Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS
IN PATRIOTS HONOR
Plans For the Memorial Day Oh.
serVance in BrattIeboTo
Sunday Services at Unitarian Church;
Exercises for Schools Monday; Wednes-
days General Program.

Again the passing Of time brings US to
the observance Of a day appointed to COM
memorate the deeds Of valor performed
by men whose patriotism was greater
than their love of home or dear ones
whom they left behind at their country's
call and went forth willing to give their
lives II need be, that nation might be
kept undivided and its flag remain un-
sullied While we remember with floral
tributes the veterans Of 1861 to 1865 let
us not forget those men of an earlier pc
Rod who made II possible for us to be-
come a nation and gave TO us that emblem
The stars and stripes which we as
liberty-loving people so much honor and
respect; also let us remember our young
men who i'm 1898 did such good work along
the same line. Sunday, May p, the vet
Grams will meet in Grand Army hall at
$50 o'clock to attend services at the Uni
tartan church. Associate members OF the
post the Spanish American war vet
Grams and Womans Relief corps are all
invited to go as bodies. At 1 o'clock
those who wish to go to Dummerston will
meet at the town hall.
Monday a delegation from the post will
meet at Grand Army hall to attend the
high school at West Brattleboro. Tues
day forenoon at o'clock the veterans
will meet at Grand Army hall to attend
exercises at the high school building, and
at o'clock to attend Canal street school
and other grades. The exercises will take
place in the Universalist church. We'd
nesday morning, May 30. a delegation
from the post will go to West Brattleboro
to assist in memorial services there. At
/ p. m. veterans will meet at their hall
10 attend services at the Auditorium,
beginning at 2 o'clock. The exercises will
be as follows:
Music by the band; prayer by Rev. II.
r. Miles; singing by male quartet; read
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Nov 10, 1868, by E. II. Putnam, post ad-
jutant; singing by male quartet; address
by Rev. F. L. Masseck. The exercises
will close with music by the band and
the singing Of one verse Of America, in
which all are requested to join.
The procession will then be formed on
Main street. the right Of the line resting
in front Of Brooks library in the following
order:
Chief marshal and aids
First Regiment band.
Company 1, V. N. c., as escort, Capt
+. w. Gibson commanding.
Committee Of arrangements.
Sedgwick post, No. s, G. A. r.
Spanish American war veterans.
Speakers, invited guests and disabled
veterans in carriages.
Canton Palestine, No. 3, Capt. L. II.
Slater commanding.
The line of march will be through North
where appropriate exercises will be held.
The march will then be resumed back
through Main street, halJing in front Of
the town hall for wreaths. thence to the
cemetery, where the usual ceremony Of
decorating the graves of fallen comrades
will be performed. A delegation from the
post, with the band, will visit the Ro-
man Catholic cemetery, also like del
egation will go to Morningside cemetery.
where they will decorate the graves and
on their return the ranks will be re-
formed, and the procession will return
to Grand Army hall to be dismissed. Con-
tributions of flowers from citizens are
solicited, especially from the school chill
dren, to be left at the Auditorium We'd
nesday morning, where they will be ar
ranged by the Womans Relief corps.
Contributions are solicited from the
school children and citizens of Wdst
Brattleboro. They may be left at Stock
wells store.
T. w. EASON,
c. RAMSDELL.
E. E. FISHER,
Committee of Arrangements.