Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20
CROWD OF 5000
PRESENT At Pine
| GROVE CEREMONIES

Not less than 5000 people yester-
day attended or took part in the i'm
pressive solemnities that marked the
conservation of the new part of
Catholic Pine Grove cemetery, and
the dedication and blessing of the
Father Charland memorial gate.
Rt. Rev. John Gregory Murray,
Bishop Of Portland officiated, assist
ed by twelve priests of the faith
from this and other cities. An in
troductory sermon was preached by
Father Bilodeau, recently returned
from Rome where he has been study
ing for the past eight years. Rev.
D. J. Martin, pastor of the st. Fran
of ceremonies.
At about 200 p. NJ the various
societies began to assemble around
the church on Elm street, and ere
the time set for the procession to
start had arrived, hundreds were
gathered along the street afoot and
in cars, line that stretched as far
as the eye could reach in either dl-
rection.
During this time Pullen's Water
vile Band played several selections
appropriate to the occasion.
At a little before $50 the process
sion started for the cemetery, led by
the city police. Following the police
was a group of little girls represent
ing angels, adorned with vari-color-
ed wings and carrying beautiful
flowers. Next in order was the band.
while behind came the American
Legion and Veterans OF Foreign
Wars. Next in order marched a
large number of boys of the League
of the Sacred Heart. bearing ban
ners and wearing badges. Then fol-
lowed several hundred children of the
parochial schools, each child holding
aloft a small American flag. BEHIND
these came the Mount Merici stud
ents CARRIED in black gowns with
white collars and wearing the letters
of the academy on the left arm:
These children made beautiful
spectacle. Next came the congrega-
ton of the Virgin Mary with pan
ners symbolical of the order. Then
the mems societies followed by long
line of cars.
Approaching the cemetery, the
procession slowed UP to funeral
march, in step with the solemn mea-
sure Of the music. Great crowds III
led the Catholic cemetery and over
flowed into the Protestant cemetery
which bounds 1t on the east. AS the
marchers entered the plot to be con-
secrated the various societies occu-
pied positions in the avenues 1acins
The nulpit which had been temper
arilv erected for the speakers. sing.
inc nv the church choir was the first
feature Of the services, several beau
tiful hymns being sung under tne
leadership of William Provencler.
Inst at this time Bishop Murray, VINO
had been delayed on the road from
Portland, arrived, and after DOMINIC
his robes of office the principal part
of the ceremonies started. z
Mounting the pulpit, Father BIO
aaau preached an inspiring sermon
-, which he pointed out the religious
sigr;ficance of The services, explain
ing to the people what the anseis
| s1rnnounting the granite pliiars oi
the gate symbolized. He PAID e IA
cere tribute to the memory OF tns
LATE Father Charland who nVeo a ~
worked for forty years a,aons p;1no
people of Watervilie: Fa.nsf T., tbe
! deau's sermon was oe' q
French tongue. ., Eng.
,;.t eronhasized the solemnlty OF Ine
iism, sion expressing in eloqusn.
o ternns the high religious thoughts
Ie. to ceremonies OF TINS na-
pei pei He spoke simply and reveren.-
,ure +be dead and of life hereafter;
~ assine the hundreds VINO hea,u
mp ~,i+b the sincerity OF his Woios'
MN m,Inying his address, the oeoIc "a
nerv;ces proper were begun. e.
oion we're chanted In Latin. , a'e
a,h;cb the new plot was oiesseud the
wn The bishop then moved toward "a Win jte
h ma water. The ceremonies "n1eek d'd after tier
end end till nearly six s aGrocaI to the
c %n,r in the same fornat'0n'