Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-04
Holiday of Patriotism was Fitting.
Iy Observed.
INTERESTING PROGRAMS
Exercises Of Custer Post we're Held in the Morn.
ing and Those of Sixth Corps Post
in the Afternoon

Memorial day was 6ttingly observed
Saturday by the G. A. r. posts, and
other organizations of the village.
There could not have been a more
complete day for the observances, and
quite number of people from out of
the village we're on hand to see the
parade and listen to the speeches.
The rain of the night before laid the
dust, flags we're floating from many q
store and residence 10 the village, all
business was comparatively suspended.
Sixth Corps Post and other veterans
met at @. A. X. Hall at $50 A. NJ.
and Immediately fell into line and pro-
ceeded under command of Chief Mar
shall and his aides, to the Bennington
cemetery, where the memorial service
was held.
| AddresslbY Post Commander, John {, Clark.
Reading Of Llncolns address at Gettysburg
Prayer by Post Chaplain, George Reynolds
Addres by Post Commander, J. @, Clark.
Address by ofhcer Of the day c. NJ Lambert
Address by Senior Vice Commander,
Edward Kelly
Comrades Salute the Dead
Firing Salute TO the Dead, Company X, V. n. G.
| Decorating GTaves-Nuslc by Band
Sixth Corps Post and other veterans
met at their post rooms at o'clock z.
NJ. At 100 O'Clock the procession
formed on School street in the follow
ing order:
Bennington City Band X. o. Gold
smith, leader; Company K. V. N. G.,
Captain Russell G. Graves command
ing Camp Frank Ray, S. o. ",
Captain Ernest Lambert, commanding I;
Bennington Graded Schools; Sixth
Corps Post and other veterans, John
O. Clark commanding; President Of
the day, E, r. Griswold Orator Cas-
sius Il. Peck Of Burlington.
Under the direction Of the chief mar
shall and his aides the procession pro-
oseded to the Soldiers Home GENE
terry, where the memorial service was
repeated, after which, from the YER
auda OF the home the sxercists contin-
ued as follows;
Prayer Rev. W. H. washburne
Singing, the Misses LoomIs.
Address by the President Of the Day
Staging the Misses Loumis.
Grafton Cassius r. Peck.
Music by Band.
Benediedon by Rev. C. r. Seymour.
Cassus r. Peck the speaker at the
Soldiers Hooe was pleasantly intro
duced by the President Of the day Col
e. T Griswold The address was pa
triotic, eloquent, and fitting in every
way. Mr.. Peck, although a young
nan, is a fluent speaker, and Of fine
address lie spoke without notes and
held the close attention Of the audience
from the beginning to the end. He
made many admirers here.
The songs by the LOOMS trio of
three sisters was-one of the pleasing
features Of the exercises at the home
There are 237 veterans Of the rebel
lion buried in the town cemeteries.
OF these 81 are at the Soldiers Hone
Gem, terry, 76 are in the village GENE
terry, 81 in the Bennington Centre Gem
etery, 50 10 the Catholic cemetery ana
Ii at North Bennington, Every one Of
these was marked with a flag, and as
far as known every one was decorated.
TIE graves OF those lying in small
cemeteries in the outside districts
we're also remembered The posts
were obliged to purchase flowers from
florists in order to have enough to 60
around.
The appearance Of the school child
len in the afternoon parade added
much to the interest aroused during
the day, and they appeared to he