Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-06-06
VETERANS OF THREE
WARS AT EXERCISES


Town Hall, with the framed pictures OF
Lincoln and Grant on either side OF
them the little circle of Middlebury
G.. A. r. Veterans of Vim. p Russell
Post, participated last Friday in Me
mortal Service which, for the first time,
was attended by some of the young
veterans of the World War, together
with the Spanish-American soldiers,
The hall, as usual was packed to the
doors; the weather was fine.
1t, Roy d, Harris and Napoleon
Desjadon, as marshals, and Master Ben
iamin Rogers as drummer, led the par
AIDE from the G.. A. r. rooms to the
Town Hall The Rev. r. Z. White
more opened the exercises with pray
er, which was followed by Adjutant r,
H. Linsley's reading OF the general or
ders and by Commander {. +. YOUTHS
ritualistc work,
Gust Commonplace" a recitation
by Miss Charlotte Taylor, was the next
number on the program. 1t was a
story of a youth of mediocre ability
who won fame in battle
About forty school children from the
upper grades sang two patriotic songs,
the first entitled "The Flag of Us All"
the second America Our Hearts Are
Thine" Across their hearts they wore
red, white and blue sashes
A flag song, "Our Emblem" was also
rendered by the girls of the seventh
and eighth grades. The girls marched
upon the stage, each one carrying an
American flag, and formed in a pretty
procession before singing.
Lincolns Gettysburg Address" was
rendered by Roderick Hurlburt. Pu-
pills of the sixth grade followed with
another flag song. Eight girls bearing
the flags of our principal allies in the
recent war, France, Italy, England and
America sang tributes to each of the
countries whose flags they carried.
The final two musical numbers were
solo, Your Flag and My Flag" by
Miss Margaret Smith and a song, Hats
Off, the Flag is Passing By" by the
boys of the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades. -- The solo by Miss Smith was
most enthusiastically applauded.
The address of the service was given
by the Rev E. B. Holmes, who en-
deavored to show how much victory
in the recent war depended on the vic
tory of the union forces in the Civil
War,
The foundation fox victory in this
present war was made in the Civil
War for if the G. A. r. men had not
made a unified country we would not
have been victorious. There would
have been no strong, powerful America
to have turned the tide of battle at the
crucial hour Indeed, the c. A. r.
and the boys in khaki were truly veter-
ans of the same war
In both wars, too, it was not might
but a sense OF right which was the
ultimate cause Of war.
In both wars the soldiers were men
first and soldiers afterwards. Tennyson
could not have written The Charge
of the Light Brigade about either OF
these American armies. The Americans
went into the war not as professional
soldiers but as free men.
Immediately after the service in the
town hall the people gathered outside
for the exercises at the monument.
Following a prayer by Rev. R E.
Mrs Edna Grady, Miss
Florence Eddy, Mrs. Henry Dumas,
and Mrs. Nelson Seymour, aided by the
flower girls, Doris Shambo, Elizabeth
Mcfarland, Florence Moody and
Hazel Rogers, placed flowers around
The monument in honor Of the dead.
W. l. Cady, Officer of the day, decora-
led the unknown graves. The school
children then sang the memorial hymn,
Flowers For The Brave,
The monument address was delivered
~ Rev. G. NJ Moody who took for
lis subject, "The Dream of Christian
Civilizations Peace.
There are many prophets OF disaster
n our day he said, so let us recall to
mind some of the things which promise
/ better day in our social, religious and
material life. There can be no doubt
1ut that the relations between capital.
md labor are becoming better. The
nottingham and capitalist are coming
o be more friendly toward each other.
Then, too, the different denomina
ions are working together as never be-
ore and are putting aside petty jealous
es in order to make the world better
,lace to live in.
"The friendly relations between ma
ions in this age is exempliied by the
league of Nations, and people through
heir countries are coming to have a
,etter feeling towards their brother
nan"
After the exercises at the monument
he line was formed again and the vet
rams and ladies returned to the G.
L. r. rooms in the Dyer block where
unch was served.
The concluding event of the day was
he casting of flowers on the waters OF
otter Creek in honor Of the sailors who
ad died.
The G. A. R. veterans who attended Z
he services were c. E. Youtt, Otis {
Abbey, w. L. Cady, Walter Martin, o
harrison Whittemore, Louis Goulett, y
,harles Grandy, Charles Williamson, I
. M. Tracy, and R. H. Linsley. I
A Little Crime Wave II
The store of Clayton W. Hanks, Il
lothing merchant, was broken into s.