the same time and place.a detach
ment of comrades and Sons of Veter-
ans under the command of the officer
of the day, H. r. Hopkins. will go by
team to the cemetery on the river road
(east side in the North parish and
decorate the graves of our comrades
there.
At sthe same time and place, several
comrades and Sons of Veterans will
take flags and flowers and go by team
to Bolton hill and decorate the graves
there.
At 8 o'clock, comrades and Sons of
Veterans under the command of Post
Commander A. A. Nichols, will proceed
by barge to Saint Mary's, Forest Grove.
Mt Vernon and Mt. Pleasant ceme-
teries, and decorate our comrades
graves in those cemeteries.
Comrades will again assemble at
post headquarters at 1 o'clock sharp.
The formation of the line will be I'M
der the direction of Comrade Ethel II.
Jones, marshal.
The column will move at 2 o'clock p.
NJ, and proceed up Water street to
Bridge, up Bridge to State, down State
to Monument park, where appropriate
ceremonies will be performed: then
down Grove street to Water, through
Water to Kennebec bridge, over the
bridge to City hall, where the memorial
address will be delivered by E. S.
LovejOy.
The memorial sermon by Rev. Father
Doherty will be delivered in st. Mays
church on Sunday evening, May 30.
1897, at 73O o'clock. Comrades viii
assemble at post headquarters at 6.3)
o'clock and march to the church. Com
rades will appear in full uniform on
each occasion.
All ex-soldiers and ex-sailors of the
late war are cordially invited to unite
with the post in proper and reverent
observance of the day.
By order of
A. A. NICHOLS,