Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-30
Decoration of Graves of Sol
der Dead and Naval Memoir
ial Service This Morning
Parade and Exercises At
Monument Park In After
noon-Oration by Rev. Stu
art B. Purves, d. d.

Veterans of the Spanish American
war and of the World War, members
of the various patriotic organizations
Of the city, and the citizens of Au-
gusta will unite today with the few
remaining members of the G. A. r.
to pay tribute to those gallant SOL
diers who by their unselfish service
held together the Union of states in
the early sixties, when there was
grave danger that 1t would be split
asunder. A program of especial
merit has been arranged for this OBJ
servance.
At s o'clock this morning a de-
tachment from Seth Williams Post
No. ID, G. A. r., Henry G. Staples
Camp No. 50, Sons of Veterans and
James Fitzgerald Post, No. 2,
American Legion will decorate the
graves of deceased members of the
G. "A. r. in the cemeteries of Ward
5. At $50 detachment f-om Seth
Williams Post and from Henry G..
Staples Camp under command of
Past Division Commander, Clarence
H. Cram, will decorate all Of the
graves in the cemeteries on the~east
side of the river. At $50 detach-
ment from the. G. A. r.. the Sons of
Veterans and the Legion will decor
ate the graves in Forest Grove. st..
Mary's, Mt. Vernon and Mt. Pleasant
cemeteries.
At ten o'clock the annual Naval
service of memorial will be held
from the Kennebec bridge. 1t will be
conducted under the directionv of
General Phil Sheridan Circle, Ladies
of the G. A. r., and will be partici-
pated in by the various patriotic or
CARNATIONS.
In the afternoon the Memorial
Day parade will form on Water
street at 2.15 o'clock and will
march UP Water street to Bridge
street, up Bridge street to State
street, and down State to Monument
Park, where the column will mass
and the annual Memorial day SER
vices will be held at the Monument.
The column will then reform and
march to the Pennev Memorial
church where the regular Memorial
Day Grafton will be delivered by
Rev. Stuart b. Furves. d. d.,
The order of the PROCESSION will be:
Platoon of Police, w. ]. Skehan chief
John C. Howes. marshal of the day
Aides:
DOnaIQ u. MetCalI, HAIRY ~. bdEHcys
Augusta Cadet Band. Frank A. Dennis
director
Co. +, 103rd Infantry, N. G. S. NJ,
Capt Frank B. Sprague
seth Infantry Brigade Headquarters,
Capt Almon B. Sullivan
James Fitzgerald Post, No. g Ameri-
I can Legion, Arthur S. Merrill COM
Henry G. Staples Camp. Sons of Vet
Grams, Henry G. Patten command
Seth williams Post, No. 10. G. A. r..
o. p Robbins senior vice COM
Disabled Soldiers. in Carriages
Seth Williams Independent Relief
Corps
Gen. Phil Sheridan Circle, Ladies OF
the G. A. r.
Seth Williams National Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Daughters of Veterans
The American Legion Auxiliary
Orator and President of the Day. Rev.
Stuart B. Purves, D. D.. Hon. Ernest
L. Mclean
Augusta City Government and Clergy
The exercises at the monument and
at the church will be as follows:
Exercises at Monument
Music. Augusta Cadet Band
PRAYER C. F. Tibbetts. chaplain
Address, D. w. Pettingill, ]. V. c.
Decoration Of Monument.
Past Commander N. w. White, as
sisted by Sons of Veterans
Exercises by James Fitzgerald Post,
American Legion
1rennoriaI Exercises at Pennev Memo
rial Church at 500 p. N.
Hon Ernest l.. Mclean, mayor OF
Augusta, presiding.
Star Spangled Banner,
Augusta Cadet Band
Invocation, -~ Rev. A. E. Morris
"reminiscences Of '61:
Augusta Cadet Band
Reading Of orders, Adjutant McDavid
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,
Howard Stiles, Cony High
Battle Cry of Freedom.
Augusta Cadet Band
Grafton, Rev. Stuart b. Purves, D. D.
America, Band and Audience
Benediction. Rev. A. L. MOTHS