The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
BIG AUDIENCE GREETS EDWARDS
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have been an aid. but he was taken III
and could not participate. In the lliie
was the band with Capt. w. H. halsh az
drum major, Company ] In UNIFORM anu
equipped with rifles, the Headquarters
Co. in uniform the Spanish war veterans
and Sons of Veterans, members or Sedg
wick post, G. A. r., 16 being on toot
the American Legion post IN UNIFORM,
and automobiles carrying civil war vet
Grams.
At the common a wreath was placed
on the Soldiers monument and Rev
DIR. II. p. Woodin offered prayer Mean
while flowers prepared by the women
were taken to Prospect Hill cemetery.
On its return from the common the pro
cession halted at the plaza at the 1901
of Main street and Chaplain Pearl L;
Clapp placed wreath on the honof ron
Of those who went from Brattleboro into
the World war and Rev. e. q. ). Us
good offered prayer.
From there the line marched to Pros
pect Hill cemetery, the Grand army
men being taken in automobiles. ana at
the government lot Rev. DIR. BroWneh
offered prayer. A delegation accompa-
MED by the band went to st. Mlchael
Roman Catholic cemetery and another
delegation went to MOrningsIde cemetery:
and at all three places the soldiers
graves were decorated. Atter salute
and taps the procession returned to Nam
street and disbanded.
The Legion banquet at 7.45 was an
event long to be remembered. 1t was at
tended by about 100, and besides the
specially invited guests of the post there
were visitors from posts In several OF
the nearby towns. Manager George IL.
Sherman of the Brooks House provided a
I first-cass turkey supper of generous pro-
portions. and at its close Col. Ernest w
| Gibson of the 172d Infantry took charge
as POSTMASTER and proved capable pre-
siding officer for such an occasion. Capt
! Roy b Miner of the Headquarters Co.
injected lot of pep" into the program
rs cheer leader, calling for three cheers
| at the close of each speakers remarks
with an occasional Tiger"
| Sgt Pearl T. Clapp was called on first
| rs the first delegate from Vermont to
! the convention which organized the
| American Legion. He was IN Company
/ r, 101st Ammunition Train, and after q
| few pleasantrieS regarding the toastmas-
! ter he told an interesting story which
/ forms a part of the unwritten history
| If the 101st. He said it was an inspira-
! ton to be with the old comrades of the
! G. \. II. and our old general"
| 1t. Col. Walter o. Cooley, who much
of the time commanded the 372d Regi-
ment (colored), to whom he referred as
| the mahogany maulers. said every
| Vermontcr should take pride in the &C
| ComplishmentS of the 26th division I'M
| der Gen. Edwards, and expressed regret
/ that his lot was not cast with that dI-
vision. Don't you believe it." he eX-
! claimed when referring To the statement
often made that America has seen her
last war. He called attention to the diff
/ ference between service and Servltude
and said there was no better preparation
for service to the country than attend
ance at the citizens training camp.
Capt. Roy Il. Miner of the Headquar-
/ tors ~ was upxf He'd IrnDp He char
acterized as ''sInall schoolboy stuff the
| efforts made by certain diSgruntlcd ones
to belittle the work of the divisional com
mander and said it was one of the things
that built up the spirit of the 26th.
Commander II. Z. Hunter of Sedgwick
post extended the thanks of the post to
the Legion for the invitation to the ban
quet. He said there were less than 220-
600 survivors of the 100000 soldiers in
the northern armies, The Grand Army
veterans. he asserted. had been the great
est factor in the last century in the
teaching of patriotism Over 90 per cent
of the American soldiers who fought il
the World war were descendants of the
100000 Civil war veterans.
The toastmastcr suggested the advisa
bility of keeping on the good side of the
next speaker. Department Commander
Hyland. who has just been appointed
prohibition enforcement officer for Yer
mont. The speaker emphasized the neeC
: of preparedness in America, sounding
: warning note with respect to the insidi
Gus propaganda that is being sent through
the mails, and expressed the hope thai
the men of the American Legion would
: emulate the Grand Army veterans in up
, holding the principles of loyalty anC
fidelity.
: In presenting Gov. Hartness, Col. Glib
son said the American Legion had M
better friend throughout the length anS
III. Il.
brought the greetings of the state. HI
1 said it transformed men to be ASSOCIATED
, with Gen. Edwards. and he enved ever!
: man who wore the Grand Army butroI
. or the American Legion button. He tolC
the Legion men that they were the back
bone of the fight that must be carried OF
against the propaganda of organization
which would undermine the republic. IL
said he came down just To be with tn
boys and Gen. Edwards and would speal
only briefly.
Gen. Edwards had the love and respec
of every man under him, the toastmaste
asserted in presenting the divisional com
mandcr which he said was the creates
tribute that could be given him. Gen
Edwards said the overwhelming courteS,
aud gracious kindness shown him mad
him feel really unworthy, but he full.
appreciated it. Both at the Afternoon
and evening addresses he said that Bol
shevjsm, l. W. W.ism and other isms di
not bother him so much as the voice o
those of our own people who would lie
the country go unprepared. He said tina
no other element would so inspire tn
American youth as the properly apple,
principles of the military, and he urge,
a large enrolment for the citizens mill
tary training camp at Camp Devens
One of the extremely funny parts of hi
address was his analysis of the psychol
ogy of the American soldier, in which b
told of the decoration of some American
by French general with a big ''tomcat
moustache. the ceremony including kiss
ing the soldiers by that officer. IF | ha
+ kissed those BOYS they would have de
serted" declared General Edwards.
Throughout the banquet there wa
, music by Dugan's orchestra, which wa
applauded. and the orchestra playe
America at the close.