The Portland daily press., 1897-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
How 1t Was Observed in Portland
and Vicinity.
SPIRITED ADDRESSES AND POEM
DELIVERED In CITY HALL.

Graves Decorated in the Various Gem
eteries-The Parade of the Veterans
and Militia.
Memorial day was not the beau tiful
opening day of the summer season that
New England has generally been ac-
customed to see since Gen. Logan's
famous order established the custom by
the Grand Army of decorating the graves
of deceased comrades in the cemeteries of
the country. But rain or gloomy weather
makes little difference to the Grand Army
veterans, and yesterday they tramped all
day long in their loving round of duty,
and in the evening assembled in City hall
and listened to the addresses of the ora
tors chosen for the occasion.
DECORATING THE GRAVES.
In the morning a large detachment
from Thatcher Post, No. II, under the
command of Commander Pettengill ac-
companied by delegation from the Sons
of Veterans, and headed by the drum,
fife and bugle corps, marched to the East
ern cemetery wherei 0'graves were deco
Boxer and Enterprise, and the monument
of Admiral Alden. Rev. Mr.. Kimmel Of
the Church of the Messiah, officiated.
Then the Lincoln tree was garlanded,
Rev. Mr.. Ayres officiating. and the Gar
field tree, where Rev. Mr.. Kimmel per-
formed the usual services.
A delegation from Thatcher Post,
together with detachment of the Sons
of Veterans, and ladies, (belonging to
different organizations connected with
the post) in special cars, proceeded to
Forest City cemetery. After the decora-
tion of the graves, prayer was offered by
Rev. Mr.. Samson of Free street Baptist
church, there was fine singing by male
quartette from the same church and Rev.
DIR. Blanchard of Congress square gave
brief, but stirring address on ssPatriot-
ISM AT this cemetery 142 graves were
decorated.
Bosworth Post, accompanied by the
Sons of Veterans and the Cleaves Rifles
proceeded to the Evergreen cemetery after
the parade. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. f. D. Winslow after which 444
graves were decorated with flowers. A
very pretty feature connected with the ex-
ercises at this place was the placing on
the grave of Judge Cleaves beautiful
floral design by the Cleaves Rifles of
Westb rock.
At the Calvary cemetery large de1ega-
ton of the G. A. r. proceeded under the
command of Comrade Hannegan. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Father O'Connell
and 167 graves were decorated,
At the Western cemetery delegation
from the G.. A. R. under the command
of Comrade George III. Richards went
early in the day and decorated 10S graves.
Prayer was offered at this cemetery by
W. Fl. McAllister.
THE PARADE.
Agreebly to the order issued from head
quarters Bosworth Post, No. 2, a copy of
which was published in the PRESS of
yesterday, the various military organiza-
tion repaired to the stated places of rem
devious and promptly at 13O o'clock D.
m. yesterday, under threatening skies,
proceeded on the selected line of march.
A platoon of police, followed by Chand-
ler's band of 25 pieces, headed the pro-
cession which was under the immediate
charge of Chief Marshal Edwin c. Mil
liken, assisted as aids by Leroy H. Tobie
of Rosworth Post, No. 2, G. A. r., and
Col. Waldo H. Perry of Shepley Camp,
No. 4, S. of V.
The formation of the column was as
follows: Battalion of the National Guard,
under command of Major Charles Col
Inns, with Lieut.. 7. P. Shelvey, Co. E,
as acting battalion adjutant, composed
of the following companies:
Co. B, 40 men, Capt. l. H. Baker
Lieuts. F. A. Chapman, W. H. jerks.
Co. E, 35 men, Capt T. j. Hogan,
Lieut.. t. F. MeGillicuddy.
Co. L, 2s men, Capt NJ. E. ConIey,
Lieuts. S. L. Foley, M. J. Lee.
Co. A, % men, Capt. Geo. A. Dow,
Lieuts. F. R. Welch, H. H. Sawyer.
Signal Corps of about IS men, Lieut..
Geo. W. Butler, commanding.
High School Cadets, battalion of three
companies, under command of Major F.
A. Norton.
Cleaves Rifles of Westbrook, so strong,
Capt H. G. Starr, commanding, which
was specially designated to act as escort
of honor to Bosworth Post.
Following these military bodies all of
whom were under arms, came the Grand
Army organizations, including Shepley
Camp, Sons of Veterans, No. 4, Capt. |
Charles S. Berry in charge, and Bosworth
Post, No. 2, G. A. r., over 100 in num-
ber, with Commander Hiram Ellis and
Vice Commanders George Richards and
Alex johnson in immediate command.
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