The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-21
NINE LESS VETERANS
IN CRANDALL POST
Membership Considerably Decreased Dur
ing the Past Year-Plans for the
Forthcoming Observance
Made.

Plans are rapidly taking shape for the
annual Memorial day observance in
Barre. In keeping with custom long
established, there will be the usual morn
ing parade to Elmwood cemetery, the
decoration of the graves, and the return
to city hall for the exercises. There
will be a general suspension of business
activity throughout the day. With the
announcement that this years tribute is
to be a little more impressive than
usual, comes the disquieting statement
from the officials of r. B. Crandall post
that their ranks have been depleted in
the past year by the loss of no less than
nine members. The last of this number
died yesterday. In view of this solemn
reminder that the last roll call for the
veterans is soon to be sounded, it seems
altogether fitting that the exercises one
week from Saturday should be out of
the ordinary. Patriotic Norwich univer
sity men in this city have arranged with
the faculty at the Northfeld university
to send over troop of cadet cavalry.
Replying to the request, the command
ant writes that he has detailed Cadet
Captain Kimball and 25 mounted pri-
Yates to the Barre observance.
Contrary to the arrangements orig
inally contemplated, the cadets will not
arrive in the city the night before Me-
mortal day. A day after their proposed
visit to Barre, the entire student body
leaves for the annual muster at Fort
Ethan Allen. For this reason Captain
Kimball's troop will be delayed until
the last moment at Northield in prepar-
ing for the hike to the fort. The troop,
however, will arrive here soon after
dawn Saturday morning and will be
ready to get in line at Depot square
when the parade starts at $3.50 o'clock.
The Norwich boys are to be entertained
at dinner after the parade and exercises
and most of them will return to North
field in the late afternoon.
Already number of fraternal organ
izations have signiied desire to BIZ
represented by uniformed contingents in
the morning march to Elmwood. 1t is
known that the knights of st. Aldemar
commandery and large deputation from
Canton Vinton, P. NJ, will figure in the
parade. In the past these two fraterni-
ties have ever been duly faithful in help
ing TO make the parade a worthy one.
Then, too, the commissioner OF the boy
scouts in Barre has intimated that prob
ably every troop in the city will be rep
resented. In late years, the scouts have
formed an interesting part of the parade.
There will be the usual space in the line
of march devoted to the city officials,
with transportation for those of the
veterans who are too feeble to march.
OF course the Barre Citizens band viii
be on the march. Rev. Duncan Sslmond
is to deliver the address at city hall.
On the coming Sunday the usual Me-
mortal services will be held in the Uni
versalist church. where Rev. J. b. Rear
don. the pastor, will deliver the sermon
to the veterans. Commander John w.
Averill OF R. B. Crandall post issued to-
day the following statement:
"The members of r. B. Crandall post,
No. SO, department of Vermont, q. A. R.,
Memorial Sunday, May "a. to attend
memorial services at the Universslist
church at l0:30 o'clock Let all the
comrades turn out at this service. Eight
of our comrades from Barre Town and
City have passed over to answer in their
last roll since Memorial Sunday, 1913,
ana IL Will Dt Dut a ltN ltdlS DSioiF
we will all have answered the last call.
Let us all turn out, then, to do honor to
those who have gone before, feeling that
the sons and daughters OF veterans and
the Ladies of the g. A. R. will, them
selves, do honor to us when we have
passed away.
John w Averill. commander.
Commander Averill has asked The
Times to extend the following invita-
tion through its columns: sThe comrades
of r. b. Crandall post would extend an
invitation to the pastors of the several
churches and their wives to meet with
them at their dinner Memorial day at
the Congregational church vestry and
also an invitation to the editor of the
Barre Times"
Other guests of the veterans at their
annual dinner and get-together are to
include the city council, the city clerk
and the speaker of the day.