Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-20
MEMORIAL DAY.
WILL BE APPROPRIATELY OBJ
SERVED BY THE GRAND ARMY.
GENERAL ORDERS BY DEPARTMENT
COMMANDER-ALSO BY POST COM
MANDERs- COMMITTEES AP-
POINTED.

As Memorial Day this year falls on Sun
day, Monday, May 81, will be observed as
legal holiday, while the customary SER
vices for the Sunday preceding Memorial
Day will be held on Sunday, May 80.
Department Commander l.. f. Carleton,
of Winthrop, has issued an appropriate
address to the posts of the State, and
the various post commanders have
followed suit. w. b. Campbell, OF Els
worth, is commander of VIM. II. II. Rice
Post, No. So; he has issued the following
orders:
The officers and comrades of this post are
hereby required to meet at their hall on Sum
day evening, Ma 80 at $50 O'Clock. prepare
tory to marching to Hancock hall, to listen to
a Memorial sermon by Rev. w. r. Hunt. and
such other services as may be connected there
with, at O'Clock.
The Woman's relief corps, Sons OF Vet
Grams, and all honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors are invited to take part with the
post in all observances Of Memorial Sunday.
MEMORIAL DAY.
The following order for Monday, May
81. has been issued
1t is earnestly requested that flags on build
ings and on the shipping be displayed at half
mast during the day, and that ali places of
business be closed between the hours OF and
j p. IN.
Att m. detachments from this post will
decorate the graves of soldiers and sailors as
follows
AT Woodbne and st. Josephs Catholic Gene
teries-E Bonsey : y KelIiher ID |, Fields
James Hamilton, James \ Mciiown, II Nell
i on JOY and h treS II Grndal.
Al the Congregational church-S d Wiggin
and samuel j Morrison.
At North Ellsworth George W Patten and A
= Phillips.
At Ellsworth Falls-John whitcomb, A
Hunt, II Haynes, w Ellis.
Strept-JeTe
rington, John Scott, John w Armstrong
Rcechlaud and Riverside G aorge Haskell,
John Malone.
North HdnCoCk-A w Curtis, Israel Durgan,
benjamin Shute.
LamofneN b Young. d Y Mcfarland, Ira
waIthGm \ W Googins, c D Wilbur
Eastbrook Lewis Bunker, r l. Clough.
Otis Charles Otis, Charles Fogg. w Remick
surry-ieorge CLARK. f " Morgan, Samuel
kitheld. John saunders, Simon Flood.
West EIIsworth-G b Floyd, Sharrington
Stackpole.
Trenton-H Marks. J II Smith.
Mariavile-tieorge Black, L Brmmer.
The commander of each attachment will
report at once to the adiutant the number of
graves decorated.
At u. m. all the comrades will assemble at
Grand Army hail. where they will form in col
umn and march to the soldiers monument,
where a service from the service book will be
held
Al the conclusion Of the service at the mon
umeut. the comrades Will again form in coll
umu and escort the orator of the day to Han
cock hail where the Memorial address will be
given BY \. W. KING, esq, OF Ellsworth At
the close of the services the comrades will
again form in line and return to their hall
and Il isband.
The Woman's relief corps Sons Of Veterans,
the mayor and members of the city govern
ment, the children Of the public schools and
citizens generality, are cordially invited to ia Ike
part in the obscrvances of the day.
Comrade John +. WhtcomD Is hereby desig-
mated AS marshal of the day