The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED BY
CAAMBERLIN POST
Addresses Sunday and Mon
day by Chaplain Adams
and Cong man Dale


observed Memorial day and those
who assisted in the exercises on Sun
day and Monday joined in paying q
tender tribute to the "Boys in Blue.
The pre- Memorial servises were
held at the South church Sunday at
ternoon. Thirteen of the veterans oc-
cup;ed front seats and the Chamber
lin Relief Corps, the veterans OF the
Spanish American war and the Arie-
rican Legion acted as escort. The de.
votional services were in charge OF
Rev. Francis A. Poole and the church
choir sang two patriotic anthems,
Kiplins's "RecessionaP', and "Io
Thee, Oh, Country. Chapls' in
Chauncey A. Adams, pastor of the
Danville Congregational church, gave
a strong address on Courage for
Every Day Living. He said it took
courage to play the game in times OF
peace. Touching on the great par
pose of all the wars of the United
States, TO free nation or free an
enshved people. he said the world
war had the same purpose for when
Germany struck her blow the civiliza-
ton of the world was at stake.
He decl ared the League of Nations
and the proposed mandate TOR Ar
mcnia was a desire to live for others,
and that the GREAT glory of Belgium
was that she cared for Others
rather than to tell the German army
to pass on and ruin the world.
Congressman Porter H. Dale gave
a ringing and eloquent address in the
Colonial Monday afternoon as the
closing feature of the two days OBJ
servance. Starting with the thought
that the Civil War veterans had a
great exp icnce in living to welcome
back tho soldiers of the world war, he
developed the thought that each war
nassed along an inspiration to the
next generation to win their war. He
used a telling illustration by quoting
the words of Col. Alfred C.1Arnold
over in France that the sacrifices of
his father, Lyndon Arnold Of st.
Johnsbury, helped him "carry on"
Col. Dale described the splendid
work of the 26th division at Chem
indies Danes, Fleury and Aivray and
said on the Sunday of June 16 when
the boys of this division were saving
the day, at McKinley's home town
in Canton, Ohio, the radical wing of
the socialist party were holding a
convention, attended by thousands of
boys in the draft age. Eugene v.
Debs, was telling the boys not to en-
list, and criticising the government
along the lines for which he was al
terwards convicted and imprisoned.
At the hearings in Washington, Col.
Dale said, it was found that over 80
per cent of the university professors
of the United States were teaching
socialism, and today the University
of California had "Debs FOR Prcsl-
dent" club of $50 members.
Touching upon the spread OF Boil
shevism, Col. Dale said that before
Trotsky left New York city for Rus
sia he said he was going to Russia to
stop the war. 81 want you to stay
here and organize until we can over
throw this dirty, rotten government
of the United States
Col. Dale compared the operations
of the Civil War with the actions o.
the world war and described IN ue-
tail the Meuse- -Argonne campaign
The 26th Division took part IN this
and was ope of the four American.
Divisions that with two divisions or
the French army went INTO Sedan at
the conclusion Of the campaign. Ihls
the speaker said really closed the
war.
OnIv 25 veterans of the Civil War
were in the parade which preceded
tho address. :.
The first division was composed OF
Co. y, First Vermont Inf, Y. N. e.;
Pale ,tinc Commandery, No. 5, X. T.;
Canton Crescent, |. o. o. F., Uniform
Rank, K. p; Guard of Honor, c. o.
F..
The second division included
Troops /, 2 and of Boy Scouts;
Troops 1 and 2 of Girl Scouts; and
Groups, !. 2 and 8 from the Girls
Community Club.
The third division was w. H.
Knapp Pest, American Legion, as
special escort to Chamberln Post
NJ. 1, G. A. r.. followed by an auto
with the president of the day, Edgar
r. Brown, the speaker, Congressman
Porter II. Dale: "uests and members
Of Chamberln Relief Corps in AUTO
mobiles.
After the exercises at the Soldiers
exercises in charge of nc
.sof the dav were held in
the Colorial Music by the st.
Band opened the program.
Rev. DR.. Francis A. Poole offered
PRAYER. Then followed program of
recitations and music. among which
a poem by Clara Martin And panto-
mime SONG "Battle Hymn of the ise-
public" b. the fifth grade of Port
land street school were particularly
well received. Miss Lillian Richards
rendered \ solo with violin obligato
by Nelson'Richartis. The Boys Band
played two selections excellently ard
three small boys gave Flag drill
hat brought much applause.