Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-31
CITY IMPRESS|VELY
AON0RS ITS VETERANS
AND SOLDIER DEAD

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The fact that the services of Memo
rial Day were carried out in every de-
tail as announced by the program, and
that the weather was ideal. with not
cloud in the sky to signify that there
might be rain sometime during the day.
the exercises were especially impress
sive and the sentiment that seemed to
he with everyone, in the fact that there
were veterans from three wars pres
ent who took part in the exercises mace
the day particularly impressive TOT
the memories of the boys who fousns
in the Civ; war of 81: those OF the
Spanish American war of SO and the
World War in which many of the local
men took part became more vivid than
ever before.
The exercises in the morning were &C
cording to the program and the hrst
call was at S:45. and at S:55 the column
was formed on the Common and the
Waterville Military band. who led the
procession, Company G, representative.
members of the Spanish war, Garfield
Camp Sons of Veterans and members OF
the w. S. Heath Post, G. A. R., num-
! bering about IL in all. in autmobiles.
went to the Titonic bridge. where APP
F., propriate exercises were held in men,
DRY OF the sailors and marines, and the
Dorothea Dix Tent, Daughters Of Vet
Grams, had charge of the services. From
there the parade continued to Fort Hi!
cemetery, where exercises were held.
Rev. o. E. Barnard offered prayer,
which was followed by the singing Of
! national songs by the school children.
The veterans then proceeded to dec
crate the graves of the deceased mec.
From there the line of march proceeded
to the Soldiers Monument, where SER
vices were held by the w. s. Heath
post followed by singing by the school
children and the decorating of. the
monument by Comrade George Wilson.
Company G gave the salute to the dead.
and the line reformed and marched back
to the Common where it dismissed for
the noon hour.
J AS usual the members of the W. :.
Heath Circle. Ladies of the. G. A. r..
served dinner to veterans, members of
| the band and 8 few invited friends, at
the G. A. r. hall.
At promptly 1:3o the first call for
the afternoon exercises was given. and
the parade started from the Square at
the Common. and the parade was one
of the best AS usual the Waterville
Military Band was on hand and was at
their best with its leader. William
Haines.. The line of march a, the after.
noon parade was as follows: Platoon of
police in charge of Deputy Marshal
Frank Lessor; Waterville Military
Band; members of Company G. under
command of Captain Irving Thomas:
Canton Halifax. I. Q. o. F.. in uniform,
under command of Col. W. w. Berry:
Bayard Company, L. r. X. P; Spanish
War Veterans; Y. D. men and returned
soldiers; Sons of Veterans: members of
the Grand Army of Republic in auto
| mobiles; City Government; Clergymen:
Flower Team with Thomas Vose in
charge. The parade was marshaled by
Edgar J, Brown, anr his aids were: Ma
1or II. l.. Pepper. Leon II. Hooper, Hart
well Pollard. and End Lieut. of the Sig.
nal Corps, Harvey Doane Eaton, Jr.
I've column marched from Main Greet
to Silver. to Sherwin, to Summer and
thence to the Pine Grove cemetery.
where most impressive exercises were
held. Rv ,. Tetrault of the Second
naptlst church on the Plains offered
prayer. following by the decorating of
the graves by the Sons of Veterans
who were assisted by returned soldiers
The saluto to the dead was given nv
Company G. Third Maine. and the bene-
diction closed the exercises at the GENE.
terry.
The parade then reformed and
marched to Monument park. down
Summer to Gold. to Silver. to Elm.
to Monument park, where at5bropri.
ate exercises were held Rev. Charles
Robinson OF the Congregational
| church offered prayer. followed by
the Post exercises: roll Of honor by
Adjutant Silas Adams: decorating of
the monument by Comrade George
E. Wilson and the exercises crossed
with the salute to the dead by Com
pary G, and the benediction.
From the park the parade marched
down Elm street to Main and to the
City Opera house. where the exer-
cises for the closing Of the occasion
were held. Rev. Benjamin B. Beatty,
pastor Of the Getchell street Baptist
church delivered the grafton. which
was indeed most inspiring and went
straight to the heart Of evey one In
the audience. Rev. W. r. Pierce of
the Methodist church offered prayer.
followed by a selection by the band.
Post Commander Lunt we,c.-rned
the audience In behalf Of the Post
followed by the address Of welcome
IN behalf Of the city by Mayor e. c.
Wardwell. who said in part:
Time passes quickly and it seems
but very short time ago when I |
said few words on this same occa-
sion. yet it was u months ago. and
during that time many things have
take place. Some Of our men who