The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-31
Paid to Nations Dead in EX-
ercises Held in Barre
Yesterday
CONGRESSMAN PLUM
LEY SPEAKER OF DAY
Graves Of the Dead Strewn
with Flowers-Banquet
to Veterans

R. b. Crandall post, No. SO, Gran,
Army of the Republic, and Major L. A
Abbott camp, No. Is, Sons OF Veterans
together with Colonel J.. b. Meade cir
lcle, No. /, Ladies of the G. A. r., anc
several fraternal organizations uniteC
yesterday in an appropriate observance
Eof Memorial day that included the Gus
tomary parade to Elmwood cemeter,
and the exercises at the opera hous,
in the forenoon. A bright May sun thai
lhad hitherto been extremely sparing o.
lits smiles came out in the early morn
ling and by the middle OF the forenoon
lhad gained the mastery over heavy
clouds that threatened for time t.
mar the days program. A stirring
breeze continued through the forenoon
although the air was far from being
ehilly. Twenty-one veterans q Crandal
Ipost marched in the parade and Others
were enabled to be in line by the
| thoughtful provisions in the way of car
riages made by the committee in charge
iof the Observance,
! In many respects, yesterdays memo
Trial exercises were of more than pass
ling significance, since the year marks
the iftieth anniversary of Gettysburg
the battle that history records as the
turning point Of the rebellion. A gen
erous sprinkling Of post members are
planning to attend the great reunion TO
be held on the historic Pennsylvania
field in July and perhaps for the reason
that respectable fraction Of the graves
decorated yesterday were those of men
who fought at Gettysburg. the days
observance had its added interest for
many.
In five cemeteries an even two hum
dred graves of veterans OF the Reyo-
luton the war Of 1912. the Mexican
war, the Civil war and the Spanish
American war were strewn with floral
remembrances. At Elmwood cemetery
the resting places of eight veterans OF
the Revolution, forty-four Of the Sec
ond war with England, and sixty eight
men who served in the war between the
states were marked with flowers. Twelve
roll of honor men, veterans of the Civil
war, were remembered at Hope ceme-
tory and in Wilson cemetery, the graves
of four Revolution veterans, twenty
three veterans Of 1912, one of the Mex-
lean war and ten veterans of 1861 were
covered with flowers.
AT Maplewood cemetery, war veterans
graves were decorated as follows: The
Revolution, two; the war of 1912, five;
the Rebellion. eight Five veterans OF
'Gl. who lie buried in the Catholic ceme
terry on Beckley street were remembered
on Memorial day and ten graves of the
boys who fought in '9s were decorated
at Elmwood, Hope, Wilson and the
Catholic cemeteries.
The Parade.
MarshaIled by Captains C. M. Wiley
and Newell Barber, who were mounted,
the days p~rade formed at Depot square
soon after 0 o'clock. First came the
Barre police force. to be followed by
the marshals and the full quota of the
Barre Citizens band. Next in the line
Of march was a sizeable detachment from
ST. Aldemar conmandery, No. II,
Knights Templar Tramping briskly in
the morning air, the knights, arrayed in
The full dress of the order, lent a pleas
ng touch of color to the scene. So. too,
lid the uniformed delegation from Cam
.on Vinton. No. 0, Patriarchs Militant, |
ioon to follow in the parade The /
Knights Templar were led by Eminent |
Commander Sir Arthur G.. Tilden. and |
captain O. c. Averill marshalled the |
orps from the canton. Following close
v after the canton, came large dele |
ration from Major Abbott camp. The I
Sons Of Veterans carried their camp coll
RS and were led by their captain,
'harles l.. Gauthier.
Headed by the national colors, next L
anne the members of Crandall post. fol- /
owed by carriages occupied by Mayor
v. II. Ward, City Clerk James MaclIay, (
he speaker of the day, Congressman
rank Plumley of the second district.
nd the members of the city council. L
'assing beneath the national standard
Jung across the street near the Worthcn
uilding, the veterans and the sons of
eterans paid the customary tribute to
he flag by lifting their hats.
The procession made its way up Main
treet to Washington street to its des- L
nation at Elmwood cemetery There (
he hollow square was formed and the Il
llute TO the dead was given. After
hort stay at Elmwood, the line re- h
Drmed and the march TO city hall was I
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