Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1914-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY
Thinning Ranks Of Veterans Honor
Dead
Rev. George e. Hathaway OF Providence
Speaker OF the Day

necessary To carry the SURVIVORS In
this city. Their duty to their COM
rades is however just as reiigiously
carried out as when there was long
line of marchers from cemetery to cem-
etery. When they themselves are no
longer here to remember those gone
their work will be carried on by sons
and granJsons as long as the country
shall survive.
The program of the day was as fol-
lows:
Order of procession;
Marshal. w. Il. Whittemore.
Assistant marshal, Ernest Z. Morse.
Platoon of police.
Putnam Catholic band,
George w. Child camp, Sons of Vet
Grams.
A. G.. Warner Post, No. 10, @. a. r..
Speaker of the day, clergy town and
city officials in carriages and invited
guests.
Procession formed at G.. A. r. hall,
Pomfret street, promptly at 10 o'clock
going to the Catholic cemetery by way
of Elm street and Providence street,
returning by Woodstock avenue,
Bridge and Elm streets to the hall
where dinner was served in /. o. o. f.
hall at II O'Clock by the Womans Re.
lief Corps. AT lis p. m. the line was
formed in Union square and proceeded
to the Grove street cemetery. Upon
return stop WAS made at the Soldiers
Monument where the graves of the
unknown dead were decorated by the
Sons of Veterans. AT East Putnam
cemetery at $50 a. m. there was prayer
by Rev. George II. Stone, address by
Rev. G. j. Hartman and remarks by
a member of the Sons of Veterans. AT
Putnam Heights cemetery at 1890
there was prayer by Rev. Z. j. Harri-
man, address by Rev. George H..
Stone and remarks by j. Harold Bow
en- of Providence. A. the Catholic
cemetery there was prayer offered by
Rev. G. f. Bedard, singing by the
choir and ADDRESS by Rev. FIR. Bedard.
AT Grove street cemetery at 1.30 pray.
er was offered by Rev. G. J. Hartman,
address by Rev George e. Hathaway
singing and decoration of graves.
In his remarks at Grove street GENE.
terry q. A. Hammond, in introducing
Rev. George E. Hathaway, orator of
the day, said in part: members of the
Grand Army of the United States,
Veterans of the Spanish war, Sons of
Veterans, the Women's Auxiliaries,
Boy Scouts and friends:- Do you
know l am very proud of the old SOL
diers. | am proud TO be included
among their number. We have been
called "old soldiers for twenty-five
years, but alas we are,now really and
truly old soldiers. | am proud to
know that you will not find the patri-
otism of the old soldiers In cold stor-
age.
I AMI proud Of the Putnam camp of
the Sons OF Veterans, named for the
captain of my company, and L am
proud to say he was a man who
knew no fear. | am proud of our Boy
Scouts and thank heartily the founder
of the local organization for the great
interest he takes in the welfare of our
boys; and, friends, it means much TO
them The very association of the men,
bers makes for good, but when we add
good daily counsels, the opportunity
for the boys to become members where
they may be taught eheerfulness with
all and helpfulness, ii becomes two
fold benefit to them.
1 am proud to remember In all my
experience that you seldom, if ever,
hear an old soldier tell of his expert
ences in public gatherings. He is
content to leave that all to our orators
and historians. Do you know that
from 1865 to, say, 1880, and perhaps
longer, | often thought II we must be
invaded by foreign country or two, If
they would embrace the opportunity,
during those years, what warm re-
ception the combined armies of the
North and South would have given
them, the Yank and the Reb. No
doubt you Veterans call TO mind that
the 18th of this month forty-three
years ago the French national assem-
bly, ratified the treaty Of Frankfort
marking the conclusion of the last war
between large European powers-Ger-
many and France. Since that day
nearly half century ago there has
been more talk about war and less
fighting than armed Europe ever en-
joyed before. The men who have
stood by tie curb and Grated "Why
don't the president go down and clear
out Mexico are the men who would
be as busy getting home if shown an
paper as men in large street
gatherings are after the entertainment
is over when the hat Is passed. My
feeling is that if the president can
avoid war with Mexico and succeed in
arranging for a working government
he will deserve greater commendation
than to have been a war lord.
/ am proud of this fine day; am
proud to have for our orator my friend
He may feel that he is
among strangers but he will ind his
one of appreciation and
warm welcome. He will find that his