The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-31
Crowds Turned Out to Annu-
al Memorial Day Observ-
ance in BrattlebOrO
ATTORNEY c. c. Fits
GAVE THE GRAFTON
Ideal Weather Prevailed ana Celebra-
tion was More Extensive Than in
Many Year@Many Organisations
in Uniform in Parade.

o-s many ~ 6d-AAAaL aLAoLlh
in Uniform in Parade.
Natme certainly smiled - the Old
soldiers Yesterday and greatly enhanced
the impressiveness of the Memorial day
observance. which was planned and ear
rled out on "a broader scope than has
marked the observance in any other of
the recent yeais. II was a perfectly clear
and delightful day with an iny5Eo4atiug
atmosphere of a temperature admirably
suited 20 the occasion. An cxee5ttauallv
barge crowd came out r. honor the vel
Grams. and hundreds stood upon she side.
walks and in front ~ the town haiI
building even after The Auditorium had
been filled
Added e. tbs fine weather and big
audience was : third feature which em-
bodied al the essentials Tor satisfactorily
rounding out the Observance. and that
was varied and excellent program.
which included short. iucis5ye and
patriotic address Lv ATTORNEY Clarke e.
Fits 81 this town Altogether tbe oc-
easi0n was 4 fitting elimination of many
days of hard work and painstaEnr effort.
the brunt of which was borne hx Dr. M
=. Bruce. who acted a. officer ~ the dav
and rs whom credit s due for tha most
successful Memorial day ohscfyanoe BRAT
ilehoro has known in q long time
81 - O'Clock Company /. the FIRST
Regiment hand and the Spanish uar
veterans left the armoty ou Hiah street
and marched g Grand ARMY ban fo ACT
g. escort to sedguick post ~ tie Audi-
toaum. he other organization were
q ine 80 Aiain street and followed she
post INTO the Auditorium. where mem
herr of sclaWies Momau-s Eef5rf .afue
already had been seated Tie frarf af
Tire stage was made beautifni with many
flowers and the coiors al thc usst
~ o'clock the program or.eaesl n5th
snare dtTm reFeille by ~ DID, uaaernarf
81 Bethel. of Company "a. Gsh Vermont
ffgimeni THIS Wac q new fgature and
g this tne aud a. Subsequent fne- .n
tte afternoon Ar Davenport sh8ued
ttat US was 3 master of tfc drsarstisIr
TIE hizb school ortiiastra rf.rs-f t,.
B.uc and Gray Patrol IN ulrasue ,ga,
De Memorial iay cluu.s. abaa 30
voices under the direction 81 an
hHwleg, sang the star >panRlel Banner
With good effect Rer p ID s. as.
good offered prayer. which was followed
hy eofnci response hY Seu-.I Morse nr
request G. 81 Duran rendered tie vfo-
lin soto, IraHmcrei. which was erFHr sv
ecutcd Mr. Davenport thsn gave tbo
1rumphal March, and the officer e The
aay introduced The orator. Rfr Ffts
who spoke less than ~ mlnate. rmrfts
sizing the definition 20 the word -plfri-
70 - eNemplihed hy thc veterans ~ fhe
CIVIL uaf
Mr Fits : remarks were addressed
go thr veterans. ana hr told them dat
from bis viewpoint the occasion was
one of giadness, 3 law Of memorial and
- praise To my mind. De sala. one Of
the gransicst things - the history ~
this nation i- that Won have hrrr won't
to teach Us not % look with bitterness
spon those who were once vaar foes.
lie then meutione8 the u.irfs which
moves % battle the mem on hutb sides
, q The conflict of half q century ago
Grant Is the southern men the r5att 10
j think ~ thes asa: grant that they
( were moved bv a patriotic srrit aaa
. honesty ans LOYALTY GO their statas-
3 20 this there was only saterheial
+. element 0f bravery and courage They
: were battling for their own hrrsiaes.
I But Won in NeW England and through
; the North had no sueh thing 80 arouse
: your patriotism. Tie thing fha'
brought about the war was never !
peril g View EHeIands slave labor was
Naiueless - the people ~ the north.
eru states. You gave new definition
10 bravery and courage. you Tough,
for simply . principle. The brave man
the courageous man. is not the mar
who fights for something ne personally
wants; the brave man Is the nre mh,
g. willing 70 fight and sacrifice 90,
!, something that IS no gain - him
When Lee surrendered has sword ~
Appomatiox the troubles of the uatior
were not an settled. We are iast corn
$ ing into the question 81 the settlement
of the destiny that is before us Apply
ing the dedhitiou that you gave az
che patriot II to-day b. the one VIII,
. undertakes % serve the people rot th.
= one who seeks position or political bon
w OF. The man who strives fer famr %
: rcnown 81 preferment g. not roarted s.
!, the roll Of history a. one of the stroni
and brave men of his grncratsea o
s. pcrioL Mr. Fitts said b. felt prond &
!. consider that Vermont had contributc.
20 much 20 the making of hisior'
/, during and since the Civil war and h
paid . deserved tribute 20 the solEier
Of the Union FOR their patriotic ~
I. ample aud IS infiuepce, and closed b
+, sayine: May We BE- imbued mith th
! same spirit 81 courage ard bravery /
!, he true soldiers 81 the king
AZ the close Of the sddren tha crche.