The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
tribute TO
| DEAD HEROES
: , r. Veterans Favored
With Fine Weather.
,cHOOL GIRLS MARCH

~ Feature of Memorial Day ooserv-
Beautiful one-Rev. Webb's
s.rjug Address Spanish War Vet
,,,n, and Patriarchs Militant March
,.,. .gfluf ON the Grand Army
,a p..1lir Yesterday and favored
=. ,,r,yar, of the fast thinning
~ ni,a iii beautiful day ON which
s.r thair annual tribute of love
0 .s.n.rr to dead comrades. Exer'
Rratileboro began yesterday
srg when delegation from Sedg
,,,t went by trolley to West
" .it,rs 10 decorate the graves of
..,r. In the cemeteries of that vii
In the afternoon at l.3O the
y. Regiment band, Company |, V.
delegation of Spanish'Ameri-
Tor Veterans and Canton Pales.
Y pgtr,4rrhs Militant, assembled
- ,re town hall and marched down
.,r.+r 10 the headquarters of
/. -'f F,,rd Army where 40 members of
m,.rk post were in line. Preceded
|. ifgir escort the veterans marched
\ .ts town hall where the exercises
me-, ,r began at O'Clock.
I.a auditorium stage was banked in
.- with quantities of beautiful
-' ,-fl, tlgps and bunting com
..,i tbo decorations. The program
'@ S~ with a selection by the band
|aGred by quartet composed Of W.
/ s,s,rps A. ii. Brasor, Mrs. W. Il.
|TF5.rj and Mrs. Eric Landry. Al.
/, PRAYER by Rev. 4. Q, 5. Osgood
Y, sro,her selection by the quartet
|P.r A. H. Webb delivered the adj
y, Of the day, which was as follows;
.,n4 TO-DAY to lay my feeble tribute OF
.gt the feet of that vast host who
.ssr. ago took the field to save the
,,9 and to uphold the honor of our
I'm, who have passed to that land
NJ the hugIe's blast is never heard
IA -ha smoke of battle is never seen.
/ ssns of sadness steals Ger me as
|Ir"E into Your faces today. | cannot
| il tbukJag of the time when ! hrst
~ N. boys of the blue. 1t was IN
Is when came from Nova Scotia to
r., rountrv. At Newmarket Junction |
f., ts.lme aware hy experience that !
IA r3.h.I a country which had been
rr ty A terrible war. Here and there /
|sr m,u wearing their faded suits OF blue,
|vsA thew had worn a few years before
viii such pride. But the wearers were
r-os men. lust as young looking as those
r. returned from our late Spanish
American war. What a change the years
r.ranipg have wrought. Year by year
/, ug gather in these services your ranks
rr thinner. YOUR steps less certain. GU
N hearing the marks and scars of time,
a we'll as Of war.
Il viii not be long before there will be
ny one to represent you in these seats,
ti soon even that one will answer to the
st oNcall. VIII these Memorial days
|tql he ended? VIII the grand tale OF
rom her9ism no longer be repeated to the
graratons following? No, a thousand
| line, no. Behind YOU are the boys that
| XII take YOUR places. The Sons OF Vet
p1, will keen your graves and memories
men. when the last veteran shall have
hsen hi, last march, This day will stiI,
L sacred and flowers, fresh flowers, VIII
| h brought by your children and your
hdcns children to strew upon. the
MOUNDS. and the hour will be made IN
antye by rich lessons of patriotism
dawn from Your excellent examples: /
know there are some who speak lightly
d your services. There are few mar
nrmindad ones here and there who be-
vail the vast amounts which are paid IN
IHams. but they come down from, a
tamolad line. Judas and a few OF his
Eli bewaiIcd because of the costly ONT
aHt which was poured upon our Mas
ter, head, and these are their descend
1H Whenever | hear anyone mourning
Because Of the vast sums which are spent
Oh the pensions of our soldiers | feel like
biting up the prayer of the old woman
| Ne looked at the evils wrought by his
stnic Majesty and then she lifted up
h prayer Lord bury the devil and
bury him with his face downwards so thaI
The more he scratches the deeper he Il
get No sacrifice is too great for your
hm)r We can never repay you FOL, your
services but we can and we will honor
your memories as long as America stands
Veterans, it will not dim the luster OF
yoFT greatness if your sons do deeds Of
noble yalor on other fields to warrant
iheil claim to a share in the sacred devo
5l Of this day. Your claim will Away,
Be paramount It is almost staggering ttC
COUNT the hundreds of thousands that Tel
athe great civil war when we set that n
contrast to the wars that have been tough'
either before or since. It is YOU
proud distinction to have been par
aants in the mightiest conflict tha'
ls ever shaken this trembling earth witt
ile shock Of battle. You went forth 6,S
thousands at your country's call to. hgh'
~ the Union and to uphold and follow
ihe Hag And after four years of terrible
iaNs6p and fighting and suffering ,yol
zane back, Or part of that heroic hos n
came back, bearing the battle-stained tiaE