The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-29
An Eloquent Address By Very Rev
Dean SillS.
The Governor and Staff
Present.
Exercises Close With Prayer
For King Edward.

= Yesterday afternoon IN 81 AoAo
cathedral was held memorial service to
Queen Victoria. IL was notable occa-
sion ana reelected much credit upon the
officials OF the city and the large number
Of people who attended to show their re-
spsct to the beloved ruler OF Great
britain
The direction OF the service was in the
hands OF British WIGS Consul Heating.
Early In the afternoon the people began
TO nut in appearance at the church. Ad-
mission was by card ana about one-haif
Of the seats OF the church had been re-
served. The invited guests embed In
the parish house on Park street and in
body marched into the church where they
we're shown seats by the regular ushers
The invited guests ircluded Gov. Hill
and the following members of his staff:
Adjt Gen. Richards, Lieut.. Col. Hale,
Lieut. Col. Andrews, Col. Dill and MAJOR
Day. From the National Guard were
Col. l.. IL. Kendall of the First hegi-
meut, Major Frank b. W. Welsh OF the
battalion, Captain X. q. Parker of Go.
b, Lieut.. Mcdonald of Go. L., and
Lieut.. kennard Of Co. A, Ensign Scuily
represented the division Of Naval
Reserves. From Fort PrebIe were Lieut.
h. II. MnMaster and Lieut.. Lawson
From the board OF United States engi-
nsers were Major RnsssIer and Lieut.
Kutz. Gen. John NJ. Brown and Captain
Thomas j. Little represented the Loyal
Legion. From the city government were
Mayor Robinson, Aldermen Moore and
Moulton and ,Councilmen Comedian,
Roberts, Thomas, Dyer, DIR. Bowers,
kayanough, Moulton, johnson and
Farnham. Justices Strout and Peabody
were from the Maine Supreme court. The
Board Of Trade was represented by Presi-
dent Boothby, Secretary Rich and Mr.. A
W. smith Other officials present were
Lieut.. Com. James II Coggswell, In
spector of, the first lighthouse district
United States District Attorney Dyer,
Collector Moses, Appraiser Hewey and
Postmaster Barker. The list of clergy
men was made up of Dr blanchard. DIR.
Wilson, DR. McAllistsr, Rev. A. ii
Wright, Rev }. M. Atwood, Rev. J. X
BoaIdman, Kev. Francis Southworth,
Rev. L. Nj DaveIs and Kew. W. 4. Phe-
Ian. The consul ar corps was represented
by Stephen X small, Argentine Repub-
lie; James Il. MaIIst, UruGuay e DEB,
Leprohon, France; Samuel b Kelsey,
Portugal and William Leavitt, Hsyti
who, in the absence of Tewksbury L.
sweat, also represented Sweden and Nor
way. The Christmas decorations otever-
green had been left in the church and be-
sides these the only decorations were an
American aud English flag, which were
draued together about the pulpit.
At 80 O'Clock the doors were opened
and after the officials and invited guests
had been shown seats, those without
cards were accommodated. All OF the
seats were quickly taken ana then chairs
were brought out and placed in the
aisies by the time that the services be-
gan there were upwards Of 1900 people as
sem bled within the church. The music
which WAS of a magnificent description,
was under the charge of Director Waiter
II. Carter The regular choir of the
church consisting of thirty voices was
augmented by tie State street choir,
composed of Mr. VIII II Stockbridge
MIR. MiIIaTd A Bowdo1n, Mrs. Fred II.
Mozart Male quartetts, composed of MIR.
Frank ii Pierce, MIR. Harry + Merrill,
Mr. Herbert W. Barnard, Jr., and DIR.
Harry NJ. Nickerson, and DIR. +. ID.
Coleman.
All of the special guests entered the
church by the parish house except rep
resentation of Scotch Highlanders from
Lewiston. There were about thirty MEM
hers of this order In attendance. Thes
were from Clan Campbell, No. 70. and
were under the command of Chief W.
Balm. Each man wore part of the
regularHighland garb the plaid cloak be-
ing CROSSED over the breast and long
white feather being place In the cap. The
clan was accompanied by about dozen
ladies, also members of the order.
Director Carter played for the two
voluntaries the Chopin funeral march
and a selection from Schubert Andante
In minor. The services tegAn with the