Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29
COMMITTEE HAS
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR MEMORIAL, DAY

49,
The program for the observance of
Memorial Day. Monday, May 81, has
been announced by the committee as
follows:
We win observe our annual
Memorial day on Monday, May 81,
more than half a century has passed
since the gallant John A. Logan.
commander in chief Of the Grand
army OF the Republic in 1868 issued
an order making May 80 a Memorial
DAY for the men who sacrificed their
Hves In the great Civil War. On tins
particular day of days the govern
ment of the United States, the press
OF the whole country, assisted in
making the day holy and it Is our
special privilege and opportunity to
make 1t a living, lasting monument
to the spirit of those days when men
fought to keep a nation whole. Our
upsual program should be added to
and made more attractive.
THE number of school children
taking part in the exercises should
pc increased that lessons of patriot
ism be fnstllled in their young hearts.
1t has been truly said that the future
OF that nation Is secure whose peo-
pie mold sacred, the memory Of those
who sacrificed their lives that the
nation might live. While we still
nave with us the living example of
1alth that held true, let US make
our floral offerings more abundant
ana beautiful, our relations with one
another more nearly in accordance
with the motto, Fraternity. Charity
and Loyalty" Thirty years after its
f1rst observance Memorial day re-
celVed~a deeper significance when
Inc spanish war. claimed many of
our young men who sacrificed their
ilves In worthy couse. And later
When the call came from across the
sea, millions of our young men res
ponded bravely and many lives were
given to the cause of humanity.
mus today We do honor to the vet
Grams of three wars.
Forenoon Program
The forenoon program will be car
ried out as follows: w. S. Heath
Post. No. ii, G. A. R., Garfield camp,
No. l, S. of ", George n. Bourque
Post American Legion, escorted by
Company G. 103rd Maine Infantry.
n: G. S. NJ, led by the Waterville
Military band will form on Common
street at o'clock and march to
Fort Hill cemetery, Winslow, where
the following program win be held:
Exercises by w. S. Heath Post, G.
A. R.; decoration of graves: line
then reforms and marches to monu-
ment where exercises will be as fol-
lows: Music; remarks by F. D. Lunt,
commander w. S. Heath Post: dec
grafton of monument; line then re-
forms and marches to Common
street where the parade is dismissed.
The parade will halt on Ticonic
bridge where exercises in memory of
the sailor, soldier dead will be con-
Quoted by Dorothea Dix Tent,
daughters of Veterans; prayer by
Rev. +. A. Pollard Jones; singing;
streW1ng of flowers on the water,
Afternoon Program
The line will form at lis o'clock
sharp on the west side OF Main
street. the right resting on Silver
street in the following order:
Platoon of police in uniform.
Waterville Military band, leader
George Pullen.
Marshal of the day, F. L. Merrick
and aides.
Company G., 1O3d Maine Infantry,
Capt. S. Parker Foss.
George n. Bourque Post, Ameri-
can Legion, Commander John Choate.
Forrest j. Pare Post, V. F. w,
Commander Robert Timmins.
Bayard Co.. U. r. X. p, Captain
James Nivison.
Garfield Camp, Sons Of Union Vet
Grams, Commander, Abel c. Good
rich.
W. S. Heath Post, G. A. R. Com
mander F. D. Lunt, in. automobiles.
Gold Star mothers In automobiles.
Fathers Council, American Legion
in automobiles.
Girl Scouts followed by Boy Scouts
Mayor Herbert c. Libby and the
city government in automobiles.
Clergymen In automobiles.
The line of march will be down Sill
yer street to Sherwin to Summer. to
Pine Grove cemetery where the ex-
ercises will be as follows: Music,
prayer by Rev. Frederick S. Walker;
decoration Of graves at sound of bu-
gle; benediction. The line will re-
form, and march down Grove street
to Memorial bridge where exercises
will be held for the World War dead
The line will reform and march up
Silver street to Elm, to Monument
park where the following program
will be carried out:
Prayer by Rev. Robert Gay; selec-
ton by the band: special service by
w. S. Heath Post: decoration of the
monument; calling of the roll Of hon
or: salute for the dead.
The column will reform and march
up Elm street to Main to the Opera
House where the program will be as
follows:
Selection by the waterville Mill
tary band prayer by Rev. E. A. Pol
lard Jones; reading Of general or
ders; G. A. r. address by Comman-
der of w. S. Heath Post, F. d. Lunt;
cornet solo by Hilliard Sawyer; adj
dress Of welcome by Mayor Herbert
C. Libby; reading General John A.
Logan's general orders by. Francis
Walch; music. Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address by Richard Page; drill by
school children; grafton by F. S.
Chase; music by band; benediction.
Aides of the uniformed orders that
are to march. will report to Marshal
F. L. Merrick. at Grand Army hall.
Common street at lis P. NJ, May 81.
Any other societies not in the list
that wish to participate in the parade
will be assigned place by reporting
to the marshal
par otdor ~ the copornfttea