St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-14
MEMORIAL DAY.

IMAM perrin IOSl " "A N. IS I)lctu-
ming for a more elaborate celebra ton
of Memorial day than ever before,
by the addition of services at the
Centre. The Post and all others who
desire will go by special train in the
morning, accompanied by the band.
They will be met there by citizens
and school children and escorted to
the cemetery. The following COM
mittees have been appointed to have
charge of arrangements: On music,
Capt. A w Roberts; hall and fl
nance, George P. Moore; printing,
7. A. Paddock; invitations, George
R. Crosby flowers and flags, w. H.
Ward; decorating graves, W. h.
Ward for village cemetery, David
Frechette for the Catholic, L. c.
Farnham at the Centre, A. P. Hawley
at Passumpsic, DIR. Billiard and F..
{. Harrington at the East village !;
E. L. Hovey at Waterford. and ]. A.
Paddock at Goss Hollow; on car
riages, Lyndon Arnold; on evening
entertainment, George R. Crosby, A
w. Roberts, J. A. Paddock and E. L.
Hovey.
Commander-in-chie Veazey has is
sued the following general orders,
No. %, for the day:
Again the warm spring sun reminds us
that Memorial day with its time honored
observance is near at hand. Regulations
are so explicit on this subject that no
formal order urging this sacred duty upon
the posts is necessary.
For the 23d time since the Both of MAY
was designated for this purpose by Com
rade Logan, then mmander-in-c11ief, it
is our privilege to render special homage
to the memory of our comrades who an
swer to roll-call on earth no more, to
pledge ourselves anew in united and SOL
emn chorus to the great principles for
which they died, and for the perpetuation
of which this mighty order is now main
tanned. Let no grave be unviS1ted, no
comrade forgotten, and as our children
and childrens children shall ask What
mean We by this service ?" let us point
them to the sacrifices of our comrades
whom death has mustered out forever,
and whose devotion to duty made posi-
BILE this golden era of our nation, which
today under one flag is marching on to
its glorious destiny; future assured to
this and the coming generations by the
conflicts and victories of the period which
this day recalls and signalizes. Standing
by these sacred mounds, let us urge that
never, while the flowers shall wake to
life, while the released waters shall course
from the mountains to the sea, while the
emancipated earth shall with each return
ing spring wave its banners of green,
shall these immortal services be upper
formed or the achievements they celebrate
be forgotten. Let the day be in no man
ner diverted from its true purpose, but let
1T be made to teach to its fullest extent
its great lesson of patriotism
Post commanders are reminded that
their arrangements for Memorial dav
should invariably include attendance BY
the post IN body upon some form of
divine worship upon the preceding Sun
day. This custom has become, and de-
servedly so, very general, and its appro-
priateness and desirability are apparent
Some minister of the gospel should be in
vited to deliver suitable sermon upon
this occasion, and posts should if practi-
cable, appear in uniform and display their
badges and colors, striving in every re-
spect to render this fitting preliminary
to our great annual observance.
In some departments the custom pre-
walls of having the school children coop
crate, the session of school preceding Me
mortal day being devoted to patriotic
teachings, emphasized by the presence at
each school of some cornrade of the order,
and the children asked to share in pro-
viding flowers for the following day, and
assured that in so doing they become di-
rect1y identified with the praiseworthy
service of Memorial day. 1t is recon-
nended that post commanders. so far as
possible, detail comrades who in uniform
may appear before each school and briefly
suggest action as above