The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-06-08
MEMORIAL DAY IN MONROE.

MEMORIAL DAY IN MONROE.
About 9 a. m. people began to gather
at the town hall, and at 10. 80 the process
sion, headed by fine band, was formed
in the following order: E. M. Billings
Post. G. A. R., ladies of the N. W. K. Z.
on buckboards and in carriages, school
children and citizens in carriages, and
marched to the cemetery, where the
comrades performed their Memorial ex-
ercises and the W. R. {. had memorial
service for the unknown dead. They
then marched back to the bridge and had
service for the sailor and soldier dead,
the children taking part. 1t was pretty
and added to the patriotic devotlons OF
the w. R. C. The march was theh re-
sumed to the hall, where the Corps ladies
and comrades furnished nice dinner to
The band and Others At two p. m. the
band escorted the speaker, Rev. J.. "A.
Corey of Searsport, from the residence
of Comrade F. L. Palmer to the hall,
where the exercises were as follows:
Prayer by Rev. J. A. Corey; General
Orders were read by Dept Commander
Webster; calling Roll of Honor by Adjt.
Henry S. Weber; address of welcome
by Post Commander Clark; singing by
Mrs. Nettie Billings; recitation by Miss
Lucy Bowden; recitation by Francis
Mckenzie: select reading by Mrs. Belle
A. Barden; recitation by Miss Helen
Wilton; reading of Lincoln's address at
Gettysburg by Adjt. of Post, Henry S.
Weber; singing by High school; decia-
nation by John Monroe. The address
by Rev. ]. A. Corey was one of the finest
memorial addresses ever given in Monroe.
1t was bright, instructive and most in
teresting to old and young. The exer-
~>cises closed with music by the band.
THE DAYS IN sEARsPoRT.
The Memorial Day exercises in this
town began Sunday with an eloquent
and stirring sermon preached by Rev. Z.
H. Mckinney in the First Congregation
al church, assisted by Rev. j. Albert
Corey, pastor of the Methodist church.
Freeman McGilvery post, escorted by
the Searsport band and Uniform Rank
of the Knights Of Pythias, marched to
the church, which was decorated very
beautifully with flags and flowers, and
portrait Of the late Freeman McGilvery.
On Tuesday, owing to the Union Hall
being repaired, the veterans were nvlt-
ed to hold their services in the First Con-
gregational church, which was decorated
as on Sunday. The same escort, with
Belfast Uniformed Rank, X. OF T., add
ed, was on duty as on Sunday. The
speaker Of the day was Prof. W!lmot b,
Mitchell of Bowdoin college and his adj
dress was Of the greatest interest. Many
things We're learned by Searsport people
regarding the bravery OF Searsport vet
Grams that they had no idea OF, and the
young people in particular have vastly
different idea of the brave old men who
are left of the ranks OF '6l and 50.
-Searsport sent 3Q7 volunteers to the
front, and today Is are alive to tell the
stories of the battles. The town had at
that time only SOB voters, which SHOWS
that more than half of the male popula-
ton responded to the call OF the country.
The town was represented IN the LIST, 4th,
18th, 10Th and Goth Maine infantry, and
in the First and Second cavalry. Sears
port soldiers were in every battle fought.
The 18th Maine was in Pickett's charge
at Gettysburg, and four of the old sol
diers present at the service took part IN
it. One present was in Libby prison and
one in Andersonville. These were only
few of the very interesting things Of
which Mr. Mitchell spoke. The service
closed with the singing of America.
CoLBY'S MEMORIAL DAY.
Colby college honored its men who lost
their lives in the Civil War by appro
pirate exercises in Memorial hall Tues
day morning. The exercises had been
arranged with great care, and were
carried out with the assistance of the
Grand Army and other local military and
patriotic bodies.
At $50 a. m. parade was formed at
the junction of Main and Com non
streets, with Capt. Harold Leon Pepper
as chief marshal. Those in line were:
The Colby College band; members of the
college faculty; representatives OF the
Colby alumni; members of the senior
class, in caps and gowns; members OF
the junior, sophomore and freshman
classes of the college; Co. H, Second
Regiment, National Guard; w. S. Heath
Post, Grand Army of the Republic; Gar
field Camp, Sons of Veterans; carriages.
The line of march was taken up Main
street to College avenue, thence to the
Colby campus and to Memorial hall.
Here Capt. Silas A. Adams, comman-
der of Heath Post, presided over the
exercises. Prayer was offered by the
post chaplain, after which Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address was delivered by
Harvey Knight, IA, of Oakland,
The duty Of delivering the address of
the morning fell to Clarence B. Wash
burn IA of Litchfield and he spoke in
very eloquent manner of the duty COL
iege men, as we'll as all other citizens of
the republic, owe the veterans of the
Civil War.
The exercises closed with the decora-
ton of the memorial tablet in the east
wall of Memorial hall with large wreath
by George A. Wilson, a member of Heath
Post
The tablet, thus decorated, is of mar
BILE and on it are chiselled the names of
the Colby men who died while serving
their country at the front. The tablet
is surmounted with a marble replica of
the Lion Of Lucerne of Thorwaldsen,
and bears Latin inscription of dedi-
cation.
100 YEARS OLD AND MARCHED IN PARADE.
Memorial day was happy one for
Benjamin Priest of Sumter post, G. A.
R., of Canaan. He made good his pre-
diction of years ago, that he would live
to march with "the boys'' after he was
100 years old. He passed his Tooth ami
versary on May 18th and May 30th march
ed in the Memorial Day procession, as he
did last year. When the handful of
grizzled veterans fell in behind the band,
Mr.. Priest had the right of the line. He
6oclined nlace in the carriape with the