The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-01
EVERY GRAVE
HAS A VOICE
Continued from first page.

This day may well serve as warning
to the advocates of red revolution ana
to the swinish profiteers, that liberty
and life mean something in the United
States and that those who attack them
do SO at their peril.
Benediction by Rev. Goodspeed
brought to close these public Memo
rial day exercises that in the history OF
the X. i, Crandall post have seldom
been more successful and touching.
Veterans Enjoy Dinner.
While all this had been taking place
group of willing hands had been busl'
gregationa chcurch preparing bounti'
full dinner for the aged veterans,
| Sons of Veterans, Ladies Auxiliary
of Veterans, Ladies of the Auxiliary
and invited guests, some of whom were
ex service men Of the recent battle
| fronts.
Delectables of home cooking found
many hearty appetites even with the
| 10 Grand Army men, who, with 10
others, men, women and children, en-
joyed this carefully prepared repast.
| Commander Nathaniel Bond called
the assemblage to order soon Eft/ the
group had finished dinner, for there
were representatives of several organl-
cations, who wished to say few words
| for the Sons of Veterans, Max {. FISH
called upon by Mr.. Bond to preside as
| toastmaster, and though taken una
wares he performed the duties to per-
lection During the course OF these att
er-dinner impromptu speeches many
were called upon to respond Tor the
separate organizations, A. j, Baldwin
spoke in behalf of the r. b, Crandall
| post of the G. A. r., Charles Gauthier
| for the Sons of eVterans, Max c. Fish
err for the American Legion. Mrs. James
Roberts then gave an interesting patrl'
otto reading. George S. DeMerell, ad-
| iutant of the Barre post of the Ameri-
can Legion, spoke on the Importance
Of army records. Miss Beatrice Ding
wall gave an interesting reading Mrs
| Amelia Matott, president of the Ladies
of the G. A. r., was ready and willing
to take her part in the exercises and
spoke in behalf of this organization.
Little Master Sheldon Wiley recited
a poem. Our American Flag Mrs.
Elmer Perry spoke in behalf OF the
Auxiliary Of the Sons Of Veterans, Rev.
d. c. Huntington on the Americaniza'
ton OF aliens, Elmer Perry on the work
and importance OF the Sons OF Neter-
ans organization. George Pratt OF the
American Legion amused the entire
proup with humorous details of navy
life. Representing the city, james
Mackay, city clerk and treasurer, who
for the past 20 years has never failed
TO attend this annual dinner and cele'
bration to the Civil war veterans, made
a brief but very effective address IN
relating the events come to his expe-
rienee.
Rev. B. G. Lipsky's short address on
the distinction of being a veteran OF
the victorious American armies, en-
shrouded these veterans present with
even greater distinction. Rev. d. Z
Huntington gave benediction
These Civil war veterans, whose
presence had made the day sacred
one. were borne to their homes in auto
mobiles at the climax of perfect day
during which they had met from 10 "a
Ia of their comrades to discuss old
times and events. enjoy the honor due
10 men of their calibre, and to be pres
ent at the annual dinner.
During the day this joint organiza
tion OF the Sons of Veterans and the
Ladies' Auxiliary decorated with flow
ers and flags i'm six different cemeteries
graves of soldiers who died in the diff
ferent American wars, namely, the
Revolutionary, the war Of 1912. Mexi'
can war, the Spanish American and the
World war