The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-31
Good Tribute of Apprecia-
tion Was Given in Barre
. Yesterday
SEW TEEN "BOYS"
$ -'65 IN LINE
Serican Legion Turned
Out Good Numbers-Rev.
B. j. Lehigh Spoke

might live was the general duty of the
nation yesterday, Memorial day, and
Barre fulfilled its obligations. The
graves of the dead soldiers in the eight
different cemeteries in Barre City and
Town loomed up above the rest by
virtue of their little American flags
as holy and sacred grounds. Meanwhile
all honor was paid to the living sol
diers who in the days of '6l'65, or in
the days of '9S or in the great World
war rsked their lives for these same
principles.
Under the auspices of R. B. Crandall
post, No. 5G, G. A. r., Major Abbott
! camp, No. A. Sons of Veterans, and
the American Legion, Barre post, No.
10, Memorial day was observed by a
procession OF patriotic and fraternal
organizations, salute to the dead in
Elmwood cemetery, and exercises i'll
the Barre opera house that recounted
their noble deeds and paid homage to
soldiers of all American wars.
The days exercises opened at l0;l5
a. m. with the street parade from De-
pot square to Elmwood cemetery. In
the line of procession behind Marshal
Colonel Chauncey NJ Wiley, were the
Barre police force. the Barre City band,
which provided music of praiseworthy
merit for such an occasion. st. Alder
mar commandery, 90 members of the
American Legion, Barre post, No. 10,
men that represented both the army
and navy of the United States and the
! Canadian army.
| These men, like the Sons of Veter-
ans, marched, while the other veterans,
those OF the Spanish American war and
| Civil war rode in automobiles. The
| Civil war veterans present in the pa
rade were II in number and were:
| Commander Nathaniel Bond and Quar-
termaster B. p Wiley of r. b. Gran
dali post, No SO. G. A. R., both of
Barre, Alnathan B. johnson Of Or
ange, w. i. Sartell, John K. Rollins,
Chester B. Smith, j. G. Harrington, Jo-
seph Mayville, George Perrin, A. J.
| Rowell, G. d. Thomas, Pierre Robarge
and A. j Baldwin of Barre; Isaas
Baker, Nathan Harrington and George
Wilson of South Barre, and Edward
Stoddard of w. L. Haskell post, No.
los. of Yarmouth, Me, who is visiting
in the city
The Spanish American war veterans
present were Jack Cayhue, b. w, Sar-
tell, James Milne, John Thompson, c.
A. Wheaton and Frank johnson. Then
followed city officials.
Memorial Dedicated.
At the entrance to Elmwood ceme-
terry all marching bodies except the
band filed on each side of the road and
J saluted the Civil war veterans as they
rode by Then all continued march
to the little granite memorial that was
TO be dedicated by Chaplain A. j. Bald
win. In the memory of those who
fought in 1861 1865 that the country
might live"
In the dedication Mr.. Baldwin eX-
pressed great appreciation to +. I. Cut
Ter. under whose supervision the stone
was cut. lettered and set up, and to
Superintendent of Cemeteries c, b.
Gladding responsible for the excellent
care OF the lot, dedicated to the Grand
Army OF the Republic of the United
States of America, as Chaplain Bald
win put it. and to the men who fought
and won for the rights and integrity
of the nation 1T is a JOY and priv
ilege to us old veterans to realize our
aims"
Commander Nathaniel Bond, like
wise speaking in behalf of the Grand
Army. expressed thanks for the mon
ument and singled out James Macksy
and Chauncey Wiley. whose assistance
in finally procuring this monument had
been inestimsble to the Grand Army
men.
For the dedication, the Civil war vet
erans were centered about the lot,
where rested one of their comrades and
the monument TO the memory Of all
Others who fought and died from 81
o.. and about them were circled the
other war veterans and the Sons Of
Veterans TO form a background for
the picture which was to be taken -
the surviving Grand Army men
Crandall post.
Then with all solemnity and AZ
deep silence the doleful soun0 OF
taps yibrated from the lips and trum-
net Of Mario Barberi and the drum ss
hte bv Alfonso Messier concluded
public honor to the dead that carried
a deep and sincere feeling into the
hearts Of everyone
Exercises at City Hall
The line Of march then proceeded
10 the opera house. where memorial
exercises are annually solemnized. The
Barre CIV band opened the event with
selection: then past division com
msnder of the Sons Of Veterans. A W
Robinson. read the general order desic<
mating Nav 30. a. Memorial day and
the occasion for decorating the graves
of the dead. in place Of Adjutsut J. {. '
Harris. whose eycsight forbids the
task. No better tribute 10 the dead
vas perhaps ever given than that ~
CHAPLAIN Baldwin. whose following
original poem paid them highest com
plment
To the Unknown Dead
Thev ieft their dearc-' friends and
home
To- frhr their c1uutry's foes
Th.x nr-ar returned o. tell their fate,
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