Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-17

issued by Commander N. w. White of
of Seth Williams Post No. 10, G.. A. r.:
HEADQUARTERS SETH WILLIAMS
POST NO. 49,
Department OF Maine. G. A. r.
Augusta, Maine, May IA, l9l0
General Orders
No. l.
In obedience to orders issued from De-
partnent and National Headquarters and
IN accordance with the custom estab-
tliShed by the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie we shall again take up the march to
the last resting places OF our departed
| comrades and viii with devout hearts
and loving hands observe with appro-
pirate exercises and ceremonies Monday,
May 30th, as Memorial day.
AS the years roll on it becomes more
anu more our duty, as well as privilege
spared our lives for this very duty, to
| pay each year this last and loving tribute
of respect to beloved comrades who have
preceded us by II few brief years to that
other home.
| by the natural course of nature it will
he but short time when we, too, shall
sleep beneath that little green sod and
| then it will be left for others to do for us
what we so lovingly do today for those
| who have gone before.
| Henry G. Staples Camp, Sons of Vet
| Grams, Capt, Herbert Ripley, command
ling. win unite with the Post in the OBJ
Scrvancc of the day.
| At o'clock a. NJ, Memorial day. a
detachment from the Post together with
Il detail from Henry 6. Staples Camp,
Sons of Veterans, under the command of
| S. V. c. Albert 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 Officer of the Day. Levi NJ.
Poor. will decorate the graves in River
side cemetery,
At O'Clock \. NJ, detail from the
Post together with same from Sons of
Veterans under the command of Chaplain
Arthur l.. Brown, will proceed to Bolton
Hill cemetery and decorate the graves
of deceased comrades at that place. At
same hour Past Post Commander o. n.
Blaclngton with like detail will pro-
coed to tile various burial lots on the
Last River Road and decorate the graves
of deceased comrades in that locality.
AT 80 A. NJ, detachment from Seth
Williams Post together with same from
Henry q. Staples Camp under command
Of \. W. White, commander fof the post
will decorate the last resting places OF
our deceased comrades in Forest Grove
st. Mary's, Mt. Vernon and Mt. Pleasant
cemeteries. Comrades are urgently re-
quested to assemble at Post Headquart-
tails may be made without delay.
Quartermaster Daniel P. Hanson is au-
thoriZed to cause rationS to be spread
upon the tables in Grand Army hall for
Grams detailed to the duty of decoration.
He will also make the necessary details
for the several detachments belonging to
the Post for the purpose of decoration;
On Sunday, May % at 80 o'clock p.
NJ. the Memorial sermon will be de-
livered at the Green Street Methodist
Episcopal church. by the Rev. Henry f.
Dunnack pastor of the church. Com
rades viii assemble at Post headauarter,
in full uniform at o'clock P. NJ. and
march to the church, under escort of Co.
NJ. End Unfit; Henry G. Staples Camp. S.
of ". and Selden Conner Camp, Junior
Sons of Veterans; and it is expected that
all churches will unite in this service.
Comrades will assemble at Post head
quarters at l O'Clock p. M, May 80, in
full uniform. prepared to assist in the
ceremonies to be held at the soldiers
monument.
The line will he formed at 2.l5 p. NJ. on
Water street. under the direction of Mar
shal Levi NJ. Poor. The column will
in the usual order up Water street to
Bridge street. up Bridge street to State
street, down State street to Monument
Park, where the usual exercises will be
held by the Post.
The column will then march to Post
headquarters and there be dismissed.
Comrades will again assemble at o'clock
=. NJ. at Post headquarters aud march
to City Hall, where the Grafton for Mem
orial day viii be delivered by Judge
Harold Cook. of this city.
The selection and preparation of the
flowers for the beautiful custom of de-
coration will be under the direction of
that band of noble and devoted women.
the me'pbers of Seth Williams Relief
Corps. Mrs. O. n. BIackington, president.
assisted by the members of the Seth
Williams National Relief Corps. Phil
Sheridan Circle. Ladies of the G. A. r.,
and auxiliary Corps of Sons of Veterans.
All citizens who are in possession Of
flags are respectfully requested to place
the same at mast head throughout the
day.
\ hearty invitation is extended to all
soldiers and sailors who took part in the
Civil War to Join with the Post in the
observance of the day. 1t is also hoped
that the citizens generally and all the
different orders in the city will unite in
making it Il day of sacred and tender
memories.
BY order of
n W. WHITE,
Post Commander.
WIN. McDAVID, Adjutant.