The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
WATERBURY,
Memorial Service at Hospital Chapel on
Sunday for Private Ralph Henry.

Sunday for Private Ralph Henry.
The memorial service held for Private
Ralph Henry at the hospital Sunday
morning at the usual time IF the chapel
exercises there was fitting testimonial
to one who had made the supreme sac
rifice. One who was very popular with
those who knew him, had been Ia times
to the front and always wrote to his
mother the cheeriest of letters, was Pri-
vate Henry. He enlisted at the time he
was an attendant at the hospital, one
Of the stars in the service flag Of the
institution being for him. Private Ralph
Henry enlisted in the National Guard,
Co, G of Barre, and was transferred from
the National Guard to the regular army,
from this to Headquarters company, and
from this to Co. B, l0lst machine gun
battalion Sunday morning the chapel
was crowded IL had been beautifully
decorated in ferns and cut flowers and
the stars and stripes, by the attend
ants and patients, while the service flag,
now having its star Of gold, hung in a
prominent place. The music was well
chosen and well rendered by the hospital
choir, Star Spangled Banner" and "Bat-
tie Hymn Of the Republic" being effec-
lively used. Rev. DIR. Albert W. Clark,
who is at present supplying the pulpit
Of the Congregational church, spoke in
substance as follows: "When asked to
conduct a short memorial service in honor
of Ralph Henry, who fell in July at the
front in France in the l0lst machine gun
battalion, | could not say NO am my.
self a soldier, veteran of the Civil war.
Then, too for over one and half years
my eldest son has been doing war duty
in France. | stand here to-day as one
who loves our brave men at the front.
In their hardships they have my fun
sympathy, The Bible says, Quit you
like men and fight The apostle Paul
tells the Corinthians, Quit ye like men,
be strong The holy scriptures appre-
ciate bravery and commend it, Our state
believes in brave men. Soldiers them
selves are proud of brave deeds. We are
here this morning TO honor the memory
Of true soldier, who stood most faith
fully at his machine gun until he fell.
This institution honors him as he has
honored this house that knew him we'll
You wished him Gods blessing when he
left Waterbury. II is fitting TO place
him in our hearts at least and in me
moriam, Ralph Henry has made the SUI
preme sacrifice. This hospital has sent
eight men direct to the field, and 20
others have been more or less in the
service of this house Ralph Henry Is
now an integral part of this hospital. In
the old testament in the book OF Joshua
we read of memorial service, followed
by the question, What mean these
stonesi' The Bible believes in in me-
moriam' work. Even oGE Savior at the
Lords table says, DO this in remem-
brance Of me- What mean these stones ?
Go down TO Gettysburg and behold the
scores of beautiful monuments. They
speak to us and they will speak to our
children OF the bravest of the brave. II
is language that the children Of patri-
OTIS can understand Ralph Henry, thou
who hast made the sublime sacrifice, thou
who hast died for the good Of nations,
we honor thy memory, thou shalt not be
forgotten Another Vermont soldier has
given up life Vermont soldiers do not
finch. Wherever duty calls, there they
stand unmoyable. 1t has always been so.
Ethan Allen was brave when he de-
manded the surrender of Ticonderoga.
Starke, at Bennington, was equally cour-
ageous when be said There are the
red coats. They shall be conquered or
Mollie Starke shall be a widow Look
at STANDARDS monuments at Gettysburg
and at Burlington. Look at Ethan Al
lens monument in the Winooski Hill
cemetery, and remember that Ralph Hen
ry belongs to such men. Onward, Chris
tian soldiers, quit ye like men ,"