Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-06
M o r N IN q, j
NJ EmOItIAL DAY


Army. At Green Mount there was a large
attendance from WinOOski, and the bene-
diction was pronounced by the Rev. Mr..
Graves. At Lake View. notable among the
floral tributes was r magnificent column OF
flowers and evergreens in the shape OF
broken shaft placed on the grave of Gen.
George p. Foster by his friends in and out
of Post Stannard. This bore the inscrip-
ton Foster A tribute from his friends, !"
and came from the greenhouse Of e. NJ.
| Peterson.
At about two o'clock IN the afternoon,
the procession was formed on tho west side
Of City Park in the following order
/. Detachment OF City Police.
These were seven in number They looked
well, as they always do, in their neat and
appropriate uniform, and maintained per-
feet order throughout the afternoon.
,. The Sherman Military Band
This fine organization turned out with
full ranks, and its selections, both difgel
and marching music, were admirably rem
dered.
,. Company E, Green Mountain Boys"
Lieut.. Wight commanding.
The SCREEN Mountain Boys" are improv-
ing almost daily in discipline and drill. and
the older companies OF me National Guard
will have to look to their laurels.
3. Rock Point Cadets, Capt. Charles E.
Taylor commanding.
The Cadets turned out some thirty strong
and the strictness Of their drill and the ex-
cellenee of their marching elected general
commentator. Their appearance would
do credit to much older soldiers than they.
5. Students Battalion. U. V. NJ, Lieut..
| A. 5. Cummins, u. ). A. commanding.
We have never seen the boys look better
than they did on this occasion. Lieut..
Cummins is evidently a splendid instructor.
and the appearance Of the battalion reflected
credi. on him and on themselves All along
the line was nothing but words of praise for
them.
6. Stannsri Post, No. >. G. A. r., and
Veterans, Post Commander Eben Tsplin in
charge.
The veterans turned ont som ething like
eighty strong-a rather remarkably large
number-snd were followed by thirty Of the
sons of ex-sOldiers. all bearing flowers.
!. Glee Club OF male voices.
=. Mayor and Board OF Aldermen in car
riages.
.. President and Faculty U. V. NJ. and
5. A. o.. and representatives of the Press,
in carriages.
THE LINE OF MARCH
was as follows: Up Main street to
Church up Church street to Pearl; up
Pearl street to Winooski avenue through
Winooski avenue to North street down
North street to Elmwood Avenue Cemetery.
The Dead March was rendered by Sherman's
Military Band on entering the cemetery.
ELMwoOD AVENUE CEMETERY.
The exercises here were in accordance
with the beautiful memorial service of the
order, after which came the hymn, flush
ed, Der This Sacred Field of Mounds" by
the Glee Cub; the decoration of graves
BY the Post; the hymn, MY Country It's Of
Thee, by the Glee Club and Sherman's
Military Band.-Tune America" and a
Dirge, by the Band.
The exercises having been concluded, the
column reformed in the same order, and
took up the line of march through Elmwood
avenue and Pearl street to Battery Park.
BATTERY PARK.
After music by the band. prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. Theodore A. Hopkins,
and the Glee Club lied by Prof. N. Ii.
Thompsop) rendered the beautiful hymn,
"Blest be the ground" Gen. William W.
Henry then introduced the orator of the day,
Col. Albert Clarke, Of St. Albans. OfCol.
Clarke's address it would be difficult to
speak in too high terms of praise. 1t was
appropriate. patriotic and at times grand
ly eloquent and was listened to with close
The splendid tribute to Gen. George p Fos-
ter was warmly spplauded. as was also the
sole political reference-if such it can real
ly DO called. Col. Clarke spoke substan-
TALLY as follows:
THE ADDRESS.
This day is dedicated to L sentment-and
that sentiment Is, our soldiers, living or dead
and our country, may il live forever. For the
patriot dead, we can only honor their example
and teach it 10 our children. Let us moi forget
our duties to the living veterans and the flmi-
lies of the dead. Men constitute State; AMI
we ought continually TO cultivate those virtues
which form private and public morality.
Col. Clarke then recalled some remembrances
of the living soldiers, and recounted, with
great force and elOquence, some incidents
showing the yalor and heroism of Vermont
soldiers; and continued:
The tents were long since folded and the
drum-beat summons us no more. Back To the
broad level of citizenship the private and gem
eral equally returned. The proud old army
was no more. This remnant here, those silent
graves, the memories that we gloriy, are all
that link the rising generation with the realities
of which they read. and even these mementos,
like the slant rays Of the setting sun, already
have begun 10 glimmer. Year after year,
fallen in the prime of life, some comrade goes
before us TO the shadOwy shore. Ii is but Il
few weeks since we followed TO yOnder resting
place the manly form Of one we loved right
well. The damp snow that fell upon Us was
not heavier than our hearts. From the farm
and schou-hou>c in our mountains, down
through the field, of struggle and OF glory, back
10 the felicity Of social and domestic life and
the responsibilities of public station-whereyer
George l.. Foster went and whatever he did,
he made multitude offricndS. II was not for
his rank that he was honored. Rank is but
Rank is hut The guiucas stamp
The mans the gow'l for a that
We honorcd him for his worth. He was
true. and kind, and brave and >tcadlast. lie
Tiled the measure OF his responsibility. lie
loved his family, his comrades and his country.
His nature was large. and for all human little |
ness he had Il benignant smile. Of course he
had impcricctiUnS, but was honorable i'll his |
faults. No mean envy consumed him, no I'M |
generous rivalry marred an act in his career. |
Rough i'll rough service, he was gentleness it. |
self III peace. And when you carried him out |
yondcr, with the old flag around him. and fired |
above his grave the farewell yolcys that te>- |
tiy the soldiers honor, and his brethren of the |
mystic tie committed dust TO dust and the soul |
To God who gave it, and his little daughter cast |
into the grave the last fond Offering of bleed |
in. hearts. ., thought, how many ties were |
broken, and how the State honOred itself and |
exalted the virtue Of patriotism by standing |
uncovered 1T his bier.
The Grand Army of the Republic can never
be- recruited save from number which is
yearly growing less but ~ the circle narrowS. |
like rays throagha >un-glaSs toward the focal
point, the warmer Will grow the atmosphere of
gratitude and love Many wears ago ccebr;l-
band of the veterans Of Lat. Most of them
met a> strangers, hut they felt kinship which
made them more than friends. The populacc
gathered To see them with Il curiosity al
most IL great lS though they had risen from
he Il, nd. An eminent public man toasted
hem Is "'rhc peoples hOnOr,d guests, who
'omc here, some On.One.leg, some on but all
~ their last legs, God bless them" So will it
'uon be- with the soldiers of the Union, AMI
when the youth OF 1904 look upon some such
gathering of the few who will then remain,
hey will be thrilled Is 10y An electric touch from
he glory of grand era.
10. and here are the boys to-day, marching,
or the first time, in parallel columns with
heir fathers and taking inspiration from their
aihcrs' deeds. But inspiration comes from
hem 10 me, for in them | behold the future
guardians of the republic. II was my fortune
me Memorial bay 10 speak where son of
admiral Farragut Glanced 10 listen. and next
q the chord OF sympathy that reached me from
lac veterans in front, there came Il sense of the
presence of heroic Nalor that was his by right
II birth, AMI could almost SEE the old hero Of
wooden ships and iron men, dashed 10 the
naln-top and directing the fiery tempest that
'prncd Mobile BAY. Young friends, YOU have