The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-06-04
Memorial Dav Exercises.

| vicinity awoke on Thursday mornin,
they were somewhat disappointed tt
find cloudy skies with indications of {
rainy day. The sound of music by
the 349th Field Artillery Band from
Camp Dix, which arrived about eight
O'Clock, stirred everybody to action and
despite the fact that rain was falling
Eslghtly the streets soon had large
crowd awaiting the commencement OF
the days programme. The veterans
of the civil war, who had been out in
many hard storm, were on hand
ready to go over the route and pay
tribute to their brothers lying in the
different graveyards. Promptly at
nine O'Clock the line moved, headed by
the band. Company B, under COM
mand of Captain W. s. Gale, was first
in line. Then came the boy and girl
scouts in. charge of scoutmaster, Rev.
Henry Teller Cooke, sons of veterans
and the members of Post 26, who oc-
cupied automobiles kindly furnished
by citizens of the town.
The cemeteries were visited and
salutes were fired over the graves of
the deceased soldiers. When the
graveyard on Pine street was reached,
address 8 were delivered by Rev. Thorn
as S. Hammond and Rev. w. B. Berry,
the new pastor of st. Paul's M. E.
Church.
The line was then reformed and
proceeded to the building occupied by
the Holly Club. By this time the
rain had ceased falling and while the
clouds still hung heavily the weather
did not interfere with the proceedings
whfeh had been mapped out for this
place and large crowd gathered to
witness the unfurling of the town flag
showing the number of men who had
gone to the war from Mount Holly.
This flag is the gift of the Holly Club
and will hang on line stretched from
the room of the club to the roof of
Aliens drug store.
Former Assemblyman Peacock was
introduced as the speaker of the dav
and he presented the flag to the town,
He said the Holly club had felt the
result of the call to arms and it's ranks
had been reduced by the taking of
many of its members to aid in saving
the nation. But the town had been
to greater extent than the
club had and the organization felt
some recognition should be made that
would show to those who would gaze
upon the emblem that Mount Holly
had not been Stacker" in any sense.
Mr.. Peacock then made one of those
eloquent addresses for which he is well |
adapted, abiding to the sacrifices that |
the mothers, wives, sisters and those
near and dear to the boys who have
gone forward have made. He urged |
upon his hearers the importance of |
keeping this particular matter in mind |
and when called upon to do something |
to aid the soldiers in the field, not to |
shirk and plead inability to give, but to |
donate something even though it be !
the widows mite" If the relatives |
Of soldiers could give up their loved |
ones, Others certainly could make some
sacrifice to show their appreciation OF |
the others deeds.
V. Claude Palmer, representing the
townspeople, accepted the flag in a |
speech which, while brief, was full Of |
feeling and enthusiasm and every
word contained a full sentence. He
referred to the spirit that has imbued |
America ever since the first gun was
fired in the Revolutionary war. Going
down the line he called attention to |
the fact that Mount Holly had never
in its patriotism and loyalty |
to the country and that the records |
would show that in every war that had |
occurred this town had been represent |
ed by citizens who had gone forth TO |
aid in defending the nation. America |
never had been beaten and never will. |
There may come discouraging reports, |
it may look as if defeat would be our
portion but in the end our people |
would be successful and the tyranny
and brutality that have been witnessed |
since this war began would receive it's
just punishment. He urged the peo-
pie who are home to think of the brave
boys gone to the front that we may
enjoy liberty. Even though not hav-
ing gun on the shoulder or standing
in the trenches those who are on this
side of the ocean have many oppor-
tunities of showing their appreciation
of the sacrifices that our soldier boys
are making. He complimented the
Holly club on the spirit that prompted
the giving of the emblem that was
now being accepted by the people OF
Mount Holly and he knew that he
expressed the sentiments of all when
from the depths of his heart he re-
turned thanks for the beautiful en-
blem which vas more than flag.
That those assembled thoroughly
appreciated the remarks of Mr.. Palmer
was shown by the long and loud ap-
plause that followed his talk.
ust as he was about to step from the
speakers platform he was handed
note which he read. 1t stated that
the soldiers at Admission, many of
whom are from Mount Holly, are
about to move from that camp.
At the close of Mr.. Palmer's remarks,
John K. Scattergood, of Post 26, pulled
the string that released the banner.
AS it unfurled, Isl carnations fell from
it and were eagerly seized by those
who were so fortunate as to be near
them when they dropped. The flag is
a large one with deep red border and
white center, in the middle of which
is blue star with the figures 157.
These show the number of soldiers who
have gone from Mount Holly up to
date.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
luncheon was served in Masonic Tenn
pie to the band and soldiers by the
Ladies' Aid of the G. A. r.
Following is list Of the names rep