The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
Memorial Day Observance in
Brattleboro Along the
Usual Lines
ADDRESS GIVEN ON
SPIRIT OF LIBERTY
Rev. Thomas w Owens Probably Made
Record for Brevity-Floral Display
Unusually Beautiful 80 Boy Scouts
New Feature of Parade.

Unusually Beautiful - Boy Scouts
New Feature of Parade.
Nature smiled upon the Civil war
veterans Saturday, and with the excep-
ton of two brief showers which in no
way interfered with their program, the
day was ideal for the annual Memorial
day observance. The events Of the day
were along the lines followed in former
wears, and about the usual number as
sembled to pay homage to the thin
ming ranks of the old soldiers for the
rich heritage given by them. Only
about so veterans were present in unl-
form al the afternoon exercises in the T
Auditorium. but nearly twice that mum
Der of members Of the Woman 5 Relief /
corps assembled.
The speaker this year was Rev.
Thomas W. Owens, pastor Of the Meth /
odist church He gave a strong mes I
sage on the spirit of liberty and prob |
/ ably made record for brevitv i'm con
nection with a Memorial day address
! in Brattleboro. His address occupied |
! Just . minutes and was delivered with |
out reference to notes.
In the morning delegation went TO
| West Brattleboro and decorated graves
iii the cemeteries and at l o clock the
veterans gathered In G. 4. r. hall pre-
/ paratorv to marching to the Audito-
| rum. Shortly before , o'clock the
First Regiment band and Company
| proceeded to the entrance to q. A. K.
hall and escorted Sedgwich post to the
Auditorium The veterans occupied
front seats in the middle section, while
on the south siNe were the Relief corps
women and on the north side were the
/ d 80. n,
parade this year for the first time.
Program and Parade.
The display Of flowers in baskets,
wreaths. pillows and other forms was
exceptionally beautiful this year. Fol
lowing was the program, Capt. Henry
{. Streeter acting as officer OF the day:
Music by the band; prayer by Rev
Nelson Kellogg of the Episcopal
church. soprano solo, Over the Hills
o Sunlight Land. Mrs. Lamar Costello:
reading Of Lincoln s Gettysburg Ad-
dress by Capt. Streeter; address by
Rev Thomas w Ovens singing. Star
Spangled Banner. by Mrs. Costello;
America. By the band and audience.
Following the program the line Of
e march was formed and proceeded to the
common in this order: Chief Marshal
J Luke Ferriter and aids A. I'll. Ward.
Henry J. Allen and r, w. Eason; First
5 Regiment band Capt W T. Haigh
drum major; Company /. lst Infantry,
: Y. \. G.; veterans of the G. \. r.;
n Spanish war veterans; Boy Scouts;
y school children carving baskets OF
flowers; carriages.
5 At the common Rev t. O. = Osgood
pastor Of the Unitarian church, offered
r PRAYER, and the procession marched
:. thence to the government lot In Pros
II pcct Hill cemetery. where Rev l. NJ
r. Compton, pastor of the West Brattlc
t. boro Baptist church, offered prayer
Il Ranks were then broken and delega
" tions Of the Boy Scouts assisted the
a veterans IN decorating the graves il
f the Prospect HILL Morningside and Ro
q man Catholic cemeteries This cere
i mony over. squad from Company
/ fired a salute, taps were sounded by
Sewall Morse of the band and rank,
were reformed to return to the head
quarters Of the different organizations
dosing the dav 5 Observance
This Young Man S Age.
K In his opening remarks Rev Mr. Ow
ems referred to the fact that when tn
great struggle was going on his par
y ents were but children in a foreigi
land, so he knew nought of the thrill
of war, but he thought it fitting tina
a young man should bring a tribute t
= the men and women to whom he wa
,e indebted for so much. He then sal
s. that this was Il Young man 5 age, a
ip it was 30 years ago to the men in tn
es Civil war. The remainder of his ac
n dress was, in substance, as follows:
err The great commercial enterprises al
ne calling for young men as fast as tn
he colleges of the land can supply then
hit The great railroads and engineerin
re works belong mostly to young mel
or Yes, the churches have fallen in lin
h and are asking for young men in the
m pulpits. Here in Brattleboro the m;
sir jority of the clergy are in the earl
ay thirties.
In all this we cannot boast, for til
he credit is not ours. 1t belongs to I'll
en- men of the past, the makers and d
Xxi tenders of our country We are spen
he ing today the heritage of the past &C
he grant we use it wisely. investing
al well for the future Of our country
Ter Is fitting then that the young ms
he and women of this land should stop {
he day and show their appreciation to II
an great body of men who fifty wears a.
len gave their best to make possible q
led nation today.
zig Aliens Transformed
eet We are grateful to YOU men tod;
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