Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-31
Were the Memorial Day Oh
serances in WatervilIe.
Grand Army Veterans Carry Out Usual
Programme Fine Parade.
q. Of An Address In the Evening by Hon.
". c. Philbrook.

az II did. yesterday. The rain inter-
,.rred with all the services and made
marching hardship. 1t cut down the
number in the ranks seriously, but in
snite of all. the program was carried
,,, ne arranged. There were over $50
mare in carriages to bring the total
on foot in the procession and enough
number up to over 200. Considering
the kind of n day it was this was an
excellent showing.
w. s. Heath Post, G.. A. r.. had
about 90 men in line and n good num-
her in carriages. This was a larger
number than was mustered by any
other organization in line with the pos
sibie exception of Co. II which had
about sc men. Only two of the secret
societies expected appeared. the o. L.
A. N. and the Union Lafayette. The
others were frightened by the promise
of a downpour during the afternoon.
Flags were displayed all over the city
and a goodly number of the residences
were prettily decorated. Dinsmore
was the only merchant to get up
special window display and it was very
prettily arranged. 1t consisted of two
columns III Ntlitt SuploI tliiS all tICI
on which in letters in green We're the
words Memorial day" The date was
suspended from the arch. This ar
rangement formed frame for large
picture of Lincoln a little in the rear.
Nearly all of the stores and shops
were closed in honor of the day and the
banks and post office observed holi-
day hours. The schools and college
were of course closed, good number
of the children taking part in the ex-
ercises
The streets We're thronged with peo-
pie watching the parade and Pine
Grove was visited by nearly as many
as usual in spite of the rain. Extra
electrics had to be put on during the
afternoon to accommodate the patron
age.
In the forenoon the graves in the
Fort Hill cemetery in Winslow, were
decorated according to the usual Gus
tom. A squad from Co. II. in COM
mand of Sergt. w. I. Sterling also went
out to Oakland to decorate the grave of
A. Smith, who died in Augusta during
the Spanish American war.
In the afternoon the line was form
ed at 2 o'clock on Main street. right
resting on Temple, in the following
order:
Platoon of Police. Deputy Marshal Wood
bury in Command:
Waterville Military Band. r. 3. Han.
Marshal of the Day Fl. L. Merrck and
Co. H. n. G. S. NJ. Captain shurtliff In
Command.
". s. Heath Post. G. A. R.. Homer Proc
tor, Commander.
School Children with Wreaths and Flow
erS.
Order of United American Mechanics,
Fred Fitzgerald. Captain.
Union Lafayette.
Society in Carria ges.
School Children in Barges.
Disabled Comrades in Carriages.
Members of City Government and Cler-
gymen in Carriages.
The line of march was down Main to
Silver to Sherwin to Summer to Pine
Grove cemetery. At the cemetery the
program was carried out as arranged and
was as follows:
Singing by chorus of children led by Miss
Eva TOwne.
Prayer. Rev. A. A. Levi:
Decoration of graves at the sound of the
Singing Children
Benediction. Rev. n. "A. Lewis
Selection Band
The line was then reformed ana
marched up Summer to Redington TO Elm
and to the soldiers monument where the
following exercises were carried out:
, Prayer. Rev. FIR. n: Chariand
Special services. w. ). Heatn loS'
Decoration of the monument
Calling of the Roll of Honor.
Salute for the dead fired by squad from
Co. H.
The column was then reformed anu
marched up Elm to Main and down Man
to Common. where it broke ranks
Supper was served by the ladies of the
Relief Corps and Ladies Aid Society II
the G. A. r. hall for the Post and Co T.
The special feature of the evening
Tas of course the annual memorial
address The line was reformed at thc
q. A. r. hall and with the band anu
Co. F as escort. marched to the Zap
fist church. The address has always
been delivered in the City hall but II
was engaged this year. so the charch
was secured.
ExMayor Philbrook has been VIII
ring laurels in years past all over. the
s'tdtc III MS memorial auuicSSSS e@''N
the post thought it best to keep him at
home this year, hence the great treat OF
last evening.
MIR. PhilbrOok was in splendid 1orni
and swayed his audience almost at WILL
now hushing it into perfect sllence
with his pathos and again rouslns IL
10 enthusiastic applause. His address
was short clean cut and able-a gem.
lie gave his hearers something to take
nome and think over. aroused their pa
tn0tism and increased their respect
ana loyalty to the veterans who wore
the blue.
The hearts of the old soldiers were
Airred and warmed as they listened
ana they went away with new mean
ing of the great struggle in their
minds.
The speaker touched briefly on the
&c. mes at the opening of the war ana
VI those that followed at its close ana
ihose which have been repeated each
year since On Memorial days. He out
nhec some Of the great results of the
.r"ggle and what it cost and meant.
IRE condition of the country then ana
To-Day with its magnificent growth
Were mentioned.
ne results Of the struggle men.ion-
Cd -hoWel tie care % 3chcllr N tAel.