The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-01
MEMOR|ALD DAY WAS
WELL OBSERVED
MONDAY
LARGE Number of Veterans Was
in the Line of March
ABLE ADDRESSES DELIVERED
Favorable Weather Aaids in Making
the Day Generally Observed
School Children in Line

With the finest possible kind or
weather the observance of Memorial
day Monday was more impressive
than usual. A large number OF veter-
ans despite their growing infirmities
and ages and decreasing numbers,
turned out in large numbers. The
graves of all the veterans in town
we're decorated with flowers and mark
ed by the flag they so valiently fought
for, while the other exercises were u.s.
tened to by large crowds.
TIE streets were filled all day and
the cars brought in hundreds from
the surrounding towns. For the first
time this year the tourist traffic from
North Adams and Pittsfield was great
er than the cars could conveniently
handle. Large numbers from Berk-
shire county visited the monument,
Soldiers Home and other points of in
terest. In the village the day was
not married by any accident or un-
pleasant feature and the entire obser-
vance of the day was most creditable.
Many of the stores were closed all
udl anu AAOct nv OPNh NAA
til noon did but little business. The
mills suspended work Saturday noon
| until this morning giving their en-
ployes an excellent opportunity to en-
| Joy the holiday. A number from here
attended the baseball games in North
| Adams and Williamstown but the
| number who sought their pleasure out
| of town this year was less than in for
mer years.
Sunday evening the members of the
| G. A. r., Sons of Veterans and Won
ems Relief Corps attended the special
| Memorial services in the Second Con
gregational church. Besides the reg
ular service excellent addresses were
given on appropriate subjects by Rev.
| George S. Mills and Rev Isaac Jen-
nings, d. d There was large num-
| Der in attendance at this service.
At the regular hour in the morning
members of the G. A. Custer Sixth
| Corps Post, G.. A. r., and the Sons of
Veterans gathered in the post rooms
| and marched in a body to the old GEM
| etery at Bennington Center. Here a
| short memorial service was held lead
| by the post commander and the other
| officials. Later they visited the vii.
| lage cemetery and afterwards return
| ed 10 the post rooms and had dinner
at 1880 o'clock.
| At one o'clock the line of marcn
formed at the graded school building
| The parade was lead by the chief
| marshal and aids followed by the Ben.
nington city band. Company X, V. ~
G., under the command of Capt. J. B
Harmon made creditable appear
ance. The children of the graded
school made a very pleasing appear.
ance and brought forth much ap-
| plause. Tde other organizations in
line were G.. A Custer Sixth Corps
post, Capt. Frank Ray Camp, S. of ",
| and the w. r. c. The procession
marched to the Soldiers Home where
the principal exercises of the day
were carried out as follows:
| Address by Post Commander.
| Address by officer of the day.
| Address by Post Chaplain.
| Reading Lincolns Address at Get
| tysburg.
Firing salute by Co. X, V. N. G..
Music by Bennington City Band
Decoration of graves.
Taps.
The following exercises were held
from the verandah of the Soldiers
Home:
A flag drill by 16 misses under dir
ection of Mrs. VIM. c. Clark.
Address by President of the Day
Robert +. Healy.
Grafton by Edward H. Holden.
Music by the Bennington City Band
Benediction by the Rev. w. w
Brunk.
The address of President of the Day
Robert f. Healy is considered by those
in attendance as one of the best de
livered at these exercises in severa
years He held the attention of his
audience from start to finish and the
general theme of the address was most
interesting. Judge L. H. Holden de
livered the annual grafton. Hi:
speech was full of interest for al
and made a very creditable impression
on all present.
AT the conclusion of the foregoins
ceremonies the party proceeded to tht
depot where they took the specia
$40 train for North Bennington
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