St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-04
GAVE FINE ADDRESS
James B. Campbell Spoke Before
Chamberlin Post G. A. R. On
Memorial Day

The forty-fifth anniversary of
Memorial day was fttingly observed
by Chamberlin Post, G. A. R., and
allied orders here Friday.
The weather was delightful con-
trast to that which had prevailed for
several days before and the full pro-
gram as given in last weeks issue
was carried out. One noticeable fea-
ture was that more flags than ever
before were displayed, both on bus
mess blocks and private dwellings.
Details of veterans visited the sew
eral graveyards in the forenoon and
decorated the graves of the army,
whose ranks are yearly growing
larger. At noon dinner was served
in G. A r. hall to a large number
of veterans and their families.
The parade was started about one
O'Clock and followed the usual route
to Union school where the children
rendered an excellent program of pa
triotic songs and flag drills. Follow
ing the school exercises the column
marched to Court House Square
where the very touching ritual SER
vice for the departed was held, in
charge of Commander Henry |. Bail
ey and Chaplain Carlton Felch.
At the Colonial the exercises were
in charge of Capt. l.. w. Fisher,
president of the day. The CONSOLE
dated band, which made its first ap-
pearance of the season, furnished
excellent music Rev. E. E. Phillips
offered the prayer and Gen. LOgan's
order was read by Elisha May. The
reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress by Howard Fisk was a pleasing
feature.
In introducing the speaker of the
day the president announced that
the Post had decided to give the
younger generation a more promin-
ent part in the memorial exercises
and that the honor of being chosen
orator of the day had fallen on
James B. Campbell.
That the committee did not err in
its choice was apparent from the
way Mr.. Campbell held the crowd
and from the many mplimentary
remarks heard after the exercises.
1t was without doubt one of the
most able and eloquent Memorial
Day addresses ever heard here and
reflects great credit on the speaker.
Mr.. Campbell chose as his theme
1.-THE Old War Spirit and the New"
and traced wars and their causes
from the battle of Marathon to our
Civil War. The wars of ancient times
were waged for territory, conquest
and lust and in those days might was
right. The speaker showed the
changing conception of the worlds
thought on the question of warfare
and contrasted the impelling mo-
tives of wars in those times with mo-
tives which actuated the colonists to
revolt in 1875 and the North and
South to take up arms against each
other in the dark sixties.
The wars of the present, if not
preventable, are waged for principle,
and the trend is toward universal
peace. Mr.. Campbell paid glowing
tributes to the veterans and to the
womanhood of the land.
A new feature of the day was the
camp of Co. D on the Union school
common. Camp made in the morn
ing and they had their MONDAY
lunch there. They marched to Rail-
road street to do escort duty to
Chamberlin post in the parade and
broke camp about five o'clock.
Many visitors were attracted to the
camp and the very soldier like way
in which the camp was conducted
called forth much favorable COM
ment