The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-13
COLUMBUS DAY
BIG SUCCESS
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the float, while in the rear stood Column.
bus next to cross and being surrounded
1 by five Spanish soldiers Columbus
| promise to the Indians and the story Of
the darkening OF the sun to prove lt
was featured. The Ladies of the Maeea-
bees float was very dainty and represent
ed teh coat-of- arms of the order. II was
called, we Care for the Child" and
standing beneath an arch were two wom-
en- protecting two children. The Red
Mems float was an Indian scene, repre-
senting the saving of Capt. John Smiths
life by Pocahontas. Capt, Smith, bound
and about TO be killed, was lying ON the
ground and over his head was suspended
the deadly weapon, when Pocahontas
stepped in.
The Barre band furnished music
throughout the afternoon.
Exercises at Opera House.
Before crowd which nearly filled the
auditorium OF the opera house in the
evening, Hon. Frederick G. Fleetwood Of
Morrisyille spoke at some length on the
life of Columbus and OF its significance
Seated on the stage with the speaker
We're Mayor Mutch, President James
Adie Of the Manufacturers association
Douglas NJ Barclay Of the Quarryown-
ers association, Wesley Hoffman, presi-
dent OF the Central Labor union, s. Hol.
lister Jackson, member of the public
service commission and the members Of
the speakers committee, as follows: II
q. Rowland, James Elrick, Peter Desaa-
tells, G. Herbert Pape. The Barre Citi-
zens' band was present and opened the
exercises with an overture Mayor
Mulch presided and called upon Mr.
Jackson to speak. Mr. jackson respond
ed in brief but pithy speech, which
voiced the spirit which had marked the
days observance. He spoke Of the he
roic devotion OF Christopher Columbus
and OF the infinite measure Of influence
which his studious mind has made upon
the worlds destiny. His remarks evoked
a generous round of applause at the
conclusion
Mayor Mulch followed by introducing
the principal speaker of the evening. A.
well-known citizen of Vermont, who
has been one of its active men in every
movement for the betterment of its well
fare, Mr. Fleetwood was peculiarly well
qualified to instantly gain the strictest
attention of his audience. He spoke
substantially as follows:
"In a certain sense, the observance OF
holidays is similar to the observance of a
birthday For such 1t is, marking as il
does the progress evolving usually from
the splendid efforts of some one person
age or of an individual band of people.
Every great holiday in the calendar Of
our country is established to commem-
crate great deed or the magnificent
character which inspired some great deed.
1t is well that our state legislature has
seen fit to revere the memory of a man
who above all Others is responsible in
such a large degree for the shaping OF
our eountry's glorious destiny. Burdened
by many cares in private life, disap-
pointed at the attitude Of half the
crowned heads Of Europe and lastly
Handicapped by the ingratitude of his
own people, the figure OF Christopher Co
lumbus rises sublimely above the rank
and file of lesser men, who have yet
played their splendid part in the history
Of the western hemisphere.
"The story of Columbus wonderful
penetration into unknown and stormy
seas on those three famous voyages is
the story of a self-sacrifcing, determined
man, whose mental perspective was lift
ed above the level of his own times. His
life is the tale of an mdaunted pioneer,
who made his way to glory over sea
of opposition and broken promises. Co
lumbus succeeded through his faith, and
it is truly significant that he should
have planted the cross, that emblem OF
faith and sacrifice, on every tract Of