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Memorial Services.
GRADED SCHOOL HALL.

GRADED SCHOOL HALL.
The Memorial Day exercises were car
ried out in the Graded Schools, Wednes-
day afternoon, as indicated in the PRO
gramme published in Tuesdays BAN
NER. The ROTATIONS and declamations,
all of a patriotic order, were rendered in
pleasing way. Fred Carrier and II. A.
Heminway, both of the High School, de-
livered orations complimentary to the
soldiers. Both are unusual speakers.
Mr.. Heminway is unquestlonably the
best orator the school has seen in many
years.
A pleasing feature of the occasion was
the rendering of the old war songs by
bands of children selected from the
schools. Some thirty little lads and
misses sang "Tenting Tonight with
wonderful effect.
The climax of enthusiasm was
reached, however, when several pupils
bearing the beautiful company flags
from all the schools, gathered on the
platform while, formed in a hollow
square around them, some forty students
sang "Rally Around the Flag"
Various members of the army Posts
had seats of honor on the platform.
Major Coffey spoke for some moments in
a reminiscent strain with much elo-
quence and feeling. Comrade Richard
Houghton also surprised the "boys" by
his ability as a speaker. Others who
spoke for the Grand Army were Mr..
Newton, Mr.. Putrer and Judge White.
The school orchestra reinforced by Mr..
Donnelly and Mr.. Hurley, furnished eX-
cellent music, and the occasion was one
that seemed to be full of grateful remem-
brances to the soldiers and abiding pa
triotic influences to the young.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Thursday, although rather warm, was
an ideal day, and those who had hoped
for perfect weather in which to carry
out the arrangements made for the prop
er observance of decoration services,
were not disappointed. The village, os-
pccially Main street, presented holi-
day appearance, the Stars and Stripes
being displayed on a large number of the
stores and residences. At an early hour
the old veterans began to make their APP
pearance upon the streets, and by the
time that the exercises of the day were
to begin there were many of them wait
~ ing for the signal to fall in.
At nine o'clock, 9th Corps Post left its
hall, and escorted by the bennington
Rifles and the City Band, marched to the
village cemetery, where, after prayer by
the Rev. George L. Richardson, and the
rendering of the G. A. r. ritual, the
grayes of the soldiers buried there were
decorated. From here the column
marched to the Soldiers Home, where
the same ceremony was repeated in the
Home cemetery. This was followed by
a short address by the Rev. c. Il. Sey-
mour, after which the organizations re-
turned to their halls and were dismissed.
1t was nearly ten o'clock when Custer
Post left It's hall for the old cemetery at
the Centre. They were delayed, waiting
for +I,o N-or+I, Aloros D,,,,, Corns Co,,+
AOA 'Ai0 N"lUh hu"ili" Dl"iii COlP Pos N"pU'
Charles WeltOn, who with the Graded
School Cadets, performed escort duty
for the Post. Arriving at the cemetery.
the G. A. r. ritual was performed. The
addresses were by the Rev. NJ. L, Sever
ance. Comrades r. NJ. Houghton and A.
p Childs The organizations then re.
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turned W Cno village anu were ulSmlSseu'
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ing,