The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-01
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speech of story, or tablets of bronze, and
that ones own acts showed how much
he appreciated the memory of those who
have gone.
In 1871 the states ratified 10 proposed
amendments to the Constitution of the
United States, known as the Bill of
Rights, as the rights OF the people wercl
not being protected. These amendments
clearly defined the rights of the ,Ameri-
can people as being freedom of speech I
and the press, the Fright of the people (
to keep, and bear arms, tie right to- the
security of homes, papers and effects !
against unwarrantablez invasion by off /
| cers, the right to trial by jury, the right |
| to reasonable bail and reasonable punish
ments, the right of person to summon |
witnesses in his favor, etc.
| Unless these rights are preserved, de |
lclared the speaker, so much sooner will
government of the people, for the peo-
lple and by the people perish from the |
learth. II ask you to make it your me |
mortal to preserve these rights unsullied
to your children and your children's chill
dren.'
The speaker then took up especially
the first amendment preserving the right
of freedom of speech and a free press,
which he regarded as having been of
more Importance the past few wears than
ever before except during the Civil war
Freedom of speech, he said, does not
mean liberty of speech; it does not mean
that one person has the right to saw
things to the injury of another per-
son; it does not permit persons to make
statements to the damage of property
or the government. 1t is not freedom of
: speech to say things that tend to excite
people.
!, 'You can make the preservation of
! these rights your memorial to those who
lie under the sod and to those who lie
under the peoples of Flanders Field"
In closing Mr. Maurice stated that the
lesson of Memorial day wonld be no
more forcefully brought home than in the
speech, which he read, of the late Col
Ingersoll regarding the sacredness of the
' day and the debt we owe to those who
: fell.
e One stanza of America was sung by
: the audience, and the procession formed
in front of the town hall in the follow
e ing order: Policemen Wilson and Wor-
d den; Chief Marshal Luke Ferriter and
t Aids T. ". Eason, Frank Stockwell and
lJohn NJ. Tucker; the Brattleboro Mill
d tary mand of 20 pieces with Capt w T.
I Haigh as drum major; about 10 soldiers
s and sailors of the World war, mostly in
uniform, led by Post Commander Pearl
t T. Clapp and Miss Kathleen Long, veo-
G man (F), the latter CARRYING floral
wreath, reproduction of the American
o Legion button; about 30 members of
$ Sedgwick post, G. A. r., with a detail
sd from Brattleboro post of the American
Legion as a color guard; ID. T. Curtin
I camp Spanish war veterans; the Sons
e of Veterans !. children carrying flowers
! automobiles carrying the ministers anC
d disabled veterans. In all, about p Civi
n war veterans were in the parade.
The parade was first to the soldier
& monument on the common, where prayel
P was offered by Rev. Clark T. Brownell
Meanwhile the women of the Relief corps
y proceeded to Prospect Hill cemetery t,
IL look after the flowers From the com
/ mon the line of march was to the plazi
g at the foot, iaf Main astueet. where Mis-
II Long placed the wreath on the Worl
war honor roll.
d Commander Clapp stated that tn
wreath was placed in memory Of thos
! from this and nearby towns who mad
X the supreme sacrifice in the World wa
= and were buried in foreign countries
and he read the names of 20. Is of whor
g are buried in France, one in German
10 and one lost at sea. They arc Hugh {
Adams, Edward NJ Baker Lee W. Bun
T. rington, John f. Brosnahan, Fred 7. Bas
Vi tian, Fred {. Collins, John c. Clunc, +
- mer A. Gray, Lawrence d. Goodell Clos
u. at sea-, Victor j., LaMothe buried j
Germany, Francis Z. Lynch, Harry 7
Leno Charles 5. Lowe, John A. Ma,
~ donald, John j. Manning, Bradleigh {
Newton, Robert T. Shepardson, Anthem
Vulgar, Chandler Waterman and Josep
ao Yarker
- Rev. +. @. s. Osgood offered prayer. an
W the line of march was resumed, proceed
~ ing to the government lot in Prospe,
Hill cemetery, the Civil war veteran
= riding from the plaza in automobiles.
At the cemetery prayer was offert
by Rev. Mr.. Osgood. Delegations of bot
the older and younger veterans decora
ed graves i'll Prospect Hill, the Roma
Catholic and Morningside cemeteries. II
line was then re formed and return,
to Main street where it disbande
In the forenoon the graves in the We
Brattleboro and Westinghouse Hill Gem
teries were decorated. Perfect wealth
prevailed throughout the dav