The Portland daily press., 1898-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY.
Programme For Its Observance In 1nis
City Monday.

City Monday
The Joint memorial commission OF the
G. A. r. posts of this city has arranged
! the following order of exercises Tor the
observance.of Memorial day:
During the forenoon the two posts, as
sisted by the Sons of Veterans, will deco
rate with appropriate ceremonies the Lin
colin and Garfield trees. and the graves in
Eastern, Western and Calvary cemeteries,
Promptly at /. 80 o'clock in the after
ihent square. Tho procession will be
lnads up Of platoon of police, Portland
High School Cadets and Portland Com.
pany No. 8, Uniformed Rank of K. of p,
as escort to Bosworth Post No.2, Thatcher
Post No III, 6. A, R., ShepIey Camp
Sons of Veterans, and carriages contain
ing the ladies of the relief corps of the
two posts, and Ladies Aid with the
wreath for the Monument, and carriages
for disabled veterans. Chaudler's and
Merriman's full bands will furnish the
music.
The route of march will be down Con-
gress street to City building, where the
column will be reviewed by the Mayors OF
Portland and Deering, to Pearl, Cumber-
land. High, Deering, State, Congress to
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument which
monies, after which the parade will be
dismissed, and the organizations taking
electric cars for Evergreen and Forest
City cemeteries, where all the soldiers
graves will be decorated with appropriate
services. The number of graves decorated
during the day will be l044. Major III. s.
Melcher will be chief marshal. with Leroy
Berry and Philip Cobb as aids.
In the evening puhltc sarvicaS will no
held in City hall. The Grand Amy posts,
Ladies' Relief Corps, Ladies' Aid, and
the escort will have seats reserved in the
body of the house. The mayors and city
governments OF Portland and Deering.
and all the invited guests will meet the
reception committee, consisting of the
commanders of the two posts and chair
men Of the memorial committees in the
mayors room at 7.45 O'Clock to be
es ,orted to seats on the platform. Shepley
Camp S. of ", will have full charge of
the hall, and, care for the seating of the
audience.
The exercises will begin at eight o'clock
preceded by q band concerto at 7.30. and
will be as follows:
Chorus, Columbia
Prayer, Rev. Luther Freeman
Chorus, Red, White and Blue
Introductory Remarks, Marshal Presiding
Chorus, Star Spangled Banner
Address, 70, G. SWEET
Selection, Chandler S Band
Address. Rev. Lewis Malvern
Closing hymn, America
Band Chorus and Audience.
Renediction.
The singing will be trained chorus of
two hundred voiceE under the direction
of Comrade Sawyer.
II. S. Melcher, Edward G. SWEET, Geo.
o. ID. Souie, Memorial Committee.
Headquarters Thatcher Post No. III,
Grand Army of the Republic,
u Portland, Me-, May 23th, 1898. .
General Order No. L.
Comrades Our Memorial day is at
hand. With it come sacred memories and
sad rites, but pleasant duties which are
performed with glad hearts and ready
hands Tread softly among the sleeping
dead, there rest the dust Of heroes. Disturb
not their SAUNDERS; they have earned a
long uninterrupted rest. Theirs was the
light which had upon it the seal of liber-
ty, and the sanction of God.
Comrades, May 30th is onr day, no
other day in the year is SO sacred to us.
See to it as much as in you lies that the
day is sacredly observed. ,e,f1,
The comrades will assemble on Sunday.
at 2.03 D. m. to attend Memorial services
at the Post hall. Sermon by the Rev.
Lewis Malvern.
Members will assemble at O'Clock to
attend lecture at the Second Parish
church at 7.S0 p. m. on Gen. Grant by
the Rev. Rollin T. Hack
On May 30rh, the comrades will as
semble at $50 a. M, to decorate the
graves in Eastern cemetery, Lincoln and
Garfield trees.
By command of
ID. III. TOWLE, Commander.
ERASTUS MASSURE, Adjutant.