The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-05
Memorial Days

Our National Memorial season be-
comes more and more sacred as the
years come and go and the number
of Civil War veterans grow less and
less
All loyal and liberty loving Amerl-
cans seek to recognize the brave
deeds of those who fought and sacri-
feed TO save our Republic, thus do
we perpetuate true patriotism IN the
hearts and minds Of the on-coming
generations
All of the Memorial exercises of
1912 in the town of Manchester were
OF such character as to deepen our
devotion to American principles
Memorial Sunday. May 20 was APP
propriately observed at the Baptist
church. On the Saturday evening
previous, Mrs. Sessions, Mrs Clark
and the young people carefully decor
ated the auditorium of the church
with flags, ferns and flowers, not
emitting the pictures of Lincoln and
Grant
Sixteen survivors of the Union ar
my were escorted to the church by
| the Manchester Union band which
rendered dignifed and appropriate
music for the day.
Rev Mr.. Parker and people OF the
Methodist church united in the ser.
vice together with large number
from other churches which made an
audience sufficient to tax the seating
capacity of the house.
The address Of the morning was
delivered by Rev Frank s. Clark on
The Glory of Loyalty" 1t was pro
nounced by the higher critics" "a
be the best ever heard in town on a
Memorial Sunday. The old soldiers
who were the honored attendants
were Overwhelmingly pleased and
modestly wished they might live "a
hear one more as good.
All the exercises in the various
public schools were reported by the
committees from the G. A. r. Post Ia
be of very high order. giving evil
dence Of faithful work on the part
OF the scholars and very common
dable effort among all the teachers
On Memorial day the veterans, &C
companied by the Manchester band
Sons of Veterans. ladies' organiza
tons and the school children, pro
ceded to decorate the graves OF their
departed comrades in Dellwood and
Center cemeteries.
| Dinner was prepared by the Lad
les Relief and Auxiliary in the G.
/ NrFh IuE 10.
were bountifully refreshed.
In the afternoon the recession
formed at 1880 on Adams park and
marched to the opera house under
escort OF the band. where a large
audience listened TO a carefully pre-
pared and eloquent grafton by Hon
Frank H. Howe OF Bennington.
Other numbers on the program
were a beautiful flag drill by the
school girls under Miss Bonds dlrec.
ton, a trio by Misses Benson, Graves
and Page from Mr.. Shea's room. an
Grafton by Ralph Loukes and a read
ing by Miriam Clark from Miss Ellie
Van Buskirk's room, entitled. 1.-THE
Soldiers Prayer"
] Special mention should also be
made OF the solos by Miss Lugene
and Mr.. Towsley, and the efficient
service Of the pianist, Miss Shaw, not
emitting the Gettysburg address OF
Lincoln which was read by Post Com
mander Day at the close of the pro
gram, nor forgetting Comrade Ora
Whitman who unsenshly and un
sparingly does its best to make the
Memorial season a respectful sue
cess
Sincere thanks are extended by IN,
Post aud connected organizations and
by every patriotic citizen to each
and all who participated In makinl
all the Memorial exercises OF 1912 al
good as any, II not the best, eve
held in town.
A Bugler.