Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-29

skowhegan IRE department will
form on the north side OF Water
street with the right resting oppo-
site tho residence Of A. E. Bisson's.
MARCHING ORDERS.
Fact Organization will report to
the place assigned at 10 o'clock 4.
NJ. promptly and be prepared to start
in parade at exactly 1890 A. NJ.
One halt Of five minutes will be
made when the right Of the line
reaches the junction Of Pleasant and
Madison streets. The parade will be
reviewed by the returned soldiers
on Madison street just south Of the
entrance to Fairview park. Care
should be taken that proper dis
tancecs be maintained between the
organizations and bands throughout
the entire line Of march.
Better ard more continuous music
will be supplied If each subsequent
band plays simultaneously; that is.
those occupying the odd numbered
positions play at one time and those
occupying the even numbered posi-
tons at the other.
The bands of each organization
will play while passing review. All
organizations not. in uniform will
carry American flags.
All i'll or disabled soldiers who are
unable to march will be- provided
with automobiles, and it is requested
that those who will require trans
portation will notify the Parade
Committee at once.
ROUTE OF MARCH
From North avenue. where parade
will form via East High and Bush
streets to Water street. up Water
to Island avenue to Main, circline
Bloomfield Common and counter.
marching to junction of Water and
Madison streets, Madison to Elm &c
Pleasant, to Madison and up Madi-
son to Fairview Park where parade
will be dismissed.
Exercises as planned will be held
following the arrival Of the process.
sion at the Park with addresses BY
Clyde H. Smith from the county and
c. P. Merrill from the town and with
acknowledgements by 1t. Col. Mars.
| ton and Capt. Healey. Following
dinner there will be community
singing and music This will be fol.
lowed by a tug of war contest be.
tween Company E men and the
men from other divisions and q
ball game between Company E anG
Colby College teams. Old admirers
| of Ben Hauser. the famous baseball
man Of several seasons ago here
| hoped to see him back on the dia.
mond n that occasion but Bowdoir
has a game that same day and
Ben" is professionally engaged
after the game there will be a four.
| round boxing exhibition by bantam
weights, 4 six-round preliminary by
| two men from Central Maine and
| six rounds by Sailor Kelly of Lewis.
ton and Kid Sullivan of Brunswick
There will be dancing in the aft.
| ernoon in Exhibition building, also
in the evening. After dark the
noted war picture. THE Greater
Love-" featuring popular film stars
will be shown in front of the grand
| stand
Things are moving along splendid.
ly and the outside assistance in
valuable parade features is being
greatly appreciated by the towns.
people. Should the day be rainy
entertainment will be provided and
the parade will be given as planned
A very pleasant event socially
was enjoyed by large party OF
people Tuesday evening in the
commodious vestry of the Centenary
Methodist chruch when members OF
! that parish and guests rendered a
reception to their new pastor. Rev
Herbert L. Nichols and Mrs. Nichols
The decorations had been arranged
in very tasteful manner and in.
cluded flag furnishings with yellow
and green streamers. Many Gu,
: flowers were used. large jars of for.
get-me-nots being placed at attrac.
tive stations in the room. Apple
blossoms and tulips also added
greatly to the attractiveness of the
place. In the receiving line were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Steward, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank P. Pennell, Mr.
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. Mrs. Nichols.
Following the reception a pleasing
program was presented, which in
cluded a piano solo by Miss Marion
Jacobs. two songs by Miss Gladys
F. Pennell, accompanied by Miss
Pearl Harville, reading by Miss
Emma Hall and greetings from Rev
o. H. Tracy, Phi. D. Of the First
Baptist church and Rev. George
Merriam Of the Bethany Baptist
church. Response was made by
Rev. n. L. Nichols and later in the
evening Rev. c. H. Mckinney of the
Congregational church, who was not
able to be present during the early
part Of the program. brought
greetings from his parish. Remarks
followed by Superintendent of
Schools L. w. Gerrish. Leslie E.
Jacobs and Rev. s. F. Emerson, a
lay preacher Of the Methodist
church. A piano solo by Miss Ruth
Viles closed the program. which
was very ably presided over by F. P.
Penneu. A social hour followed,
during which ice cream and cake
were served under the direction Of
Charles E. Young. Mrs. I. J. Smith
and Miss Lila Weston. Miss G. F.
Pennell and Miss Ella Flanders di-
rected the music for the affair. There