Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-01
HINSDALE, N. H.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE.
Exercises in the Morning at North Hins-
dale, In the Afternoon at the Town
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Exercises in the Morning at North Hlns-
dale In the Afternoon at the Town
Hall.
Pre-memorial exercises were held in
the town hall Friday afternoon, when all
the public schools were represented
either In songs or recitations, in a man
ner creditable both to themselves and
their teachers. The Grand Army and
Womans Relief corps attended in a body
and were much pleased with the program
The decorations consisted manly of flags
with few ferns and flowers.
Sunday morning by invitation of the
pastor, Rev. w. j. wilkins the three pat
riotic organizations attended divine SER
vice at the Calvary Methodist church
and listened to an interesting address
with Good Citizenship" as the main
theme Special music in keeping with the
day was rendered by the choir.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired Memorial day. In the morning a del
egation of veterans went to North Hins-
dale to attend the exercises there which
were held in the church. lengthy pro-
gram was rendered in which the children
and young people did themselves much
credit. The speaker was e. p. Adams,
Esq, of Marlboro, who gave an interest
ing address. Hon. l.. f. Liscom and Capt
Streeter also made pertinent remarks
fine lunch was served to all who cared
to remain for it. After the exercises in
the church the graves of soldiers were
decorated with flowers and wreaths.
The Memorial day exercises in the viii
lage were held in the town hall at 2
clock p. m. The procession formed at
Grand Army hall ana marched to the
town hail. headed by the Hinsdale brass
band followed by Sheridan post, C. A.
r., Spanish American war and unafhia-
f.1 W. n.
lief corps. Sheridan camp, Sons of Vet
Grams. acted as escort. Music by the
band vocal music by a quartet composed
of Mr.. Lamb, Miss Owen and Mr. and
Mrs. Langworthy, and two recitations by
Doris Cantlin and Harold Merritt were
much enjoyed after which Commander
S. r. Liscom introduced the speaker, Maj.
William H. Trickey, who gave one of the
finest addresses ever listened to on a
like occasion in Hinsdale In spite of the
confusion which seems to be incident to
the day, Mr. Trickey held the close at
tention of the greater part of his audience
from start to finish. At the close of the
exercises the procession was again form
ed, supplemented by school girls carrying
baskets of flowers and wreaths and
marched to Pine Grove cemetery where
the Relief corps held the service for the
unknown dead, formed about handsome
new bronze urn filled with geraniums in
bloom, which had just been bought and
placed in the cemetery by the post and
corps in memory of the brave men who
sleep in graves unknown. After this SER
vice the graves of soldiers buried here
were decorated. After the return to the
village lunch was served in Grand Army
hall by the Woman's Relief corps. to
| those who took part in the services of the
day. The band gave a fine concert near
the town hall, OF an hours duration. a
| large number of the citizens gathered
both in the hall and at the cemetery tc
| listen to the services.