The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
LIVING HONOR
THEIR DEAD
And Big Crowd Joins the
Veterans In Tribute
SUCCESSFUL MEMORIAL
More Veterans Than Usual in Line Of
March to the cemetery--Addrcss
in Opera House by Lieut.-cOI
Halford Of st. AIbans.

The weather gods smiled yesterday,
and the sun shone brightly, ard alto
gether the observance Of Memorial day
was one Of The most successful held in
the city for several years. The first
feature Of the day was the parade which
formed in Depot square shortly after
nine o'clock under command Of Chief
Marshal Dr. J. jackson.
The parade proceeded in the following
order 70 Elmwood cemetery; Chief Mar
shaI Jackson, Chief Of Police Faulkner
and squad Of officers, Barre Citizens
band Of 25 pieces, delegation Of IS mem.
befs Of ST. Aldemar commandery,
Knights Templar, delegation Of % mem,
bers Of Canton yinton, Patriarchs Mill
tant, veterans on foot. carriage in which
were Mayor Robins, Rev w f. Braisted,
and city officials. followed by disabled
G. A. K. veterans and Knights Templar.
There were AZ veterans IN line, larger
number than has participated in the
Observance Of Memorial day in Barre
for several years
The people of the city did fun honor
TO the day and to the veterans, and
hundreds Of them thronged the sidewalks
along the line Of march, and many Of
them accompanying the parade 70 the
cemetery and back Some Of the resi-
dences and business blocks Of the city
were decorated with the national eolors.
Several graves Of soldiers were deco
rated upon arriving at the cemetery,
and then, the military bodies forming
IN a hollow square, taps was blown by
WI j. GilbeFtson, and The parade fell ia
and returned to city hall, where further
memorial exercises ia honor Of the mem
ory of fallen comrades were carried out,
A total Of 100 graves were decorated
during the day, an increase of two over
last year.
The opera house was well Allied with
people, who listened with reverence and
interest to the program which had been
afFanged II observance Of the day. Seat
ed % he stage were Capt 4. + Dodge,
AdiutHnt T. II Thmst0n, Mayor john
Robins. Lieut.. Col L. w Halford q st.
Albans, the speaker of The day, Rev NJ.
f Braisted. William Wishart, Mrs Nell
lie Braley, and a quartette composed Of
Mrs. " 4 Perry, Miss pinkie Lewis,
w. D. Kidder and William Inelis.
The exercises were opened with 8 se-
lection By the quartette. after which
Adiutant Z. i, Thurston read the gen
eral orders and q salute 10 the dead
was given by Tie veterans. After an
other selection By the quartette a tri-
butte to the unknown dead was given by
William Wishart after which he read
President hncoin's immortal Gettysburg
address,
tTenting Tonight" was sung ii an
affecting manner bv Mrs Rraley and
then came i prayer IS ReY NJ d. Brais-
ted The entire audience then roHe ana
sang America, after which Col. Halford
delivered bis address.
Col. Halford's Address.
Col. Halford Is ain interesting speaker
and has given the matter to which he
referred Che deepest Of thought He
said ii part. The day has again come,
when III common with millions Of our
conntfymen and conntrywomen we come
to deck tie mould which held the hall
lowed clay 0l thousands of noble souls
who rave the last full measure of devo-
tinn in the great war which SCARED and
furrowed the land with these graves.
In the brighter light Of newer day.
North and South meet with common
impulse and d common inspiration To
honor the memory Of those, whether |
dressed in blue or gray, gave added I
lustre To the glory of American manhood /
BY service anywhere IN which there I
dWeils no possibility Of taint and iii the I
just memory of which there Turks no
suspicion Of diseredit In all that i nm /
worthy the war Is over every memory |
that would cause rekindling of see-
tionai disturbance Ii happily forgotten
eBut that forgetfulness, to he real and /
permanent, must be based upon those I
and those alone, which /
tend to mutual respect. The grave |
wherein are buried tho& things that arc
better disramembered must not be
opened to bury corpse even to make
Roman holiday
vermont needs no euloeist Tn the
blazon 81 history her deeds shine with
splendof She gave to the
war for the union $4,000 men, stalwart,
pariotic. intelligent, brave. Of her sol
Hers, S2Is per cent. we're native born.
BY right Of birth they had III their blood
The splendid memories Of the Revolution,
ind more Of them, proportionately, than
from any other state laid down their
lives for a perpetual union and for a
that was to be the faith
and love OF a nation that would brook
no division, and the hope as well Of q
world hanging breathless on it's fate,
We lift our hats in reverent respect
Ind mingie orr tears in common sorrow
with anyone passing through to drop
lea or plant flower upon Che sepulehre
If their loved ones.
"This dav and these graves are an
assertion that individual and national
afety lives absolutely ii Tie supremacy
il law. Law IS the palladium of our
lights and liberties. This day ahal.
enees Us % instant and constant 0beii
nee TO law because It Is law Law
.yaded. law violated. law tfampled upon.
lie forms Of law seoraed. it Is a shame
III record and revelation 10 uphold
he supremacy Of law is the necessary
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