The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-28
VETERANS SET
UP IMMORTAL
tateLierafy
Tribute to Their Dead Com
rades to Be Dedicated
Monday
DURING EXERCISES
OF MEMORIAL DAY
Fine Observance of the
Day Planned, With
Many Features

connection with the annual observance
of Memorial day More than half of
that number lie in Elmwood cemetery,
and there it is that the line of march
will proceed, to go through the time
honored salute to the dead prior to the
formal exercises at the Barre city hall.
The l2S other dead rest in five ceme-
teries, Hope and St. Monica's ceme-
teries in the city and Maplewood, Will
son and st. Sylvester's in the town
of Barre There has been a consider
able increase in the number of graves
during the year, chiefly among veter-
ans of the Civil war.
In tribute to the nations dead, bust
ness will be practically at a stand
still in Barre all day Monday, and if
the weather is pleasant large number
of people are expected to be out to do
their part toward reverencing the dead.
1t is probable that larger escort than
in recenryears will attend the veterans
of the Civil war lin whose, honor Me-
mortal day was originally set apart)
when the parade starts from Depot
square under command of Colonel
Chauncey NJ. Wiley as chief marshal.
Several organizations, including Barre
post, No. 10, American Legion, have
signified their intention of participat-
ing in the parade.
The parade is scheduled to start at
10 a. M but may be little later than
that in getting under movement. The
Barre City band is to furnish music
for the march as well as later in the
day. The veterans of the Civil war, few
in number and advanced in yearsSwill
be taken to Elmwood cemetery in au-
tomobiles as some of them would not
be able to tramp with the same Wig
orous stride they used back in Cd
After the veterans have given their
salute to their sleeping comrades, the
| line of march will be taken up again
| to the city hall, where the formal ex-
ercises win be held William Wishart,
Barre's city representative in the leg
! islature, will be the speaker of the
day; and his address will be preceded
by selection by the band, the read-s
| ing of the general orders by Adjutant
j. C. Harris, tribute to the dead by
| A. j. Baldwin, singing of America
with accompaniment by the band, read
| ing of President Lfncon's Gettysburg
address by Max c. Fisher, prayer by
| Rev. w. Men Kittridge.
| With the pronouncing of the benedie-
tion as the final part of the program in
! the city hall, the veterans and invit-~
/ ed guests will go to the vestry of the
t tCongregational church where a dinner
! will be served by the Ladies of the
G. A. n.
I During the remainder of the day
there will be plenty of sports and
amusements to keep the crowd inter
ested. The chief sporting. event of the
| dav will be a baseball game between
/ teams representing the two local
schools. Spaplding high school and
| Goddard seminary; and this promises
1 to be first-cass encounter. In the
evening the City band will give con
I cert at the city,park.
Memorial Sunday Observance.
! Memorial Sunday win be observed
/ tomorrow at the First Baptist church,
when Crandall post. No. Sc, G. A. r.,
and allied organizations, together with
Barre post. No 10. American Legion,
1 viii be present The various organiza-
tions win meet at 9:3Q a m. and march
10 the church. where Rev b. J. Lehigh,
the pastor. will deliver an address on
4 ..The Meaning of Memorial Day The
church services viii begin at l0;3o
/ a. m
/ What Will play no small part IN the
I Memorial day exercises in Barre VIII be
i the dedication Of the granite m"nu-
ment recently erected by Crandall post
/ No. SO. G. A. r., on the G. A. R. lot IN
/ Elmwood cemetery. Moreover. many a
Z veterans heart will feel the gladness
/ of duty well done as they long have
/ had such a work in mind and were yet
unable to accomplish il. The dedica-
/ tion exercises will be simple and will
! take place alonS-with the other cere-
I monies at the cemetery En added fea-
/ ture will be the fact that a local pho
I togfapheT win be on hand during the
/ exercises TO take a picture Of the IA or
I5 OF the boys who went forth in
1851 10 preserve this union" and who
still remain to witness this solemn oc-
| casion.
Using the money which has been
available in the treasury Of Crandall
post for this purpose. 4. J. Baldwin.
/ chairman Of the committee in charge Of
purchase and erection of memorial.
/ assisted bv Nathaniel Bond, comman-
der. and Nathan Harrington, both
/ members Of the committee. went ahead
and selected a memorial. plain in ap-
I pearance and simple in lettering, yet
covering ta the fullest extent the whole
deep thought involved \ contract wa
awarded FaNctte Cutler Tor the cree
/ ton Of the monument, and tbe Job was
eut bv Holt & Milne.
n brief the memorial is an oval top
/ ironcd two-piecc light Barre granite
monument bearing sunk inscriptions
e 4. X In memory q those whn
/ fought ii 1851 avid lSes that the enun
trv might tc" Directly above the in
& 4rrfption ~ thc die is sunk bronze
lG. A n star equipped vita a holder
far tuo aag- The base measures i've
I fsst tuo inrhc. b. fwo feet two inches
hv one foot four inches, - -is =