The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-01
.54 VETERAN
in MARCH
To Graves Of Their Departed
Comrades
a lender MEMORIAL
Stirring Address by Rev, Donald Fraser
at Exercises in City Hall--Attend-
ance Was Not What it
Ought to Have Been.

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Notwithstanding the shower late in
the afternoon, the weather last Sat
urday was the best for Memorial day
that Barre has seen in number Of
years, and the day was fttingly obsery-
"a with memorial exercises BY Il. b.
ciandaII Post, G. A. r., No. Sc, and
Camp lawson United Spanish Ameri-
can Wnr Veterans.
At 1850 in the forenoon the veter-
ans Of the Civil War, numbering 80,
and some Of the Spanish war veterans
gathered at the Congregational church
vestry where they, together with in,
yited guests, were served TO splendid
dinner given by the Ladies Of the G. A..
n. After the meal was finished William
Wishart announced that he had been
asked, in the absence Of +. L. Smith,
who usually presided at such occasions,
10 act as toastmaster. He called on
several to make remarks, among whom
we're William Alexander, Rev. Donald
fraser. Rev. Il, O. Thayer, 4. III. Thurs
ton, Albert Halvosa and Capt. Albert
Dodge.
The parade formed at Depot square
under the command Of Dr. Joe MT. Jack
son, chief marshall. at about 1s20
o'clock, and in the following order pro-
ceeded To Elmwood cemetery: Chief
Marshall jackson, Chief Faulkner and
detail Of policemen, Montpelier Mill
tary band, large delegation of st. AZ
defnar Commandery, Ma. IA, knight
TemplarkB team with flowers, g. A. n
veterans hacks and surreys with speak
crs. mayor, city clerk, aldermen, mem,
hers Of the city council and inirm vet
erans The sidewalks all along the way
TO the cemetery were crowded with peO
pie. many of them following the process
sion to the cemetery and back. Many
flags were displayed along the line Of
march.
Upon arrival at Elmwood cemetery
the graves of the soldiers az the Revo-
lrtion. War OF 1912. aud Of the Rebel.
lion were decorated aud the national
btieie salute To the dead was given.
After short halt the return march
was made to the city hall, where the
larther memorial exercises were car
ried 0,lt.
4 total Of lss graves we're decorated
during the day
Exercises at City Hail.
Seated on the stage of the opera
house were T., HI Thurston, Capt. A. FI
Dodge Chaplain A. n. Baldwin, Mayor
John Robins. William Wishart, Roy. IT.
o. Thayer, Rev. Donald Fraser and
auartette. composed Of L4 H Griffith,
Mrs. Nellie Braley. Miss Maude Ii Har-
RS and William Robertson. The stage
was appropriately decorated with small
flags, cross with The letters #G "A,
81 on It and draped with flag, and
stacked guns.
The exercises opened with selection
b. the Quartette The general orders
we're then read by Adiutant Z. III.
Thurston, and d salute to the dead
Was given by the veterans standing
with uncovered heads. After another
selection BY the quartette, tribute to
tne unknown dead was given by Chap
ain A. J Baldwin in an iinpassioned
protest against the desecration of Mem
sriHl dag BY other outside interests Tn
losing he hung on the q. IA. II. cross
| beautiful wreath III roses ami ever
.reen in memory Of the thousands of
unknown dead. William Wishart feel
ngly read President Lincoln's Gettys
lurg address; following which the
luartetta sung the Battle Hymn Of the
krpnhlic. Prayer was offered BY the
sew u. q Thayer. after which tie au-
iience arose and sang America.
The address of the day was given by |
LIE Row, Donald Fraser at Berlin, who
aade speech which will long Be rem
by the small number present /
rr its strength and patriotic sentiment |
VIZ. Fraser said IN part
II do not know what motives ac-
tuated John A. Logan when he institn-
ed Memorial day IN America, but I /
ihould not be surprised il mingled with /
,byious instincts Of patriotism there
Fas also 2 deep under movement Of |
1ietyN
4Soldiers Of TIE Grand Army, It |
eems 10 me that the deepest note Of |
memorial day is found in Kiphng's I
iens, T.ord God of Hosts be with us
ret: Lest we forget Lest we forget I
aThe Civil War solved the problem I
lf whether the black man should be +
zee or slave, something the politi (
ians and statesmen were unable TO do, +
nd to the fighters Of that war ali
aedit is due A slave Was crime
gainst Gods universal law OF love and
sacrilege against the cross. As He 7
lied to make men holy; Let us die to
make men free. That was the sacred
hourht which inspired the North to
elton and carried them on TO victory.
Veterans: Together you saved the
Iag. Together you ennobied the con
titution Of your native land This
ountry will stand bg the soldiers, the
niesS and the dead whilst its star
hines in the constellation Of Gods rul-
na powers on earth"
The exercises closed with q selection
" The quartette and bencdiction by
ne Rev. f. O. Thayer.
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