Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY IN BURLINGTON.
The Procession -Oraiion by Col. Has.
kins.


ry Memorial Day dawned bright and fai
a. The clouds that had filled the skies for TIVE
r ty-four hours before had all cleared ava
b, and oil day long there was the brightest
ot sunshine, while the recent heavy rain no
G. thoroughly laid the dust and brought out Il
u freshest green on all vegetation. No fn'
weather could have been desired. The oil
/. servance of the day was, as usual, decoror
J, and cordial. The public schools omite
!, their sessions; the mills and factories wei
. closed, and during the afternoon, bushes
; was generally suspended. On oil the publ
!, and many of the private buildings the Ns
i tional flag was displayed at half.mast an,
/ on every hand were tokens of the public re
: spect for the occasion. In the afternoon
g pretty much the whole city turned out 10 SCI
inc procession and take part in the exercises
: and their numbers were augmented bya grca
, throng of our friends from out Of town. Thu
observance of the day was quiet and orderly,
and nothing occurred to mar the impressive
character OF the exercises.
Shortly after 9 o'clock the column was
formed on the south side of City Park by
Col. w. l.. Grcenleaf, marshal of the day
ably, and was ably assisted by his aids, Com.
rades William Smith and George w. Austin.
Following was the.
Order Of March.
!. Detachment Of Police, commanded by Oifccr
Larose.
9. Students Battalion, L. V. NJ, commanded by
| Lieutenant II. L. Tutherly.
The boys turned ont nearly seventy strong
and made avery handsome appearance. They
marched with the precision Of veterans, and
all their cvolutions were excellently well
done, showing thorough discipline and care
ful drill Lieutenant Tutberly may well feel
proud OF the bearing of his command.
| 8. Rock Poin, Cadets, commanded by Major NJ.
| A. Howe.
The cadets always look well on parade, and
on this occasion they more than sustained
| their old time reputation. Their drill is ex-
| cellent and bearing fine, and many were the
compliments they received, along the line OF
march. The cadets numbered about thirty.
~, q. Company f, N. ", commanded by Captain
W. q, Dece le
The members of Co. + have greatly i'm.
proved under Capt. Decelle's command, and
the organization will in time be credit
to the city. Capt Decelle is well-quaitiel
and experienced drillmaster, and he is bring
ing up the company to high standard.
Ahh'y soIuiels WcIc III lut.
6. Post St4nnard, G. A. H., commanded Inv Com
mander Eben Tapn.
The veterans turned out eighty.six strong
while in the carriages and in other parts
OF the procession were enough more to
bring the number up to round hundred
"a number much larger than usual. Each
carried his tribute of flowers.
q. Soldiers Sons In command of Lieut. Chas
Woodbury., OF Col. J. G, Rutherford's stan, Com
mander OF the Sons OF Veterans, District Of YER
mont.
The lads turned out twenty-five strong,
each with garland of flowers, and consti-
tuted by no means the least interesting part
of the procession.
:. Orator of the day. and Chaplain, In carriages
5. Philharmonic Male Chorus, In carriages.
.. Mayor and Board OF Aldermen, and ex-Msyors,
10 President and Faculty U. v.M. and 5. a. c.;
i. Trustees 81 Mary Fletcher uo.pi,o, in car.
rages.
u. Ciuzens, in carriages,
The procession was very handsome one
indeed. 1t was watched with interest by
great crowds who had collected at available
points, and by the spectators who throngcd
the streets all along the line of march.
The Line of March
was as follows; Up Church, through Pearl
and North streets to Elmwood Cemetery
Many OF the buildings along the line were
deliberately and handsomely decorated. AT
the cemetery the exercises were in acc rd-
ance with the Memorial services of the order.
The hymns sung were Their graves we
sirew with Mays fair flowers" by the Phil
harmonic male chorus (whose services added
much 10 the interest aud success of the day,
and My country, It's of thee by the chorus
aud the assemblagc, the band furnishing the
accompaniment. The services over, the col.
umn formed outside of the gate, in the SAME
order. and marched through Elmwood Ave
nue., Pearl and St. Paul streets to City Park.
AtCity Park,
the band rendered selection, after which |
prayer was offered by the chaplain of the
day, Rev. NJ. D. Jump, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. The chorus then gave |
with mufiled drum and measured tread" |
The address, by Col. Kttrcdge Haskins of |
BIrlteboro, followed.
Col. Haskins' Address.
Mr.. President COmrades of the Grand .Ar-
my cfhe Republic, and Fellop Citizens:
Over two thousand years ago Pericles, the |
eloquent Grccian orator, speaking in comment
Grafton OF the Athenian dead, said, 'the
whole land is the sepulchrc of illustrious
men,"
If that were then true of that loyal little
republic, how truthfully can the same now
be said of our own loved land Our repub-
lie, born amid the tumult of contending ar
mics, founded in brave resistance TO foreign
usurpatiOn, upheld and maintained as a rich
legacy bequeathed to us by our forefathers,
having passed, unscathed, through several
minor wars and disturbances, was in these
latter days OF Its comparatively brief exist
ence, called upon to suffer, to contend with,
and to put down the most wicked, determin-
ed and obstinate, the michiiest and most STU
pendous rebellion the world had ever seen,
and may also add, the costllest in treasure
and IN blood-which for four long years
caused the very pillars of liberty to tremble |
everywhere, and the solid foundations of the |
cath to rock
Truthfully therefore can it be SAID that
our land is indeed the sepulchre of the illus. |
trous dead. They sleep on every plain, and |
IN every valley; by the murmuring rivulet, |
and on the banks of our mighty rivers; on |
the sloping hill Sides and under the shadow |
OF majestic mountains; on the sandy sea |
shore, and In its unfathomed depths; they |
sleep IN the quiet cemeteries of every town |
and village throughout the length and breadth |
of the land.
NO delhcaton Is required of us 10 place |
our dead among the everything there. It is
their memory here that VIC are called upon to |
cherish. II the Roman heroes were mmor.
tai among the gods, we would have ours i'm
mortal among men In their noble example TO
the end Of time. Aud yet, we may in this
enlightened and Christian age, learn some
thing OF the aLciert Greeks and Romans in
the matter of paying respect to our dead.
While brass and bronze will corrode aud
rust, and granite and marble will crumblc
and decay, yot no more fitting tribute can be
rendered unto the dead, by the living, than
the erection of some such memorial column
to perpetuato and keep forever green their
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