Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-11-07
RE UNION SUPPER.

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REUNION SUPPER.
This was prepared ia Washington
Hall, where Colonel Ripley presided in
very uuembarrassed and efficient way.
His new honor no more embarrassed
him than would a rebel line of battle.
The Hall bore the elegant decorations
recently prepared by the ladies of the
Congregational church and society, and
the tables were supplied by Mr.. Clark OF
the American House, 1t WAS a superb
collation., Astounding in substautisls and
delicacies, and proEusely and yet taste
fully ornamented.
Then followed the toasts, accompanied
with such cheers as only veterans can
give, and interspersed with excellent
music from Gilmores Boston Band.
/. The first toast was in honor or the
most distinguished guest Of the evening,
TO which General Sheridan briefly re-
sponded as follows
GMN. sHERIDAN's RESPONSE.
Gentlemen You are all very kind to
me indeed, and | wish to say to You that
there has been no greater pleasure than
that which | am enjoying this evening
Most especially am l gratified TO meet
you here as an organization TO preserve
and perpetuate the memory Of your own
record, and also of mine. feel that |
am Identified with you and that your
record is mine, and feel happy to meet
you here tonight, and to see you so
united. l thank you for your kind ex-
pressions Of esteem, and regret only
that the very little time that can spend
with you prevents my saying more to
you. | have seen great deal Of you in
the past, and would like to see a great
deal more Of you in the future.
2. Termont-resnonded 70 by Governor
Page, who paid handsome tribute to
Vermont officers and soldiers, the living
and the dead, Speaker Stewart was also
called out in response. Evidently he
was reluctant, but his thoughts did not
long go wool gathering without finding
golden fleece in the best pun of the
evening. Said he, when the boys greet
ed the one horse reinforcement from
winchester, they thought him better
late than never" but in fact it turned
out that Sheridan was better late than
Early
&. Tile Organization Of the Vermont Rfgi-
meats-honor to the Governors who were
engaged in it. Responded to by Elk.
GOV. Smith, who modestly gave the
highest gubernatorial honor to his pre-
decessors Fairbanks and Holbrook, and
highest of all to the officers and soldiers
Of the regiments who have covered them
selves and their State with glory.
4. Tie Regular A,my Of the United States.
Response by Maj Gen. ButteIfleld of
the army, who said his mother was born
IN Vermont, also his grandmother on his
mothers side, and that his grandfather
on his mothers side resided In Vermont
and fought In the Revolutionary War
with the Green Mountain Boys and he
was sure he was soundly threshed in his
younger days because he, too was not
born 10 Vermont. He concluded with a
sentiment declaring that the citizen SOL
diery In the time of war constitute the
real regular army Of the nation. Gen.
Butterfield was heartily cheered and by
unanimous vote admitted to all the
privileges and honOrs of native citizen
Of Vermont. .. ..+.
5. Solder Lawyers- Responded to hu-
morously by Coils. Benton and Veszey.
6. To the memory of the Commander Of the
9th Corps, MAJ. Gen. JOHN Sedgwtck-In
response the whole assembly rose and
sung a touching memorial verse to the
tune of Mount Vernon, in which we
heard the voices Of many ladies also.
At this point, fyw minutes before II,
General Sheridan gave the parting hand
to all the members of the Society, and
took the night train with his staff for
Springfield, the assembly giving him
cheers and the boys shower of rockets
as he left.
7. The Surgeons and Chaplains of the Yer
mont Regiments -Responses by Surgeons
Edison and Billiard and Chaplain Stone.
8. Nsw Hampshire Response by Gen.
Michael D. Donahue of New Hampshire.
9. The retiring President Of tie Society.
Aej. Gs" ard.-Responses by Col.
Hooker and Lieut.. G. g. Benedict, Gen.
Stannard having retired with Gen. Sheri-
dan.
TO- The Committee>ef Reception, tedO had
done sohat the rebels never could do, captured
Gen. Sheridan - Responses by Hons.
Trenor W. Park and Burnam Martin.
IL. The Orator Of the Erentng. Response
by the orator, Chaplain Barstow.