Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-31
VETERANS CELEBRATE DAY
Fine Memorial Day Weather
Brings Out Crowd for Parade.
Rev. c. c. Adams. Orator. Delivers Flo.
quent Address at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Hall-IIow the Day Was
Observed.

The Grand Army veterans, assisted by
the Sons of Veterans and other orgapi-
zations. city officials and professional
men OF Burlington. yesterday did honor
once more to the ashes of their dead com.
rades In arms. OF the 50 members of
Stannard Post. No. 2. 30 marched in the
parade which opened the afternoons
events. and about a dozen and a half
others followed In carry-all and private
cars. Under the command of Com
mander J. w. Boutwell, they marched.
each with bouquet of cut flowers in
his coat lapel, while the crowd which
lined the route of march applauded.
The flowers for the graves we're carried
IN bushel baskets by members of Camp
William Wells. No. 10. Sons of Veterans
who formed just to the left Of the post
on st. Paul street north Of Main. Thirty
one or more of the camp we're there,
under the command of Lucius r. Wells.
James w. Flynn Camp. No. 8, United
Spanish War Veterans, was represented
by G. w. Grandy. The children of the
public and parochal schools did not APP
pear. as the post and camp arranged, and
that cut down the size of the procession
somewhat. But the other bodies did:
Shernans Military band, which was at
its best, az usual; the First Vermont In
fantry detachment. under the command
OF Capt William N. Hudson of this city,
with It's band; part Of Troop M of the
Second cavalry. led by First Lieut.. r. ].
Sasse; the university battalion captained
by A. w. Rutter; and Canton Lafayette,
NO. 1, Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias,
commanded by Capt. Duncan Fraser, fol-
lowed by lodge members
| The procession had hardly rounded the
corner OF Church and Main streets when
lChufCh w rha n 4, a.,
which the fine weather brought out in full
force. Whole families stood on the side
walks, or rode In cars that scooted along
in front of or behind the procession
Private cars carried Mayor ]. Holmes
jackson, city officials. including President
E. A. Luck of the board of aldermen, and
several members Of the board.
| There were three or four Of these and
among them they bore several veterans
VINO were not in shape to walk, the Rev
&c. {. Adams. the Rev. I. c. Smart, the
Rev. Charles ]. Staples and the Rev.
Archibald T.. Montgomery.
! At the Elmwood avenue cemetery Lieu.
tenant Sasse lined up the detachment Of
Troop NJ along the north curb beyond the
North street entrance, while the veterans
and Sons Of Veterans and city officials
entered to pay the annual tribute at the
graves. The public also went into the
cemetery. which never looked fresher or
greener than yesterday.
| The program at the cemetery consisted
OF ritual services conducted by the G. A.
r. commander. music by the bands, deco
ration Of the graves by the post, dirge by
the band. salute to the dead by Troop
NJ and taps, by a detail Of the Ind cav.
airy.
! The procession, with the exception Of the
troop. continued on through the ceme-
terry. and emerged at the Elmwood ave-
nue. entrance. where it marched back
| downtown to the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
There in the hall. the post, camp. city Of
fcials and members Of the Relief Corps
with sprinkling Of the public attended
the afternoon exercises, the feature of
which was the reading by Comrade G. D.
Williams Of the original proclamations of
the post and the G. A. r. headquarters.
ordering the celebration Of the first Me-
mortal day. 80 years ago.
| EXERCISES AT Y. NJ c.. A.
| They included an address by the orator
Of the day, the Rev. c. c. Adams OF the
First Church: remarks by Mayor Jack
son; the recitation Of Lncoln's address at
Gettysburg by Richard Mills: prayer by
| the Rev. ]. c. Smart; benediction by the
Rev DR.. Smart; the singing of Amer
lea by the audience. to the accompani-
ment Of Sherman's military band and pa
triotic selections by the band. On the
| stage. besides the speakers. were Col. F.
B. Thomas of the LIST Vermont infantry.
and others Commander Boutwell, of
stannary Post introduced the speakers.
ADDRESS OF DAY
Mayor Jackson made some very brief
remarks in which he said that the pres
ent year must have special significance
to the people Of the city and urged a
warm response on Registration day,
June S.
Mr.. Adams. at the opening OF his ad-
fraught with human interests and actions
that words at their best seemed
academic You men have seen 50 of
these anniversaries" he said in sub
istance. turning to the members Of the
Ipost. but the present war is far greater
and more significant than the one you
saw" Memorial day years ago. he said.
back in his home in Bellows rails had
been first holy day, then a holiday.
Now Memorial day was holy day again.
Mr.. Adams commended the saluting of
the flag. and thought it wise that few
minutes during the day had been set
aside to allow people to stop and think"
Americans as a people were loose-think-
ling. They had up to the present neg
lected the problem of organization, which
was what Germany. according to Profess
sor OSWALD, claimed to have taught the
world Modern civilization, they tell U.S.
said the orator. meant organisation, and
1T began 400 years ago when a new world
was discovered and people found the
lworld was round. Mr.. Adams briefly
Traced the steps Of the industrial revo-
LUTON. The United States had discovered
|now. he said. that it's agriculture was
not organized: it had begun to see that
1.-THE farmer had his part in the war
Years ago a man made a lawyer of his
brightest son and a physician of the next
hest one. while farming and the ministry
The left to his less apt boys. Now it was
seen that farming required brains. The
tariff used to be settled by national rep
Iresentatives mainly with regard to their
various constituencies rather than the
lcountry as a whole. Now a board looked
after it.
Civilization came about. said the pastor.
when the area of the common life Of hui
Imanity was expanded and yet drawn to-
gether more closely. The problem of ad-
!justment was now uppermost, adjustment
lmonwealth of Massachusetts was formed
when two colonies decided to administer
a common area together; and so the coll
onies united. and the nation was born.
The Civil War was over n question Of ma
tionalism; the present war Is one over
linternationalism. Europe contained rs
different races. and the war was due to
the failure to reach common life. The