Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-23
MEMORIAL ORATORS.
Those Who Will Address Maine
Veterans, May 80.
Two Soldiers Monuments Will be
Dedicated.
List Of Speakers Includes a. Clcrgymen
and Sc LAWYERS,

Maine cities and towns to the num-
Der of 115. have announced their orators
for Memorial Day, Saturday, May 80.
The list. this year, is a noteworthy one,
and shows that Maine Grand Army
Posts select their speakers with tact
and judgment. A large number of the
Pine Tree States most brilliant speak
ers are included in the list, together
with several from other states.
Lewiston and Eastport announce that
they will not have a set Grafton this
year. Instead the Lewiston post has
invited several of the leading citizens
of that city to address it, while at
E,astport all the local clcrgymcn have
been asked to speak. In this way 1t
is thought the exercises may be made
more interesting and instructive, as Il
greater variety of ideas on the day and
its memories will necessarily be ad-
varced.
Two interesting features of the Me-
mortal Day observance, this year, will
be the dedication of soldiers monu-
mentS in the cemeteries at North
Brewer and Sidney. In each instance
an interesting and appropriate program
has been prepared.
AS naturally would be expected the
church furnishes the largest number of
speakers, Al in ALL although the total is
smaller this year than last. The bar
is a close second, sc posts having chos-
en- their speakers from the legal pro-
fession, an increase of 13 over its rec
ord in 1902 The number of women
speakers is 2, the same as it has been
for several years past. Eight speak
ers will have the pleasure of delivering
their addresses twice.
Twenty-six posts have chosen local
speakers this year. This is a custom
that Seth Williams Post of Augusta,
has followed for n number of years
with much success.
The number of speakers from out of
the State is eight. Massachusetts
furnishes three. and the other states
represented are New Hampshire Da-
kota. Vermont, New York. and the Dis
trict of Columbia. In several instances
the speakers from away are sons OF
Maine who have been invited 10
speak. Memorial Day, in their native
towns
Bangor heads the list in the number
of orators supplied to other places l"
posts having selected their speakers Ill
the Queen city. Portland is second
with ten speakers; Augusta supplies
six and Lewiston and the University
of Maine. four each.
The list of orators is as follows:
Abbot village-kev. l. H. LidStoh''
Guilford. ,;.,
athrns-Rcv George Wade. Scion;
Auburn-iIon. w. w. Stetson, Auburn,
Augusta-Frank l.. Dutton' ESD Au-
Eaugor-Dean w r. Walz of the L. OF
NJ Law School Bangor: NJ,
p' Ha,h-Hon. T. A. Wilson. Dover, N. H.
Kerwick-Wiliam $: Pierce. Esq.
Eelrast-IIon. William p. Thompson,
Eethcl-tIon Enoch Foster Portland
I.iddcford- George l.. Emery, Es1., BID
Blainc-lIoward Pierce, ESD. Fort Kcnt'
bradford Lewis Barker, Esq. Bangor
Rridgton-ticn Charles p Mattocks,
Wr sn w. c. Plummcr, Of Da
Rrvants Pond-Linwood Beedy, Lewis
VA Hucksport-Georgo E. Googins, Esq,
Calais-IIon. Franklin NJ. Drew Lew
C"mden-Rev. l.. D. Evans of Camden.
Canaan-uon. c. II. Smith, lIartlhnd.
Caribou-Rev. G. NJ Park of Pressure
Castine-W. A. Walker Castne.
Centre Montville-J. o. Johnson I'per-
ty. ,,..u I,.,
Cherryficld-W. r. Pattangai' EsH.'
Bangor. .u ,,.,
Chesterville-Byr NJ. Small ESQ.,
Pennington.
China-Rcv. Mr. Harding. China
Corinna-Judge James H. Burgess Bar
gor
Dedham.. Arthur y, AlictI: LIh6,, U,.+
Dcnnysvlle-Rcv. $. +. St Johh' Last
port .
East Jefrcrson-ltcv. Joseph IL. Beale'
Portland.
l.ast achias-iIubert e. saunders
esq. Lubec. .,.,,,,,,
Eastport-All the local clergym@n.
Elsworth-Prof ii. Nj. Estaprooh Oh lhl
u. of NJ. Orono pu
Fairfield-Hon. Edward Wigsin, Angus
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Farmington-iion. I. n. bi'''cH'ru
Wilton , ,,.,,
Fort Fairneiu-lieF. !. f. N'PiN'
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