Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-15
FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
General Orders for Observance by
Seth Williams Post, G. A. r.

The following general orders for tle
! Observance of Memorial day TUESDAY
! May so, have been issued from head
| quarters of Seth Williams Post, No.
/ 13. G. a. r., by Post Commander N
w. White:
| Headquarters Seth Williams Post
| Ne. -. Department of Maine, G. a. H.
Augusta, Me, May 10, 1911.
General orders No. l.
In obedience to orders issued from
Department and National Headquar-
| ters and in accordance with the Gus
| tom established b. the Grand Army
| OF the Republic we stall again take up
| tine march to the last resting places OF
our departed comrades and Will win
devcut hearts and lovings hands OBJ
| SIEVE with appropriate exercises ana
| ceremonies Tuesday, May So as Me
| mortal day
Henry G. Staples Camp. Sons nj
Veterans, Capt. Philip Malloy, com
| handing, will unite with the Post in
| the observance of the day.
At O'Clock A. NJ Memorial day.
| detachment from the Post together
with details from Henry G. Staples
/
command of S. V. c. Albert A. Nichols
Will decorate the graves of our deeeas-
ell comrades in the cemeteries OF
Ward s.
At $50 o'clock A. VI. detachment
from the Post and Sons of Veterans
under the command of officer OF the
Day Levi NJ. Poor, will decorate the
graves in Riverside cemetery.
At o'clock A. NJ. a detail from the
Post together with same from Sons oil
| Veterans under the command OF Gllap-
| lain Arthur l.. Brown will proceed 10
Bolton Hill cemetery and decorate the
graves of deceased comrades at That
| place. At the same hour Past Post
| Commander J. a. Jenes with like de-
| tail will proceed to the various burial
| lots on the East River road and deco
| rate the graves of deceased comrades
| il that locality. {
| At $50 o oIock \. NJ. detachment
from Seth Williams Post together With
same from Henry G. Staples Camp, ..
| of ", unaer command oil y. W. " mite,
| commander of the Post, Will decorate
| the last resting places OF our aeceaseu
| conn AIDES in Forest Grove, ST. mary 5,
| Mt. Vernon and Mt. Pleasant eeine-
| teries. Comrades are urgently request
| 81 DO assemble at fost neadquat tefs At
5 O'Clock A Nj. sharp, So that details
MAY be made without delay.
| Quartermaster Daniel +. Hanson Is
| authorized to cause rations To De
| seread upon the tables in Grand Army
| aalI Tor the benefit Of comrades 3f1
| sons Of Veterans detailed to the duty
| If decoration. He Will also make the
| necessary details Tor the several de-
| tachnents belonging to the Post ltf
the purpose of decoration.
| ON sunday, May Is, at 80 o'clock +.
| M. lh, Memorial sermon Will be deliN-
cred at the South Parish Congrega-
| tiena1 church, by the I;eE. l, u. Booth
py. pastor of the church. Comrades VIII
| assemble at Post headquarters i'll fufi
uniform at O'Clock p. NJ, and march
| co the church, under escort of Co NJ,
"a mi, Henry G. Staples Camp, 5. oil
e., and Salden Conner Camp, Junior
Sons of Veterans; and it is expected
that all churches viii unite IN TINS
service. The members of the various
auxiliary organizations of the Post
and Camp are invited to join in the SER
vice.
Comrades will assemble at Post
headquarters at l o'clock p. NJ. May
80 in full uniform, prepared to assist
IN the ceremonies to be held at tae
soldiers monument
The line will be formed at I'D L. NJ,
on Water street, under the direction
of Marshal Levi NJ. Poor. The Soiufnn
will move at 2.So o'clock p. NJ. and pro-
coed 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 and singing by the school chill
dren of Augusta.
The column will then march to Post
headquarters and there be dismissed.
Comrades will again assemble at
q, elook P. NJ. at Post headquarters and
march to city hall, where the Grafton
for Memorial day will be delivered by
Thomas Leigh, Esq, Of this city.
The selection and preparation OF the
flowers for the beautiful custom or
decoration will be under the direction
OF that band of noble and devoted vo-
men, the members of Seth Williams
Relief Corps, Mrs. Arthur L. Brown.
president and we cordially invite to
assist i'm this work. the members OF
Seth Williams National Relief Corps,
Phil sheridan Circle, Ladies of the q.
A, r., and Auxiliary Corps of Sons oil
Veterans. The supervision of this work
Is rightly assigned to the Oldest auxii-
larry corps of tine Post. While the Post !
and the oldest corps are able to lead
In this noble work let us bow willingly
to this leadership, for the time will
come only too soon when it must ne