The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-27
MasOns Honor Soldiers
of Three Wars
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the officers OF Passumpsic Lodge ant
Worshipful Master Hall introduced
Rev. George A. Martin who gave {
most eloquent address. Mr.. Maltir
said there was no more important OF
Impressive service than IGNORING anC
giving worthy appreciation to those
who have fought for US in the greats
war in history. He said no one who
saw the boys march from the Armory
to the railroad station that cloudy
April morning would ever forget the
significance of their departure. He
then spoke upon war and loconstluc-
ton saying in part, ave have won
the war as measured by brute force
but there is facing us today the great
conflict of the worlds ideas and the
worlds ideals. The world is facing a
reconstruction of racial interests; il
is facing a most distressing recon
struction of our industrial and com
mercial relations. In the latter prob
lem three factors must be halmonizcd
in the reconstruction process, the en-
ployer, the employee and the com
munity. There is still gcing on a
great reconstruction in the form OF
government. What these boys have
done for US is magnificent, but an in
completed task is left that calls fol
the manifestation of kindness, gentle
ness, temperance, truth, fidelity and
no ,ioticp, y
Capt. Herbert A. Wilcox gave some
incidents of army life overseas and
in the American camps He said when
the boys found out that they were
going to cross in the Leviathan, the
biggest steamer afoat, they felt much
pleased, but it proved IA most trying
seven days trip as there were 1000
cases of flu on the voyage and 81
deaths. Capt. W;'~-- 'o'oted most in
toresting experiences with brother
Masons and closed with capital
story.
Lieut.. Jutten A. Longmoore follow
ed with observations of Mason
abroad and spoke in most enter
tanning and informing manner of
Masonry in France. He spoke of the
boys in khaki forminga lodge in Dion
France, and of their visit to French
lodge of Masons. His description of
the Masonic methods of conducting a
lodge were very interesting and he
said the Americans found the French
Masons most hospitable and courte-
Gus.
The Worshipful Master then called
upon the three Grand Army veterans
present and each was received with
cheers and all standing. Capt. Ed
ward F. Griswold described how he
and his TWO companions made their
escape because of fraternal ties and
said he made up his mind that if he
ever lived to pet back home he would
become a Mason. This he did imme-
diately after the war, being made
Master Mason when John Bacon, I'd,
was Worshipful Master
Charles Ross said the three organ
izations of which he was the proudest
were the Congregational church,
which he joined in 1858; Passumpsic
Lodge, which he joined in 1864, and
the Grand Army of the Republic. He
said it was remarkable that the three
veterans of the Civil war present on
this occasion should have belonged
to the same company and left ST.
Johnsbury at the same time.
E. C. Potter spoke of the pleasure
it gave him to be here on this occa-
sion and told of how he and ed. |"
Gliswold shook hands when the war
broke that they would enlist together.
II. C. A. Pabcock spoke for the
veterans of the Spanish American
waa and said this was one of the
greatest Masonic occasions he had
ever witnessed. Aside from the
presence of honored veterans as
guests he thought it was also re-
markable that there were in the room
the two oldest and the two youngest
Master Masons of Passumpsic lodge.
Albert r. Spencer, who with Capt.
Wilcox and Mr.. Babcock, was a
also spoke briefly.
veteran of the Spanish-American war,
During the evening the secretary
called the Honor Roll and II of the
world war veterans answered pres
emit" The names Of the soldiers are as
follows: Col. Joseph Fairbanks,
Lieut.. Col. Harry A. Flint, Maj.
Charles l.. Harpham, Mai. Leigh |.
Harvey, Capt. Herbert A. Wilcox;
Capt. Perley B. HNrtwell, Capt Stew
art Cheney, Capt. Max Gilillan, Capt.
James l. Miner, Capt William G..
knight, Capt. Carl w. Woods, Lieut..
Ralph E. Howes, Lieut.. David r.
Brown, Lieut.. John S. Barker, Lieut..
Alex Borland, Lieut.. Harold H. Carr,
Lieut.. Noel Noyes. Lieut.. Jutten A.
Longmoore, Lieut.. Samuel j. Matson,
Lieut.. Ferdinand Townsend, Lieut..
Newell D. Weightman, Lieut.. Louis
s. Wright, Band Leader Joseph ],
Cheney, Band Leader Bernard H.
Daniels, Ensign Lawrence Doty, En-
sign John E. Nelson, Sergt. Major
D. Hall; Sergt. Arthur w.
Hawkinson, Sergt. Joseph H. Hop |
kins, Sergt. Walter B. Smith, Corp |
William Mcdonald, Seaman 1st class |
Irving w. Eastman, Chief Woman
Raymond A. Flint, Chief Woman
Amos B. Carpenter, Pvt. Almon c.
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