Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-16
FOR OBSERVANCE OF
MEMORIAL DAY. MAY 30
General Orders No. Issued by Com.
mander George e. Gay Of Seth Wi.
lams Post, No. 10, G. A. p.

ria; day. May 80. have been issued
! from the headquarters of Seth Will
! liams Post. No. 10. Department Of
Maine, G. A. r.. by order of Post
Commander George E. Gay under
date Of Augusta. Ne, May Is. 1918:
General orders No. l.
In obedience to orders issued from
Department and National Headquar-
ters and in accordance with the Gus
torn established by the Grand Army
Of the Republic we shall again take
up the march to the last resting
places of our departed comrades and
will with devout hearts and loving
hands observe with appropriate ex-
ercises and ceremonies Thursday.
May 80. rs Memorial day.
After the Battle of Marathon,
which was fought 400 years before
the birth of Christ. the Greeks raised
a mound on the plain where the bat
tie was fought and upon this erected
a number Of marble monuments upon
which were inscribed the names Of
all the heroes who fell in that great
battle. These monuments have long
since disappeared but the great
\
at the present day 1t is for us to-
| day 10 commemorate the hcroism of
our own heroes who fell in our coun-
try's cause and to decorate their
graves lovingly and devotedly every
| Memorial day.
| Henry G. Staples Camp, Sons Of
| Veterans. Commander Joseph =. Gre
| ME-, commanding, will unite with the
Post in the observance of the day.
| At o'clock A. NJ Memorial day. \
detachment from the Post together
with detail from Henry C. Staples
! Camp. Sors of Veterans. will deco
rate the graves Of our deceased COM
races N the cemeteries of Ward g.
At $50 O'Clock A. M. detachment
from the Post and Sons of Veterans
under the command of officer OF the
Day \. w. White. will decorate the
graves in Riverside cemetery.
AT o'clock A. NJ. a detail from +nc
! Post together with same from Sons
| or Veterans under the command Ct
t9uartcrmaStcr O. o. Stetson. win pro
coed TO Bolton Hill cemetery and
! decorate the graves Of deceased com
rades at that place. At same hour a
like detail will proceed to the various
/ burial lots on the East River road
ana decorate the graves Of deceased
! comrades in that locality.
/ It $50 O'Clock A. NJ. a detacnnren I
from Seth Williams Post together
with same from Henry G. Staples
! Camp S. Of v, under command of
Geo. f. Gay. commander of 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 requested to assemble at
! POST headquarters at o'clock A. NJ.
! sharp, so that details may be made
without DELAY.
] QVartermaster Q. @. Stetson is author
lzed TO cause rations to be spread unon
/ the tables in Grand Army hall for the
pehe1t of com cdes and Sons of Neter-
/ ans detailed to the duty of decoration.
On sunday, May 26th at 40 o'clock
T. NJ, the Memorial sermon will be de-
Ivered at the Winthrop street Cniver-
saIlst CHURCH by Rev. a. Francis Walch.
pastor of the church. Comrades will
assemble at post headquarters in full
uniform at I O'clock p. NJ. and march
] 10 the church. under escort of Henry
G. Staples Camp, S. O. v: and it is ex-
pected that all churches Will unite in
/ thls service. The members Of the va =
/ rious auxiliary organizations of the most
! and camp are invited to join in the SER
vice
Comrades will assemble at post head
quarters ut l o'clock p NJ May 30 in
! iuIl uniform. prepared to assist in the
| ceremonies TO be held at the soldiers
monument
The line will be formed at 2.15 p. NJ
! on Water street, under the direction of
Marshal Joseph p. Grenier The column
will move at $50 O'Clock p. NJ. and pro
coed in the usual order up Water street
TO B,idge street. up Bridge street to
State street, down State street to Monu-
ment park, where the usual exercises
will be held by the post
The column Will then reform and
march to the Penney Memorial Free
! Baptist church, where the Grafton for
Memorial day will be delivered by Rev
William r. Wood
/ ilt StlcNtloli 'tI.A OF Ino
flowers for the beautiful custom of dec
. Grafton will be under the direction of
/ that band of noble and devoted women
the members of Seth Williams Indepen-
dent Relief Corps, Mrs. Lucy Ware pres
ident and we cordially invite to assist
in this work the members of Seth VIII
liams National Relief Corps. Gen. Phil
Sheridan Circle. Ladies Of the G. A. r.
2~d Auxiliary Corps of Sons of Vet
Grams.
All citizens who are in possession of
/ flags are respectfully requested to place
| the same at half-mast until high noon
after which they should be raised to full
staff for remainder of day.
/ A hearty invitation is extended to all
soldiers and sailors who took a part in
the Civil War to Join with the post in
the observance of the day It is also
hoped that the citizens generallr and
all the different orders in the city viii
unite in making it a day of sacred and
tender memories.
BY order of GEO. z. GAY.
Post Commander.
| VIM. McDavid, Adjutant.