Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM MAPPED
OUT BY MARSHAL

City Marshal Franklin D. Gaskell,
who has been chosen as the mar
shall for Memorial Day this year has
prepared the program which includ-
es exercises at Ticonic bridge, and
the Winslow cemetery in the MORN
ing and in the afternoon at Pine
Grove cemetery. Memorial bridge,
Silver street, Monument park and
the City Opera House. Hon. John
E. Nelson, Congressman from the
Third District will be the speaker
at the Opera House. Marshal Gaskell
urges all organizations participating
in the parades to assemble early as
the command to march will be given
at the scheduled hours of g. o'clock
in the morning and 1.30 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The program at the Opera House
will be in charge of members of the
Dorothy Dix Tent Daughters of Vet
Grams.
The following aids have been ap-
pointed from the various organiza-
tons: Robert E. Timmins, Veterans
of Foreign Wars; Lyle Stanley,
American Legion; Herbert Thyng,
Sons of Veterans, H. o. Day, U. R.
K. of P.
Following is the program: The
morning parade will start at 8
o'clock sharp on Common street,
with the right resting on Main
street; line of march will be from
Common to Main. to Lockwood, to
Ticonic bridge where the line will
halt for 10 minutes for exercises by
the Dorothy Dix Tent Daughters of
Veterans. The program there will
be as follows: Prayer, Rev. f. A.
Pollard Jones: music by band; de-
posting of flowers upon water:
march will be resumed down Bay
street to Halifax street to Winslow
cemetery. There the program will be
as follows: Prayers by Rev. f. S.
Dolliff; music; decoration of graves;
march will be resumed to the monu-
ment where prayer will be offered
by Rev. Mr.. Dolliff; wreaths will be
placed upon the monument: salute
to the dead by Company G.. 103rd.
Maine Infantry; benediction by Rev.
Mr.. Dolliff: the line will reform and
proceed over East Birch street to
Lockwood, to Main, to Common
i.
Dinner will be served at 11.30 o'clock
at G.. A. r. Hall.
General Order No. 9 for the Morn
ing Parade
The order is as follows: Marshal
Frank d. Gaskell and aides: platoon
of police: Deputy Marshal Alfred
Poirier, COMMANDING; Waterville
Military band; COMPANY G. 103rd
Maine Infantry; Captain S. Par, err
Foss, commanding; Forest ]. Pare
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Carl A. Dubord, commander; George
n. Bourque Post. American Legion,
Howard B.. Welch, commander;
Garfield Camp, Sons of Veterans,
Vernon Curtis, commanding; w. S.
Heath Post. Grand Army of the Re-
public, Frederick Lunt, command
er: Dorothy Dix Tent. Daughter of
Veterans and clergy in automobiles.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
The parade will form at LIS o.
clock on the east side of Main street
resting on Silver street. The parade
will form in the following order:
marshal and aides; platoon of police;
band; Co. G. 103rd Inf, Me. N. c.;
Forest J. Pare post, Veterans of For
eign Wars; George N. Bourque post,
American Legion; Bayard company,
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias,
James Nivison commanding; st.
Jean Baptiste de PAmerique. Fred ].
F'ortier commanding; Boy Scouts of
America; Garfield camp, Sons of
Veterans.
Automobile Division
w. S. Heath post, G. A. R.: officers
and ladies of affiliated bodies: Gold
Star Mothers; officers and ladies of
the American Legion auxiliary; Fa-
tehr's council, American Legion;
Mayor Paul r. Baird and members
Of the city government: clergymen.
Line Of March
The parade will proceed down Sill
yer to Sherwin, to Summer to Pine
Grove cemetery. At the cemetery
the prayer will be offered by Rev.
Benjamin Beatty; music by band;
decoration of graves; recall; salute
to the dead by buglers from Co. G.,
assisted by Harry Drawn, American
Legion; benedictioin by Rev. Benja-
min F. Beatty.
The line will reform and the pa
rade will proceed up Grove street to
Memorial bridge where the program
will be: prayer by Rev. Leopold H.
r. Hass; salute to the dead; strew-
ing of flowers upon the waters, bene-
diction by Rev. Mr.. Hass.
The line will proceed up Silver
street to Elm to Monument park
The ceremony there will be as fol-
lows: PRAYER by Rev. Robert Gay;
G. A. r. roll call of honor by ]. L.
Merrick; American Legion roll of
honor read by adjutant of Bourque
most: placing of wreaths on monu-
ment: salute to the dead; benedic-
ton by Rev. Mr.. Gay.
The line of march will proceed up
Elm street to post office square, down
Main to Castonguay square to the
Opera House.