St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-25

not lost on the minds of the specta-
tors.
The route of the parade was from
Main and Summer streets to Winter.
to Summer, to Mt. Pleasant, to Main,
to Maple, to Railroad, to Eastern ave-
nue., to South Main, to the Academy.
counter march north on the west side
of Main street, to the Armory.
Meeting At Armory
At the Armory 4 mass meeting Of
school children was addressed by
Commissioner. of Education Milo 3.
Hi!legas. He told them how they,
who are too young to fight, might be
OF great assistance in the production
and conservation of food, which is SO
necessary for the men at the front.
In the meantime the Colonial Theatre
was filled: with people attending the
mass meeting for the older genera
ton The meeting opened with the
singing Of the "Star Spangled, Ban
ner'' by children of the grade schools,
who filed the stage, which was draped
with large American flags. . r. p :
Frank H. Brooks presided at the
meeting, Introducing as the first
speaker, County Agent Leland A.
Wood Mr. Wood in his address urged
tho production and conservation of
food, telling how much edible food is
wasted, and giving many timely hints
as to how to raise. produce suceess-
| fully His audience showed their APP
probation by long and enthusiastic
applause The text of Mr.. Woods s add
dress appears elsewhere in this cdi-
| ton.
Mr.. Brooks next introduced James
B. Taylor, Of Burlington, representing
the Greater Vermont Association. Mr..
Taylor said:
j. B. Taylors Address
mo more fitting use could De made
! of this beautiful Sunday afternoon
! than the conservation of this whole
community, every man and woman
and child, to the militant purpose of
ending forever the unspeakable deeds
of the German government We are
! challenging the German kaiser's ego
| tistical, insane Will to victory with
our American, our Vermont, our ST
I Johnsbury Will to freedom, right and
humanity We seek the blessings OF
Heayen upon our cause. we have q
/ perfect faith that il we do our duty
| as individuals and as a community,
we shall win the blessing we seek.
t Our supreme prayer is that in Some
small way we shall be able to help
save Germans from themselves, thssl
we shall aid in freeing a people from
an unworthy government, and thus
1 make the world safe for democracy.
''As a consecration day, this Su1-
day is day for moblizing al
the people of this village, all The
1 people of the region. AS new
4 er before we must think OF ourselves
as one people with one great com.
pelling cause. the cause Of pleser.
ing our community and all tha- i
stands for in the way of freedom
!, right, and humanity. Every persor
must look upon himself as the Ger
man government looks upon him, :;
working fighting part of the commu
; nifty, person who counts. The Ger
man government woul1 bomb our wo
men, torpedo our wounded men. muir
der our children in the name of 'Kul
, tur' if they could; and they pray t,
the official God of the German go,
| ernment whose representative OF
, earth is the Kaiser of Divine Right
they pray that they may do thes
!. things right speedily. For they fee
that they must and cer German,ze III.
world, that they must and can ami
hilate the freedom and the right an,
the humanity which are the very iif
- of America and Vermont and ST
Johnsbury.
5 "Whose idea of America and Yer
f mont and st. Johnsbury shall pre-
, vail? His or ours? He thinks tha
our taking part in the contest is neg
t ligigible He thinks and CANDLES OF
: it that our freedom means fieklenes
: and faithlessness. the doing of wha
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