The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-31
Memorial Day Exercises in
Barre Yesterday
BIG CROWDS ON STREET
Speaker Of the Day Was Prof. c. H.
Drown of Walpole, N. H., Who
Gave Scholarly
Address w

| Fair weather favored Memorial day in
this city, and most fitting and sue
lccssfuI exercises werc carried out. The
warii sunshine aided III bringing out
la large crowd, which lined the sidewalks
! from Depot square to the city park,
| 40 view the parade, nnd q great many
followed the procession To the cemetery.
The parade headed bv Marshalls DIR.
doc w. jackson and G. NJ. Wiley be-
gan to move from the starting point. De
/ pot square. at few minutes after
ten O'Clock and proceeded up Washington
street to Elmwood cemetery After a
short halt and the giving Of the salute,
| the return march WAS made to the City
/ Hall, where tile services of the day were
! held.
The parade, which presented fine
lappcafanee, was made mp as follows:
Marshalls, police force and iiremen;
drum corps: st. Alderman commandery,
/ knights femplar, James s. Wilson, ,jr.,
( In command; knights of Pythias, Uni-
form rank. Capt. Bergcron in command;
1 Grand Army Veterans, Captain a. r..
! Dodge IN command; Spanish War vet
1 Grams. Captain Thomas G Carswell in
scominantl. III the rear were carriages
/ with Mayor William Barclay, City Clerk
James Mackay, the board OF aldermen,
I feeble To walk the distance ID the ceni-
rtery. There were about thirty in num-
i her of the Grand Army veterans who
i turned out
About the usual fair sized crowd wa-
/ present at the exercises in the City
! Hall. The veterans were seated AT the
front of the hall, and behind them were
I the ladies oi the q. Al. RI The stage
was very prettily decorated with ilags,
/ flowers and potted plans, Hung up at
the back of the stage was the banner,
Veterans of 6l-65,~ Ia black and white
/ The choir Of the congregational church,
composed Of II. $. Chapman. Mrs. B. w.
Braley. Miss Maude f. Harris and Geo.
4 Inglis, sang several selections during
I Che exercises III Very enjoyable man
ner Miss Annie lnglis presided at the
/ piano After the reading of the gem
eral orders by the Adiutanf I, II. Thurs
ton, the salute TO the dead WIS given by
! Chaplain A. J. Baldwin. President Lin-
colbis Gettysburg address was then read
i IN w. M Nisliart, Prayer WAS offered
lbv the Rev. +. a. Poole and after the
singing of the national anthem, "Amcr-
ica,' the address Of the day was given
lby Prof Carroll II. Drown Of Charles
I town, ". II.
Prof. Drown gave a scholarly and in
/ terestina discourse OF nearly an hour,
and he was very closely followed by
/ his hearers he said in part:
y believe Memorial day 20 he most
sacred and sublime day II binds the
hearts Of the veterans with iron bands
i THAI cannot lie broken. 10 Them il is
a day Of both sadness and cheer When
+ [ think Of this great nation and when
/ i'iew It's wonderful progress. is organ.
\ nations. its wealth and prosperity, y
cannot see how H. people, so happy,
could have fought each other. This ma.
/ tion contains people from every country
I in the world and soon after they come
here they become good American citi-
I zcns. We must consider this country one
Of the greatest nations of the world.
I You, veterans Of the g. A. r., know
4 what It has cost 10 bring this great
prosperity Every man, be he rich or
/ poor, dressed In silk OF homcspun. ought
to take or hi- hat when he meets a
4 veteran of the great rebellion. When
1 Lincoln was elected the long-dreaied
I hour had come The Southern members
withdrew from Congress and joined in
/ the work Of secession.
THAT great general. Robert L. Lee,
tried in vain to persuade the South not
to secede. II was one Of the croNning
efforts OF his life. Bit Fort Snmpier
Il ..A
struggle was on. II Is but little. said
the speaker, ~that we can do to repay
\ the great debt We owe to these veterans.
This day should bc most sacred IN the
heart If every citizen, whether he be
foreign born or not. Let us on this day
strew their graves with flowers while
we speak Of their patriotism and deeds
I OF ynlor.'
In speaking az some length ON the
war, its generals and its soldiers. the
I speaker declared that ii was no mean
4 cncmy that we had to fight. bnt it
was our equal II was Breek TO Greek
and one Of the greatest and bloodiest
\ wars hi the history of the world. Battle
\ after battle our valiant soldiers lost
but it WAS from such determination.
4 from such general as Grant. who
rcsokedst fight IL ont al The Wilder.
ness, and for such cause that God gave
rs the victory.
In closing he said 'Iet Ms guard
the fame OF the dead veterans and Of
those still living, % that no harm shall
/ ever befalI their sacred name"
AT the close Of these exercises a very
4 enjoyable dinner was served 10 the vel
/ Grams and invited guests IN the yestry
Of the Congregational church by the
ladies Of the G. 4, X. Following the
dinner most interesting hour was spent
| with impfomptu speaking. Comradc n.
H. Smith was toastmaster and called up
on the following gentlemen for short
remarks Mayor Barclay, Rev. G. v.
i Freeman. William Wishart Rev W. G..
AIaclntyre, Mrs. Hannah H. Batcheder,
Rev. ". A. kinzie and Comrade i. II.
/ Thurstan.
The following poem by Chaplain a. j.
A Baldwin ~ this city, WAS recited during
4 The exercises At the City Hall.
To the Unknown Dead.
They lrft tltcii dcafcst friends and home
10 fight their conltry's foe;
! An tt..t..