The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
Memorial Day.

Memorial day will be duly observed To-
day in Portland in accordance with the
usual custom. The forenoon will be de-
voted to decorating the graves In and
about the city and the parade and ex-
ercises at Evergreen cemetery Will occur
in the afternoon. All comrades VINO can
should participate in the solemn cere-
monies of the day and pay revered
homage to their departed comrades with
whom they fought for the defense OF
their country.
The procession will start in the after
noon at 1.30 sharp, and after paradlng
through the principal streets, Will march
to Monument square. where the Soldiers
Monument will be decorated while the
band plays dirge.
After the exercises at the monument
the column will move down Federal
street to Exchange to Congress, to Elm,
where the parade will be dismissed. Bos-
worth Post and Shepley Camp will then
take the electric cars for Evergreen GEM
etery.
The following orders have been issued
by Chief Marshal Edwin c. Milliken:
Headquarters Bosworth Post, No. Q,
Grand Army of the Republic,
Office of the Chief Marshal,
May %, 1897.
Having been appointed chief marshal of
the Memorial Day parade, do hereby
assume command
Leroy H. Tobie of Bosworth Post, No.
2, G. A. R., and Waldo H. Perry of Shep-
ley Camp, No. 4, Sons of Veterans, have
hoo tod o;I l. T.
obeyed and respected accordingly.
Battalions will form as follows: The
battalion Of the National Guard, state
militia, will form on Pearl street, right
resting on Middle street. The battalion
of High School Cadets will form on
Temple street, right resting on. Middle
street. Bosworth Post, No. 2, G.. A. r.,
form on Cotton street, right resting on
Free.
The formation of the column will be as
follows:
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal and Aides
Chandler's Band.
Battalion National Guard, State Militia.
Major Charles Collins, commanding.
Battalion High School Cadets, Major f.
A. Norton commanding.
Shepley Camp, No. 4, Sons of Veterans,
Capt. Charles S: Berry, commanding.
Bosworth Post, No 2, 6. A. r., Hiram
Ellis, commander.
Carriages containing Ladies' Relief Corps
and Ladies' Aid and disabled veterans
The column will move at 1.30 p. m.
sharp over the following route:
Middle street to Free, to Congress, to
High, to Deering, to State, to Congress,
to Monument Square, where the Soldiers
monument will be decorated, while the
band plays dirge.
After the exercises at the monument the
column will move down Federal street to
Exchange, to Congress, to Elm, where
the parade will be dismissed
Bosworth Post and Shepley Camp will
take electric cars for Evergreen cemetery.
By command of
EDWIN G. MILLIKEN,
Chief Marshal.
In the evening exercises will be held in
City hall, commencing at 7.3O o'clock
The post office will observe
the usual holiday hours. The cashiers
department. for the sale of stamps and the
general and carriers delivery will be open
from s to a. M, and to 2 p. m. There
will be one carriers delivery in ths morn
ing and two collections from the street
boxes, namely at II a. M, and 6 p. m.
Today the county and city officers will
be closed, the banks and many of the
stores.
There will be a shoot by the Portland
Gun club.
The base ball game will come off in the
afternoon on the Deering grounds.
The Auditorium fair will be open all
day.
The Nickerson Comedy company will
give performance in the evening at
Portland theatre.