Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-11-06
The Officers Re-Union.

The Society hell its business m citing at
the Cart ii puse. the only mlr<ei feature If
which was the re5irin. Of Gen. Stannlri a.
President, and the election of Col Ripley u
succeed him.
The Off .ers elcc ted were AZ follows
Lieut.. Col. W. Y. w. Ripley, Preude,,f.
Col. Slmnel F. Pingrec, ten. George p
Foster. Flce Pre- ndentS
MiiDr Charles +. Spauding, Major ,iosia h
Grout Jr. MAJOR John /. Barstow, Eytc.-
IRE Committee
Major james S. Peck, Recording Secretary
Lieut.. G. g. Benedict, Corresponding
Secretary.
The meeting adjourned e. the Hall Of the
House of Representatives, where an elaborate
grafton was pronounced by Chaplain Bras
! tow.
/ At ,ie close of Chaplain Brastow's ld-
dress, the members of the Reunion Society
formed agai-. in procession, by regiments,
and escorted Gen. Sheridan. and the other
guests of the Society for the evening. To
Washington Hall, where the supper vas in
re ,diness The hall, we think, never looked
so we'll. The walls were hung with pictures
/ lraped in red, white and blue. and with
/ iestJOns of evergreen wreaths while the
tables, which completely filled the hall, were
adorned with a protusion OF beautiful h1wers
,btaine1 from Boston. The head of the
guests sat, made especially conspicuous
by large and beautiful Il pral design, largely
composed of costly dollhouse flowers, arranged
With exquisite taste Woman's taste and
care was plain in many of the decorations
and the ladies Of Montpelier lent an addition
al charm 70 the feast, by their presence rs
volunt er walters upon the tables, retiring
when the toasts and speaking began.
Gen. Ripley, president of the society, OIL
course took the head of the table, and on hie
right and left were seated Governors Page
Smith and Dillingham;. Mi. Gen Sheridan
Maj Gen. Dan Butterfeld, Brig and By.
MAJ Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, Coils. " IRE ant
r Stuart of Gen. Sheridan s staff, Gen. Michae
F. Donahue, of New Hampshire. Speaker
Stewart, the members of the Sheridan kecep
ton Committees of the Senate and House
and others. Five hundred plates were laid
for each there was soldier or cuest tn.
latter numbering perhaps thirty forty il
all. Gilmore's famous brass band of Boston
was in attendance and intersperscd the tes
tivities with their fine music. The supper
provided by Mr.. Clark of the American
House, consisted Of cold meats. roast TURKEY
and chicken pies, ice cream, and other colo
delicacics, with hot coffee and oysters. The
blessing asked by Chaplain Stone Of tn,
LIST Re giment, and the eatables absorbed al
attention for Il season, till Gen. Ripley called
to order, and with brief prelude in hi
graceful and happy manner introduced thu
tOastmaster of the evening, Col. S. NJ. Pin
gree. who gave the first regular toast
!. Tie Hedf,h Of MAJOR Genera, Sheridan
Long applause followed the announcement
Of this toast, silenced by the band striking
in with . Hail to the Chief" and renew e
again as Gen. Sheridan rose to respond.
GEN. sHERIDAS's RESPONSE.
/ assure you, comrades, that nothing ha.
given me greater pleasure. in u long time
than to meet you this evening Especial,
am | glad to meet YOU as an association
formed to preserve the memories OF our ser
vice, and to perpetr- C your record and mine.
am glad to be with YOU Tonight. and L
feel that my name is identified with yours.
I thank you for your Kindness and recre
only that the very little time that ] can spenc
with you prevents my saying more. / vii
only add that have seen a good deal OF yor
in the past, and hope to see more of you il
the future.
Q. Vermont.
Gov. Page responded and was greeted with
hearty applause. He said he could not dc
justice to the subject II was broad as the
State, deep as her lakes, high as her noun.
tains We Verm ,nters are a proud people
proud Of our little State and Of it's resources
proud Of our record in the war, proud all Of
us to be here this evening, and proud of our
gallant guest. For himself he could saw
that he had felt it his privilege to be. as il
were, servant Of the Vermont soldiers
during the war, and that If he had not been
kept at home by his duties to them, he would
have been with them in the field