Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
5sRD OBSERVANCE
Of MEMORIAL DAY
Men of World War Join With
Veterans of Civil War and
Regulars from Fort Ethan
Allen in Exercise.s--Address
by Levi p. Smith

Tho Cord Observance o: Memovia. day
IN PvrlErgton vas marks! 60 n slow OF
vrAi spsYft n all the exorcs.G Of the day
DvWyho:y co-operatoo TO make the day
ouoceos from every point OK view. Per-
foot wT.athcr added 20 the occasion and
therp wns one Ct The largest tyr. -on,*
for IN" Decorating Of graves orc 'he other
Gxascir.:s OF the day that has Geen seeo
ut lnv ce'ebrStcn VI Memorial day IN a
number OF years.
az eight O'Clock IN Tho morning. :he
NofA End decorating committees met ut
the G.. T.. \. hall and proceeded 70 the
f'ffcrent ce:nctGrics to do"OruiG NIc
graves. The cemeteries waited IN tie
mo, 1.ng wo-t lake View ccmctary
G-ean Mount ccrefory. Sc. Josophs ceue-
terry. Mt Calvary cemetery. T'tridec
cemetery in South Burlington and st.
Ptane:s' Cemetery d Tr1noogki TjaIg,rg
I'M decorating committees FOR zach Of
thsse Co,.ttc les voco IN Charge.
IN accordance Sitt the cdstpm CT
Yaars. the decoration of the graves
&. i.l,nwood cemetery was lief. urt!l
aftsr1ooE. wtor the entire personnel CT
5sannaid Post No. 8, c. = Y. and Camp
william Wells went TO that ccncterY
e tlie Memorial dag parade.
al E.3U Q CIOGk- StaTiistru "oIliI
Haliaf t;orps. No. 80, served dirner N the
g. A. r. han to til. members % St1i1Hard
post and Camp William Wells. Sons CT
sc.crnnS
The parade In the afternoon was
.niblematic Of the spin, Of the dag. conf
.sning as it sid the old days with tho rev
the i!Iin being headed by cavalry tr;cps
~ the regular army from Fort Ethan
Allen, followed by ex-servicc mon Of the
World War, while the veterans Of 'Gl-GJ
brought up tho close of the line. Every
where through the line OF march. the
prcservers Of the Union, many of them
wearing their blue" were given en-
thusiastic applause. 1t was their day!
At 1:3o the parade was formed on st.
Paul street, and the line of march was
taken up Main to Church street, up
Church to Pearl street. to Winooski
avenue, to North street and TO the north
gate of Elmwood cemetery.
There were close to 500 persons in the
parade, which was led by Colonel John II.
Mimms MS marshal. Lieut.. Wood. Third
US. Cavalry, and Henry D. Hendee and
Harley W. Chittcndcn az aides. Then cam
four troops of United Status cavalry from
Fort tEhan Allen, Captain Passenger
commanding, and Lieutenant Russell
Adjutant.
nSherman's Military band followed the
cavalry. and then came the World war
veterans. led by Paul Kicker. commander
Of Burlington Post, No. 2. American
Legion. There were about 50 of the en-
service men in line. They were followed
by eight squads of Company NJ, the Bur-
lington company of the Vermont National
Guard.
The entire battalion of four companies
from the college headed by the college
band, and commanded by Cadet Major
Hammond, followed Company NJ. Then
came Camp William Wells Sons of
Veterans, represented by 81 men, n. B.
Masters commanding. A contingent of
Boy Scouts carried baskets of garlands
and cut flowers for decorating the graves.
Then, most important of all on this
occasion marched the soldiers OF '6l.
carrying Old Glory. the flag they fought
to preserve. There were ~ of them in line.
while some Ii or 20 more rode in auto
mobiles. The contingent Of the G. a. r.
was in charge of c. f. Beach. COM
mander
Bringing up the rear were several auto
mobiles in which rode the speaker of the
day. Levi p. Smith, and the chaplain.
the Rev. I. C. Smart, Mayor j. Holmes
Jackson and invited guests.
At the cemetery, the following program
OF exercises was carried out: Ritual serv-
ices of the G.. A, r. conducted by the
Post commander; music by the band;
decoration of the graves by Post Sons of
Veterans and Boy Scouts: dirge by the
band; Taps, Lights Out" by detail from
Third Cavalry.
When these services were completed,
tho column reformed at the gate on
T,mwood avenue at the sounding Of as
scmbly and returned from the cemetery
through Elmwood avenue. Pearl, st. Paul
and Main streets to the City Hall.
EXERCISES IN CITY HALL
The usual Memorial day exercises were
held in the City hall with C. e. Beach,
post commander, presiding. Adjutant
C. D. Williams read Logan's Memorial
oF.er. After tho salute to the dead Sher-
n,an's Military band rendered selection.
PRAYER was offered by tie Rev. ]. C.
Smart. Lincoln's address at Gettysburg
VISA read by Loren Messenger The
oenedicton was by the Rev. S. IL.
Watkins.
The Memorial day address was delivered
ny Levi p. Smith. In his opening re-
yoariSs Mr.. Smith touched briefly upon the
meaning And purpose OF Memorial day.
he .said in part: ITO VOC soldier Of the
CIVIL war, II ~ q STest Sau season III
which to recall tie faces OF old comrades,
n mxrch ag'lfn in memory the long, dusty,
marches at your campaigns. TO fight again
tAnse battles Of long ago. To US Of later
generations II IL a time of inspiration.
c,n tiiis day VIC receive a renewal Of faiih
IN .hoAa principles and ideals which con-
stf.ut3 tso glory and greatness AMI hope
Of CIR nasjM. The sccoad Memorial Cay
affAr tho World War GTds us uudcr tho
SHADOW Of the dspT essfon tho confusion.
sns E.su,ou-ugumcnts which follow IN tho
~aku or 'vary great human struggle Aft
az tho rcjofcfng AID shouting over the Anal
VICTORY 1.ave diol away comcr the rcar-
tM, when d.Rstution and distrust
wiring M anG the path Of proStcss in mt
cisar. IN such times We end SrOodine
yter .lse y-ayes of oGr heroic dead n lar
ger hupc, = ssnsr eocHdorce In ne IN
:,iro az America whose principles and
malls tnny gave their hives tc defend.
Your mighty ol&ties Shiloh. Autietan
ESftyuburg, NasnvJ,ls the Wilderness ard
IN the rust, wSre foug, because there
vcrn mon who believed that America
urust COZ tmDe to hc Tho land OF tho freq
that Chr majesty Of free labor must b'
.ealrtatnca, and wees willing to darc and
10 die in order that these principles and
A1ah nigh, hyr perish. Our mighty bat
ties OF the great war so ~'Ncntiy wage'
weYe fought because Americans were still
wilfiYK 20 make the LOST great sacrifice
fOr Hie American ideilo OF freedom ant
democracy. Bellcsu Wood, Chateau
rhiaery, the BATHS uf the Argonne. prov
N tflae after mrre than 20 years OF wait
,ug America still hai young men with
tho same spirit, ,he same faith.