Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-06
In MEM0RIAM.
Burlington Honors the Memory of
Her Patriot Dead.
A Long and Imposing Procession
Address by Lieut. Gov, Pingreo.
Fit and Dccorous Observance of the
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Day.
Memorial day hqd its usual elaborate
and imposing observance, under the
the auspices of Post Staunard G. A.
The day wac hardly Of the best, for the
clouds lowered most Of the tinc and the
chill of the cold snap nled the air; but
| the crowds We're as great us on former &C.
/ caslon and no one, participant or spectator,
ran any risk of being overcome with heat
| Flags were flying at half-mast all over the
city, and many private ead public buildings
were more or less eI1boratuly decorated /;
| business was very generally suspended, and
| the day was observed as sucR n holiday
ought to be observed
1 Exercises Mt the Lafayette statue.
1T IL o'clock a. M II delegation of Post
Stannard, G. a. r., with the committee
appointed for that purpose. consis Ing of
comrades General T. 5. Peck, Surgeon Gen.
eral Il. NJ, Bingham an O. l.. Ray, pro-
ceeded with bowers to the statue of Tafay.
| cite In the college park, WHICH, tyaj then
decorated with 'ttC,ma ceremonies A
' number oI citizens ant ladies were presen,
A wreath or cedar was hung upon the shoul-
dcrs OF the statue, and several beautiful has.
kets and bouquets of flowers were placed TN.
on the pedestal. COmraue O. +. Raw had
charEc of the ceremonies The exercises
openeu with the singing OF the Mtrgeilasc
hymn. by The Unworthy Glcc club. Com.
| r"de " L. hay then spoke, briefly, az fol-
lows.
| COnirade Rays Remarks.
| Comrades and friends As the roprcsonta-
yves OF Stanuard Post, @. A. r., We have
| asked you to meet with us to-day 10 assist In
inc decoration OF the statue % this iilustrious
general and patriot Ne gratefully remcm.
Der his ol5lnterested friendship in the cause
of freedom. His deeds of valor were npr-
haaps not equal to the military achievements
OF Grant, Sherman, or Sheridan but
so long as we hold sacred the ma ne and
memory OF Washington, so long will We re-
member the name OF LAFAYETTE. Tne brave
soldiers OF our Vernon companies were his
comranl"n5 in arms. Side by side they
fought the battles OF liberty; and
so on this bonored day Ne, the
survivors of the army OF 6l, DELIGHT
TO crown this noble patriot and defender of
our couniry.'s freedom ihesL flowers NAV
.'llher and fade, but the name of General
lafayette shall ever shine in fadeless beauty.
L ms bronze may crumble, but the deeds of
the lllustrlous hero shall live in the hearts of
u q ,t.,..
light shall iInmine thu no gios,, sto '"oNh'hR
Comradn Rov tbos, 49,, srl' ~
Ruckhgn, who snoln q. tnIIarne iles'uln'
- INV ~ 'o'i'"S'
president Huckham's Remarks.
Wbv have W. pa,borod oho,,, .,;.
o.day Why do we pav aorsI I horo S.a'' ,o
the memory of Lafayette? If it is natur.
al question to ask it should be easy for q
patriotic American to arsHef We honor
the memory of rafavattc bccsuse la Ua no n,a
of orr nations drfenders haoa,sa ne vas one
home and gave his fortune and offered bis
h hie, ~ ocnaIl Oh a people foreign 10
dear to him bon nu 'ats'aso' Dn'
ciples of Public ihcrtv snr witch p ,hn,.
werr contending, We bo,or hin, '' hco aue1
he was the friend of WasbinoIcn bccanSo
when the people Cor whom he Tongbt he
came a nation he wos rocniro az oi iG'Sn. NC,