St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY.
How the Day Was Observed at ST.
JOhHSbury.

berlin post decorated the soldiers
graves at St. Johnsbury Centre, St.
Johnsbury East, Passumpsic and
Waterford and about so went on a
special train to Lyndonville to per-
form a similar service.
In the afternoon the procession
formed in the following order:
w. H. Sargent, Chief Marshal
st. Johnsbury Band.
FIRST DIVISION.
c. M. Bonett, aid.
Frost camp, S. of v, % members.
S. of v camp, West Concord, Is
members.
Chamberlin post, No. 1, 80 mem
bers, H. c. Bates, commander.
| SECOND DIVISION.
F. 6. West, aid.
Apollo lodge, Knights of Pythias,
Is members, E. D. Steele, commander.
| Canton Crescent, l. o. O. F., c. w.
| Farr, captain.
THIRD DIVISION.
Jonas H. Brooks, aid.
| Forty-twO Academy students, w.
c. Smith, captain.
Carriages of disabled soldiers.
Orator of the day, invited guests.
The band met the Odd Fellows on
Railroad street and escorted them to
Main street where the procession
started at about 1.3O. 1t was an
unusually fine procession and each
division received many compliments
for their fine appearance.
At the cemetery the marching
bodies formed in a hollow square
around the posts lot, where the
beautiful service to the dead was con-
Quoted by H. c. Bates, commander.
Returning from the cemetery the
post marched in q body to Music
hall where after the usual exercises
of the post prayer was offered by
Rev. Edward 7. Fairbanks. Music
was furnished by the band and a
male quartet.
Rev. G. Nj. Curl, the orator of the
day, was then introduced and spoke
substantially as follows:
feel greatly hOnored, veterans, for
When think of Vermont'S 5 gift to the
late war, am glad that | am a Yer
mOnter. This is not the state of my
nativity but | think | have been here
long enough to become a VermOnter
by absorption. Hereafter call me a
Vermonter, if you please.
The greatest reward any man can
have is in the accomplishment of his
designs. Everyone sets his mark
high; few ever reach it. The chief
thought of the soldier at the begin
ming of the war was to quell the re-
bellion. But he accomplished more
than his designs. 1t was i'll this
struggle that slavery received its
death blow. Weought to honor and
reward the American soldier for the
influence which is reflex and general.
Every community is bettered by
memorial service like this for it is
moving in the line of right ideas.
The highest honor that we can give
to the American soldier is in the ex-
pansion of the principles for which he
gave himself We should honor him
first for the principles that he held
and secondly for his sacrifice in main
tanning them. 1t is great thing to
be on the right side, for the principles
will live long after the man we see is
gone. All honor to the man who
holds right principles and who sus
tains them even at the sacrifice Of
his life
Every society or nation must have
its name and peculiarities for con-
venience, distinction, and progress.
Take Switzerland. You may call it
small, but l call it mighty and it's
might consists in its unity of thought.
L. H. I>f
are Catholics they are one i'll design
and effort. They swear by Switzer
land every time.
In the development of American
ideas, give to your country true
manhood. AS the chain is no strong
er than the individual link, our gov
ernment is no stronger than the in
dividual citizen. Free thought, free
speech, free schools, free ballot and a
free press are essentially American
ideas. When people learn to think
no one man power can hold them,
even though he be voted infallible by
his friends "He who thinks as | do,
but penetrates more deeply into
truth, will rule me any time and
make me love my ruler" He who
thus thinks, knows how to speak
and is prepared to vote. When we
think how people are pouring upon
us from other nations, we see the
need of educating them to American
ideas. | have no objection to the
French, Irish or any other nation
coming here if they will become true
citizens in harmony with our consti
| tutions. In order to become true
citizens they must be educated in our
public schools. If they are unwil
ing, they ought to be compelled to
go back to the country from whence
they came and stay there. Applause.
| wish to close with what may
seem to you prophetical. 1t does to
me- Who knows but that some day
all North America will be under the
dominion of that flag. l like a
square meal. In fact about three a
day, with a good dessert and an ice
cream. Who knows but that some
day the United States will make a
good square meal of Canada; then
go down and take Mexico for des-
sert, with Greenland for ice cream.
Then 1.-The stars and the stripes in
union shall wave DER the land of the
free and the home of the brave"
[Applause.l
The exercises of the day closed with
a concert in the evening in Music
| hall, given by home talent for the
benefit of the Woman's Relief Corps.
The hall was about two-thirds filled
and all enjoyed the exercises. The
CeciIian quartet gave three selections
and were encored after each. H. H.
May gave solo in his usual pleas
ing way. Mrs. c. F. Berry made her
first appearance before a ST. Johns
bury audience and was greeted with