Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
Veterans of Stannard Post OBJ
serve Memorial Day.
Parade Followed by Ritual Service at
Cemetery, Patriotic Exercises nj
y. ". G. A. Hail, Reception,
supper and Speeches.

those who saved the union grows all the
I brighter as time goes on. for the parade
was the largest in recent years the
crowds were greater and the decorato
OF homes and buildings were more in evil
uehce Perfect weather contributed to the
success OF the observance, but was not
entirely responsible for the larger num-
bers.
during the morning the comrades Of
! Stannard Post were cheered by the feel
ing that the sun had made its appearance
again as If for their especial benefit. and
! they went out in seven details to the
cemeteries, with somethngof that spirit in
which, just half century ago, they start
ed for the battlefelds Of the Civil War;
Yesterday their campaigns were long g.
thing of the past but the devotion they
once gave to their country they expressed
again in decorating with flags and flowers
the graves Of dead companions
THE PARADE
The ceremonies Of the afternoon opened
with the parade at two o'clock Two
| squadrons of the Tenth cavalry from
Fort Ethan Allen, the first and third
consisting Of eight troops and the regi-
mental band of 20 pieces, all under COM
mand of Capt. r. j. Fleming. headed the
column, and filled Church street the
greater part Of its length in passing
through, the greater part of the regiment
being present
Following Sherman's band was the in
fantry battalion of four companies from
the University of Vermont, which has not
been seen in fun strength in a Memorial
day parade since 1905. in the days of the
old blue uniforms. The cadet major l..
+. Daniels and staff wore mounted
Canton Lafayette of the Patriarchs
Militant, with gay plumcs, and com
manded by capt T.. \. Smith. Jr. was
next, followed by the Knights OF Py-
thias' band ana Champlain company, uni
form rank Of that order. in command of
Capt. O. II. Parker and James w Flynn
camp of Spanish War Veterans, COM
mandcd by \. 5. Dewey. troop Of Boy
Scouts was n new feature of the parade.
y provisional company formed from Com
panics NJ and G Of the First Infantry. V.
: n. c., in command of Capt. j. NJ. Ash
ley, preceded the members of Stannard
Post
, The Civil War veterans turned out in
unusually large numbers. 81 marching in
} the thin blue line and some % more
riding in carriages and automobiles and
a barge. All along the line of march they
were received with applause from the
crowds. For many of them the long
tramp was an ordeal and they We're all
weary when their big day was over. The
Sons of Veterans followed the men of
, Stannard Post and the extended column
came to an end with a dozen automobiles
in which We're members Of the post the
orator of the day, city officials the chap
lain of the post and guests.
Comrade George ". Grandy was mar
shall and his aides were Capt. Ira l..
Reeves, L. S. \. Lieut.. H. r. Adair of
the Tenth cavalry. and Comrades Charles
Bashaw, f. r. Harrington, w II. Snow
and +. V, Watkins.
EXERCISES AT CEMETERY
The cavalry, passing through Pearl
and North Union streets, formed in line
on North street facing south, the front
Of the squadrons extending from Lafoun-
tain street to North Union. The other
: organizations passed down the line into
the cemetery, where the ritual services
were conducted by Post Commander
Martin and Chaplain Goodrch, and a de-
tail from the national guardsmen fired
the customary salute. Veterans and Sons
of Veterans decorated graves Sherman
band played dirge, and detail from the
Tenth cavalry sounded taps
Following the parade, the following
program was carried out before an audi
cnce that filled the Y. NJ. c. a. hall:
Reading Memorial orders and salute,
selection by the band.
Prayer by Chaplain j. T. GOODRICH
Remarks by James T.. Burke, mayor
Song, Thelma Spear
Reading of Lincoln's address at Get
tysburg Paul Frederick Kruse
, Recitation, Charles Miller.
Address by Rev. James s. Braker
: America, by the band and audience.
Benediction.
An abstract of the Rev. Dr. Braker's
address follows:
I THE DOMINANT PATRIOTISM.
$ We are met to-day to perpetuate the
. permanent qualities of national life. We
l have outgrown the clamor of the battle
l field, the bitterness of sectional feud, the
f. sting of personal grudge.
, The perspective of the years has given
to rs new definitions of patriotism. Other
threatening invasions and actual warfare
7 with another nation have broken down
, the barriers of that awful struggle of hall
a century ago Wedo well keep ever greer
the memory Of the days in which the mer
before us wrought nightly. We are far
, enough removed from the stirring scenes
, of the Civil War to deal in recollections
and oulogies. Probably, therefore, We
may study the causes OF the great con-
fiict, the issues which it determined. and
the results which 1t effected
What grave mistake II was when ouI
forbears announced in their decla ration OF
Independence that AL men are created
free and equal; that they are endowed
, by their Creator with certain inalienablt
rights that among these are life, liberty
, and the pursuit OF happiness While
Y that high sounding, rational well a:
equitable announcement was made to thu
world. our own colonies were the subject
of ridcule, for In her very midst was
slave "unfree. unequal"
The nation, therefore, began her hf'
with compromise. While It remained Sc
!. the body polite was doomed to die. TIT
. slave question was. however. only the oc
: casion of the Civil War. The student o.
: history recognizes that the question do
. termined by the comrades before us be
y came more than personal liberty, in slav,
. holding; it became sectional. national, In
, voving State rights. You may recogniz,
the Significance of this statement wher
you recall that after 60 years OF sumbel