The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-06-03
Memorial Day Exercises

The Memorial Day exercises of Monda,
will 60 on record as the most impressive
for wears and the weather was perfect al
day.
The Sons of Veterans decorated tn,
graves in the cemeteries with flags ane
flowers and built mound for The I'm.
known Dead" at the G. A. R. lot Satur
| day.
Thirty eight school children under ths
direction of Mrs. Nettie M. White witt
an escort from the Sons of Veterans
marched to the lower ridge about a
m. Monday to scatter flowers on the
waters for those who were buried at sea
Rev. A. C. Elliott offered prayer and the
children sang America.
At 1Oa.m. the parade formed on Church
street in front of the Memorial Hall under
the direction of Capt. A. E. Andrews and
Sergt Harold S. McKeen of Co. F. as
marshal and assistant marshal of the day
Orrin J. Dickey also assisted in securing
and arranging autos, etc. The line in.
cluded City Marshal Knowlton and police
the Belfast Band, j. Lee Patterson, lead
er; Company F, Lieut.. Basil R. Allen in
command; young men of the World War,
both Army and Navy, led by Lieut.. Will
bur o. Colby and by Ralph A. Bramhall,
commander of Frank D. Hazeltine Post,
A. l.. of H. A E. Clark Camp, S. of ",
under command of George B. Salter, with
Auxiliary color bearers; Boy Scouts un-
der the direction of Principal Harry A.
Foster, in World War uniform; the school
children, led by little Miss Alice Davis on
pony; Mayor c. w. Wescott and members
of City Government in cars; the three
allied bodies of the G. A. R., the Circle,
Auxiliary and D. of ", the Post, Capt
autos and carriages.
down Market to High, over High to the
up Grove to Congress, over Congress to
at the G. A. r. lot by Capt. Mcdonald,
and Comrades A. w. Hassen and j. Oscar
Clark with the men in uniform massed
right. At the close of the program the
G. A. R. gave the salute to the dead, the
Band played the Requiem, the Legion of
Honor stood at attention and gave the
flag salute, and Co. F. squad under COM
mand of Lieut.. John E. Wright gave the
rifle salute of three rounds.
The line was reformed and marched to
the new lot of the Hazeltine Post, A. L.
of H., where under the command of
Ralph A. Bramhall the six mounds of
Belfast boys who lost their lives in action
in the World War were decorated with
floral wrea tbs bearing on broad white
ribbons in letters of gold, For God and
Country. Small silk flags had been placed
opposite the six wooden crosses bearing
the words 'In Memory of over the
names Herbert H. Collins, Chesley
Hatch, Frank D. Hazeltine, Earl S. Park
inson, Martin F. Randall, Ralph w.
Wording. Beneath the names of Collins,
Hazeltine. Park nson and Randall are the
initials ''U. S. A." while the others bear
the words canadian Service"
The bugle sounded the Call to the Colors,
the Legion gave their flag salute, Co. F..
the rifle salute, then taps closed this very
impressive service and the first memorial
for our boys who were killed in action in
France.
The parade returned to Memori Hall
and disbanded.
A lunch was served at the Hall under
the direction and at the suggestion of
Mrs. A. X. Fletcher, chairman of the
Circles lunch committee. Covers were
laid for 40 Veterans and for about as
many ladies. A quiet hour followed.
At 2 p. m. the Veterans escorted by the
Sons of Veterans and accompanied by
members of their allied societies march
ed to the ArmoIy, where the following
program was carried out:
Assembly Master Donald Knowlton
Memories of the Civil War. Belfast Band
j. Lee Patterson, Director
Reading of General Orders
L. C. Putnam, Adjutant
Address of Welcome
Commander E. S. Mcdonald
Prayer DR.. George E. Morgan
Duet, The Vacant Chair,
Mrs. B. r. Allen and Miss Katherine Brier
Adjutant Putnam in responding on the
customary Roll of Honor said that the
Post had not lost member during the
past year, most unusual circumstance.
Gettysburg Address Hillard Buzzell
Memorial Address Rev. G. c. Boorn
Recitation, Our Fallen Dead,
Alfred Stinson
Solo, Christ in Flanders, Miss Brie1
America BanC
The entire program was of unusual in.
terest and the address by Mr.. Boorn one
OF the most patriotic ever heard on a like
occasion.
The Post wishes to thank all who as.
sisted in anv wav to make the davis OBJ.