The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-30
Chief Marshal's Orders
And Other Officers.
How the Graves Of the Dead
Heroes VIII Be Decorated.

ceremonies. The foilowing programme
for the day has been arranged by the Me-
mortal commission, representing the
Grand Army bodies Of this city. During
the forenoon the comrades Of Bosworth
Post will visit the Western cemetery and
decorate the graves Of comrades buried
there. A detachment from Thatcher post
will decorate the Lincoln and Garfield
trees and the graves at the Eastern ceme-
terry. A barge with q detachment of COM
rades from Bosworth Post, in charge Of
Comrade David ID. flanagan win visit
Calvary cemetery early In the forenoon
where the graves of one hundred and
thirty five comrades viii be decorated.
THE PARADE.
At 100 p. M, there will be a parade of
the Grand Army and Sons Of Veterans,
escorted by battalion of the First Regi-
met, n. G.. S. NJ, under command of
Major Charles Collins, comprising the
Portland Light Infantry, Captain George
A. Dow; Montgomery Guards, Capt. T.
J. Hogan; Portland Cadets, Captain II.
G. Parker; Sheridan Rifles, Captain NJ
L. Conley; Cleaves Rifles of Westbrook,
Captain J. W. Graham; Signal Corps,
Lieut.. G. W. Butler, and the Naval Re-
serves, Lieut.. Harry NJ. Bigelow; the
crew of the U. S. revenue cutter Wood
bury; Portland High School Cadets,
Major II. c. Saunders and U. S. letter
carriers. The entire column will be un-
der the command of Comrude George o.
D. Soule, Marshal of the day.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The customary memorial services viii
be observed at City hall in the evening,
to which the public are cordially invited.
The hall will be open at p. m, and
seats will be reserved for the comrades of
the G.. A. r., members Of the Relief
Corps and Ladies' Aid society, until 80
distribution of programmes will be In
charge of members of Shepley Camp,
Sons of Veterans. The invited guests are
requested to meet the reception commit
tee consisting of the marshal Of the day,
commanders and chairmen of the Memo
rial committees of the Bosworth and
Thatcher posts in the mayors Office at
7.30 p. m.
Hon. Frank W. Robinson, mayor Of the
city will preside during the exercises of
the evening, which win be as follows:
Concert by Chambers band from 7.30 to
PRAYER. Rev. Bowley Green
song-Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground, Mozart Quartette
Address, Hon. Frank W. Robinson
selection-Tone Pictures q North nth, and I'd :,
Reading Of Lincoln's Gettysburgh
Miss Eva M. Anderson, senior class,
Portland High School
Songmour Heroes Rsv Mo %sSsr qTsstetse
Song-When the roll is called in heaven,
Mozart Quartette
selection-Recollecti ons Of the War, !,
Chambers band
National Anthem-America,
Mozart Quartette, Audience and
Chambers band.
Benediction.
H. s. Melcher, Edward c. SWEET, George
Q. ID. Soule, Memorial Commission,
G. A. X.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The Chief Marshal has issued the fol-
lowing orders:
Headquarters Chief Marshal,
May "a, 1900.
General Order No. 1:
Having been appointed by the joint Me-
mortal commission as Chief Marshal Of
the Memorial Day parade, / hereby as
sumo command and appoint my staff as
follows: Chief of Staff, Charles F. Dam
of Bosworth Post; aids, Fred G. Runnels
of Thatcher Post, Ernest C. Steele, Sec
nnd IiaIlfanapf ShanlaU Gnr,a NJ
Veterans, Capt. NJ. E. Conley, Sheridan
Rifles, National Guard, Lieut. J. l.. Jor-
dan, High School Cadets; William 5.
Berry, Shepley Camp, S. of ", color
bearer: bugler, Sergeant G. j. Champlin,
High School Cadets.
Ali organizations taking part in the
parade will form as follows, and report to
the Chief Marshal at the corner OF Con-
gress and Temple streets at 1.15 p. m,
sharp:
The National Guard will form ON
Temple street, right resting ON Federal
street; u. S. cutter Woodbury., officers
and crew on Federal street at the left of
the Naval Reserves; the Battalion OF
High School Cadets will form on Federal,
right resting on rear of the u. s. cutter
| Woodbury. crew; u $. letter carriers from
the Portland post Office will form on Elk
change street, right resting on Federal St.
Bosworth Post, No: 2, G. A. r., headed
by the American Cadet band, on Middle
street, right resting on Temple street !;
Thatcher Post, No. Ill, g. A. r., on
Middle street, right resting at left of Bos-
worth Post; Shepley Camp, No. 4, Sons
of Veterans, will form on Middle, right
resting at left of Thatcher Post. CARR
ages containing disabled veterans will
form on left Of Shepley Camp on Middle
street.
The procession viii start at 80 o'clock
sharp and is to move over the following
route: From Temple down Congress
street, passing City hall, where the pro
cession win be reviewed In front Of City
hall by the city government, After. the
review the procession will pass down
gress, down Congress street to Monument
SQUARE where the Soldiers monument