The Portland daily press., 1899-05-31
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Veterans Observance of Memo
rial Day.
Interesting Exercises at North Church
Rev. MIR. Newcomb's Able Address.

II was an early reveills yesterday to
which the South Portland Veteran asso-
citation responds, spd the roll oall showed
that more comrades were in ranks TO par
tioipate in the duties OF decoration day than
for many years. The place of rendezvous
was Knightvilie where the different de-
tachments were taken in barges and at
9 o. IN. sharp. the procession started for
the various cemeteries to decorate COM
rades' graves and to listen to exercises
arranged by the committee.
4 Browns Hill cemetery WAS first visited
and the exercises began by singing OF
the Temple Quartetts composed OF
Nessrs. Willard. Eustis, Peables and Gate.
ly; prayer by Rev. MIR. Leitch; reading BY
Miss Shorsy; remarks BY the visiting
olergymen, Revs. Lawton, Smith, Traf'
ton and Leitch; singing by the local quar-
tette, concluding with America, in which
every body heartily Joined.
The next cemetery reached was BAY
View, where prayer was offered oy rev.
Mr.. Corey, which was followed by appro-
pirate remarks by Rev. Mr.. smith anu
singing by the Temple quartstte.
Forest City cemetery was not forgotten
and eight veterans were detached to go
there to decorate the graves OF two .vste-
rams at that spot.
The ceremony of decoration being over
at these cemeteries, the procession proceed
ed In their barges to Masonic hall,
Knightville, where q collation. was served
In the banquet hall
ATM MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY.
The veterans of the town Of Cape Eliza
beth were invited to join the association
at Knightville and partake of the COLA.
ton. At1p. m. the line Of carriages
started for Mount Pleasant and arriving
there they found the grounds filled with
large crowd of citizens, including many
ladies', The attendance was large and
the interest in the ceremonies was great
indeed. During the decoration Of the
comrades graves there was beautiful
singing by about 20 girls from the Gram
mar school. presided over by Mr.. g. +.
Henley. They were under the immediate
direction Of Miss Bolton and their work
added much to the impressiveness of the
occasion.
Assisted by the Cape Elizabeth vote
rams, the Soldiers and Sailors monu-
ment was then decorated with large
wreathes reverently placed at the base of
the shaft. after which in the North
church the following order of exercises
was very successfully carried out:
Opening Prayer, Rev. Robert Lawton
Singing, eluartette
Grafton. Rev. Mr.. Newcomb
Remarks Clergymen
Singing, 9uhrteete
Roll of Honor, Sec. James Ii. Taylor
Quartetta and Audience
Benediotion.
REV. Mr.. NEWCOMERS ADDRESS.
The address which was delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Newoomb, pastor of the Bethany
Congregational church, was listened to
with appreciative interest He has line
personal appearance deep, sonorous
voice and was very happy in the poetical
selections with which the address abound
ed. He referred to the war of the past
y6Nr anu UuO ddooo "AAS's
thereby comes to Memorial Day and feel
inzly mentioned the fact that few more
Memorial Days and the ranks of the
Grand Army will have passed on.
He touched upon the Spanish war and
said as much as We deplored the armed
conflict, war sometimes being the only
honorable alternative-as men who were
loyal to American traditions and priu-
ciples we could only say, Let 1t come"
And it came and the nations Of the world
looked on and wondered and questioned.
What does the United States expect to
gain by interfering with the government
of Cuba2 They cannot comprehend
situa ton which is not measured by silvsr
and gold. We have no reason to be
ashamed of our cause or men. AS ma
ton we are still wrestling with the Cuban
problem. God grant that we may be able
to solve it to the highest interest of the
people and the genuine glory of our own
country.
We are certainly passing through
crisis as government and many are the
solutions suggested to the problem which
confronts us In the Philippines Some
may we'll define the situation as How
to hold on" and others How to let go.
Perhaps no moro perplexing conundrum
has ever presented itself to our govern
ment, but as in the past all have worked
out to our good, We press forward in the
confident assurance that this one will
also. Kipling sounded the note of I'M
perialism in 1.-The White Mans Burden"
The speaker recited the poem and then
gave the re tort of Lsbouchsre. the English
journalist.
Con+nrirr Rav Mr. sNoucopb s.yd