The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31

the cemetery. Mass was said by
Father McDonough of the Cathedral and
nineteen graves of departed comrades
were appropriately decorated.
THE PROCESSION.
The afternoon parade was, as usual, the
feature of the days observance, which
attracted the most public attention.
Portland's four companies of the Maine
national guard, which have every year
regarded it as a BSrt of their official
duty to tender their services as escort for
the veterans on Memorial day, We're
missed from the ranks.
There absence on this day of tender
memories was keenly felt by many a
spectator who watched the procession
pass.
But the place of the Portland militia.
men was filled by the fine looking, we'll
drilled, gentlemanly companies OF Con-
nectieut infantry who are stationed as
guard for the batteries at Fort Preble.
The favorable mention of these compan-
les that had appeared in the newspapers
made Portland especially anxious to see
the Connecticut troops. The sight was
not disappointing, All along the line of
march they were greeted with handicap
ping and cheers. Two companies, z and
B were marched in battalion formation,
Can't. Fl. IA. Saunders acting as major,
Lieut., N. S. Valentine as adjutant, and
the companies being commanded as fol-
lows: First Lieut., e. Il Waterman,
second, Sergt Huntington; third, Lieut.
F. H. Smith; fourth, Capt. G. W. New.
ton.
To help out the veterans two of Port
lands uniformed organization connected
with civic orders kindly volunteered their
services. They were Grand Canton Ridge
ley, Patriarchs Militant. and the uni
formed rank. knights of Pythias. Both
turned out goodly number of men, who
added greatly to the appearance of the
parade. The Patriarchs Militant were in
command of Capt. S. W. SHAW, and the
Knights of Pythias by Capt. Philip a.
Higgins.
Of course the Sons of Veterans were on
hand, though their ranks were thinned
by the absence of many of their members
who have gone to the front with the
Maine troops. Capt. Nickerson was in
command.
The Portland High school cadets also
figured in the parade, and the military
precision which marked their mo vements
occasioned much favorable comment
81 never saw a better looking or better
drilled battalion of high school boys,
was the compliment paid them by one o
the officers of the the Connecticut troops
The officers of the cadets were Major
Charles D. Boyd; adjutant, George W
Weber; quartermaster, Philip Il. Cobb
Co. A, captain, ". j, Watson; 1st lieu
tenant, N. Smith, Jr.; I'd lieutenant,
Harris A. Jones; Co. B, Captain, Gsorge
e, Eogg; 1st isutenaMk Edward S.
True, I'd lieutenant, Royal n. Watson
Co. G, Captain. Walter Smart; LIST lieu
tentant, Galen NJ. Harris; I'd lieutenant,
Fred A. Guptiil.
| The Connecticut troops came to the city
on the O'Clock terry and were escorted
to Monument square where the other Or
CARNATIONS, having met at their respec-
tive halls had assembled. The procession
started at 100, being made up as fol.
| lows:
Platoon of Police.
| Chief Marshal Maj II. s. Melcher.
Aids, Leroy II. Tobie of BosWorth Post
George D. D. Soule of Thatcher post
Charles S. Berry of the Sons of Vete.
rams, Philip FL. Cobb of the High
| School Cadets.
| Chandler's Band.
Companies of Connecticut Volunteers.
| High School Cadets.
| Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias.
Grand Canton Ridgley, Pratiarchs
| Bosworth post, g. A. r.
MerriMan's Band.
| Thatcher post, 6. A. r.
| Barges of Veterans.
Fife and Drum Corps.
| Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans:
Carriages containing members OF the
| Relief corps and offers.
| From Monument square the procession
moved up Congress street to City hal
where it was reviewed by Mayor G. H.
Randall of Portland, Mayor A. H. Moul
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city governments. The route OF march
from City hall was Congress street to
Pearl, to Cumberland, to High, to Con
gress and thence to Monument square
where the decorating of the monument
took place. Thousands of people lined the
sidewalks all alone the line of march, ant
the streets bordering Monument SQUARE
were as densely populated that 1T was with
difficulty that sufficient space could be
cleared in which to line up the veterans
and their escorts
The monument being surrounded sig
nal was sounded and out from the rank
of the veterans and the assembled auxll
larry bodies walked representatives bear
ing floral tributes to deck the base OF th'
memorial shaft. Two large floral wreathi
were placed by the veterans. Another
representing the combined tribute of Bos
worth and Thatcher Relief corps was car
rled to the foot of the monument by Miss
Bertha NJ. WEIGH and Miss Mary Towle.
The fourth wreath was gift of the Wo