Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-01
HONORED TIE NAIlON'S DEAD
Their Graves Decorated and Their Deeds Recalled in Memor
 Il Day Programme Impressive Exercises at Chesea Pa
 rade Under c. A. R. Auspices pr. J. B. Slocum Delivers Address Upon Theme "A Perpetual Memorial"

l Tn parade by the Fifth and Third l companies. Coast artillesy. the mem
 bers of sergwtck post, No. 1. Grand
 Army of the Republic. marched from their post home to the Chelsea pa l rade, where the exercises of the day were conducted. Accompanying them ! in the line of march were the United Spanish War veterans, Sons of Vet
 erans. and by the Boy Scouts, while
 all along the line big crowds watched 1 them pass and at the parade crowd l of several thousand attended the inn pressive exercises
 l fhere were gray heads and shak-
 | ing steps in the ranks of the march,
 CTS. there were shaking voices among some of those who took part in the exercises. but their spirits were strong, and under the ideal weather
 conditions the turnout was one of the the day passed off without an unpleas- ant incident to mar its success. Formation of Parade.
 The line formed at the Buekingins- 1 ham memorial moved promptly at 2.s2 when the Chief Marshal. Col. Charles w Gale, gave the word. The parade moved in the following order:
 Platoon of police, commanded by Sapt, M J Twomey, consisting or Ebberts, Morgan, Doty. Driscoll. Casey, Fenton. P Murphy and Brock. Chief Marshal Col. Charles w. Gale,
 with the following aides. all mount ed: l.. o. Smith. J. Henry Shannon. AyIing, William F. Bailey, End. Tubbs Military band, John M. Swan leader, Thomas Linton, drum major. 27 men. Fifth Co, O.. A. C.. c. N. G., Capt. | William C.. Tarbox, 5o men.
 1 Third O.. c. N. G., Capt. George Er ta
 Sedgwick camp, No. 4, Sons of Veterans, Commander, A. L. Peale, 30 men
 Major R. s. Griswold command. United Spanish War Veterans, Com i mander A. Thorp, 12 men.
 Sedgwick post No. G. A. R., Com mander Orrin M Price. g men.
 Boy Scouts. Scout Master Benjamin NJ. Bruce, 16 men.
 Then followed the carriage contain ing the speaker of the day, Rev. Dr. l Joel B. SlocIrn, escorted ty Henry Hovey of Sedgwick post, automobiles and carriages conveying 29 members of the post, and carriages containing members of the city government Line of March.
 With the band playing inspiring airs and the cofors carried by the or | ganizations waving in the breeze, the 1 line moved along Main streea to Washington, up Washington to the | Chelsea Parade, to Williams avenue, where at a point in front of the resi- 1 dence of Rev. Dr. s. H. Howe a turn was made to the left to pass up through the middle of the parade, where the
 coast artillery companies opened their
 ransk to let the veterans pass through. When the line passed the residence of Gen. William A. Aiken on Washing ton street he was seen on the porch, standing uncovered, and was saluted by the organizations in the parade. Exercises at the Parade. At the Chelsea Parade the speakers and the members of the city govern ment were given seats in the stand erected near the Soldiers monument Commander Prioe's Address. After tho selection by the band, Commander Orrin M. Price of Sedg- wick post opened the exercises with dress:
 To his Honor the Mayor of the City of Norwich, the Court of Common Council, Selectmen and other officers of the city and town government; as commander of Sedgwick post, I well l come you in behalf of my comrades to this public service. Also you, the | members of the Coast Artillery and | Spanish War Veterans, who have of l fered your services as escort, and the | Sons of Veterans and our noble Citi- pzen corps. and I would not forget to mention the Boy Scouts who have of | fered their services. in any way In | which they may contribute to the com l fort of the comrades; and wish In behalf of my comrades to thank all who have contributed in any way and 1 by their presence in helping to make l this another Memorial day, one nev- CT to be forgotten.
 l Comrades and Friends: The duty of today is of impressive significance. You have met with us here today, to | honor our dead and to deepen our l reverence for their worth; to en- i courage a more generous charity for 1 our comrades who are sick or in dis | tress, and for the destitute wards of l our Grand Army; to renew our pledge l of loyalty to our country and our flag and to emphasize in the minds and | hearts of all who may unite with us. | the privilege and duty of parictism This is the national day of Memorial
 ]! the time when in mind and thought
 our glorious past Is made to live l again. It is the hour when nation l awakes to the remembrance Of deeds of heroism performed in its defense; l the day when a loyal people grateful I for service rendered their country | unite to honor their patriot dead. Diff | ferences of party, creed and sect are
 I today forgotten while north and south I east and west, all over our broad coun- I try, our people with reverent hearts
 circle the sacred mounds, whire sleep I our country's dead. On this Memo rial day let us not forget that many eyes are clouded with tears, that many 1 lives arc desclate because or the fath- 1 or or brother, the husband or lover 1 who did not come back Let us min I gle a tender sympathy for the living
 1, who mourn for the loved ones they I have lost Let us recall to memory
 i the man who in the time of danger made. their hearts barricade between 1 our country and its foes. Let us re-
 i call their tolls on the long weary marches, their intense suffering in the I hospitals, their fearful sacrifices in the prison pens, their sublime heorism l in the days of battle, and finally, as we are gathered at this monument as before an altar, may we pledge ou! manhood that, so help us God, the l memory of our country's dead shall | strengthen and encourage in us all,
 l deeper and more abiding patriotism
 i Prayer by Chaplain J. A. Wheeler I was followed by another appropriate l selection by the band, rendered with | great impressiveness, and the Memo 1 rial day orders were read by Senior l Vice Commander Philip Spelman.
 1 Obituary Record.
 l Adiutant George Kampf read the obituary record, calling attention to ] the fact that Providence had removed
 | but few of the veterans in the past 1 year, as there were only three names 1 to record which was about 5 per cent
 | of the post membership.
 I Those who had died were Luzerne
 | Sspalding of the U.- 8. navy. on Nov 8,