Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28

teresting exercises. They will begin
at 9 a. M, when Custer post and Other
veterans will meet ar G. A. r. hall
and Immediately fall into line az d
proceed, under command of the chi,
marshal and his aides, to the Benninge
ton Centre cemetery, where the memol-
ial service by G. A. Custer Post will
/ be held.
order Of Procession.
Form on South-st, right resting on
Main. Chief Marshal, Fred Godfrey;
assistants. Samuel A. Holt. A. A!
Collins; Sons OF Veterans drum corps,
manager, John Dunn; Co. X firing
squad, Sergeant Henry Cone; Camp
Frank Ray S. of V Captain Ernest
Lambert; Geo. A. Custer Post, No AZ,
Commander james H. Dennis; Wo.
mans Relief Corps, Mrs Julia Marsh,
president: President OF the Day, DR.
Warren f. Putnam; Orator, John v.
d. S. Merrill; clergy and invited
guests in carriages.
Memorial Service.
Address by President OF the Day.
Address by Post Commander James Il. Den
mis-.
Prayer by Post Chaplain
Address by Post Commander.
Address by onicer Of the Day.
Address by ros; Chaplain.
Calling Roll OF Honor by Adj. s A. holt
Firing Salute by Co X Firing squad.
Reading Lincolns Address at Gettysburg by
Master Harry Norton,
Decoration Of graves by Custer Post.
Prayer
The line wnf then form and march 70 the
Methodist church TO listen to the Grafton by
John V d S. Merrill
North Bennington.
Post viii re orm at O'Clock p. M and take
the electric csrs for North Bennington. where
the exercises WIN be continued as follows
PROCESSION
Sons of Veterans drum corps. Manager John
Dunn; "a X, Captain Russell C. Graves; Sons
OF veterans Captain Ernest Lambert; Geo. A.
Custer Post, No. ~, G. A. r.. womans Relief
Corps, President Mrs Julia Marsh; Flower Com
mittee President OF the Day and guests In
carriages: North bennington Drum Corps:
North Bennington Fire Department, Captain
Andrew Nash; Village Committee and guests;
Citizens In general.
Memorial services by Geo A. Custer Post.
Prayer.
Salute by Co. X Firing Squad.
Grafton by Rev X. A. Dearstyne,
Reading OF President Lncoln's Address at
Gettysburg by Master Harry Norton.
Benedlction.
At noon dinner will be served the
post and organizations that assist in
the exercises of the day by Custer w.
r. C.
At $50 a. m. the members of Sixth
Corps post meet at post hall where
parade will be formed and proceed to
the village cemetery, where the graves
OF comrades will be decorated with
flowers. There will be a number OF
private decorations before the post
reaches the cemetery. The grave Of
Mai Lyman w. Clark will be marked
with handsome U. S. flag, which was
sent to the post for that purpose by
the post in East Boston of which Maj
Clark was member at the time of his
death.
In the afternoon the post, with MEM
bers of the schools, w. r. c., invited
guests, officers of the day, and citizens
will form a parade and, escorted by
music and firing detachment, will
march to the Soldiers Home grounds
where the G. A. r. memorial services
will be carried out. Col E. T. Girls
void will be president of the day; A,
NJ. Downs will be chief marshal, with |
]. A. N. Williams as assistant. AZ
ter the memorial service the parade
and visitors will return to the lawn in
front OF the chapel, from the steps of
which the address will be delivered by
Cassius r. Peck of Burlington.
At Dorset, w. j, Fuller Post will
observe Memorial Day as in former
years. Should the day be fair the ad-
dress will be delivered from a stand
under the stately elm on the premises
of H. B. Kent by Rev d. c. Tremaine
of West Rupert. The West Pawlet
Silver Band and select choir will
furnish music. The w, r. G. and .
Sons of Veterans will participate in
the exercises. The public schools in
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meet and bring flowers, After the ex-
ercises dinner will be served the or
ganizations taking part in the Grange |
hall.
At Readsboro the day will be OBJ
served in the following manner: At
1890 in the forenoon, the members of
the G. A. r., school children Of the
town, and all citizens win meet on the