Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-26
Memorial Day PROGRAM


A. r. have issued the following ord
ders for Memorial Day, May 80: On
Saturday, May 80, the Post members
and members of all other patriotic
orders will meet as usual in the Post
room at / o'clock to form for the
parade. The several bodies will
move into line at lao and the pro-
cession will march promptly at 2
p. M. to decorate the graves of SOL
diers, sailors and marines of all our
wars. The Grand Army of the Re-
public has no monopoly of Memorial
Day and all citizens are cordially in
vited to join in commemoration of
deeds that give a united country.
The unwilling of the monument in
memory of the American soldiers
who died in the World War, will
take place Immediately after the Sa-
lutte to the Flag in Lakeview ceme-
terry. Henry l.. Hunton will present
the monument in behalf of the citi-
Zens of the town, in an address and
Frank l.. Elliott. Commander Of
Harry G. Decker Post, American
Legion, will accept the same in
brief response The ladies of our
allied orders and all others who are
willing to help will prepare wreaths
as usual to decorate the graves.
George w. Goulding will act as
Marshal of Memorial Day and he has
selected Walter Trask as Chief Aide,
]. A. Hallett, Roy p. Tracy and H. L.
Kelley as Aides. Post Commander
N. p. Beverage, Q. NJ. George III.
Bryant, assisted by w. E. Damren,
Chester Oliver and George Brown will
attend to placing markers and flags
at the graves of all Civil War sol-
n -. 1.fa
At 8 A. M. on Memorial Day, the
above detail will also proceed from
the Post rooms to Lewis and Upper
cemeteries and with flowers and
wreaths provided by the ladies', dec
crate IL graves in the former and II
graves in the latter. p. C. C.'s G. o.
Hallett. F. S. Whitney, George S.
Pressy, E. r. Cover, will report 20
Camp Room, May S0th at 100 P. NJ.
and proceed to the home of Mrs. j.
Wesley Gilman to receive flowers and
decorations. The parade will form
in order to march to the cemetery
The exercises at the cemetery will
be as follows: Invocation, Rev. Fran
els S. Bernauer; Dirge by the Band,
singing by school children at Mound
to the Unknown Dead, in charge of
the Daughters of Veterans; Decora-
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Salute, by Detachment of American
Legion; exercises in honor of deceas-
ed aviators by Auxiliary to Harry G.
Decker Post, American Legion; cere-
mony of American Legion in honor
of their dead; scattering flowers on
the lake in honor of the sailor dead
by Sons of Veterans Auxiliary; sa-
Lutte by firing squad, Harry G. Deck
err Post; assembly taps; Salute to
Flag in Lake View Cemetery; UNI
yelling OF the monument to the
World War soldiers and sailors.
Evening Program, Leroy McKen-
ney, presiding; music by band; In
vocation, Rev. J. l.. Pinkerton; mu-
sic, band; reading, General Orders,
Commander j. A. Hallett; calling
Roll of Honor, Comrade George i.
Benson; salute to the dead, by >all
present; Star Spangled Banner by
band; salute to the Flag; Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address, Harold Hallett:
music by. band: Memorial Address,
Hon. John E. Nelson; singing
America" by the audience; bene-
dictlon, Rev. H. G. Mann; music by
band.
Donald Farren represented the
Oakland High school in the 100 ward
dash and the running broad jump at
the Interscholastic track meet in
Waterville, Saturday.
Miss Arlene Adams entertained tbe
girls of the Senior class of Oakland
High school at the Emmons cottage
on Lake Messalonskee, Saturday.
Mrs J.ilIian