Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-03

Judge z. c. Mower Of Burlington Pre-
sents New ldeas on an Old Theme.

~~~eo - -. MoWor OF 0uritu1ton IRE
sents New Ideas on an Old Theme.
Saturday, chosen BY U. 8. Grant post,
No. 30, q. A. R., for the Memorial exer-
cises, proved Of htful nature with its
streaks Of rain and sunshine, but consent
ed to brush the clouds aside long enough
70 escape the reproach Of being hopelessIy
lowry.
/ In the forenoon q detail of twelve from
the post went to the Center to decorate
the MOUNDS Of the soldiers dead in that
cemetery and took with them Fifer j. d.
Laport and Drummer Henry Bagley.
AT noon the Woman's Relief corps
served q bountiful dinner in @. A. r. hall
to about 125 veterans, associates and
corps mem ers. Mrs. f. A. Bruce, Mrs.
G. ID. Sanborn, Mrs. F. Il. Ketchum,
Mrs. Charlotte Luce and Mrs. s. s. Whit
comb we're the committee in the charge OF
the repast, which was topped of with
luscious straw berry shortcakes.
At O'Clock in the afternoon the pro-
cession formed at the High school
grounds and, led by Marshal John Man
ney and the Green Mountain band,
marched through Main and Maple streets
4 to Southview cemetery. In the line were
p old soldiers, headed by Commander AL
ired Eaton and Color Bearer George Clark
and "a associate members OF the post, es-
corted by "a firemen in dress uniform Of
blue coats and white trousers, and 43
schools girls wearing white and carrying
bouquets of flowers. In carriages rode
the disabled veterans, the Woman's Re
lief corps, the orator and minister OF the
day, Judge E. c. Mower of Burlington,
and Rev. Joseph Hamilton.
Every veteran and associate bore
wreaths OF evergreen to decorate the flag
marked graves.
Arrived at the cemetery, the procession
encircled the monument of the late Dr..
II. II. Mcintyre for the memorial service
Of the post, which was conducted by
Commander Eaton and Chaplain E. N.
Rising. Flowers were strewn FOR the
post by Marshal Manney, aud Lincoln's
Gettysburg address was read by Norman
Nichols.
At the w. r. c. urn to the unknown
dead, the ritual of the corps was given by
the president, Mrs. F. c. Terry; the chap
lain, Mrs. Alfred Eaton; the senior and
junior vice presidents, Mrs. A. E. Dean
and Mrs. J. d. Laport; and the secre-
| tary, Mrs Eugene Holman. Floral trib-
utes were dropped in the urn with appro-
pirate quotations, and prayer was offered
; and benediction pronounced by Rev.
Fraser Metzger.
Reforming, the procession marched
. down South Pleasant street, Merchants
: Row and Main street to Chandler Music
e hall, which was nearly filled by a large
r assemblage. Commander Eaton presided
r over the exercises, which were opened
, with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hamilton
2 Zone Vacant Chair was sung by
e quartet, composed OF John l. Hutchin
: son, Elwin Martin, A. NJ. Vaughan anc
q Glenn Bailey, who had to respond to al
encore. Misses Dorothy Buck, Heller
=. Blanchard, Esther Ham, Bessie Daven
port, Hazel Hodgkins, Evelyn Sault
: Ruth Scott, Mildred Howard, CLAIR
Mayo, Ruth and Emma Flint wen
!. through the graceful manoeuvres of a fial
drill with an unerring precision that re
: suited in many pretty tableau effects
! Miss Valentine Packard was the pianis
= for the drill, in which the girls had beel
Z very carefully trained by Miss Jennie
Godfrey. Last in the preliminary pro
gram was a solo by Fred Goodwin, whicl
e was 80 well received that ii had to be par
TALLY repeated.
Commander Eaton then introduces
: Judge Mower OF Burlington, who deliv
! cred an address not only eloquent but il
a vein OF original thought that command
. ed attention. In brief, he said
Memorial day stands for q worl
= epoch, the sweep and significance O
u which no man can now foresee. Al
though the great conflict has receded int
IT the past almost half a century no ade
t quate history of it has ever yet been writ
IT ten, nor can it be for a century to come
n Not until its remoter effects are brough
lie to light in the fitness of time; not unit
n tendencies even now Just beginning I
y manifest themselves bear fruit can tn
1f story OF the Civil war be told to its cor
IS clusion.
" "a candid survey of the history Of tha
ID period disoloses that prior to the Rebellio
le we were not 3 nation in the true sense c
ID that term; that the states did no deeI
their theoretical sovereignty surrendere
D. to the federal government; that when sci
p interest was involved they boldly denie
st the constitution and flung down tn
n gauntlet to the Union, and they did so n
10 gardless of latitude. The constitution wa
a vet to be interpreted. A state was yet
ui know its true place in the system. tn
K conflict of opinion as to the nature OF ii
ID constitution and the Union was irrepre
III sible, for it went to the very heart OF o.
ee system of government. Compromise We
IN impossible. Had slavery never existe
be war WOulu nave Detu tAicNAdbACs
IL "By the triumph Of the North the fe'
eral government was placed upon an in
=. movable foundation. The states BEGAN
- accustomed to see it operate all the con
= pIicated machinery of q great war, Il
:, mastering and training OF coloss
= armies the moving of them over va
- theatre of war; the elevation from civ
Il life of commanders of surprising geniu
- the assumption BY the president OF abs
~ lutely dictatorial powers; the creation
- financial resources almost beyond hums
- imagination; and finally, the submisslC
-, of once proud and imperial states al
- their return to the full relations OF stat
!. hood on terms imposed upon them by {
n triumphant North. The relation OF sta
"a to the United States had been fixed pc
, ! manently; the shadowy and ever-contei
ed lines drawn by the fathers betwe
-, state power and federal power had becoI
y, burned into the national fabric BY I
flames Of battle. They never could
questioned again; notification was den