The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-10
Military Banquet ana Presentations.

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Military Banquet and Presentation.
The first annual banquet of the Ransom
Guards, military organization of st. Al
baus, took place at the Weldon House, on
Thursday afternoon last The field staff,
company officers, and about forty honorary
members and invited guests, with nearly
every member of the company sat down to
the tables.
After the feast Captain John w. New
ton, in brief speech, welcomed the invited
guests, and called up l.. l.. butcher, Esq,
as veteran militia-man and a recognized
authority on June training. Mr.. butcher
made pleasant speech referring to the
"Old floodwood" militia of other times,
when the Highgate militia came in with
bare feet armed mostly with pitchforks
and sticks, and when they wheeled would
break into confusion and the captain would
push them this way and that and say sect
into your places here, darn ye." After
reference to the burlesquc military of those
days he closed with complimentary com
parison of the organization whose guest he
was.
Hon. J. J. Deavctt followed in charac-
tcristic speech full of classical and local
illusions. He made pleasant reference to
the fact that the late Hon. John Smith
gave the name of Ransom Guards to Il for
mer organization saying, 1T is not every
distinguished man who has distinguished
son, but as the son Alexander rode the
horse which the father Philip of Macedonia
had failed to control, so Gov. (John Greg
ory) Smith rides horse greater than that
of his father, and vastly more powerful
than Bucephalus, and all the horses of the
Macedonian army" (Great and continu-
GUS applause followed this allusion to Gov.
Smith,
Col Theodore S. Peck of Burlington,
commander of the First and enlargement
now in Vermont, made neat and solderly
speech.
Letters of regret were read from Quarter
Master General Lynde, Hon. Worthington
c. Smith, Hon. George II. Bigelow, Hon.
ID. X. Bailey, and Hon. Heman S. Royce
At six o'clock a dress parade took place
at the south end of the park which was
witnessed by large assemblage. After
the parade the "Guards" returned to their
armory. Among the incidents of the occa-
sion, the Messenger notes the following
| II Il Hnnr Ecn mt ba of
the Ransom Guards and when he shook
hands with Capt. Newton left fifty dollars
between his fingers. 1t isn't necessary to
report that as soon as this became known
| the walls echoed with cheers for the gener-
GUS donor. In fact, there were cheers and
congratulations all around on the success
of the day, the cordial relations between
the company and the people and the bright
prospects for the future.
THE BARLOW GRAYs,
The new amory of the Barlow Grays
was opened on Thursday evening, and was
visited by large number of ladies and
gentlemen, among whom were the officers
and members of the Ransom Guards. On
the walls the champion colors of the regi
ment won by this company in competitive
drill last fall at Essex, and flanked on the
right by an oil portrait of Hon. Bradley
Barlow, for whom the company is named
and on the left by chrome of Gen. Grant
On the side walls are numerous pictures
including the portraits of Washington ant
Lincoln, an isometrical view of the field OF
Gettysburgh, Falstaff mastering his re
cruits, the three commissions of the three
officers. All in all, says the Messenger, thu
room is rich, modest, tasteful and we doub
II there are many finer armories anywhere
in America outside of New York city.
After the company had assembled fol
the evening reception and were formed il
open ranks Private Charles Lawrence ap
preached Capt. NJ. b. Carpenter presenting
him entirely to his surprise, an elegant ant
costly regulation sword in an appropriat,
speech, to which Capt. Carpenter fcelingl,
and approximately responded
At the conclusion of this pleasant affa
Hon. Bradley Barlow was called out ant
presented as the gentleman whose hon
ored name the company have chosen TO
their own" which compliment Mr.. Barlow
acknowledged in brief speech.
The people of St. Adams have reason t.
be justly proud of their two military or
CARNATIONS, and such occasions as thos,
described tend to cement the pleasant re
lations which ought always to exist between
a community and its organizations.