The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM.
Arrangements Completed for Observance
in Barre on Monday.

Barre's Memorial day this year is Il
ances of other years according to thu
program issued to-day by II. B. Crandal
post, No. So, G. A. r. Owing to the fact
that May 30 falls on Sunday, the exer
cises will be held Monday and all st ~
manufacturing plants and businef .cpA
will observe May 81 as holit lcSw an
dali post is to be assisted III ,rrying
ont the memorial plans by Major L. A.
Abbott camp, No. IA, Sons of Veterans,
the womens auxiliary to the s. of V.
and the ladies' circle of the G. A. r.
Following the usual custom, the mayor
and other members of the city council
will participate in Che parade and rep
resentatives Of several fraternal organ.
izations have siepifed a desire to have
a place in the line OF march. Possibly.
too, the boy scouts will jcin the veterans
in the march to Elmwood. Captain G..
Newell Barber will act as chief marshal.
The full complement of musicians in the
Barre Citizens band will assist in the
parade.
The procession will form at Depot
square at 9:30 o'clock and proceed at
once to Emwood. After brief halt in
the course of which hollow square will
be formed and the salute to the dead Civ
en- by the veterans. the line viii reform
and march to city hall Death has taken
heavy toll from the Grand Army men
since last Memorial day and the total
number of graves to be decorated has
been increased to 225. This figure in
cludes veterans Of the revolution war OF
1872, the war with Mexico. the war be-
tween the states and the Spanish Amer
lean war. The gra IS are in Elmwood.
Hope, Maplewood, Wilson and the Cath
Ollie cemeteries.
Representative George w. Stone. a
Vergennes attorney, is to be the speaker
this year. Mr.. Stone was one of the
strong working members of the 1915 leg
stature. The program for the exercises
At the opera house is as follows: Selec |
tion by the Barre band: reading of gen
aral orders and salute to the dead. Adj, |
iutant j. +. Harris selection by the
oand; tribute to the unknown dead and
'eadng of Lincoln's Gettysburg address
somrade A. j. Baldwin: selection by the
'and prayer, Rev. George II. Holt, pas
or of the First Baptist church; singing, |
America" audience with band accom-
,animent; address, Hon. George ".
stone; selection by the band; benedie
ion. Attractive folders with the pro-
ram and other data printed thereon will
Ne distributed before the exercises.
In the noon hour the Ladies of the G. +
\. r., in adherence to time honored
ustom in Barre. win serve dinner to the
eterans and invited guests To the din.
er members of the board of aldermen,
he mayor and other city officials have
cen invited. All war veterans living in
he community or staying here tempo
arily are invited to participate in the
avs observance and to attend the dim L
er. An informal program OF speech
lsking win follow the dinner. Ii
Memorial Sunday services viii be held /
n the forenoon Of May 80 at l0:30 !
clock in the Hedding Methodist church,
'hither veterans of Crandall post and al [
ed societies win march from the Grand I
rmy headquarters At city hall in re.
ponse to an invitation from the pastor. c
ey. T.. y. Newell Several tiers of seats !
re TO be reserved for the veterans and I
leir friends in the auditorium Of the c
lurch Rev. Mr.. Newell viii preach a 4
'rmon appropriate 10 the day. "