St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-27
nEnORIAL DAY.
The sunday Service and the Program
for saturday.

Music Hall was crowded on sunday
evening at the annual Memorial service,
and all who were present heard an elo-
quent and inspiring address from Rev.
FIR. ]. A. Lynch, pastor of st. Aloysius'
church.
Rev. DR.. Edward T. Fairbanks presid-
ed at the service, the invocation was Of
fered by Rev. R. L. Duston, and the
scriptures were read by Rev. DR.. D. N.
Beach, who also offered the prayer. The
chorus choir of Father Lynch's church
furnished the music, and after the ad-
dress the ladies' quartette sang.
Father Lynch opened his address by
quoting these words from Archbishop
Ireland, "Let not church forsake her
saints, nor couuery her heroes" He
traced the development OF liberty from
the time Christ introduced the new doc
trine that man should be free, to the es-
tablishment of the United States, the
last and greatest republic of them all.
He paid glowing tribute to the veter-
ans and said that the United States did
not depend upon standing army and a
navy for her preservation, but that the
American people were the guardians of
the nation. "But the American people
need something more than intelligence;
they need religion; and if / were to ask
of God final blessing for my country
would not ask for prosperity, for armies
for battleshps, but for that faith and
courage which shall make our children
patriots, ready to live or die for their
country"
The quartette choir consisting of Miss
Dugan, Miss Caldbeck, Miss Ethel
Moore and Miss Wellfoot than sang a
selection, followed by one verse of Amer
ica" in which all the audience joined.
The benediction was pronounced by Rev.
DR.. Beach.
The following program has been ar
ranged for Memorial day:
s The parade will form at South Main
street and start promptly at 1.30
o'clock. The right will rest on Court
Square and the formation will be in col
umns of companies.
Lt.-Col. C. Nj. Bonett, Chief Marshall.
Staf-Capt. H. w. Ellis, George Fl.
r Stearns, 1t. H. A. Farnham.
1st Division, Captain Ellis commanding.
Police.
St. Johnsbury Band, George c. Felch,
Bandmaster.
Co. D., v. N. g., c. A. Celley, Capt.
Palestine Commandery, No. 8, K. T.,
William Wetherbee, Commander.
2nd Division, George Fl. Stearns conf
manding.
Canton Crescent, W. c. McCrae, Capt.
Vermont Co., No. 1, K. p, H. M. Nelson.
Capt.
| Knights of Columbus. D. P. Healey,
r Grand Knight.
! St. lean Baptist Society, A. c. Lachance,
, Pres.
T Modern Woodmen of America, Frank
. M. Bonett, Commander.
e 3rd Division, 1t. H. A. Farnham COM
!. Spanish War Veterans, ]. A. Gum,
i. Commander.
! Order of Foresters, Louis Demers, Pres.
:. Chamberlin Post, No. /, 6. A. R., f. F.
t Carrick, Commander.
a President of day and Orator.
8 Disabled Veterans in carriages.
ROUTE OF PARADE.
Up Main to Mt. Pleasant street, to
Summer street, to Union Schools where
Il exercises by school children will be held
Form, and march to Central street, to
= Main, down Main to Monument Square
5, Ceremony by Chamberlin Post, 6. A. R
T. Reform. march to Music Hall where
"a parade will be dismissed.
,. EXERCISES AT MUSIC HALL.
N Music by St. Johnsbury Band
d Call to order by President.
4. Prayer by Rev. A. F. Walch.
er Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by
E. Miss Caroline S. Woodruff.
re Music by Band.
ne Address by DR.. S. G. Barnes.
D. Singing, America" by audience,
Of led by Band
1t Chamberln Post will give an excellent
\. campfire in the evening in Music Hall
t. Exercises will begin at eight O'Clock
Al Judge Henry c. Ide will give an informa
Is talk on "Our Army in the Philippines.
d During the evening selections will b.
ID given by Young's Orchestra, the Marciai
N Quartet, chorus of 20 public schoo
t. children, two readings by Mrs. Anna
Spencer Frost, solo by Prof. Il. H. Ma.
er and Miss Margaret Gorham, accom-
OF panist.
r. The school children and Others are re
n quested to bring wild flowers to the G
st A. r. hall, to the Summervile school
n house, or to detailed committees visitin,
I'd the cemeteries, where veterans will be ii
r. waiting to receive the flowers and al
Id range for their distribution.
er A Narrow Escape.
e. Engineer Dan Fulford and Fireman E
of A. Brown had an adventure Thursda
ey that they do not care to repeat. AS tn
a1s mail train was just entering bridg
about one-half mile west OF Hardwick
ripe bullet came through the fireman
window, struck the dripper to the gaug
ct cock and glanced, and then fattene
It. against the brake valve. The firema
It. had about a minute before got dow
l.. from his seat or he would otherwise hav