Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED
The 18Th in the History Of STAN
nard Post, 6. A. R.
Graves Decorated in the Morning, with
tho Parade, Address at the Opera
House and Reunion in the After
noon-Reception in Evening.

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80, 80 III Wv o'.', ,,a,or, wore visited
run w" "N'',", ,.es,, ~. r,cnbors oe
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aHu 'ne pa NV 70 a. ~ ,,,aroh A detail
"Cis an "lu,'S Wv Nv A., Sa.o,,a r,,v,Irv
OF "uoue S' i''c' -, - .,rao,,
from orr Etn'n 1al'' f,,o,'''d h.. ,ba tv,
SION anu wv! W, 49, ajax frn,, tho
Heiu pt.tciicS VI ' NV - 49,, tynight,
POST; Sher'han u'"r, c,nn,,i,ir
VI s'rias anu anu, ' ,ho, nere followed
ny Company NJ V. ~ q. which act1n a. a
comrades followed in carriages.
The line of march was up Main from St
Paul to Church up Church to Pearl
thence to Winoosi avenue. thence to
North street to the Elmwood avenue Cenlc-
tarv The troops from the fort lined up
along North street and Winooski avenue
and tho romainder of those in the line
nassod to tha cemetery. where the ritual
.ervico Of the G. a r WAS conducted by
Andrev Nc1,affev Commander of the post
Selections were nlayed by the band. the
graves wore decorated and a salute to the
jaad ,voe 6red IN. a detail from Companv
NJ The exercises were closed with the
trrto coll rars Durinc the services three
Soivos were fred from battery Park by
49, ood rold batt.rx
r-nor Tho con, lusion of the exercises tho
,,a,,do y,os roforp.d and rho return to
H. c,.r. house made t,, tbn vvav of Elm
j,,,ood ovonua :, p,,I Main church and
= pnnk s,roots In front of the opera house
,ha soyorol bod;es wore drawn IN in line
ard s,,.,t Cd tho -nerobers of Stannard Post
a. tha,, nassad IA tho auditorium to listen
-. ~ oddrase of tho da,.
,- w. s,,.,., ,yro sc.tod q number of
,or,;,,or, ,;,iyors aud tho front seats i'm
~ hI 80 So houso u.oro hllod with rho
nas, n,omhers The exercises oucncd with
80 ",in.,nr ~, ,,a har5 arter yhirh rraver
g oesnrns -, NO pov y n Penney
WIS
SPEECH OF MAYOR HAWI.EY,
The exercises We're presided over ny ON
mander McGaHeN' Mayor ifa"icv Was '"e
hrst speaker ana sad:
Mr.. Post Commander ana Members OF
Stannard Post;-lt seems nut gay sincs
stood before you AT .le Ihst McHioiiai
service, to oner you IN pehall OIL the GU
zens OF burhhe.oh the assurance vi til.r
respect their anecuon ana 'heir apPrecia-
uon or your utseiilSh anu saiant service
In behalf or our country. for the hohor
winch YOU again CONFER upon me- III 'hclr
behali, pN hNltlne me 10 p"ruclpH't III
thcse exercises ieaItlE IMAM" So'' II %
inspiring to stand IN your presence 10 re-
can the Importance OF 'he great struggle
out OF whlch you came cohquerors' To re-
cite your brave doeus ana 10 contemplate
the results OF your siorious NictoiN' lo-
uaN .nls ha'ion stai'os III the i"re front
WIN the great "oriu PoHcrs uilt'u pros
porous ana powerful us nag HoatlHs III inc
breezes OF every cline the emolefn OF NO,
ertA ana equdu llsnts' anu I's oliihoi' anu
Hs power respected III every great question
oi in'cila.ioiial l"li'N' say ,l'S ha''oi'
staiius III we l"i''.ol'' dHe ~ 'o"tiS c'ii-
spl'uouSIN dhoN' an III 'iidt IL II Inc oi''N
hation on earth great enough ana mag
unanimous enough ueSplte the sarcasm OF
'S Jeaio"S rlNdlS 10 "aSe " war soieiN lo'
mummy SAKE, 10 give freedom To II
euuSslHR anu "iic" PeoPe' gnu 10 lauilch
the CUBAN rcpupllc as an lhu'pehdeht STATE
tose'her WIN our INTERNAL cohuitiois Oh
peace IL tlc dir''' ltsult Vi your paulot-
ISM your courage ana your ueVo'ioh 10 me
cause OF risht
WINE we deheht III hohorlns you ana
III Keeping prisnt 'he memory "i your
!alleh Coihraues pS scattering IreSh gar
lailuS upon thef ias' restlrE piaceS' the
u"tE ana the opportunity OF the hour Is 10
Wdch the rising generation lessons OF pa
ulo'isin' oi ueNotioh 10 country ana OF ue-
Notloh 10 prlncipie'
u"nS nave come upon the stage OF acton,
10 whom the war or the rebellion with it's
horrors ana its bloodshcd, Its desolaton
ana us heart rendlnss ITS hopes and its
Tears, Is nut page OF history. TO teach
rhcm ana TO hand down the lessons to
coming generations, the true animus OF
mat war 10 teach them why brother was
pltted against brother, to teach them the