The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
256 GRAVES
DECORATED
Including More Than Score
Of 1918 Service
Men
THOUGHTFUL ADDRESS
BY REV. B. G.. LIPSKY
A Small Gathering of Civil
War Veterans Honored
Their Dead Comrades

The graves of the nations dead, in
Guiding more than score of fresh
mounds of the boys of l9l7.l9 besides
those who lie buried on for - soil, were
decorated in solemn, re ut manner
and touching tribute ne defenders
of the flag was given demorial day
exercises in Barre yes ay which were
marked with a spiy if deep feeling.
Altogether, 256 gr were decorated
and 256 service ms tere given the sig
nal honor that il. 2 them as true sons
of the United So j.
The speaker OF ,he day was Rev b. G.
Lipsky, pastor Of the Hedding Methodist
church Of Barre, and his address was
one OF the finest ever given in Barre, re-
vealing, as ii did the new note brought
out by the sacrifice of the United States
! in the great war now coming to close,
setting forth that the nations wars have
4 formed progressive movement toward
the highest idealism of life, proclaiming
that the veterans of '6l-65 have the
reward for their service in the spirit dis
! played by the boys of the latest war and
confidently prophesying that a league of
nations viii eventually be set up which
will serve as the guide of all nations into
/ the realm of peace. The speaker was
closely followed throughout and was
spplauded from time to time as he made
telling points.
The formal opening of the days exer-
cises came with the procession OF the
veterans of the Civil war to Elmwood
cemetery, escorted by their loyal sup
porters in the Sons of Veterans and 9th
er organizations, the Major L. A. Abbott
camp, Sons Of Veterans, by the way,
serving with r. B. Crandall post, G. A.
R.. in the presentation of the features
of the day.
The parade formed at Depot square
and shortly after 10 o'clock was in mo
tion along North Main street, thence to
| Washington street and into Elmwood
cemetery. Col. c. NJ Wiley was mar
shall of the column and was followed in
the line by squad of eight policemen.
Coming third in line was the Barre City
! band playing martial music and eliciting
much favorable comment for its neat
\ appearance as well as for its music. st.
Aldemar commandery, No. 10, knights
| Templar, continued its meritorious Gus
! tom OF acting as escort for the veterans
and came next in line More than the
usual number of Spanish-American war
veterans had prominent part in the
column and next after them marched the
| Sons of Veterans Too advanced in years
| to be marching-most of them. at least
| the veterans of the war of 81 % rode
to the cemetery in hacks, while in the
\ rear of the procession came the members
Of the city council
| AT the cemetery the usual solemn rites
which aEe growing in significance with
| the advancing years and the thinning
out of the ranks of the Civil war men
were gone through with and then the
! line of march was taken up back to the
city hall, where the formal exercises
we're continued. AT the hall the veterans
were met by the ladies' auxiliaries, the
Ladies of the G. A. r. and tie aUliliary
| to the Sons of Veterans
There was not very large number at
the city hall but had those who stayed
away realized the deep satisfaction which
comes from attending such exercises the
| hall would have been crowded The dee
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large cross which later became the
resting place of the wreath, the symbol
| of the veterans tribute to their dead
comrades, and few flowers and two
stacks Of arms Seated on the stage
were Comrades L. i. Smith. c. J. Beck
lev, A. J. Baldwin and J. g. Harris of
the Grand Army, Charles y. Wishart,
Rev. b. G. Lipsky and Rev. b. j Lehigh.
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announced at the outset that because of
the impaired eyesight of Comrade Har-
ris the reading of the general orders
would be done by MIR. Wishart. The
salute TO the dead was given by Com
rade Baldwin, following which the City
band, which had opened the program
with selection, again played. Mr..
Wishart then read President Lincolns
Gettysburg address and after another
selection by the band Rev. B. ]. Lehigh
offered prayer. Accompanied by the
band, the audience arose and sang
"America." after which Rev, Mr.. Lipsky
was introduced, his address occupying
half an hour, after which came another
selection by the band and the benedic-
| ton
The Address.
In his address Rev Mr.. Lipsky spoke
in part as follows
Memorial day has received d new
| significance, it has been reritalized for
us. We are looking 1T the Civil war pc
riod from a different point Of vantage
than has been ordinarily ours. 4 year
ago | had the privilege OF ascending
Camels Hump and viewing the Winoo-
ski valley from its summit. Il was in
the early morning hours Just after sun
rise and the msts still hung in the ho-
lows. Then the morning breeze began
to drive the vapors and, as these shifted
and the sun sent its shafts of light
through here and there, searching out
the depths and revealing new beauties
of river and forest and hill, more go-
rious panorama of the landscape was
revealed than had ever seen before. So
to-day, in the light of our recent war
experiences, we look upon the days of
the Rebellion with different eyes
1--WE are bound together in new fel.
lowship of understanding and sympathy.
We know how the North felt, as Leo
marched northwaYd through Maryland
and threatened Pennsylvania, for we
have passed through those March days
Of l0lS, when the Hun was driving to-
ward the channel ports It was cur own
engineer corps that stood in the breach
in those awful days We can feel as
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