Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-02
MEMORIAL SERVICES
IN HONOR COL. HUME
AND OTHER AnO0STOOK BOYS

Fort Fairfield, Me. May l.-col.
Frank VI. Hume. the most beloved
and honorcd citizen and soldier TO-
day in Maine. IS 10 De N command
OF and TO conduct the memorial SER
vices at the Field Day and Camp
Fire at Fort Fairfield. June 5. held
in his honor and also the soldiers
and sailors of Aroostook county, by
Canton Wabasso No. -, Patriarchs
Militant. I. o. Q. 2.
A brief outline u the program fol-
lows:
A military camp will De establish
Ell and mess quarters near The High
school campus. Chevaliers. soldiers.
aailors and pupils will assemble AT
the campus at $50 P N. All Uni
formed chevaliers Will form n inc.
An uniformed soldiers and sailors
VIII form battalion under Command
of Col. Hume and give exhibition
drill. Soldiers. Chevaiiers and sail
ors will form II Iarge obionE square.
n the center Will be placed Al altar
and base of a monument. around
which viii De placed symbols anu
einbiens representing the sacrifices
and contribution our country las
made. For every soldier ana sailor
u .Aroostook who l,as made The sup
RENE sacrifice 4 wreath Of flowers
Will ne placed on the altar Ind sec
ZION with the name added on the
monument After the last vrcat!}
has been placed IN the monument
ana the Grand Master and Grand
Patriarch ana Department Com
nander have placed their a,nplems
upon the altar for their Brothers.
C.levaliers and Pa;r:archs. the
superintendent Of Schools Will place
his emblem representing the schol-
ars 81 our schools. after which COL,
Hume VIII Command 1re OF .!Is COM
panies to Infur. and stack around
the altar ana monument n nag for
each one Of the departed. then COT.
Hume will pay his tribute % Gi:a
fallen comrades. This service Will be
conducted nv Col. Hume assisted by
Governor Milliken. the Grand Mas
ter. Grand Patriarch. Department
Commander u Name. soldiers. sail
oTs and chevaliers and beautitied BY
the scholars appropriately costumed
n marches ana tabieaux. 20 COM
meInorate the death Of tie noble
Geroes II .ArDoStook county. The
Governor VIII deliver the memorial
address. after which Congressman
Iiersey will deliver an address COM
piimentarv % Col. Hume. and the
soldiers and sailors. Following This
viii ne held L formal reception o Gur
DISTINGUISHED Guests. Complimentary
supper 80 II Uniformed soldiers and
sailors. Your Uniform IS your pass
The evening VIII be gwen over 70
rejoicing ror The heroes VINO have
safely reruTned .nne. with hi-
camp ire. orch light parole 10y -ue
soldiers. rl.eTaliers and sailors
music. speeches W Governor Mill
ken lie Grand Master. Grand Pat-i-
arcn. Department, cnmmanaer anI
Congressman Herser Illumination
ana fireworks. In the parade CAN
Ton Iioulton and Canton WaDassc
will oe the escorts 70 CJI. hume j.,
command.
Later Col. Hume VIII give lis gen
eral orders for the mobilization -
t!ls Aroostook Battalion ard The
appointment If officers. All soldiers
ana sailors IN uniform are most err
lially invited % AXE part and assist
canton Wabasso n paving due nom
- q their fallen oomrades IN this
l.gst Aroosfook county Memorials
s'er".ee. ana rejoice together n this
~ amp ire ana torch .ig:?r parade.