The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-23
ORANGE PAYS
HER TRIBUTE
Erects Memorial to Soldiers
and Sailors in Four
Wars
BARRE GRANITE
SHAFT UNVEILED
Gov. Gates Was Among the
Speakers at Satur-
days Exercises

Saturday afternoon when substantlH
monument of Barre granite was unveile
on the village common in front of tn
Congregational church in Orange Center
The occasion called together state off
cials and inhabitants of several Orang
and Washington county towns, VIII
gathered at 80 o'clock for the publ
exercises Rev. Amos j. Lord, pastor o
the church and one of the prime mover
in the memorial project, presided at thu
exercises and the speakers were Gov
Charles w, Gates, Lieut.. Gov. Hale X
Darling, Atty. Stanley c. Wilson o.
Chelsea, native OF Orange, and Atty
John w. Gordon of Barre, himself ma
tive of Orange county.
mixed choir sang patriotic hymns
and four granddaughters OF veterans
Miss Benice Flanders, Miss Hazel John,
son, Miss Stella Nelson and Miss Fern
Lord, at the moment of the unwilling
lifted the flag that had EMBODIED the
monument. Grand Army veterans and
Sons of Veterans participated in the ex-
ercises and school children of the town
introduced a pretty feature when they
marched around the memorial, strewing
the base with flowers. The first part of
the program was carried out on the
church grounds and the speechmaking
was held indoors. At the close of the
exercises, the three surviving Civil war
veterans now residing in the town of
Orange Joined the speakers in receiving
the visitors The veterans are Raymond
p. Lord, Elnathan B. johnson and f.
Hezekiah Whitcomb.
1t was red letter day for Orange and
one which its citizens may long recall "a
an occasion worthy OF remembrance.
Through the generosity OF its citizens
and whole hearted responses from friends
living in other towns there came to ma
terialization plans that had been in the
making for a year and more. From be-
ginning to end the monument committee
worked in excellent harmony to bring
a bout the desired end, and to the solici
tors as well as to any and all who CON
there must be a sense of salts
faction in reviewing the really notable
achievement that was celebrated Satur.
lay.
For the outdoor exercises, the church
steps were temporarily transformed into
/ rostrum whereon the speakers and the
'hoir were seated. To an accompani-
nent furnished by an organ, the choir
opened the program with "The Star
Spangled Banner Pastor Lord offered
prayer and then the four young women
whose grandsires went to the front in
81 exposed the monument to public view
" releasing from the halyards the Amer
can flag that had enveloped the stone
Turing the day. There was loud APP
'lsuse as the rugged outlines of the
monument appeared. Here the children, |
Who had been msrshaled to spot Just |
asst of themonument, marched around |
he monument while each child deposited |
t its base nosegay of flowers. The |
hoir followed with Marching Through
ieorgia," and then G. f. Nelson of the
committee, in felicitous
tanner, presented the memorial to the I
own of Orange. the response being made
V the selectmen, c. w. Emerson, G. w.
'avis and +. A. Cutler. To clear away
small deficit remaining, contribution
as taken at this point and then the ex
-cises were transferred to the church.
he crowd taxed the seating sccommo-
atoms inside and many who were anX
us to hear the speaking had to linger
ha I'll ba ira /,
Gov. Gates Congratulates Town.
Three rousing cheers for the governor
nd a repetition of the salute for the
her speakers were given before His En-
llency was introduced Gov. Gates ar
,ntly bespoke his appreciation OF the
,portunity afforded him in being pres
1t at the unwilling ceremony and went q,
to say that his years of travel about =
ermont as highway commissioner had q,
ught him to realize the problems OF {
e small towns. He thought it was an
ninently splendid undertaking for a
-ange to go about the business of rear n
e a memorial to its soldier dead and he q
tinted to the record of Orange in the :
tion's wars as an earnest of the part
lich the small towns have played in Y
e history of the state. Gov. Gates re- p
rred to the old Vermont spirit that :
He'd for sacrifices and devotion to duty II
d declared that continuation of that !,
irit is essential if Vermont towns and n
les are to handle adequately the prob
ms that are confronting them. He con N
atulated the public spirit which had a
'rked the raising of funds for the me-
,rial In closing he referred to one OF
2 early figures of Orange county, one
I'm Stacy. probably resident OF N
ange, whose record, he said, was wholly 7
rthy of emulation to-day. m
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Atty. Gordon Urged Preparedness. F
Atty Gordon. the next speaker, paid NJ
ing tribute TO the towns achievement y
stirring verses which he had composed W
the occasion. Mr.. Gordon's poem was co
inspirational lyric and il struck a ii
ponsive chord in the audience. In il It'll,
lauded the patriotic spirit which tn
'mpted men to take up arms for their
Intry and referred appropriately to m
occasion Of the public unwilling. Pre- VI
usly, the speaker gave an interesting ali
K on preparedness. in which he drew pa
sons from wars OF the past and urged IA
m his hearers the value Of being pre- tel
cd for eventualities In $500 years. sa'
said, there have been 3 years Of war vo
one year Of peace and prospects Tor un
permanent abolition Of war seem no un
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