Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-17
MEMORIAL DAY
ORDERS ISSUED
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A. R., Henry G. Staples
Camp, S. of ", and James
Fitzgerald Post of Legion to
Carry Out the Exercises of
the Day-MemOrial Sermon
Will Be Given at Penney Me-
mortal Church Sunday Eve
ming, May 20
The program for the observance Of
Memorial Day by Seth Williams Post,
No. 10. G. A. R., is given out in the
General Orders No. l which have been
issued by the post commander, George
L. Gay. Henry G. Staples Camp,
Sons of Veterans. and the James Fitz-
gerald Post. No. ., American Legion.
will join with Seth Williams Post in
the carrying out of the impressive ex-
ercises of the day. The general orders
from the headquarters of the pest are
as follows:
! Headquarters Seth Williams Post
No. IS
Department of Maine, G.. a. r.
Augusta, Me, May II, 1921.
! General Orders No. /
In obedience to orders issued from
Department and National Headquar-
TIERS and in accordance with the Gus
tom established by the Grand Army
Of the Republic we shall again take
up the march to the last resting
places of our departed comrades and
will with devout hearts and loving
hands observe with appropriate eX-
ercises and ceremonies Monday, May
Goth, as Memorial Day.
From time immemorial the people
of all nations have commemorated
the deeds of their heroic dead by the
erection Of monuments to their men,
Dry or the setting aside of day TO
be observed in the decoration of the
graves of their soldier heroes.
No more fitting service can be rem
dered than that the survivors of the
Civil and World Wars assemble on
this sacred day and devoutly place
every fallen comrade.
To assist in keeping alive the
memory OF our noble dead VIC well
come the support of every loyal man
and women in this community.
Henry G. Staples Camp. Sons of
Veterans, Commander Edgar W.
Fletcher, Commanding, will unite
with the Post in the observance of
the day.
James Fitzgerald Post. No. >.
American Legion. Frank f. South
ard. Commander. will attend church
in u body on Sunday. May Goth and
will also assist the Grand Army of
the Republic in decorating the graves
! the following Monday. as we'll as
decorating the last resting places of
their comrades. In the afternoon
, they will march in the parade and
take part in the exercises at Monu-
ment Park where the New Legion
! Ritual which is very beautiful and
impressive will be used,
Co. F. Third Regiment Infantry
National Guard, Captain Raymond
W. Swift. Commanding. will act as
escort to the Post. The Quarter
master Corps, Captain Lester NJ.
Hart, will also participate.
At s o'clock A. NJ. Memorial Day.
a detachment from the Post Sons of
Veterans and American Legion, will
decorate the graves of our deceased
comrades in the cemeteries of Ward
S.
, AT $50 o'clock 4. NJ, detachment
from the Post and II. G. Staples
! Camp, Sons of Veterans. under com
mand of j. V. c. Daniel w. Pettin-
gill; will decorate the graves in
Riverside Cemetery.
| At 9 o'clock \. NJ. a detachment
! from the Post, Sons of Veterans and
! American Legion. under command of
the Quartermaster o. O. Stetson,
1 Will proceed to Bolton Hill cemetery
and decorate the graves of deceased
comrades at that place. At same
hour a like detail will proceed to the
various lots on Riverside Drive and
decorate the graves of deceased COM
rades in that vicinity.
At $50 o'clock A. NJ. a detachment
from Seth Williams Post together
with same from Henry G. Staples
Camp. S. o. V. and American Legion
! under command of Geo. E. Gay, Com
! mander of the Post, will decorate the
! last resting places of our deceased
comrades in Forest Grove, st. Mary's,
Mt. Vernon and Mt. Pleasant Gene
teries. Comrades are urgently re-
; quested to assemble at Post Head
quarters at s o'clock A. NJ. sharp, so
that details may be made without
delay.
J Quartermaster Q. o. Stetson will
cause rations to be spread upon the
tables in Grand Army hall for the
benefit of comrades. Sons of Veterans
and American Legion detailed to the
duty of decoration.
!! On Sunday. May Goth. at 80
o'clock p. NJ, the Memorial sermon
will be delivered at the Penney Me-
mortal church by Rev. Howard H.
Brown, pastor Of the church. Com
rades will assemble at Post Head
quarters in full uniform at o'clock
P. NJ. and march to the church. I'M
der escort of Henry G. Staples Camp,
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