The Republican journal., 1898-05-26
Memorial Day.


Memorial Day.
On Memorial Day the Grand Army Of the
Republic presents to the world the evidence
OF our devotion to our comrades, our love
1or our country and our gratitude to AL
mighty God for the blessings we enjoy.
On this day the Nation honors the memory
OF the men who, through divine guidance,
We're instrumental in preserving the Nation
| and securing to us as a people the blessings
of liberty and national unity
1t IS enJolned upon every Post that, in ac-
cordance with the custom now firmly es.
tablished throughout the Order, that thev
attend divine service on the Sunday preced-
ing Memorial Day.
All eX-sodiers and sailors not members Of
the Post. who served in the war of the Re-
belllon, are invited to unite with rs in the
ceremonies of the day.
On Sunday, May 29th, all comrades will
assemble in uniform in Memorial Hall at
$50 sharp form and march to the Unitarian
church to attend the morning service. where
the memorial sermon will be preached by
Rev. j. NJ Leighton.
The comrades of the Union Veterans
MON, ladies of the Relief Corps, Ladies'
Aid Society and Sons of Veterans, are invir-
ed to attend divine service. The S of
will act as escort.
ORDER OF PARADE MEMORIAL DAY.
Squad of Police.
City Marshal, W H. Sanborn
Marshal of the day, Samuel Gurney
Alds-Col. Small, Major Howes
Belfast Band,
Roundy leader.
Sons of Veterans
Capt. Hobbs
Thos. H. Marshall Post,
W, II. Clifford, Commander.
School Cadets,
Major Wilson Ellis
High School,
Capt. Fred Poor
Lower Grammar and Intermediate,
Capt Allen Curtis.
Canton Pallas, [. o. O. F.,
Capt. l. T. Clough,
Coz, Uniformed Rank X of p
Capt. f. H. Welch.
Chap. and Orator of Day
Disabled Comrades in Carriages.
City Government,
Citizens in Carriages.
Parade will form on Church street at so
sharp, right resting on Bridge street. Line
of march up Church to High, down High to
Church, up Church to Grove, up Grove to
Congress, up Congress to Main, up Main to
Cemetery, where services will be held
Line of march resumed, down Main street
to Congress, over Congress to Miller, down
Miller to Cedar, over Cedar to Pearl, down
Pearl to Church, up Church to Memorial
Hall, where parade will be dismissed.
At 7.30 P. M. sharp, the Post will assem-
BILE in Memorial Hall and march to the
Opera House, where, an appropriate pro-
gram will be rendered. The oraton will be
delivered by Rev. G. G. Winslow
Let all flags hoisted be displayed at half
mast.
Per order,
W. H. CLIFFORD, Commander.
NJ. G. DILwORTH, Adjutant.
ORDER OF EXERCISES Al OPERA HOUSE.
/. Reading of General Orders by Adi't.
2 Festival of the Dead by Commander
s. Music by Belfast Band
4. Obedience is a Soldiers First duty. hv
Commander.
.. Roll of Honor, by Adj't.
s, Music by Belfast Band.
7. Prayer
s. Grafton by Rev. q. G. Winslow.
9. Singing by Quartette
10. Music by Belfast Band.
H. America" by audience
II. Benedction.
The following Committees on Cemeteries,
etc, We're appointed at the last meeting Of
Post:
Oak Grove C4metery-Comrades Nash,
Thomas and Patterson
Morrill-Comrade Mears
dtdu OF TIE 4 llut-N Imam Ii. BtCkWlth.
City Point-Comrade McCarty
East Side-Comrade Daniel H. Strout
Smart Cemetery-Comrade Bowen
On Evergreen-Comrades Piper, Hadley
Bowen and Smart.
On Teams-Comrade A. E. Clark.
The ladies of Belfast are respectfully asked
to send flowers to Memorial Hall, Saturday
and Monday forenoon where committee of
the Woman's Relief Corps will be in attend
ance. 1t is hoped that the donations of
flowers for the,occassioniwill be generous, as
the Post intends to remember the heroes of
the Maine this Memorial Day.
SONS OF VETERANS GENERAL ORDER
The following order has been issued by
Capt. W. S. Hobbs of the Sons of Veterans
HEADQUARTERS A. f. CLARK CAMP,
No. 43, Sons OF VETERANS, DIyIs-
ION OF MAINE, U. S. A.
Camp Order, No. l. The officers and
brothers of this camp are hereby required to
meet at their hall on Sunday, May Goth, at
. 80 a. M, preparatory to acting as escort
to Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. R., and
attending Memorial service by Rev. j. M.
Leighton at the Unitarian church; also that
all member assemble at camp Headquarters
AoA
purpose of doing escort duty for the parade
to the cemetery where Memorial Day exer-
cises will be given. Brothers will also meet
at p. m, Monday evening, for escorting the
Grand Army from Memorial hall to the
Opera House, Per Order,
W. S. HOBBS, Captain
Official, U. G. HUssEY, First Sergt.
The following committees have been ap-
pointed from the Sens of Veterans:
JOxl, ~,
and Packard.
Entertainment-Brothe Hussey Clifford
and Dickey.
Entertainment will be given all visiting
brothers who are in town attending the ex-
ercises.
A Sketch of MontviIle
Montville correspondent of the Rock
land Opinion writes as follows: "Tlis town
has area of 10000 acres. The surface is
broken by Lodges, hills and mountaius The