Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-01
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Patriotic Services of the Week
in BrattIeboro

Address by Kew FRANK l., MaSSeck-p Pub
lie Showed Unabated lnterest-weath
err Conditions Ideal.
Memorial day dawned bright and clear
after several days of unpleasant weather.
and he conditions for public commemora-
tion of the lives OF the country's patriot
dead were ideal. The patriotic sentiments
OF the people, to which allusion was made
in the address of the day, were shown to
be undated, the attendance in the Audi
forum, where the principal exercises
were held, being very large.
The services of Memorial week began
Sunday morning, when delegations from
Sedgwick post Sedgwick Woman's Re
lief corps, and the Spanish war veterans
attended divine worship in the Unitarian
church. Rev. b. ., s. Osgood preached
a sermon on Tests of True Patriotism"
which was very pleasing. A delightful
musical program was rendered c. M
Dugan, violinist, assisting In the after
noon a delegation of 10 from the post at
tended services in the church in West
Dummerston and decorated soldiers
graves in the cemetery there.
Tuesday was devoted to pre-memorial
exercises in the schools, members of the
post and Relief crops attending besides
other visitors. Col. H. E. Taylor and
j. l.. Martin spoke in the high school
room in the forenoon and special music
noon the following program was carried
out in the high school room: Song, Our
country we will ever love-" all grades
Scripture reading and prayer, Rev. A. H.
Webb; song, THE last march, grade g.
high school; Heroes" Mildred Miller:
Mustered Out" Harriet Emerson; song
Rest to the brave" grades and T.
Canal street school; THE banner Betsey
made" Sanford Smith; song, THE flag
of our country" grade 5, high school,
Bay Billy" Edna Pratt; Heroes of
peace" Harold Clouse; song of peace
grades Z and g. high school; His
mothers song Margaret Lawson;
Union and Liberty" Reginald Blather-
wick; song, THE flag they loved so we'll"
grade 8; Nothing but flags" Leonard
Pierce; Barbara Frietchie," Gladys
Hastings; flag salute, schools; song,
Raise the flag" grade 8, Canal street
school; short addresses by Principal
e. B. Smith and Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood /;
song, America" audience and schools
Also on Tuesday afternoon a delegation
of seven veterans attended exercises in
the high school in West Brattleboro.
The part taken by the school was par
tcuarly good and there were brief re-
marks by Principal Minis and Commander
Charles Miller, Roscoe Fisher, Charles
Stockwell, f. F. Gleason, c. l.. Piper,
Rinaldo Hescock and Col. H. E. Taylor.
Another delegation from the post went
w
and decorated the graves of soldiers in
the West Brattleboro cemetery. Rev.
j. A. Mitchell offered prayer and Shelton
Keneston gave a recitation which was
much enjoyed.
The program in Festival hall began at
o'clock. The decorations were particu-
larly beautiful, consisting of large num-
Der of wreaths and baskets of flowers
which made solid bank across the
front of the stage, the emblem of free
dom occupying a prominent position. In
the audience were the Grand Army men,
the Womans Relief corps, the Spanish
war veterans and Canton Palestine.
After a selection by the First Regi-
ment band Col H. E. Taylor, officer of
the day, took charge of the program.
Prayer was offered by Rev. H. R. Miles
and the Brattleboro male quartet sang
our Heroes" by Nevin. Adjutant f. II.
Putnam read Lncoln's address at Gettys-
burg, after which the quartet sang Rest,
peacefully rest" by Geibel, land "Old
Glory" by Froelich. The speaker, Rev.
Frank L. Masseck, pastor of the Uni
Versalist church of Brattleboro. then was
introduced. The address is commended
universally by those who heard it. 1t was
we'll written and was delivered in a
pleasing way. After the address the
quartet sang "Tenting on the old camp
ground" by Kittredge, and all Joined II
singing America" accompanied by the
band, which closed the exercises in the
hall.
A procession was formed in front o.
the building in this order: Chief Mar
shall H. C. Streeter and aids, E. E
Fisher, Patrick Fenton, R. E. Gordon
and G. D. Odell; the First Regimen
band; Company I. V. N. G.. Capt. E. w
Gibson commanding; Sedgwick post
about 70 veterans being in line; Spanish
war veterans; Canton Palestine, Capt
L. H. Slater commanding the speaker
invited guests and disabled veterans II
carriages. The committee of arrange
ments was T. w. Eason, Cyrus Rams
dell and f. e. Fisher
The procession marched to the common
where Rev. A. H, Webb offered prayer
in front of the soldiers monument. Con
tinuing to the government burial lot II
Prospect Hill cemetery, prayer was of
fered by Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood. The sol
diers' graves were decorated in the Pros
pect HILL Morningside and Roman Catho
lie cemeteries, the band and a firinl
squad accompanying the delegation to tn
Roman Catholic cemetery. After the re
turn of the delegation to Prospect Hill
cemetery a volley was fired, taps wer
sounded, Rev. Mr.. Masseck pronounce
benediction and the procession returned
to Main street and disbanded,