Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-16
MEMORIAL DAY
= az OBSERVED AS USUAL IN
ELLSWORTH.
ana ISSUED BY THE POST COM
.,vp COMMITTEES APPOINTED
TO VISIT CEMETERIES.

,,,o,isl Day, May 80, falls this year
wednesday. VIM. II. ". Rice post,
eAR., Of Ellsworth, has made its usual
',.n. for st,ing observance Of the day.
i bi. general orders for the observance
...asy Henry o. Perry, department
,nm.paet of Maine, says;
vs,rs have passed since the last bagie
ia away At Appomattox. where the
I'm. ~ our government and the honor OF
sNs w ,,sy, finally and forever established.
r..,,nr these years our country has grown
= nrospered until Il has become the most
..,ni nation on the globe, nation re-
80 bv ali peoples; and we should ever
80, -, that the present standing and in
- !, the Republic Is directly due 70 the
1900. endurance and bravery Of the men
s.,+srsd 10 her defence in her hour OF
~ -, as on our Memorial Day renew our
,.,,stude 10 these mel.
=, Coming Of spring with its opening
,,...,,us reminds US that the day most sacred
- soldier Of the Civil war is approach
:. I,t ms garland the graves Of our
~ comrades. who gave their lives in de-
49, q our country aad the dear old Gag,
- ,be choicest flowers Of spting. Let
.n.,v mound that marks the resting place Of
,,mrsdc be visited. Let none be missed,
IA A sc stand by the graves Of our dead
.onrsdcs and pay 70 them the tribute Of our
s.,,,.' aaepest affection. let Us place the Gag
+, whose honor they gave up their lives, as
81 head Of each mound; and may our
ssaavbt, ca back ia loving remembrance 90
a. days vi hen these comrades shared with US
a. sardhips Of war, let Us pledge anew our
t.,ssion to thssr memory. The thirtieth day
q Way Is toe festival Of oar dead. Let Us dis
sss-ars aAy deAecratioE Of the day or any at
sap, 30 make il day Of recreation. t.e; Us
sstssror to iustili into the minds OF all that
: the most sacred Of all the days In the
geaf.
ELLSWORTH POST COMMITTEES.
AtA Meeting Of the VIM. II. II. Rice
pos, Monday evening the following spec
ii committees were appointed: To re-
GIVE the orator of the day, Comrede NJ. $.
Smith; music, Comrades Joy and Whit
samb; to procure minister for Memorial
Sunday, Comrades Cook and osgood; 10
visit city government 10 obtain hall, etc,
Comrades Patten and Curtis; wreaths and
flowers, Comrades Gray and Haskell;
deoonting hall, Comrades Smith, Hall
and all other comrades; flags on public
baildings, Comrades Fields and Cook
tags Tor graves, Comrade Parsons.
THE DAY IN ELLSWORTH.
The orator OF tho day ls TO be l.. b.
Dessy, Of Bar narbor. The memorial
seraon OF the Sunday preceding May
twill be delivered at I p. M. at Hancock
ball, by Rev. j. n. Adams, of the Congre-
stianal church.
The following orders issued by the post
commander. A. r. Devsreux, give in de-
tall The programme for the day, and also
The committees appointed to visit the
Tagicus ccmeteries in the vicinity:
Memorial Services.
HEtpqrAErERs WV. II, II, RtcE Posr.l
No. 81 bEsNErxESr OF MAGyE, q. \. r.,
Ei.LsWosTH. Nay IA, 1905.
RFufr w. T.
Ias Officers and comrades Of this post are
hereby required TO meet In full uniform at
their hall on sunday evening. May q, at s-ao
o'sleek, preparatory To marching TO Hancock
bah TO listen 70 a memorial sermon BY Rev. J.
N Adams, snd such other services as mas be
soaHscsed herewith, at o'clock.
he WomRn's Relief Corps. sons Of vete-
ans and all hoaorabIy discharged soldiers
aad sailors are invited 20 take part with the
Poss In all its memorial exercises.
by order Of
A. X. DEvEREUx,
Post Commander.
lsyiSo ossooD, Adlusant
Men.Fial n.x