The Portland daily press., 1900-05-31
Cape Elizabeth Veterans Join IN
the Exercises.
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Able Address by Rev.
Mr.. Malvern.
Remarks by Many Prominent
Clergymen and Citizens.

They rallied in goodly numbers yester-
day morning at nine o'clock at the city
building In Knightville. We mean OF
course the members Of the Veterans asso-
citation of South Portland who since the
origin of Memorial Day have not once
allowed it to pass without an honest
faithful and tireless observance. They
were favored with cloudless sky and
moderately warm temperature, in short
the day was bright and beautiful.
With wreaths and flags the :veterans
started in their barges to the different
cemeteries of the city the first of which
visited being Browns Hill, where after
PRAYER by one of the attending o!ergymen
and music by the Schubert cuartette Oh
Portland, under the leadership OF John
Morgan, twenty five graves of dead COM
rades were decorated Representatives OF
the city government accompanied the vet
Grams and leaving Browns Hill, Forest
City and Bay View cemeteries were
reached, at which about twenty more
graves were decorated.
At one O'Clock collation. was served In
Memorial hall at Knightville, and seated
at the tables were about eighty persons,
including the veterans of Cape Elizabeth
and delegation from the city officials.
COLLATION. over, the large party pro-
ceeded to Mt. Pleasant cemetery where
ninety three more graves We're decorated
with very impressive services. Line was
then reformed and the veterans Of the
city and of Cape Elizabeth marched tc
the sailors and Soldiers monument and
deposited at its base their accustomed
wreath.
AT NORTH CHURCH.
.. The special memorial services were held
near by the monument In the historic
North church which was most fttingly
decorated for the occasion. Lincoln's pic
ture draped with an American flag was
in the foreground against the pulpit, on
either side of which was wreathed stack
of arms. High up on the wall directly
back of the pulpit hung draped picture
of Grant, underneath, which was pic
ture of Sherman placed against fan
shaped flag. In front of all was shield
Fort Sumpter, 1861; "Appomattox,
1866, while all around on chandeliers anc
vantage spots were groups of flags witt
an abundance of the freshest looking apple
blossoms The sanctuary was completely
filled with interested listeners, and on TIN
platform besides the orator and clergy
man who were assigned parts, were to b
seen Mayor Reynolds and Aldermen
Spear and Small. The veterans occpiet
seats In the main aisle and Commands
Noah B. knight presided and first called
upon Rev. Mr.. Lawton for prayer. Thi
was followed by the singing of "Gather
ing Home Just One BY One" by tn,
Schubert quartette after which the orato
of the day, Rev. Lewis Malvern of Port
land was introduced in very compliment
airy words by Commander knight.
REV. MIR. MALVERN ADDRESS.
Rev. Mr.. Malverns address was we
met with generous hand clapping. ii
said in opening that new generation
had come up since the days of the war /
which the veterans before him took part
and he thought it the duty Of an orato
ON an occasion like this to bring to tn
minds of the young people some idea
what that war was fought for. He aske
what are we here forp' And what al
the teachings Of the hour" He answered.
not to rejoice over the vanquished as II
dividuals, but rather on account OF tn
principles which they represented. III
speaker referred to the question of SLAYER
rejoicing in It's downfall as result of II
war and pointed out that we never woul
have been able to spell Nation with a bi
N had it not been for the valiant servic,
of the heroes Of the sixties. He dwelt vi
on the greatness and immensely of I'll
country, its astounding wealth an
graphically described a trip made oy'
the country by him when these matter
made the deepest kind of an impressic
upon him.
To stir the patriotic impulse Of Il
young people he went over in detail son
of the strategic points ON the field OF Ge
tysburg, giving interesting anecdot
which he had picked up while lookin
over the famous battle ground. i
thought that every young person shou
visit Washington, Arlington Heights an
other equally historic points for inspir
tion and coming down to the live issu
of the day, Rev. Mr.. Malvern said OF Il
negroes that he believed the profile
could only be solved by time, religie
and education, and specially urged TN
they be educated along mechanical line