Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-31
The Memorial Day Observance.

1 udy NdS HttiHSiy ODSeINeu
here, Friday, and the exercises were
well attended During the forenoon,
the greater number of the lots in the
cemetery were decorated. At noon, a
procession was formed at G. A. r. hall,
with the following line:
Platoon of police; Pittsfield band !;
marshal and aides; officer of the day;
Co. A I'd Infantry, N. G. S. M; Phlen-
toma Lodge, l. Q. o. F.: Court Pine
Tree, l. o. O. F.; Boy Scouts, Camp
Fire girls; A. S. Haskell Camp, No. Is
s. of ". Ladies' Auxiliary; Veterans
and Woman's Relief Corps.
| The procession marched to the ceme-
ltery, where exercises of the day were
observed. On the return a halt was
made at the Soldiers monument, where
prayer was offered by Rev. n X.
Pearson and a short address was Civ
en- by Prof. F. e. Landman. The line
then marched to Union hail. where an
eloquent address was delivered by
lex-Guv. Bert Fernald. Music was fur
lnished by Pittsfield band. Vocal Sc
/ lections were rendered by r. A
Il Conant and family. Prayer and bene-
Idiction were offered by Rev. N. r.
i Pearson.
Il The NJ. C. l. Athletic Association,
Thursday, elected the following Off
GERS Pres, High Greens Vice
Pres, Jesse Bates; Sec, Rita Pushor;
Treas. Harry Cornforth; manager OF
basketball team, Caldwell Phillips
assistant manager basketball team
Luther Remission; advisory board. F.
w. Briggs, c. S. Coffin, Miss Cole
Prof, Chorley. Wesley Mills, Merrill
Farrow.
II S. K. Haines and Daniel Hennessey
of this town and Herbert Kendall OF
| Massachusetts, went to Lost Pond
/ Bingham, Saturday, to remain over
Sunday. at the McGilvery camps. The
party will be Joined, Sunday, by DR.
III. e. Marston and Charles Russell.
L Misses Cole, Story. Wakefield, Car
and Smith. teachers at NJ C. I. left
will be guests at the Cole cottage. ur
Friday. for Sebec Lake, where they
will be guests at the Cole cottage, I'M
|Itl Monday.
II The comedy drama Facing the Mu-
sic" was very successfully given in
i Union hail. Friday evening. by a local
least and under the auspices OF the
i local order of Forresters,,. The cast:
IE.rnest Thompson. James Halliday
tCecil Thurston, r. E. Butler. Robert
Smith. Bessie Warren. Dorothy Drake
Hattie Burns, Florence Buxton. Each
fpart was deserving of mention.
/ Friends of Mrs. w. A. Taylor of
twaterYille, formerly of this town, will
regret to learn she entered hospital,
Friday. for medical treatment.
i Mrs. w. G. Morrill, is quite i'll at
lher home on Lancey street. Mrs. Ad-
die c. Brown of Bangor, o sister of
lMr. Morrill,. was called here, Thurs
day, by Mrs. Morrill's illness.
Rev +. S. Walker, pastor of the
Universalist church. Friday, at New
port delivered the memorial address
before II. G. Libby Post No. lis, in
Odd Fellows hall. Capt w. l.. Ross
of this town, commander of the Post
and Mrs Ross were in Newport, Fri
day, to attend the exercises.
Rev. III. NJ Ford. pastor of the Free
Baptist church, was in Cambridge
Friday, where he delivered the Me
mortal address.
A game of baseball was played il
Hunnewell field: Friday morning, b.
the Pioneers and retail merchants
The result of the game was 7 to. 4 il
favor Of the Pioneers. az
Rev. C. n. Garland. superintendent
of the Rockland district of Methods
churches, conducted the first quarter
ly charge of the churches in Pitts
field and Palmyra, Thursday after
noon and evening.