Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

'iiHHIhu'lcl ny inc ttnucfCSt memories
throughout the Land, a day of all days
sacred To the people Of our country.
ana especially 50 to that great or
Eanizati0n Of the survivors Of the
Civil War, the Grand Army Of the Re
public. In accordance with the an
nual custom the day was observed by
the members Of Seth Williams Post.
No. IL, of this city, as il was every
whore in the United States. by the
holding Of appropriate services and the
decoration Of the graves Of fallen COM
radCs in the different cemeteries of
the city with wrcaths ana flowers.
50 fur as the weather was con
ccrncd the day was not all that could
be desired, for while after Il cloudy
morning the sun came out in the af-
t"rncnn the raw Wind ANA cold air
were more suggestive OF October than
the last days Of May. Another no.
ticcabIc feature in connection with the
day was the lack Of flowers. owing 10
the hac!lWardncss of the season, but
although tho decorations were much
more of evergreen than is usual the
sentiment expressed WAS the same and
the tribute placed upon each mound
as it would had it been bright with
blossoms.
The Observance of the day com
mcnccd at o'clock i'll the morning
when detachment Of the Post to
gcthcr with q detail from Henry q.
Staples Camp. S. If ", under COM
manGof Junior Vice Commander Mich
OILS of tho Post, left G. \. +. hall to
decorate the graves of comrades in the
cemeteries of the northern section Of
the city. At $50 another detachment
Of tho CNO organizations. under COM
mand Of Col O. \. BlaCkingt"n, officer
of the day, went to Riverside cemetery
for the same purooSC. At O'Clock a
third detachment under command of
Chaplain Arthur l.. Brown Ct the Post
left for Bolton Hill cemetery, and at
the same EOur Past Post Commander
Levi NJ Poor With anOt dcr detachment
visited the various burial lots on the
East s:ivcr ruId, and at go the last
detachment under command Of Com
manIcr ~ T. Folsom Of the Post visit
cd Forest Grove. Mt. Pleasant, St.
Mary, and Mt Vernon cemeteries.
Tho decoration Of TIE graves i'll the
places mentioned above completed Tn"
services, of the morning, and on the
return Of thc different attachments to
the EalI rations were served I" them
under the direction " QaIrtcrmast"r
Lewis Scihn9.
The principal obgcrEHnrc "f the lay
was hCld in thu afternoon and evening,
ana included the parade tn" ceremonies
at The soldiers monument at Monu-
mont lark, ana the exercises at City
hall in the evening. the parade WAS
formed on Water street at O'Clock
under th2 direction Of the Chief Mar
slaI. COL q. y. fGlackingt0n tile right
of the column resting near G. Q.
Nicitcry's store, ana moved i'll the fol-
lowing order:
Ila.oon of Police. 90 z. Fletcher. Chief.
Col O. \ blaCkinEtDu, Marshal Of the
Day.
Mai. Thomas VI. J. Enright, Assistant
Aids-Capt. I. NJ; Ware, X. of T.; ID. J.
Rice. Camp S. O. V.
Lafayette Band. Arthur MrdEc; L t.aI'.,.
Co, NJ md emf infa1t Gyl1,n EaTra = Perry
King Co, 3rd Regiment U. Il. X. p,
o. j.. Douglas capt. Commanding.
Augusta Fire Department. John a: Buck
ley, Chief Engineer. Commamding;
Walter w. Toor Camp. Spanish War NGt-
Grams. Dana W. Lovcjoy. Commando
I.cniV q. Staples Camp. Sons Of Veterans.
Clarence II Cram. Capt CcmmindinE
Seth Williams Post. No. T.. q a. X, y l.
Folsom Commander COinnihdilS-
Disabled Soldiers in CARRIAGES
Seth Williams Relief CorTs.
Ladies' of the e. a. Il
Orator and President OF thc n"aIu OK
tidrr,ncn and If the Common Council
L. s. officials. Augusta City Government
Music for the occasion was furnished
Ly Tho LAFAYETTE band, and as cach
organization marched to its place III
the column il was greeted win Il St'ct-
ton ~ the band. But little time was
necessary for the formation al tue COZ
umn. and at about 2.15 all was IN read
mess and the order forward, MARCH,
vas Given. The order OF p2rauc was
as follows: Up Water street IL BrIdGe
street. III Bridge street 70 state street.
and down that thOroughlare l" -Notlu-
mont park. where the column NdS
massed at the soldiers monument inc
exercises there consisted OF the reaaIHS
of the ritualistic service of the f"st by
Chanlain Brown and Ad1utaht NC
David. the placing of the wreath OH L''e
monument by Past Post Oomlililuct
$. w. Lane, selections by the bahd' anu
tre benediction Ey Rev. charleS y
HAYDEN. DID. after which the column
was reformed ami the parade resumed
| down Grove street TO wafer Suee''
Il here it was dismissed
| The narade was fine one. the ranks
AZ The different organizations being
we'll filed. The men locked Well
marched well. and each and every one
| Of them was q credit 10 the city which