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

: Liberty ;"recitation, ga Visit to Grandpa, ,
Harry Morton; "a Boys Grafton" Fret
Fairbanks; harmonica solos, Bessie Bliss
"Grant," Nettie Robbins; violin solo
George Chatfield; Song, Marching
Through Georgia" by all.
Capt. j. +. Eldredge gave an interesting
talk to the little people and Mrs. E. n
Rising of the Woman's Relief Corps made
brief remarks.
The singing and speaking at the prima.
ry school were unusually pleasing to the
visitors while the happy faces of the little
ones testified to their enjoyment of the
program, which included the following
Singing of "America" by all; recitations
by Robbie Sault, Lewis Williams, Elton
Fish, Sadie Carlyle, Harry Marcott, Har-
rrison 1hayer, Emma Blakely, Versa Cas-
sidy, John and Oscar Manchester, Georgia
/ Whitney, Edith Blanchard, Mildred Good
win, Frank Jones, Eddie Cooling, May
Dumas; seven dialogues-"Our Flag
"Our Banner, 'rhe Triumphant Ameri
can Flag" "The Flag We Love-" .'Wash-
! ington,n "Six Little Flags" and "Our
Flag Colors;" motion song and two 9TH
ers and flag salute by the school.
The rainy weather of last week babe
fair to continue Saturday. The sky was
/ heavy and the atmosphere charged with
moisture. 1t looked like stormy Memo
rial day. Several light showers did fall
during the morning, but by noon the dan
ger of rainy day had passed. The threat
ening weather served the purpose of
keeping many at home, though there was
a large attendance at the various exercises.
In the early morning, details from u. S.
Grant Post visited the outlying cemeteries
and decorated the soldiers graves. At
IL O'Clock the parade formed on Main
street under direction of Marshal j. p.
Cleveland and Aids j. b. Eldredge and A.
). King. The different organizations took
place as follows;-
Randolph Cornet Band.
Col. John b. Mead Camp, No. 81, Sons
Of Veterans.
Randolph Lodge, No. 40, |. O.. OF.
Wide Awake Council, No Y, Junior
Order United American Mechanics.
U. S. Grant Post, No. SO, G. A. r.
u. S. Grant Woman's Relief Corps, "A.
Carriages containing citizens, also chill
dren with flowers.
The parade moved over the prescribed
route, entering the cemetery through the
arch, which had been tastefully trimmed.
The line formed around the cenotaph,
where the usual service took place, par.
ticipated in by the G. A. r., w. r. c. and
5. of ", the latter firing the salute, Chill
dren dressed in white gave bouquets OF
flowers to the veterans, who broke ranks
forming, the line returned to Main street.
A bountiful dinner was served at Ed
sons hall by che w. r. L. to those par
ticipating in the exercises, about $50 avail.
ing themselves OF the invitation.
The exercises of the afternoon began at
O'Clock, when Dubois q Gays hall was
crowded to its full capacity. Flags, pa
triotic emhlems and colors gave it very
martial apr earance.
Commander George H. Huyt welcomed
the large audience, taking occasion to
state that the graves of 1872 fallen COM
rades had been decorated that day In Ran.
dolph. Rev V. NJ. Hardy offered prayer.
A selected choir under direction OF ID. l..
Chatfield sang ale Was MY Comrade,n
with duet by Mrs. Effie Adams and Mrs.
ID. l.. Chattield.
Then followed a patriotic exercise by
children. Miss Stella Watson represented
Columbia and twelve little boys and
twelve little girls, the boys dressed in
sailor costume and the girls in white,
marched in before her, scattered flowers
ana gave recitations and songs. The
feature was we'll executed and literally
applauded. Misses Myrtis Walbridge and
Bertha Manney and Mrs. IL. A. Leonard
directed IL.
A poem written by Mrs. Ida e. Ford,
entitled 1.-TWO Monuments" was rem
dered by Mrs. w. W. Rogers and after
Flo Ners," with duet by Mrs. Adams and
Mrs. w. A. Scott, another poem composed
by Mrs. Leroy Sargent, entitled "Our Sol
der Bows in Blue, - was recited by Miss
Emogene Buck. Miss Ethelynd Gould
gave recitation, The Old Sergeant"
followed by song, I'm the Sweetest Of
the Year" with duet by Misses Grace
Lamson and Louise Hastings.
The speaker OF the dav, exGov. w. p.
Dillingham; OF Waterbury, was intro
duced and justified all the high expecta.
tions OF his audience by delivering most
interesting address. His special theme
was the glory OF American liberty and
citizenship. Beginning far back in his
tory, he sketched the growth OF popular
liberty down to the present day. He laid
special stress on the compact formed in
the cabin OF the Mayflower as something
entirely new-the birth OF the idea OF
popular sovereignty, or government by |
the people. Coming to the time OF the
civil war, he described the different con-
ditions in the North and South, especially |
in their opposite ideas of citizenship. He
followed the triumph OF the northern
type and gloried in the results which 1t
has brought. Gov. Dillingham; is not an
orator. He does not deal in tedious
flights OF sound and language that mean
little. But he is interesting, because he
talks earnestly in words that are readily |
by everyone and his ideas
come to the surface like water bubbling /
in a spring.
Everything considered, the Memorial
exercises OF 97 may properly be classed 4
marking an Increasing inter.
est in the events they commemorate and
an increasing honor to those who made
them possible.
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