The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-30
LET OLD GLORY WAVE.
On Monday Our Soldier Boys Go
Marching.
CITIZENS WILL GIVE THEM A
GLORIOUS SEND OFF.

The G. A. r. Posts, High School Cadets,
Will Escort Them to the Union Station
Tho Town Should Wake Up and Cheer
the Boys in Blue on Their Way to
Active Service.
In Reception hall, City building, last
night, there was a meeting of the past
members of the militia companies and
other citizens who have made up their
minds to give the Portland battalion a
send eff when they go to Augusta on
Monday afternoon.
| Gen. G. P. Mattocks was chosen as
chairman of the meeting and ex-Capt.
Moseley was elected secretary.
President A. w. Laughlin of the Port
land Cadets Veteran Association was
called upon to state the purpose of the
meeting. He said that the plan at first
was to give the Cadets send off when
they started for camp. but finally the
few ex-nembers of the Cadets had con-
suited with former members of other
companies and had decided to make the
send off general affair in which all the
friends and veterans of the other compa-
MES could take part. A band had been
hired and will be paid for by few citi-
zens who want the boys to get good
send of. It'll, was proposed to effect some
sort of an organization so that the OK
military men and other organizations
could be properly assembled and march
to the depot as an escort to the troops.
Mr.. Laughlin said.that the Portland
High School Cadets had rendered their
services as an escort and,the G. A. r.
Posts had also been invited to turn out.
Mr.. Laughlin said the plan as he un.
derstood it, was for the Portland bat
| talon to march from the armory about
ten minutes past one O'Clock ON Monday.
| They would be escorted by the various
organizations past City hall, or some
other point, where Mayor Randall would
deliver short address. The line of march
would then be taken up for the depot and
at some point along the way the Mayor
and city government would review the
troops.
|
represented at the meeting and the repre-
sentatives made speeches which were
loudly applauded. They said, among 9TH
er things, that theye anxious to give
the boys who go on the first call for
troops asglorious send off, for they would
want send of when it came to their
turn to go.
Mr.. Rue. Mcclellan suggested that the
newly organizedinavals reserves be invit.
ed to turn out with the ex militia COM
panies and do escort duty to the station.
The motion was adopted 1t was ex.
planned by a.person interested in the
naval reserves that the members of that
organization wouldsbe delighted to turn
out for escort duty, but they were not
very we'll drilled as yet, having had but
one drill since they organized, and did
not think it best to make an appearance
in public at this time. The vote invit-
ing them to participate, in the escort,
was passed, however, moro as a compli-
ment to the new organization than any.
thing else. The following committee was
chosen to decide upon a place for assem-.
} blage and other plans for the escortinp
of the troops: ~
From the Light Infantry, ex-Oapta,p
} Norton.
From the Mechanic Blues, ex-Sergeant
J Osborn.
! From the Montgomery Guards, ex-Cap
tain Hartnett.
From the Portland Cadets, Mr.. A. W.
Laughlin.
From the Sheridan Rifles-Hugh Nc.
Donough.
From the Naval Militia, Messrs. W. Fl.
Clifford, Jr., and II. M. Bigelow.
The committee will meet tonight at
O'Clock in Reception hall, City building.
to make the necessary arrangements, and
it is requested that the commanding off.
Ger of each of the following organizations
who have been invited to participate in
the escorting of the troops be present al
that time to meet the COMMITTEES: Bos
worth and Thatcher Posts, G. A. r..
sons of Veterans and High School Cadets
by an unanimous vote. Gen. G. P. Mat
tooks was chosen as the chief marshal OF
the parade.
On motion of ex-Capt. Norton, it was
voted to ask the merchants of Portland
to close their stores on Monday from l.
O'Clock until and to invite the citizens
of Portland to display their flags along
the line of march.
The intention is to make this going tc
the front of troops from the old Forest
City an occasion which will stir the
hearts of the patriotic, and it is to be
hoped that the citizens will do their part
towards making the send off glorious
one. Full particulars of the programme
which will be carried out on Monday
will be printed in the Sunday papers,