Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-20
MEMORIAL DAY.
Arrangements for Its Obser-
vance in This City.
Usual Parade, Saturday Afternoon,
May 30--0ra'ion in Evening"
Memorial Sermon, Sunday Evening, at
Congregational Church.

The following general orders, issued
by Department Commander NJ. O. Saw
age of Seth Williams Post, No. IL, De
partment of Maine. G. a. r., gives the
full program for the exercises incident
to memorial day, in this city:
In obedience to orders issued from
department and national headquarters
and in accordance with the custom es-
tablshed by the Grand Army of tbs
Republic, which seeks thus to perpet-
uate the memories of our noble dead
Seth William Post will observe with
appropriate exercises and ceremonies
Saturday, May Goth, next. as Memoria
day, Henry G.. Staples Camp Sons OF
Veterans, Capt Robert r. Morton, COM
manding, will unite with the Post in
the observance of the day.
At g O'Clock, A. NJ, on Memorial day
a detachment from the Post, together
with detail from Henry G.. Staples
Camp Sons of Veterans, under the com
mand Of Past Post Commander and
Acting S. V. c., A. A. Nichols, will
decorate the graves OF our deceased
comrades in the cemeteries of Ward >.
At $50 o'clock, A. NJ, detachment
from the Post and Sons of Veterans,
under the command of Junior Vice
Commander, James w. White, will
decorate the graves of our deceased
comrades in Riverside cemetery.
At $50 O'Clock, A. NJ. q detachment
from Seth Williams Post, together with
same from Henry G. Staples Camp I'M
der command of NJ. O. Savage, com
mander of the Post, will decorate the
last resting places of our deceased COM
rades in Forest Grove, St. Mays, Mt.
Vernon and Mt Pleasant cemeteries.
QuartermaSter Lewis Selling is au-
thOri2ed to cause ratiOnS to be spread
upon the tables i'm Grand Army hall
for the benefit of the comrades and
Sons of Veterans detailed to the duty
of decoration. He will also make all
of the details for the several detach-
ments, belonging to the Post, for the
purpose of decoration.
On Sunday, May "a, at 100 p. NJ.
in the Congregational church. the me-
mortal sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Norman McKinnon. Comrades will as
semble at post headquarters in full uni
form at o'clock, p. NJ, and march to
the church. 1t is expected that all OF
the churches in our city will unite in
tlllS Stl vice.
Comrades will assemble at post head
quarters at l o'clock. A. M, May 80
in full uniform prepared to assist in
the ceremonies to be held at the sol
diers' monument
The line will be formed at o'clock
p. NJ, under the direction of Past Post
Commander j. A. Jones, marshal. The
column will move at'.2.30 o'clock, p. NJ
and proceed in the usual order up
Water street to Bridge street, up
Bridge street to State street, down
State street to Monument park, whore
the usual Memorial exercises will be
held by the post. The column will then
march to post headquarters and there
be dismissed. Comrades will again as
semble at o'clock p. M, at post
headquarters, and march to City hall
where the Grafton for Memorial day will
be delivered by f. l.. DuttOn, Esq., of
this city.
A hearty invitation is extended to all
soldiers and sailors in the city to join
with the post in the observance of the
day. 1t is also hoped that the, citizens
generally and all of the different or
ders in the city will unite in making
it day of hallowed memories LONG
to be remembered.