Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM.
Observance Wul FAN on monday-Rev.
Roy NJ. Houshton viii Deliver Address
Services In Baptist Church Sunday

Preparations for the observance Of Ne
mortal day IN BrattIebJrl have been COM
pieted. The observance this year will
take place next Monday In tho Audlt0-
rum and Rev. Roy VI. Houg-on. pastor
u the COngrega tioral church. viii de-
liver the address. T. ". Eason, Z B.
B.ssr.l and +. + Fisher are the COM
m!ttee Of arrangements. and Luke Fer
ritter VII! be chief marshal. The follow
Ing official statement Of the plans IS fur
nlssed by the committees
In compliance with general orders from
national and departmental Headquarters
Of the q. A r, Monday, May 3d. will be
observed as Memorial day and suitable
services well be held IN the Auditorium
BY invitation Of Rev. DR.. John r. Cow,
pastor Of the Baptist church. Sedgwick
post, G. a. r., associate members. span
ish war veterans and the members Of the
local Noman's Relief corps viii attend
the sunday morning services IN that
church. All old soldiers and sailors and
associate members and kindred orders are
invited 70 join the post In all the me-
mortal services The veterans will meet
in G. A. r. hall at $50 Sunday morning
TO 90 70 the church in a body. 4 dele
cation from the post and Relief corps
will meet in G. A. r. hall at l O'Clock TO
90 10 West Dummerston to assist In the
memorial exercises.
On Monday morning at 8 o'clock dell
egatiOu from the post will meet in the
hall 10 60 70 West Brattleboro 70 assist
in memorial exercises. At o'clock the
veterans will assemble in the hall to at
tend the services in the Auditorium.
which will begin at o'clock. The pro-
gram viii include music by the First
Regiment band and f. II. Miller; prayer
by Rev. T. Q. s. Osgood; an address by
Rev, Roy NJ Houghton, the exercises
closing with America" sung by the au-
dience The procession will then be
formed on Main street, the right resting
in front Of the library, in the following
order: Chief marshal and aids; First
Regiment band; Company I. V. y. c., as
escort, Capt, Walter o. Cooley command
ing; committee Of arrangements Sedg-
wick post, G. a. R.; D. F. Curtin camp,
Spanish war veterans, George c. Cain
commanding; speakers, invited guests
and disabled veterans in carriages.
The line Of march will be up Main
street to the soldiers monument on the
common, where appropriate exercises will
be held. The procession will then resume
its march back through Main street, halt
ing in front Of town hall for flowers pro-
vided for the post, then proceeding to the
Prospect Hill cemetery, when the usual
service OF decorating the graves Of de-
parted comrades win take place A dele
cation from the post will visit Morning
side cemetery and the Roman Catholic
cemetery. on their return the ranks
will be reformed and the procession will
return to q. A. r. hall 10 be dismissed.
Contributions Of flowers are solicited
from the citizens and especially from the
school children. They should be left In
the Auditorium Monday morning, when
they will be arranged by the women Of
the Relief corps. Contributions also are
solicited from the citizens and children
West Brattleboro. They may be left at
StOckwell's store.