St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-02


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nu are at one now. the sons of those
10 wore the blue and the sons of those
mb wore the gray, and all can unite in
Wing respect to the memory OF those
P1'bo ELL, each of them giving his life for
W. W. dutv as he saw it; and all should be
Ms one in learning from the deaths of
a. ah.s o men how to live usefully while the
t t;.r call for the performance of the
nntess necessary duties of everyday
T3a and how to hold ourselves ready to
i.e nobIv should the nation ever again
Ja,nand of her sons the ultimate proof of
i"raItv ,"-TTheodor Roosevelt Gettys-
bnrg Address, 1904.
The parade which formed on Main
street at one o'clock was one of the
largest in years. nearly 300 being in
line Col. c. M. Bennett was the chief
marshal and his aids were Major George
Il Stearns and Lieut.. H. A. Wilcox. The
rarade was headed by the St. Johnsbury
hand, who received many compliments
FIR their good work. Next came a
nIatoon of police. Palestine Comman-
dery and the Canton Crescent followed
in the first division, and with their
waving plumes and stately tread made
very dignifed appearance.
In the second division were the Ethan
Allan League of Red Men, who always
make hit in their Continental uniforms
of buff and blue with white leggins and
cooked hats. They were led by Henry
Juneau, brave, in full war chief regalia.
Then followed the Champlain Guard,
who showed the results of persistent
drilling. and occasioued many compli-
mentarv remarks. The Guard of Honor
CO. F., completed the second division.
1t was their first appearance in uniform
and they seemed justly proud that their
initial work should be in honor of the
BOYS of 81.
Chamberlin Relief Corps followed in
carriages. There were over so veterans
in line, more than for many years past.
As they passed the crowd gathered on
Main street, they were roundly cheered,
and although many limp told where
southern bullet had found its mark, and
here and there could be seen a bent body
or taltering step. they marched with eyes
front and heads erect and the same fires
of patriotism burned in their hearts
that burned there, when in '61 they
answered in hundreds of thousands to
Lincoln's call for volunteers.
From Main street the parade moved
to Summer street and drew up in front
of the Union school building for the
children's exercises. Under the direction
of Mrs Eklof, the scholars of the Sum.
merville and Union schools rendered
very pretty program that seemed to i'm
press the veterans not a little, and
probably recalled days in their own
lives before wars or rumors OF wars had
entered into them and when all was sun
shine The program at the schools con-
sisted of patriotic airs by the band,
flag march and songs and salute of the
flag by the first three grades, and the
songs: "Tenting Tonight" Battle
Hymn of the Republic" and America"
BY the higher grades.
The parade was then reformed and
marched to the Soldiers Monument in
Court House Square, where the impress
sve ritualistic service for the dead, whose
names are inscribed on the monument,
and for many more unknown, was
read by Chaplain Ward of Cham
berlin Post. At the conclusion Of
the exercises at the monument the,
G. A. R. was escorted to Music Hall for
the exercises of the day and the parade
was dismissed. Farnsworth Post of
Lyndonvile was represented in the line
and there were also other veterans who
took part as guests of the local Post.
Music Hall was fairly we'll filled at the
afternoon exercises and the presiding
officer was David Frechette. After music
by the band and prayer by Rev. ]. M.
Frost, Lincoln's Gettysburg address was
recited by Mrs. Sarah F. Hovey. Mr..
Frechette then introduced the speaker OF
the occasion, Col Charles H. Joyce of
Rutland, who announced as his theme,
The Object and Fitting Observance of
Memorial Day"
Col. Joyce began his eloquent address
with the recital of the first order issued
from the national headquarters of the
Grand Army of the Republic, by its
second Grand Commander, Gen. John A.
Logan.
In the course of his address he was
frequently interrupted with applause
and it will easily rank as one OF the
finest ever given before Chamberlin Post.
1t abounded in historical illusions, the
speaker tracing the causes OF the war
from the earliest landing OF slaves,
through the stormy days of the Missouri
compromise and the free soil movement.
He said three things contributed to
bringing on the irrepressible conflict
slavery, state rights and free trade.
While he reioiced in the unity of the
North and the South at the present time.
he reminded his hearers that it must
never be forgotten that in this great
conflict the North was right and the
South was wrong and that any man
that fired on the United States flag was
traitor
He paid glowing tribute to the gal
lantry of the Vermont troops, closing
with this vivid summary of their achieve
mentS:
There is the first fiery baptism at Bull
Kun on the 21st of July, 1861; the bloody
charge at Lees Mills; the stubborn pluck
displayed at Williamsburgh; the heroic
GOODNESS a+ GoIdenis Farm. the gallant