Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-01
Grecian Simonides 80 grandly sang over
Leonidas and his Spartan band:'

i Grecian Simonides SO grandly sang over
Leonidas and his Spartan band:
| eOf those who at Thermopyloe were slain,
| Glorious the doom, beautiful the lot,
Their tombs are affairs, men from tears refrain
To honor them and praise, but mourn them not
Such sepuchre nor drear decay,
Nor all destroying Time, this right have they.
Within their grave the home-bred glory of grace
was aid.--In whose story
A wealth of famous virtue lives.
At the conclusion of the address, the
bond rendered, with fine, pathetic effect,
"Let our Beautiful Rest" The Choral
Society then sung
KELLER's AMERICAN HYMN OF PEACE.
Angel of Peace, thou hast wandered too long!
Spread thy white wings to the sunshine Of love,
Come while our voices are blended in song
| Fly to our ark like the storm beaten dove?
Fly'to our ark on the wings of dove
Speed Ger the far sounding pillows of song,
Crowned with thine olive leaf garland of love-
An angel of Bethlehem echo the strain
The impressive exercises which had
commanded the closest attention of the
large audience were concluded by the
benedietion by Rev. L. W. Brigham
The procession was reformed and the
soldiers graves in this cemetery, to the
number of nineteen were then visited and
decorated by the committee appointed for
that purpose, the band discoursing appro.
pirate music, which deepened the tender
impressiveness of the scene The Choral
Society also rendered the beautiful hymn,
"God keep our country free evermore."
The handsome floral arch of which men
ton has been made, which had been left
at the disposal of the committee, was
placed at the grave of Senator Foot.
Many of the scenes which were presen-
ted during the decoration ceremony,
were extremely touching, as when frieuds
gathered in pensive groups around the
resting-place of some departed soldier,
and with hushed' voice and tender touch,
arranged the delicate flowers upon the
grassy mound. 1t was an hour of precious
associations; and not less impressiv than
the voice of eloquence or the charm of
music, was the silent influence of this
touching ceremony.
The procession returned in the same
order as it had proceeded, and on reach
ing Railroad Square was dismissed. The
display of patriotic emblems along the
line of march was quite profuse, Many
of the shopkeepers on Merchants Row
decorated the front of their stores with
miniature flags. A large flag spread its
ample folds across the street between
Ripley's and Kingsley'a blocks. The
front of the Lincoln Iron Works was
handsomely decorated with small flags,
as well as the shop of the Wardwell
Steam Stone Gutter Co., while the Rut-
land Marble Company's shop was draped
with the national colors.
The various military and civic organ
izations were well represented in the pro-
cession. The iremen mum bered upwards
of hundred, the Union Hook and Lad
der alcne mastering fifty men. This
company as well as Washington No. ap-
peared in their new and handsome uni
form and presented an attractive appear
anoe.
Post Roberts mustered forty-two men,
who in the absence of Commander Veazey, |
were in charge of Vice Commander 81.
w. Kingsley. Company E., numbered |
twenty-eight officers and men, and Com
pany F., thirty-three.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon the performance of the Rutland
Brass Band, which was in charge of Prof
Frank Wilson. Ex prassions of common
dation were freely bestowed on every
hand, and it was caused for general con-
graduation that our village has at length
a band that can render music for any oc-
casion with credit to itself and delight to
the listeners. The Choral Society also
performed their part with their usual
skill and grace, and heightened in no
small degree the tender impressions of
the hour by their rendering of the appro-
pirate selections.
A very thoughtful and highly appre-
oiated provision for the occasion was the
supply of an abundance of cold water
which was conveyed to the cemetery in
cans. All the exercises passed off to the
of all, and reflect no small
credit upon those having charge of the