St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-04
ME1ORIAL. DAY.
ChamberIiu Post, G.. A. r., and the
Citizens of 1T. JOhnsbury FiItinglY
Obserye the Occasion,

The gloomy weather of the past week
gave way to sunshine last Friday and
this of course contributed much to the
success of the days exercises, especially
the parade. This formed on Main street
Immediately after dinner and although
it was not as large as in some years the
organizations in their various uniforms,
made a splendid appearance. The pa
rade, which was under the command OF
Lieut.-Co c. M. Bonett, assisted by
Capt. Henry w. Ellis and Lieut.. H, A.
Farnham as aides, was made up as
| follows:
Police St. Johnsbury Band, John H.
Moore, leader, J, D. Orcutt, drum major.
Co. D, list Regt. V. N. g., Capt. Charles
A. Celley. Palestine commandery, No. 8,
K. T., Eminent Commander William
Wetherbee. Canton Crescent, No. 2, P.
NJ. Capt. W. c. McCrae. Vermont Co.,
No. /, U. R. K. p. Capt. Harry M. Mel
son. The G. A. r. was represented by
about 65 veterans, several riding in car
riages. One carriage contained several
prominent members of the W. r. c. The
parade moved up Main street to Mt.
Pleasant, down Summer to the Summer
street school buildings where some OF the
most interesting and inspiring exercises
of the day were held. These consisted of
singing by the pupils of the various
schools under the direction of Miss Mich
OILS, flag drill by girls from the Sum-
merville school, which showed careful
training and hard work on the part Of
the pupils, a short and timely address to
the veterans by Superintendent Dempsey,
and the flag salute. A guard detail from
Co. D did police duty at the school build
ings.
From here the parade moved to Court
House square, where the soldiers monu-
ment was decorated and the beautiful
memorial service of the 6. A. r. was con-
Quoted by the officers of Chamberlin Post.
The veterans were then escorted to Mt
sic Hall and the parade was dismissed.
THE EXERCISES AT MUSIC HALL.
The hall was well filled as the veterans
marched to their seats and the assembly
was called to order by Capt. E. L. Hovey,
president of the day. After music by the
band prayer was offered by Rev. P. B.
Fiske of St. Johnsbury Centre. In &C
cordance with the recommendation of
the national department of the Grand
Army of the Republic Lincoln's Memo
rial day address was read by Mrs. Nellie
M. Smythe. After another selection by
the band Capt. Hovey introduced as the
orator of the day, Rev. DR.. Frederick E.
Enrich of South birmingham, Mass.
DIR. EMRIcH's ADDRESS.
The speaker began by referring to the
motto of St. Johnsbury Academy Sem
per Discens" and said we ought to be al
ways learning and getting deeper into
the significance of the civil war. He then
said the wosds of Lincoln's address ought
to be the text for every orator in the
land as the orators could only tell what
Others did. He spoke of his earl life in
New York and the influence on his life OF
reading the history of George Washing
ton. At that time there was quite an
interest in Washington and this wave Of
patriotism was one of the helps to the
uprising of the people in 81. He then
paid tribute to the great men who led
the agitation in the great struggle
Henry Ward Beecher, Archbishop Hughes
of the Roman Catholic church, Thomas
Starr King, the Unitarian leader on the
Pacific coast, Conklin, Blaine, Fessenden
Morrill,, and the other leaders on the
floor of Congress. To the unfinished
work of these and other men Lincoln
bids us conSecrate ourselves.
First, we must render implicit obedi
= ence to the laws of our land. We need tt
: dedicate ourselves to the spirit of equa
t justice for all. We must respect TIL
y rights of property, not only those who
o think in the millions and the billions, bu
e OF those who think in the thousands ant
o tens of thousands. At this point DR.
/ Enrich paid fine tribute to the position
S taken against monopolies by Hon. c. A
II Prouty in his Memorial address here on
" year ago. Since our last meeting a grea
n national calamity has befalen us an
T anarchy took our beloved Presiden
away His last words were that tn
spirit of justice might prevail agains
any rash deeds of the Infatuated moi
!. The man in the humblest walks of III
should have the same justice as in til
\ past.
E. The second pressing problem is our il
al creased migration. speak on this poin
Y as the son of humble migrant as m
, parents were born in small German vi
- lage on the Rhine. Yet in a sense we al
all migrants as our ances tOrs came frOl
V. Great Britain or thecontinent OF Europ
r. There are now 100000 Germans
ld this country, besides millions of Scand
On navians and natives of Great Britai
k But in the later years another class h;
al cOme-the Latin races from the south
We Europe with lower ideals and men
1g alien taste. The people of Germany a
n ninety, ne-hundredthso of them German
c. the people of England are English to tt
ng core. In the great city OF London the
nd are only 100000 foreign born in Chic
* 60 there are over 100000. Do yC
is realize what the migrants of the old
en- generation have done in the past? Rec
Ter "The Crisis" and see how the German
er stood by the flag before the civil war al
kept the great state of Missouri in Il
ed Union. Everywhere in the north t
~. foreign born citizens were true to O.