The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-01

/ heHloildi udy Win It's recurring mem
ories of solemn chapters in the history
OF these United States was accorded an
observance in Barre yesterday that was
worthy of those fine traditions which
long ago prompted the setting apart of
special day each year in which the
silent dead who struggled not in vain
that freedom might obtain were fittinglv
commemorated BY word of mouth. BY
the time-honored custom of wreathinp
graves and by the display of flags on
grass grown resting places the gratitude.
withal the abiding sorrow, of nation
was proclaimed once more.
Fraternal orders and allied patriotic
organizations joined with the Grand
Army veterans of r. B. Crandall post.
No 56, in paying tribute to the dead. In
the throng which marched to EImwood
in the early forenoon we're many whose
presence there voiced their own personal
sorrow over the departure Of loved ones.
and il the day originally contemplated
patriotic commemoration of the dead. it
accomplished that and more. for Sunday
and Monday were marked by the gath
ering OF many people in the cemeteries.
nearly all of whom carried flowers TO
deck the graves of friends and relatives.
The parade from depot square TO Elm
wood was followed by the customary ex-
ercises in the opera house Represents.
tive George w. Stone of Nergennes de-
hvering the address. After the program
ladies of the G. A. r. served their annual
dinner TO veterans in the vestry Of the
Congregational church.
Weather conditions most ideal pre-
vailed Following a fortnight of lower
ing temperature, the sun came back into
its own on the morning of Memorial
day and better marching conditions could
not have been desired. Gentle breezes
tumbled down from Camels Hump but
the chilling blast of the past month
had wholly disappeared. June sky,
! forerunner of the month Of rare davs.
overtopped all and not once did the
weather clerk threaten to become re-
,alcitrsnt in the matter Of serving his
pest out door brand
Apart from the more intimately sig
lifcant aspects Of Memorial avs oh
'ervsnce. the respite from labor which
he holiday offered most people was inn
rroved on large scale. There was the
isual exodus Of folks who spent the dav
Il distance or at nearby lakes and
ither outing places. Al signs Of busi
less activity were absent Manufactur-
ne plants. mercantile este shlishments and
'usiness Offices were closed throughout
he dav. For the lovers of sport there
we're baseball games. forenoon and aft
rnoon. st Goddard campus and on the
.erlin street grounds In the evening
large crowd enjoyed the first band
oncert ~ the season In city park
anee given IN Rowland hall under tho
uspices of the ciric department Of the
'srre Nomau's rlnb was well patron.
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! the soldierly swing ~ the columns and
, the blsre of the hand a. the psrsder-
- in line at Depot square. First came
10 mounted marshall Capt. e. Newell
srber and George 2 Macksv. o. be
SLOWED b. the full complement of the
s@re Citizeus hand Then came hacks
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