The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-31

away from the exercises in the Audi
torium. The general outline OF the OBJ
servancc was the same as IN former
wears. There we're about 50 m-n.ber.
of Sedgwiek post, No $, q. \. r., aud
visiting veterans IN the line. among
them Ransom c. Farr of West Chester
field, \. H.. who was in the FcrG
theater when President Lincoln was
shot. Several owners of automobiles
gave the use of their ears. but mos.
of the veterans preferred to brave the
storm and the mud and stay in the
line. The veterans are grateful to the
owners of automobiles and all others
who assisted them in any way in the
observance. The speaker this year was
Rev. George E. Tomkinson, pastor OF
the First Baptist church, who forceful-
ly emphasized the integrity of the
| United States government.
In the morning q delegation from
the post net in q. A. L. hall at $50
and went to West Brattleboro to per
form the service of decorating graves
in the West Brattleboro and Meeting
| House Hill cemeteries.
Previous to the afternoon services
in the Auditorium the veterans assem-
bled in their hall They were met near
the entrance to the hall shortly before
I L
and Company |, Y. n G., who marched
/ from the Armory, and were escorted
! to the Auditorium, where they occu-
/ pied reserved seats, as did also the
members of Sedgwick Woman s Re-
lief corps. There was not a large
gathering present. The front of the
/ platform was banked with flowers and
wreaths which later were used in the
cemeteries
! Jonathan C. Howe, president of the
day, presided. First came music by
the band Rev. Thomas w. Owens of
the Methodist church offered PRAYER
a male quartet sang two selections
Rev George Z. Tomkinson of the T. rst
Baptist church gave the address, the
male quartet rendered two more selec
tions and the program closed with the
singing of two verses of America by
all. The male quartet consisted OF
Walter A. Gilbert and Arthur l.. May
nard, tenors, Frederic G. Adams ano
Arthur L. Clapp, basses. The veterans
had asked tnat old war songs be ren
dered, and the selections gwen wert
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, w,
: Old Boys, Just Before the Battle Moth
! er, and When Johnny Comes Marching
: Home. The innovation was pleasin:
: to the Grand Army men.
Rev. Mr.. Tompkinson, in opening
his address, said it was a solemn thinl
to him to behold soldier, feelinl
J. that was enhanced by the fact taa
: his father served on the battlefield
!, where he won medal which is nov
in the vault Of one of the Brattlebor
J. banks. He said that as he looked III
q on the line of veterans, which was be
t coming thinner, he could not help Of
faring the prayer that God nigh
]. spare them many years to be benz
4, dietion aud an inspiration to this lane
# He said he had been impressed wit
the greatness of the land which th
I men he was addressing helped hold t
8 gether, On a trip from which he r.
# turned that morning, and he expresse
tie feeling of reverence which he ha
4 for the veterans because of his pr
t. found esteem for Lincoln.
If ssfrhe nations Abroad the speak'
said, laughed at the outbreak of ii
Civil war and said, We told you tn;
no nation could live as a republic
Il. but today this nation is caring for II
people of the monarchs who laughC