Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-09
MEMORIAL TO 55.
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flags representing the various Liberty
loans.
| The invocation was offered by Rev T..
! w. Wild, pastor of the Congregational
church, and l.. +. Bigelow of Westmn-
stcr sang two verses of The Star Span
and the crowd joined in the chorus. Mr..
Dascomb, as president of the day, was
then presented a bouquet of beautiful
roses tied with red, white and blue rib
bon, the presentation being made by II.
r. Barber. The cannon, which was Sc
cured by Col. +. l.. Thompson of Bellows
Falls from tho government, was pre-
scented to the town by =. II. Fleming of
tGagepille and il was accepted in behalf
of the town by Mr. Dascomb. Mr.. Das-
comb also extended words of welcome to
the guests and introduced Lieut.. Gov:
Stone, who spoke of the two distinct
schoos-the autocratic school and the
democratic school.
| The autocrats, believe we, as a common
fraction, should be reduced to common
denominator-a monotone in color, a
monotone in speech and monoplane in
society, that there should be done away
individuality, personality, self expires
sion and development and assumption
of all the rights and liberties that belong
to free people.
In the maintenance of democracy, he
said, all the big men-artists, diplomats,
statesmen, etc.-have not come from
above down, but from the people up.
The fundamental basis of democratic
government is in the home. There is no
better place to make home, said Mr..
Stone, than in this country; no better
place in the United States; no better
state than in the state of Vermont
America has not failed and America
will not fail said Mr.. Stone, so long as
are people of intelligence, of character
So long as we are right and respect the
very highest qualities we possess you
may remain absolutely assured that this
great democracy of ours is going to force
its way through.
Mr.. Bigelow then asked the audience
to sing America while the band played
This was followed by the introduction
of Mr.. Barrett, who in friendly tone
reprimanded the president of the day fol
saying he was from Washington because
9. while his business was in Washington
he declared that he lived in Grafton. Mr.
Barrett told something of his sever
y WOEh lot Jne american cause NnC
the American flag in the Orient, where h,
served as minister of Siam, and remarked
hat it took George Dewey of Montpelier
; to teach the meaning of our flag t.
G00,000,000 Asiatics, and that today ther,
is not part of Asia in which our fla,
is not honored more than any other undc
the sun.
Fine tributes were paid by Mr. Barrett
to two native men of Westminster-Ed
> Dascomb, who was a brother of Georg
> A. Dascomb and at one time roommate
in college with the speaker, and Rev. A
. B. Dascomb
One speaker, whose name was not OF
Z, the official program was F. H. Babbtt O
, Bellows Falls, q g,ibernatorial candidate
He made only brief remarks, however, a
! he said he realized the baseball fans wer
q waiting for the game to start and 70
this reason he would visit Westminste
at some other time. He spoke appre
ciativaly of the community spirit,
spirit which is one of the things that il
going to put life in us here in Vermont
the community spirit manifested il
estminster and that manifested il
I Grafton Saturday. He also made brie
reference to the history of Vermont.
|, Mr.. Rabbits talk was followed b
dedicatory remarks by Mr.. Stone, VIII
e spoke of the results attained by til
:, Revolutionary, Civil, Spanish America
a and World wars, which have given u
great ideas. He called upon Mr.. Barrel
e who paid high tribute to the record {
k the boys of Vermont who served in til
J. great strife
X Mr.. Stone then asked that the relative
e OF those whose names appeared on tn
=. tablet be given first position in iron
OF the marker for the unwilling Ger,
y mony, and he and Mr.. Barrett went dow
II the walk to the marker, where Mr. Ston
made brief dedicatory remarks an
/, asked his assistants to remove the fla.
), The American flag which yelled til
bronze tablet was then draped back owe
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