The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-02
LINE OF MARCH,

as follows: Up Middle to Temple, to
Congress to City hail, massing there
while the mayor delivers an address.
Continuing the march from City hall
down Market to Federal to Congress, to
Union station. The procession will be
reviewed at Longfellow square by Mayor
Randall and the city government.
The start will be made from the corner
of Market and Middle streets at one
O'Clock and Union station will be reached
so that the troops may take the special
train for Augusta at two O'Clock.
FIREMEN ATTENTION.
At meeting of the board of fire en-
gineers Saturday evening, it was voted
to turn out a squad of fremen in the
parade today to escort the militia to
the station. 1t is expected that thirty or
forty fremen, representing all the COM
panies, will participate. Chief EIdredce
invites all tremen who wish to take part
in the parade to meet..at his Office at ten
O. olock, this forenoon.
BOSWORTH POST.
The following order has been issued;
Comrades: Every member of this Post
is requested to meet at the hall at - 80
MONDAY noon, to act with other organiza-
tions as escort to the National Guard to
the Union station.
Let OLD Glory wave from every Flagstaff
In the city. and let us, old soldiers and
sailors who know and realize what war
means, show to these young men that we
appreciate the sacrifices they are making
anu the patriotic services they are SO free
~ rendering the national government.
Let rs not forget the days when we
marched to war and let US by our pres.
ence cheer and inspire these brave bovs
SO that whatever duty they may be called
upon to perform they will remember
Maine soldiers were always in front and
had no superiors.
By command of
Rufus Lamson. Commander
e. G. Milliken, AdJutant.
ATTENTION P. Ii.
All the past members of the Portland
Light Infantry are requested to meet at
Shaw, Cooling & Co.. old shoe factory.
at 1915 today,E ..s.for the purpose
of doing escort duty for the troops leaving
for Augusta this noon. by the re-
quest of the past captains of the p. l..
l., G. P. Mattocks. N. G. Fessenden, J.
G. Cobb, HI. A. Jackson,,C. 4. Weston.
B. A. Norton.
AT CAMP POWERS.
1t has been decided by Adjutant Cen
eral Richards to have the camp of the
National Guard named Camp Powers
instead of Camp Richards, as the orders
stated. The preparations will occupy the
workmen all day Sunday, and the car
penters have much longer job before
them.
The colonies, with their adjutants,
quartermasters, quartermaster sergeants
and commissary sergeants have assumed
their duties
The blankets under which the Maine |
National Guard will sleep when they 20
into camp and probably serve them dur
ing the war with Spain, have been Or
dered in Bangor. Emerson & Adams.
the big jobbers of dry goods and lumber
men and camp supplies, received the order |
and it is quite feather in Bangor's CAP |
that the city should have a concern that |
Is capable Of filling at once, just such |
orders as the one that came from Augusta |
O Friday.
The order is for 1900 blankets, all of the
same color and weight. Emerson &
ADAMS had them in stock and Friday
night the order which will practically fiji |
q car, was shipped via the night freight
to Augusta. The guardsmen are assured
plenty OF bed clothes by the prompt de-
llVsry of this ord er. The state now has O
certain quantity of red blankets of fairly
good, quality but these were not sufficient
Tor the new demands and SO the order
was given for new outfit