Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-25
HONOR VETERANS MEMORY
PROGRAM OF MEMORIAL DAY Elk.
ERcIsEs NEXT WEEK,
Local Veterans viii Attend Unitarian
Church Sunday Morning Memorial
Day Address to Be Delivered by Rev.
FL. Masseck-Flowers Solicited.

=. L. Masseck-Flowers Solicited.
T. w. Eason, Cyrus Ramsdel and Il.
Il. Fisher, the committee appointed by
Sedgwick post, G.. A. X. to have charge
of the Memorial day arrangements,
have issued the following notice:
Again the passing Of time brings us
to the observance Of day appointed
TO commemorate the deeds Of valor per
formed by men whose patriotism was
greater than their love of home or dear
ones whom they left behind at their
country's call, going forth, willing to
give their lives il need be, that ma
ton might be kept undivided and It's
flag maintained unsullied. While we re-
member with floral tributes the veter'
ans of 1861 to 1865 let us not forget
those men of an earlier period who
made il possible for us to become 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 of 1898 who did such good
work along the same line.
Sunday, May 81, the veterans will
meet at G. A. r. hall at $50 o o'clock n.
M to attend services in the Unitarian
church. Associate members of the post,
Spanish American war veterans and
members of the Woman's Relief corps
are all invited to 90 as bodies. At l
o clock those who wish to go. to Dunn
merston will meet at the town hall.
Monday, a delegation will meet at q.
A. r. hall to attend High school exer-
cises at West Brattleboro. Tuesday
morning at 9 clock the veterans will
meet in G. A. r. hall TO attend exer-
cises in the Brattleboro High school
building and at o clock to attend exer-
eises of Canal street school and other
grades which will take place in the Uni
yersalist church. On Wednesday morning
a delegation from the post will go to
West Brattleboro to assist in memorial
services there. At p. m. the veterans
will meet at their hall to attend services
in the auditorium beginning at 2
o clock. The exercises will be as fol
lows:
Music, First Regiment band
Prayer Rev. II. r, Miles.
Singing, Brattleboro male quartet.
Reading of Lincolns address given at
Gettysburg November 10, 1868, Z. II. Put
nam, post adiutant.
Singing, male quartet.
Address Rev. +. l.. Masseck.
Singing, male quartet.
The exercises will close with music
by the band and singing one verse OF
America in which all are requested to
join.
The procession will then be formed
on Main street, the right of line rest.
ing in front of Brooks library, in the
following order:
Chief marshal and aids.
First Regiment band.
Company I, V. n G., as escort, Capt. 4. W.
Gibson commanding.
Committee Of arrangements.
sedgwick post No. 8, G. A. r,
Spanish American war veterans.
Sneakers. invited guests, and disabled vet
Grams in carriages.
Palestine Canton. No 3, Captain l.. II.
Slater commanding.
The line of march will be through
North Main street to the Soldiers mon
ument on the Common where approprl-
ate exercises will be held. The march
will then be resumed back through
Main street, hating at 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
will. with the band, visit the Catholic
cemetery and like delegation will go
to Morningside cemetery.
On their return ranks will be re-
formed, and the procession will return
to G. A. r. hall to be dismissed.
Contributions of flowers are solicited
from citizens and especially from the
school children. Flowers may be left
at the auditorium Wednesday morning
where they will be arranged by the
Woman IS Relief corps, Contributions
are also solicited from the school chill
dren and citizens of West Brattleboro
to be left at Stockwell's store.
T. w. Eason,
G. Ramsdell,
+. L. Fisher,
Committee of Arrangement.