The Republican journal., 1919-06-05
Memorial Day Observances
Fraught With Deeper Solemnity.

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Fraught With Deeper Solemnity.
Flowers Cast on the Passagassawaukeag.
A Patriotic Parade and Impressive Hall
Service With Ideal Weather.
For the first time in many years, if ever
since it's organization, has Thomas H.
Marshall Post of the Grand Army of the
Republic had such beautiful day in
which to pay tribute to their dead COM
rades by marking their graves with flags
and flowers. Not drop of rain fell or
even threatened to fall The rays of a
bright sun were tempered by a cool
breeze tnat made out ot-door exercise a
delight, and many visited the cemeteries
who for years had been denied that sad
but satisfactory privilege. Grove Gene
terry never presented more attractive
appearance with its closely clipped lots
frightened with flowers in abundance.
Shortly after nine o'clock a. m. about
85 little school children, bearing flags and
| flowers, marched to the lower bridge un-
der the direction of Mrs. Nettie NJ. White,
patriotic instructor of Thomas H. Mar
shall Circle. Here the impressive cere-
mony of throwing flowers on the water,
in honor of the sailors who gave their
life for their country, was held. Prayer
was offered by the Circle chaplain, Mrs.
Harriet Coombs, and patriotic songs were
sung in chorus
At 10 a. m. Capt. Orrin j. Dickey OF
Company F., assisted by Messrs. Allen L..
Curtis, Wilson Ellis and Clyde B. Holmes,
formed the parade on Church street in
front of the Grand Army hall The line
of march was down Market to High, over
High to Church, up Church to Grove, up
/ Grove to Congress thence to cemetery
The lineup consisted of Capt Dickey and
his aid Lewis E. Piper, the 13-year- old
Boy Scout, both mounted, City Marshal
M. R. knowlton and police; the Belfast
Band, j. Lee Patterson, leader; Company
F., Third Maine Infantry, National
Guards, Lieuts. Ross / Hammons and
Basil R. Allen; sixty-tive uniformed
young men recently returned from ser
vice, under command of Lieut. Wilbur O.
Colby; Boy Scouts under command of
Capt. Kenneth Colcord; 85 school children
led by the Patriotic Instructor of the Cir
Gle bearing their banner; A. E. Clark
Camp, Sons of Veterans, Capt. Fred A
Seward; % members Of Thomas H. Mar
shall Post, Thomas Cannon Commander;
Ladies of the Circle, Emma White Barker
Tent, Daughter of Veterans; Ladies
Auxiliary of the S. of v; Mrs FIRED R.
Poor, bearing the banner of the Waldo
County Red Cross Chapter and accom-
panied by Miss Annie V. Field. Mrs.
Cecil Clay and Mrs Edgar NJ Hall of
the surgical dressings department; Mayor
Clement w Wescott and the City Gov
ernment, Charles S. Bickford, president,
and members of the Board of Trade. All
after the Sons of Veterans were in autos.
1t was one of the most impressive pro-
SN'oAcAih ia lSSthC J JSol ao hAAS iiouipSi
of Veterans are becoming noticably less
and it was also the first public appearance
of the young men so recently returned
from over seas and camp duty. There
was blending of memories of the two
great war victories--1865 65-19l6, whe1
proud thoughts were tempered with grief
for those who would never return.
At Grove Cemetery the usual services
were held under the direction of the Post
The line Of march continued to Custom
House square where it was disbanded
many going to the Armory for the hal
exercises, which were brief but most i'm
pressive. The program was patriotic il
sible by the recent deaths of many of the
G. A. z. members and of the heroes Of
the world war The order was as fol-
lows: Reveille and Assembly, Donald
Knowlton, Patriotic Medley, Belfast
Band; Address of Welcome, Thomas
Cannon, Commander; Drill of the Blue
Birds, Mrs. A. E. Wilson, director, and
with little Misses Alice Brown, Anne and
Charlotte Cooper, representing the Stars
and Stripes, Gro owned as America; PRAYER,
A W. Hassan. Chaplain; Reading of Gen
eral Orders, Commander Cannon; Roll of
Honor, by A. O. Stoddard, Adjutant, in
clu1ing Comrades Alex. McCambridge of
Frankfort, Jacob Cunningham of Swan
VILE, M. C. Dilworth of Florence. Mass,
A. L. Smalley and Henry NJ Bennett of
Belfast, Ephraim W. Wiley of Searsmont
and John A. Patterson of Belfast; read
ing,of Lincoin's Gettysburg Address, Mrs.
s. A. Parker Mrs. Basil R. Allen. in
led, white and blue costume, sang the
Star Spangled Banner. Unfurline the
Flag, 2 trio arranged by Mrs. E. P.
Frost was sung with encore by Mrs.
Frost, Miss Amy E. Stoddard accom-
panist. Mrs. Basil Allen and Mrs. Nj, O
Dickey, Miss Katherine c. Qumby sang.
with Mrs. Thos. E. Bowker accompanist
a patriotic selection and responded to an
encore. The memorial address was by
Rev. William Vaughan, a great favorite
of the G.. A. r. men, who has been with
them in many of their gatherings for the