Memorial Day Parade and Observances in 1902 Portsmouth
Veterans of the dead blue honor Memorial Day with a grand parade led by the Naval band and 124th artillery, including the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Dr. C. W. Hidden of Newburyport delivers the main address. ceremonies at the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument feature wreaths, prayers, and band selections. Baseball, golf, yacht racing, and brick-and-masquerade day events accompany the program, with a cemetery service and community reunions throughout the day.
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Storer Post
G. A R
Portsmouth
Naval Band
124Th Company of Artillery
Fort Constitution
Navy Yard
Order of Wibernians
Market Square
Congress Street
Chronicle
W. H. Smith
W. H. White
O. CG. Bartlett
J. M. Smith
Hayes Cotton
W. P. Robinson
John H. Taylor
R. E. Hannaford
Chief Marshall
Col. Spicer
U. S. Naval Band
Ralph Reinewald
124Th Co. Heavy Artillery
U.S. A
F. E. Merrill
Kerfurt
Murray
Marines
John Russell
Tracey
New Hampshire N. G
J. Horace Peverly
George Snow
J. H. Washburn
Marcus M. Collis
No. 53
N. H
Sons of Veterans
George L. Collis
Fred L. Trask
Arthur Lang
Boys’ Brigade
Charles D. Matthews
B. Curtis Matthews
Adj
George D. Fogg
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Timothy Conners
Comfort Seid Shoes Ad Offers Value and Quality
An advert claims comfort and fashion can be combined in moder priced lines, criticizing profit focus. It promotes Mens Shoes Tapped at 35c, Ladies 30c, Children 25c, and Hand Sewed Tapped at 75c. It touts cheap repairs, best stock, first class work while you wait, and a large well lit store in town.
Memorial Day Parade in Portsmouth a grand affair
Lively Memorial Day observations in Portsmouth featured a crowded parade with Boys Brigade MC A members, Veterans groups, and civilian participants. The Kearsarge Drum Band and naval units led the march, with ceremonies at Orchard Grove Cemetery and York town hall. Police and volunteers maintained order as crowds enjoyed sun, light rain, and festive attire.
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Portsmouth
Boys’ Brigade
M.C. A
Lnes
Kearsarge
TheWibernians
Old Town
Company B
George L. Collis
York Observes Memorial Day With Band Procession and Oration
Memorial day exercises at York organized by the York Veterans and Sons of Veterans featured a Salmon Falls band concert at 1 p.m., a 1:30 procession from the town hall, and ceremonies on the common including prayer, readings of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and an oration by J. O. Bradbury. Activities continued at the cemetery with gravedeoration and benediction by Rev. T. A. Gogs. Dr J J M Willis of Eliot was named Maine delegate to the national tuberculosis convention in New York, following a health recovery.
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N. HL Movey
Samuel Tf. Pilsbury
Chas. W. Hidden
America
Henry B. Hovey
Plains
Blacksmiths
Barbers
Oli Lookout
Blackmiths
Christian Shores
Sawyer’s
Maplewoods
Parsons
Sawyers
Fem
George
Will
Frank Woooils
Brackett
Holmes
Greenland
Osborne
Hampton
Naval Band
Casino
York
Jethro H. Swett
Lincoln
E. C. Hall
Victore Morse
EB. C. Hall
York Veterans and Sons of Veterans Association
Town Hall
York Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Salmon Falls
S. K. Perkins
D. €. Abbott
J. O. Bradbury
BD. C. Abbott
T. A. Gogs
J. J. M. Willis
Eliot
John Hill
Maine
New York
Miontha
Day in Kittery Remembrance Exercises Mark Holiday
The Kittery observance began with a morning shift of weather relief and a full program to honor the dead. Parker Post G A R, reduced by losses this year, gathered at Wentworth hall in full uniform to carry out naval order of the day.
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Kittery
Imost
Parker
Wentworth Hall
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Soldiers’ and Sailors
John C. Stevens
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H.W. Durgin
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224Th Ca. Sleavy Artillery
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