Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-11
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
commercial Travellers Remember Their
Departed Brethren.

The annual memorial service for depart.
ed brethren of the order was held Sun
day afternoon by Burlington Council
No. S21, United Commercial Travellers
The service was held in the rooms OF the
organization on Church street and was
Largely attended The speaker Of the aft
ernoon was Warren r. Austin Of ST. Al
bans.
The meeting was called to order BY
Senior Counselor Thomas W. Quincy.
and w. V. Scully acted as chaplain The
program was we'll chosen and that part
of It which bore especial reference to the
memory OF those departed was impress
sive. There was music BY the Norma
quintette and by "A male quartette CONF
posed Of the Messrs. Little. Hillary. Weed
and North. Martin Dougherty and Helen
Merrill gave vocal solos and Marion Jor-
dan rendered flute solo. THIS was fol-
lowed by remarks by Past Counselor j.
l.. Ripley.
The impressive part Of the service was
the roll call of departed brethren and the
placing of lilies BY Miss Gladys McCahe.
followed by the address by Mr.. Austin
The speaker said that a memorial service
Of the kind being held might lose much
Of IT'S significance II Il were not that tho
memory Of those departed is made to con-
tribute spiritual momentum to the tran
factions of living men and to perpetuute
and celebrate the ennobling tenets o. all
order which tho departed had established
and fostered. Continuing Mr.. Austin said:
The basis of tho philosophy tritelv ex
pressed that No life can be pure IN its
purpose and strong in its strife. and all
life not be purer and stronger thereby"
Is the association and contact Of men with
each other. and in recognition Of this
truth craft Of men like yourselves,
whose interests. aims, pursuits. obstacles,
dangers, sympathies. in fact whose entire
environment are similar. finds the most
direct route to the elevation Of It's pro-
fession. the strongest protection Of It's
rights. the surest amelioration Of its
difficulties. the highest development Of its
skill the most perfect security for Its
loved ones. In organization which brings
Its members into the closest relation to
each other that circumstances permit.
Organization for the common beneft,
upon the principle that one mans rights
are upon perfect equality with another
mans rights. Organization that stands
upon fOundaNOn OF common DrOther-
hood. basis Of mutual service, Ia the
expressive word which Is the first tenet OF
your order; organization grounded upon
unity" This Is indeed the basis OF
organized society itself It is this which,
II anything will give Immortality to your
order linking the past to the future.
By the celebration to-day Of the
memory Of them whose last trip Is taken,
OF the courage. enterprise. intelligence.
pure and forceful characters which con-
tributed to the sum total of commercial
triumphs and to the progress OF your
order by the resurrection this Easter
day OF their Individual identities out OF
the tomb OF forsetfulness. radiant in the
vesture OF sacrifice. self-denal and exile
from home FIR the common welfare, you
not only glorfr the majesty OF un-
selfish motive and the power Of unselfish
action, bur You connect your organisation
with The vital forces of American NE
you render more tolerable. more livable
more happy. tie common lot OF man.
kind.