Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-01
FOR SOLDIERS MEMORIAL
A Suggested Use for the Old
Library Building.
The 3sth Observance Of Memorial ia,
by STANDARD Post, q. A. n. with Al.
dress by Gov. Bella han.
quot at Y. N. G. A.


did everything possible to make the events
pass off successfully. The details OF tho
observance had been in the hands Of cap
able committees and as a result the day
was one of the most successful in the his
tory of Stannard Post, G. A. II. In the
morning the graves of deceased com.
rades were decora ted, In the afternoon
there was parade, exercises at the Elm
wood avenue cemetery. exercises at the
Masonic Temple hall, exercises at the G..
A. X rooms and banquet at the Y. NJ G..
A. hall. 1t was the 3sth observance Of the
day In Burlington and crowds of people
turned out to honor the veterans of the
War of the Rebellion.
GRAVES DECORATED,
| Not one of the cemeteries was neglect.
grave was decorated in memory of his
service in the army. Those in charge of
the various details were as follows:
Green Mount. Andrew McGaffcy; Lake
View Charles Stone: St. Joseph's and Mt.
Calvary. David Mitchell; st. Francis. w.
a. Trask.
THE PARADE.
The parade formed at 80 o'clock on st.
Paul street The marshal was Fl. G. Smith
and his aids were c. T.. Beach, H. II
Adams, Lieut. Samuel Van I.eer, G. W.
Grandy and T.. S. Towne. The various
organizations in the parade were as fol-
| lows
18th cavalry band. chief musician.
Charles Burger. leader.
Detachment of u. s. troops. Major Will
Der f.. Wilder. 18th cavalry. commanding
Adjutant, First Lieut. Arthur n. Pickel.
Commanding squadron. Capt. j. r.
Lindsey, 18th cavalry. adjutant, Second
Lieut.. w. s. Barriger. 18th cavalry
| Troop |, 18th cavalry, 45 men. command
er, First Lieut. Ben Lear. Jr., Second
Lieut. w. w. Overton.
| Troop t. 18th cavalry, 10 men, command
er. First Lieut.. Phillip Mowry; Second
Lieut. Victor S. Foster
Troop L. 18th cavalry. As men. com
mander Capt George w. Kirkpatrick
Second Lieut.. I. S. Martin.
Troop NJ. 18th cavalry, IS men. COM
mander. First Lieut.. +. n. Cameron. Sec
ond Lieut.. Leon r. Partridge
23rd battery, F. A.. 50 men. commander,
Capt. John Conklin. First Lieut.. Charles
NJ Bunker.
Sherman Military band. George D. Sher-
man. leader.
Students battalion. L. V. NJ. L. S.
Miller. captain artillery corps, L. S. A..
commanding.
Company NJ. LIST regiment. V. y. G.,
Capt. 4: r. Woodbury.. commanding; spe-
cial escort to Stannard Post, No. 9 G..
A. r.
stannard Post, No. 2, G. A. R.. Henry
o. Wheeler, commanding.
commander.
Gen. William Wells Camp. No. 10, Sons
of Veterans, Charles G. McGaffey. cap
tain. commanding.
Wounded and disabled comrades in car
riages.
Orator Of the day. chaplain and invited
guests in carriages.
The troops from the post added much
to the attractveness of the parade and
Those organizations together with those
! from the city were literally applauded
Throughout the line Of march which was
as follows: Up Main street to Church.
up Church to Pearl. through Pearl to
North Union. up North Union to North.
through North to north gate OF Elm
wood avenue cemetery
When the column reached the Elmwood
avenue cemetery the ritual service of the
G. A. r. was conducted. after which there
was music by the band. The graves OF
deceased conr3des were decorated and
the exercises closed with a salute to the
dead by a detail from Company NJ.
EXERCISES AT MASONIC TEMPLE
The Masonic Temple ball was crowded
to the doors when the exercises opened
On the platform were seated Tariou!
members Of the G. A. r., invited guests
and the speakers of the afternoon. Supt
H. o. Wheeler presided. The exercises
were opened with music by Sherman'
band, after which prayer was offered b,
the Rev. G. w. Brown.
Mayor j. f. Burke was the first speak
or. He referred to the constantly thin
ring ranks of the veterans and smoke il
particular Of ]. b. Scully. who died our
ing the past year. He spoke Of the public
spirit shown by w. ]. Van Fatten il
opening the Ethan Allen farm for pub
lie park and urged everyone 10 visit tn
spot.
Following the remarks by the mayor
c. G. McGaffey read Lincoln's address
at Gettysburg. Tho speaker of the after
noon VAS Gov. c. J. Bell. His remarks
were as follows:
GOV. BELLS REMARKS.
Full 40 years have passed for which y,
upon this occasion meet to pay our trim
ute of respect and admiration fer thos,
who so bravely and with so much u
self sacrifice left the farm. the workshop
the store. the office and the home annie
the smiles and the tears and with
bent diction from the mothcrs, sisters
sweethearts and daughters they joined
the ranks of the volunteer soldier. man!
OF them never to retrrn.
Our memory goes back to those day!
when came the call for troops the so,int
OF tho buglc or the fife and drum, In
} floating Of the stars and stripes in tn
breeze. the tramp of the soldier. the extr;
session Of the Legislature, in April 8
which without any question Ut eoonon,!
J or state expenses. voted 100000 to al,
In CARRYING on the war.
Then came the darker days with the ter
! rible battle, the lives lost both upon tn
battlefield and in hospitals. the maine
soldier returning home: the days OF die
couragcment above all which patriotism
and loyalty Of every true heart came ou
into the clear sunshine and with praye
} to God for the right to prevail put q
new courage and with re-enlistment an
new volunteers kept the ranks we'll file
. until victory was won and peace was re
stored.
The cost Of all this in lives and sacrinc