The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-05
WORLD MUST BE FREE
or VARS RATACES
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employment This he pointed out as
one of the effects Of war and when he
touched on the financial costs he said
that the recent holocaust had cost the
world over $4,000 100000 year, which,
he said, would be more than enough to
| reimburse the veterans. 1t all went to
show, he claimed, that there must be
an end to war and that the world must
be moulded into one great fraternity.
Amtricanism he declared to be the
| only model that can assure the success
of such brotherhood
In the course of the address he
pointed out the league Of nations cove
nant Of the Versailles treaty az one Of
the greatest moves ever made toward
the aim Of the world for peace eternal.
With mild sarcasm he indicated that
among the few nations which were not
members of the league were the United
States, Turkey, Russia, Mexico and
Germany. However, he said, the dis
armament conference now assembled
at Washington holds bright promise.
He said that the desire of the nations
to cooperate and bring about the end
Of war for all time has been shown
plainly by actions recently taken by
the conference
The Anglo-Japanese treaty was con-
sidered by authorities ON international
politics as stonewall which would
never be surmounted by the confer
ence,. he said. No less an authority
than an eminent historian had said
few months ago that Japan could not
accept the suggestions Of Secretary
Hughes because of her pact with the
British. This week, he said, he read
where Japan herself had requested
Great Britain to release her from the
treaty that she might carry out what
ever decisions may be made at the par
ley. This, he said. spoke palmer than
words the spirit with which the world
has entered the conference. Therefore,
he predicted, the conference will be a
success and he claimed that the world
brotherhood is now nearer to concrete
existence than ever i'm the history Of
the world.
Ceremony Very Solemn.
The services were impressive in the
fullest meaning of the word The thea
tire was comfortably filed and every
one present seemed to appreciate the
solemnity Of the occasion and the sig
nificance of the services. The part Of
the ceremonies which left the deepest
impression on everyone was the roll
call of the departed brothers BY Secre-
tary g. Y. Smith. The theatre was dark
ened and only a globe bearing the mi
tials Of tho order "B. p. Q. E. glowed
from the rear of the stage. As each
name was called the secretary paused
as though waiting for the member to
answer TO his name. Then, when no an
swer came, the muifled tones Of a hid
dan chime echoed over the silent crowd
and the secretary passed on to the
next name.
Exalted Ruler Frank J. Shea of
Barre presided over the assembly and
conducted the services. All the officers
of the lodge sat on the stage with Tx
allied Ruler Shea. The members Of the
lodge sat in body al the front of the
theatre and as they filed in to their
seats the Magnet theatre orchestra
played the March Celebrev by Lach- |
ner. The opening exercises were then |
conducted by the lodge and Chaplain !
John B. Kelly offered prayer lead
Kindly Light" was sung by quartette
of DIR. ID. c. Jarvis, Fred In
glis, Walter $. Cross and George +. |
Mackay, chosen especially for the serv- |
ices. Then followed the roll-call, after /
which the quartette sang. "Send Out |
Thy Light Handles Largo" was then |
given by the orchestra and the address |
by Judge Riley followed.
When the Judge finished, the quar-
tette sang Sunset" and the closing |
ceremonies were conducted by Exalted |
Ruler Shea and his brother officers. All |
joined in "Auld Lang Syne" and after
Chaplain Kelly had again offered pray
err the services were brought TO an end /
with Beethoyen's Fifth Symphony by /
the orchestra.