Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
Although Showery, Exercises
Carried Out as Planned.
Gen. W. S. Choate Delivers a Very
Fine Grafton at City Hall.
Comrades Graves in Cemeteries. and the
Monument Handsomely Decorated.


homes, the Memorial Day exercises hat
more than the ordinary significance
yesterday. The threatening weather II
no way prevented carrying out the eX'
ercises as outlined in Monday morn
ing's Journal.
All day long the members of Setf
Williams Post, G. A. r., were busy car
rying out the programme. Long be
fore the appointed time men with thf
hurrying towards the headquarters
where preparations We're being made
Each carriage drawn up in front of TIL,
door of the post hall had in it baskets
of flowers to be placed on the grave u
some comrade who had fallen in thG
struggle or who had become so weak
cncd during the campaign that he
could not stand the struggle to re-
build home and fortune, when he had
returned.
Shortly after S o'clock. the first car
riage moved down the street. having in
it detachment of men under the com
mand of Past Commander \. A. Mich
OILS, and proceeded to the cemeteries in
Ward ., where the graves Of comrades
were decorated.
Half an hour later other carriages,
laden with floral tributes for the com
rades' graves on the east side of the
river and at Bolton Hill and North
Parish cemeteries left, under the COM
mand of Senior Vice Commander How
ard G.. Ward.
At $50, the main body of the post,
under the direction of Comandcl
l.. y. Carver, proceeded to Forest
Grove. st. Mary's. Mt Vernon and NJ.
Pleasant cemeteries where the decorat-
ing ceremonies were performed,
At 2 O'Clock, this line of procession
was formed, the right resting in front oi
r. w Sonle's store on Water street:
Squad of Four Police II. T. Morse. Chief
NJ .. Savage. Chief of Staff George
Doughty. Asst Adjt Gcnl.
Aids-Nathan r. Folsom. William II
Brooks. Frank White.
OrderlieS-Arthur Nichols, II. Il. hopkins
Jr., Harry Savage, Herbert Leighton
Augusta cadet Band. IA pieces, F. A
Dennis Director.
Uniform Rank. knights of Pythlas, b
men. c. r. Smith, Captain.
Henry g. Staples Camp. S. of V. Ii men
capt. John Howe, Commanding.
Seth Williams Post No. -. q. A. r., d
men. l.. ID. Carver. Commander.
Disabled Soldiers in Carriages.
Seth Williams Ladies' Relief Corps.
Flower Carriage.
Orator and President of the Day.
United States and State Officials.
Augusta City Government.
Clergy.
Citizens
The route of the procession was up Wa
ter street to Bridge. Bridge to State, Stat
to Monument square. where the afternoon
exercises were held with this programme
! Music Augusta Cadet Ban'
| PRAYER Rev. b. S. Crosb,
| NrSi[ Augusta Cadet Ban'
| Rr1ding of orders. Adjt. y. y. Russel
| Address Commander l.. d. Carve
| Commander Carver during his addres
referred to the contrast of this ana pre-
vious years on account of the war, an
spoke in a very fitting manner of tn
merbers of the Augusta company who
short time ago marched to the front.
Decoration Exercises,
BY Oficer OF the Day Hugh Roger
Service, by Post Chaplain George Il, ga
| Singing, Star Spangled banner
shortly before 4 o'clock the order to IA
in was given and the procession marche
down Grove to Water streets, then t
Bridge and from Bridge to the City MAJ
where this programme was carried ou
Mayor Haynes presiding:
Music Augusta Cadet Ban
nrr,er ~ Rev. L. e. Newbe1
M,,:;C Augusta Cadet Ban
Rcading of Orders, Adjt. a. d Russe
| 1ra,ioon Hon. w. S. Choat
Hon. w S. Choate was frequently lh'ei
rupted by applause. while delivering III
Grafton. which was as follows:
MIR. President, Veterans of the Repup
lie and fellow citiZcns
| Another year has passed and agar
in the full glory of spring time Whe
all n.ture is awakening, we have as
i eomhled TO awaken glorious recollec
tions of the past and to do hohor
the memories of those whose Sacil''c
on the field of battle in defence ol ou
common country justly entities thei
IN o,,r veneration. and more than tina
, This day should ir1plant III the i'li'i''
Of the generation which has bceh Dol
.,d ,i>,ad since that terrible coniiio
{ Chased reverence for the lives anu Sd'
ritces of that noble band.
What year the past mas pee,'
This nation, what great 'eVtht9 h''' '
= fvad the eyes of the world upon
and opened new field Tor hl'ti'h''i'
one wear ago today we heafo 'i'e 81
notes of the pipe of peace ana liiai '''e
TO the tap of the drum in peacelu' pl'
oossion in honor of the heroic dei
Today the bugle call and the lohs ~
s of the drum has again sui''''loie
I America's sons to the defence "l VI
, countrv and our streets again rt9o"i
}. ia ire tread of marching armies
We thought that this seheia'l'
{ should not again see our nation a' w
II vc believed that after the great s'iu
ole of the Civil War our people, ~
u and united. would live in peace "