The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

| spoke of the origin Of the day, its progress
and growth. The time would come when
the last soldier would totter to the cemetery
to decorate the graves OF his departed com.
rades, silently and alone; but it would not
stop there. The observance of the day
| would be kept alive by our children He
urged the teaching OF the lessons OF patriot
ism 10 the young, at home and in our
schools. Parents should also teach their
children that the day should be strictly de-
voted to the purposes for which it was in
stituted, and not to ball games and other
| like amusements. After vocal music the
audience dispersed feeling that the day had
been profitably spent
wAsHINaToN.-Sm Smith Post, G. A. r., fit
tingly observed the day, and the exercises
which they had arranged were largely at
| tended. The address by Hon. j. X. OAR
ling Of Chelsea was historical, patriotic, in
spring and eloquent. Music was furnished
at the church by quartette consisting Of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. e. Carpenter and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Nj. Seaver, with Mrs. G. l..
Tucker as organist Appropriate Rotations
were given by Mark Carpenter, Inez Nc
Allister and lila Downing. After the exer-
| cises at the church, procession was formed
under Edward Emery and ID. s. Emery as
marshals, led by the Washington Cornet
Band, and marched to the cemetery, where
the beautiful ritual Of the Grand Army was
given; the guartette sang Cover Them
Over with Beautiful Flowers" and prayer
was offered by Rev, W. II. traitor. The
day was intensely hot, yet the interest of
the public in the observance Of the exercises
seemed not to flag,
WATERBURY. - Memorial Day services
were observed by Edwin Dillingham; Post,
G. A. r, assisted by Garfield Camp, Sons
OF Veterans, and quartette OF male voices
led by S. W. Jones. The excessive heat
kept many citizens from participating, but
q good number were present and the solemn
exercises over the graves Of fallen comrades
was evidence that the memory OF those who
bravely fell in defense OF their country is
still fresh. The order of exercises for the
day was as follows: In the morning dele
cation of comrades assisted K. Stetson Post,
g. A. R., at Waterbury Center in memorial
services, and were accompanied on their re-
turn by number of that post. At 1880 P.
M. line was formed and marched with mu.
sic to the cemetery, by way of Main and
Henry streets, to the grave OF Major Dilling-
ham, where the special service OF the Grand
Army was read by officers of the post. The
graves OF forty.six comrades were then
marched to the Methodist church and
listened to the orator OF the day, j. A.. De-
Boer Of Montpelier, whose address, in spite
OF the intense heat, was given marked at
tention. The speaker gave an eloquent
and graphic picture of important events in
our nations history from the organization
OF the continental congress, when repre-.
sentatives OF the thirteen colonies met de-
clared their independence, and agreed to
form union OF states that should forever
hang together Tor, as Samuel Adams re-
marked, would hang separately, to the time
when President Lincoln called for troops to
compel some OF those states to live up to
that agreement. A glowing tribute was
given to the patriotism Of the soldiers of the
Rebellion, whose breasts made barrlcade
between the North and its southern foes,
and restored peace and prosperity to a
united country
MoNTPELIER,-The published programme
for Memorial Day was successfully carried
out. In the forenoon, details from the post
decorated the graves of theirIdead comrades
in the Sc geral cemeteries, while other details
as SISTED in the exercises at Berlin and Wor-
cester. The temperature was 94'in the shade
when the parade formed in the afternoon,
and several in line were nearly overcome
by the heat before the opera house was
reached. That auditorium was packed to
the doors with sweltering mass of hui
manity. On the stage were the orator and
chaplain, the mayor and aldermen, Rev
Mr.. Grisbrook of Worcester, and the band.
Mayor Wing presided Prayer was offered
by Rev Or. D. NJ: Smith. The glee club
composed of F. W. Bancroft, G. A. Knapp,
DR.. A. B. Bisbee and W. S. Snith-sang
''The Vacant Chair" The memorial serv.
ices OF the Grand Army were performed by
William Canning, l.. NJ. Hutchinson and
w. E. Lawson. After SELECTION by the
night" with solo by DR.. Bisbee. Colonel
A. A. Hall of st. Adams was pleasantly in
troduced by Mayor Wing, and it is no small
compliment to the ability Of the orator of
the day that he was able to hold the atten-
ton of his great audience in such temper
ature. Colonel Halls address was a sue
cinct review of the history OF our country
from the time of the Revolution to th days
Of the Civil War. The speaker then
touched upon many prominent events of
that war, paid a glowing tribute to Lincoln,
and emphasized the part the men and
women of Vermont took in that conflict.
His statement that the Vermont troops
were always ready to follow where Gus
ter or Sheridan would lead was greeted
with a storm Of applause. In conclusion,
the speaker drew several practical lessons.
The Civil War was not for conquest, but for
freedom, order and law 1t regenerated
the states, and to us is left the trust to
guard the grand institutions preserved to
US by that war. The duty of this country
to provide literally for its veteran soldiers
was the central thought of a brilliant and
eloquent peroration. The Capital Drum
Corps, Aaron Bancroft leader, played
selection, and exercises by the children
were in order. Six young misses sang
patriotic selection Florence Smith recited
Somebody's Darling; Misses Ella Spar
row, Susie Stearns Jennie Clogston, Helen
Clay and Celia Lull appeared in dialogue;
and Lottie Dillon recited Memorial Day"
The audience joined in singing america"
exercises of the day to close.