The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
STOWE
Memorial Day Had Good Observance
Zine Program.

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Zine Program.
I Memorial day was observed here
Monday. AT the request Of the mem
bers of the Fl. H. Smith post, whose
number has become very small and the
most of the members in feeble health,
the Woman's Relief corps arranged the
program for the occasion and carried it
out very successfully. They were as
sisted by the members of the Donald
Mcmahon post, American Legion, the
boy scouts and a large number of
school children. The graves at the west
branch, Thomas Luce and village GENE.
teries were decorated in the morning.
At 1880 a procession formed by the
Stowe military band, the members of
the Legion, post, Relief corps and chill
dren, about 100 in all, marched from
the Akeley Memorial building to the
| riverside knoll back of the village Gene
terry, where a memorial service for the
sailor-soldier dead was carried out
Mrs. Minerva Tinkham, president Of
the corps, was assisted in the ritual
service by Mrs. Emma Straw, acting as
senior vice president; Mrs. Hattie
Reuter-, secretary; Mrs. Sarah +. Dew
ey, chaplain; Commander Raeburn r.
Mcmahon of the American Legion, and
by Rev. M. u. Bacon, who offered pray
err Flowers were cast into the waters
by the members of the corps and the
school children, and America" was
sung in closing A bountiful dinner was
served to the members of the band,
post, corps and Legion at noon at the
Akeley Memorial building. At o'clock
were conveyed by autos, and the band,
Legion and large number of chill
dren marched to the River Bank GENE.
terry, where the children placed flowers
on the soldier graves. The ritual service
was carried out by Commander S. G.
Spaulding, assisted by Rev M. L.
Bacon, at the grave of B. G. w. Mar
shall, the latest deceased member of
the post. After this, the Legion, led
BY Commander X. r. Mcmahon and
color bearer, Emmons Sargent carry
ing the beautiful new flag recently pre-.
sented them by the corps, visited the
graves Of Donald M. Mcmahon and
Harley Stowell who died in service and
Mr.. Bacon offered prayer. Returning
to the memorial building program
was carried out, including selections by |
the Stowe military band, solos by Mrs |
III. w. Barrows and Mrs. A. ID. Lynch |
accompanied by Miss Dorothy Barrows, |
Lincoln's Gettyburg speech recited by |
Miss Rachael Smith; songs by pupils
Of the primary school led by Mrs |
Lynch; five members of the post, Com.
mander Spaulding, Jackson Sargent, H. |
A. Sparker, s. II. Gaiser, II. A. Shon.
telle, all of whom were able to attend. |
DR., Lucius G.. Lamson of Holyoke,
Mass, who comes every year to meet |
with the post on Memorial day in
memory OF his brother, Commander
and Color Bearer Sargent oc.
supied seats on the platform with the
speaker of the day, Hon. Thomas c.
cheney, of Morrisville. The subject Of
he instructive address was the Yer.
mont soldiers. The speaker gave the
history of the part the Vermont
oldiers took in the Civil war and also
rave some account of their part in the
Word war. Tribute was paid TO Jack
on Sargent, who has been given
'iNadi AOA ithihk tVhc dANitb bAt NifAi
var, and to Major Dwight f. Smith,
rho was one of the IS soldiers from
'ermont who received distinguished
ervice medal for courageous service in
ction in France, Donald NJ Mcmahon,
rho died in service and Frank l.. Rob
lson, who was seriously wounded in
ervice. The address was received with
lose attention and applause. Thirty
our members Of the relief corps and
90 ehildro took part in the exercises
nd 1873 graves were decorated. Much
-edit is due Mrs. Janet Adams, patri- III
tic instructor, the president and other
Ulcers and members of the corps, for
re success of the day. The Stowe mill
Try band went TO Waterbury Center 4
, play for Memorial day exercises for
ie twelfth year Monday forenoon. A
anne OF baseball between a town team
nd a Sterling team at r. B. Harris Z
I'D Monday afternoon resulted in b
ore of 20 to Ia in favor of the town "
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