Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-08
OLD HOME WEEK.
Portland Celebration Good
Enough for Whole State.
Grand Parade, Superb Fireworks and
Speeches by Distinguished Guests.
Thousands Upon Thousands CT Visitors and
Every Part Success.

Portland, NE, Aug. to-day mas
marked the beginning of Old Homo
week in Maine, and if the succeeding
celebrations are conducted on the same
scale the Old Pine Tree State viii have
something to talk about in the year tC
come.
Portland's day has been a succession
of notable events, all carried out O..
generous lines and all resulting in one
grand success. The fireworks, this
evening. by Pain on the Eastern prom
enade was witnessed by nearly 10000
people ashore and afi0at and the great
electric illumination of the fleet of war
ships in the harbor closed the ceremo-
MES of rather spectacular day.
Altogether it has been one of the
l.iost successful celebrations ever wit
messed in the Forest City. Everything
has gone Oft on time and without a
hitch, and from one end of Portland to
the other there has been a display of
hospitality and good fellowship that
would have done credit to any city i'll
the land.
The warships have been a great feat
ure of the celebration and in the pa
rade, today. their sailors called forth
the most cordial applause. This pro-
cession. together with the public meet
ing at City hall. this afternoon, adj
dressed by distinguished sons of Maine,
have constituted the most important
ceremonies of the day.
The big event Of the day was the pa
4 Of, al,
This has attracted many visitors from
surrounding towns and as early as
o'clock people began to take positions
of vantage from which to view the pro
cessiOn. By . o'clock. a score of bands
were marching the streets and prepar-
ing to head the various companies.
At 10 o'clock. the various bodies
formed on Federal. Pearl Newbury
and Congress streets, and shortly af-
ter the appointed hour the chief mar
shall, Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain gave
the word and the column began NOV
ing.
First division-Capt. Charles j.
Bailey, eth Artillery, L. S. a, com
handing; Togus Soldiers Home Rand;
battalion L. S. artillery from Forts
4 w
Second division-Capt. Francis w
Dickens. [. S. navy. commanding
marine band; naval brigade from ships
Of war; American Cadet Band: Red
Cross ambulance from Fort. Preble.
Third division-Col. Lucius Kendall,
commanding; Chambers LIST Regiment
Band; 1st Regiment Infantry, National
Guard. State. of Maine, lately. of United
States service, Spanish war; Governor
If Maine and staff and guests Of honor;
state Signal Corps; drum corps: State
Naval Reserves, lately of United States
service Spanish war
Fourth divisi1n--Gen. John Lnych
commanding: Portland Band; battalion
Portland High School Cadets: societies
OF civic bodies
Fifth division-Chicf Melville n FL
bridge, Portland fire department. COM
mandins; Lewiston Brigade Band:
Portland fire brigade: invited fire COM
panies; Biddeford Band; veteran fire
brigade; Livermore Falls Band.
The parade wound through the prin-
cipal streets of the city and then down
Congress street to the reviewing stand
at City hall. which contained Gov.
Powers and staff. Gen. Chamberlain,
Adjt. Gen. Milliken. and the 6istin-
Suished guests Of the city. The parade
was a great success and one of the
most impressive spcCtacles ever seen
il Portlands streets.
The battalion from the warships
made fine exhibition Of marching
men and came in for a large share of
the applause all along the route.
Next in interest of the parade was
the old-fashioned firemen's muster in
Deering park. and. al noon. the crowd
began to fill the spaces about the park
whence the contest could be seen. AL
together there were % entries for these
contests and the prizes aggregated in
value near $1,000. The ladder contests
for which there were five entries. took
place at the same time in Railroad
square.
At the public meeting in City hail,
Tuesday afternoon, to welcome the
sons and daughters of Maine. Gov.
Powers presided and Mayor Frank W.
Robinson delivered the speech of well
come. The National Home Band from
Togus discoursed splendid music.