The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-09
okS. W. W. HENRY.

ciety for the kindness they had always
shown him, and lie conceived II an honor
to be president of this society. Some-
thing had been said about the l"soldier
talk being played out, but the country
would find that such was not the case.
There was an idea In their reunions and
that Is that IL our history ever 10 to be
written 1t will have to be done by the SOL
diers. They were not doing their duty in
putting it eff. He was glad to hear that
the cavalry had inaugurated the work.
There was one matter that should he stated
although a serious one. When Col.
Neazey alluded to the hero of Chapin's
Farm and you all applauded it was not
known to all of you that this old comrade
is without home.
Here the speaker broke down completely
and the silence was only broken by
CAPT. y. o. LIVINGSTON
OF Montpelier, who said. as one of the first
staff officers Of Gen. Stannard, he desired
to express to him that confidence Ia him
which was established on the field and had
never been broken; to give to him the as
surance that he would be pleased to follow
Inn in civil life as he had in war.
GEN. sTASSARD
arose auil the most enthusiastic applause.
lie said he had enjoyed the banquet much
ard was pleased to see the exuberancc of
good feeling which was manifested He
could not help but think Of ten years ago
when the soldiers rendered HIM banquet
and organized this association and, said the
General saw many true and real friends
then. and 1t there was ever "a true, heart
telt reception it was given me by Vermont
soldiers theD,l was weak and wounded and
had to retire before the banquet was over.
! feel grateful that you have remembered
me tonight. am little different now
from what was then, but God knows |
am not Ia blame. Hearty and continued
applause. dou't believe that soldier
ever said ha, Gen. Slannard ever went
back on him. Applause. never took
command where was afraid to go my.
self. might with propriety relate here
an incident OF the Cold Harbor fight on the
9Th of June. went in with my boys. not
VermonIers, 10 confront the enemy. We
| fought casually at first and at last we
! fought rs never saw men fight before.
/ The battle closed and we held, the field.
/ But nj what Il sacrifice . 40 per cent. of
the rank and file, 20 per cent of the off
GERS, my orderirs oil killed aud wounded
but We held orr lines. Applause
Gen. Ripley here arose and said lets
ret on :" our feet and give Gen. Stannard
three old-fashioned cheers and tiger, such
as we used TO give when he rode past our
| lines. The cheers were given with true
soldier ring u
George Clark then sang the "Od Elm
Tree
Mr.. Bigelow here called for Gen. W. Y.
W. Ripley, AS one Of the society's most
honorcd "past grand masters" The Gene
raj, however, excused himself on account
of the latcness of the hour, and asked for
the old war song "Tenting on the old
camp ground which was tbereupon sung
BY Dr. Sheerar, all joining in the chorus.
Julian Scott, the ''drummer-boy of Lees
Mills, was called for, but excused himself
Am account nf indisnnsitinn.
Gen George +. Foster, of Burlington,
was just then discovered in attempting to
leave the room and was quickly halted for
a speech. He said his share had always
been done at others of these reunions and
he begged to be excused. lie was glad to
meet all and thought everyone was feeling
we'll
Calls were then made successfully for
DR. Billiard, Mr. Woodbridge, DR.. Wood
ward, and Mr. Snlalley, the "member from
Burlington"
Dr. GATES b. BULLARD,
of st. Johnsbury, was persuaded to tell a
story. A soldier asked him once what bat
tie he was in? Tn, doctor said he straight
ened up his bigges and replied, "Gettys-
burg" "Oh, yes said the soldier, ''you
was one of those elbows who was always
way behind there" therefore, said the
speaker, when ma talk of the front we
were not there, AM so prefer to let them
talk.
DR.. A. T. woodward, Of Brandon, arose
at the call made 'or the man who was
always ready to dc his duty" and simply
said it was out of tie line of surgeon to
make Speech and gracefully excused him.
self -t,t..
b. Il. Smalley, Eal., of Burlington, who |
tried to escape when his name was called, |
was finally brought F, bodily tbroupb the
crowd at the door, Comrade Warren
Gibbs, aid made to AXE stand before the
audience. He said IL only battle he ever
was in was 'thc bale of the kegs" and
they could read of tit way back in the rev.
olnton. He then nde good his escape
through the door
Hon. F. rlvooDBRlpep
''' T. e'D'"'D'h
of Nergennes, was ten called for and re.
s,ondcd in his agreebly interesting style.
II, nova, coubl ros,, a oo,, % go, go.
"'''' N'.,' s4' " 'peaN i'o'h
vermont All recGcled that in the old
Ell times, recorded 1.-THE New Testament,
they sent out into II highways aud d;tcheo
.,d draaaed in IA d faao, 49, .'n 'N ,,s
n nnt h u,Dss an ;nviasn =" h .aoss whn dlu
n nv, t" no a;rtaes ,io ~ NJ nu aS loIiow-
,r,st annear mdesim;Iar ny" es.amen''