Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-03
The Memorial Services.


| Commendable plans for fostering tn,
patriotism OF young America were wei
carried out Friday in the graded school
pupils from the primary department vi
participating in the memorial exercises.
Details from u. s. Grant post and w. r
G. were in attendance.
The primary schools united in carrying
out their program in Mrs. Leonard
room, and Miss Kent's and Miss Man.
ney's pupils in the grammar department
while the grammar students with Miss
+ Howard's classes participated in the
exercises in the High school room.
] Here bunting gracefully draped the
4 pictures, organ and desk and there were
everywhere flags, so the speakers might
well gain inspiration from their sur.
roundings. The spirited patriotism ex-
hibited throughout the program was par.
ticularly gratifying to the veterans pres.
ent, two OF whom-B. l. Pratt and Rev
X. Udall addressed the students briefly
MIR. Pratt,a considering the duties oil
war time, defined the obligations of '97 to
the soldiers and urged the participation
of all loyal young people in memorial
ceremonies, speaking appreciatively OF the
schools as educators OF patriotism.
Mr.. Udall dwelt upon the powerful in
fluence of the flag in battle and told OF
the significance OF its colors, the red
symboliZing blood freely shed in its de-
fence, the blue fidelity and the white
purity.
The program was as follows: Singing
of America" by all; salute to the flag by
the school; recitation, "The Young Sol.
der" Cora Holbrook; essay, "Memorial
Day." written by Daisy Moulton and read
by Stella Watson; singing OF 1.-THE Red,
White and Blue by the Intermediate
pupils; remarks by veterans; song, "Tent
ing Tonight" by Grammar school quar-
tet; recitation, cat the Head OF the Line, y
Hattie Hayward; Grafton, Footsteps OF
ing Through Georgia." intermediate de-
partment; recitation, "The Unknown
Speaker" Emogene Buck; address by Mr..
Hardy; flag exercise by intermediate
pupils; Battle Hymn OF the Republic"
by ALL
Mr.. Hardy wildly pictured the hard
ships and the awful nature of war, the
inconsistencies, hunger and WEAKNESS that
oppressed the boy soldiers in their SEEM
ingly thankless tasks, and emphasized
by an object lesson the difference between
heroes on dress parade and when in SER
vice. Twenty boys, schoolmates OF Mr..
Hardy's, enlisted in the service OF the
Union, and the story OF their heroism, of
the death of four and the crippled condi-
ton OF others made profound impress
sion on his hearers. He showed a small
silk flag that had been carried throughout
fifteen engagements, a description OF one
OF which was read by Miss Winnie Mann.
The letter of husband TO his young wife,
written on the eve OF battle "a years ago
May 2sth, was another effective means by
which he brought out the sacrifices that
were made for this generation.
A profusion of flowers, ferns and flags
gave holiday appearance to the Gram
mar room, in which the schools of Misses
Kent and Nancy carried out pleasing
program as follows:
Singing of America by all, flag drill (;
recitation, "Driving Home the Cows, y
Gail Lamson; duet, 1.-THE Red, White and
Blue" Jennie Williams and Maud Cleve-
land; song, "The Soldiers Message"
Winnie Tredo; song, Josie Sault; recita-
ton, "The Blue and'Gray," Lyla Putnam;
song, "The Old Folks at Home" Freder-
lex Dumas; recitation, summer" Gretta
Cooling; recitation, "a Lonely Grave, y
Mary Burroughs; song, "0nly a Tramp"
by four boys; dialogue, Fourth of July
Record" by ten boys; recitation, "For-
gotten" Winnie Tredo; instrumental
duet, Evelyn Manney and Ida Flint; reci-
tation, ''Our Flag" Josie Sault; iDstru-
mental music, Ida Bailey; recitation,
Decoration Day." Helen Wedgewood;
recitation, "Don't Whip Little Ben"
Hazel Fairbanks; dialogue, "Union and