Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-01-26
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The sons Of Vermont resident in Chicago
held their sixth anniversary banquet at the
Palmer House on the evening of the 18th
inst, when large company were present, in
Guiding mauy ladies. The banquet was
served at s o'clock, a fine band furnishing
delightful music during the hour and q half
occupied in discussing the menu. The re-
port of the proceedings says, 'the only sug
gestion of an exhilaratng beverage was ci-
der, plenty of golden cider, fresh from the
good old state, ordered expressly for the oc-
casion." After remarks by different gentle
men, letters of regret from numerous distin-
guished Vermonters were read, including one
from President Arthur. A dance closed the
enjoyable evening In the course Of his ad-
dress of welcome on the occasion the pres-
dent, L. L. Oolburn, Esq, paid the follow
ing glowing tribute to the Green Mountain
state
"What l have said of Vermont may be
said of the other grand old New England
states and their snow-capped granite hills
Vermont has furnished the United States
senate with its most eminent constitutional
lawyer during a large portion of its existence
and that Vermont laurel worn so eminently
by Jacob Collamer until his death is now
worn as eminently by his SUCCESSOR George
F. Edmunds. Applause
b "Vermont furnished Illinois in its earlier
times with its Little Giant, Stephen A.
Douglass, who did so much to give fame to
his adopted state and save the western terri
tories from the destroying curse of Ameri-
caus-slavery. Vermont has furnished the
supreme bench of this city with several Of
its abest jurists many lower courts through
out the state have been ably held by sons of
Vermont and to-day the able bench of Cook
county has two judges who are native Yer
monters.
"To simply name the native Vermonters
who have attained an acknowledged position
in the very foremost ranks among the law
yers at the bar in this state, or even in this
young city of Chicago would weary your
patience. They are comparatively numerous
in the other learned professions. In business
pursuits in this city, and indeed throughout
the state the number Of native NermCnters
who have attained the very foremost rank in
all the principal industries of life is exceed
ingly large.
THE worldwide renown of the newspaper
press of this country is largely indebted to
the ability and indomitable industry of ma
tive Nermonters The New York World was
founded by native Nermonter-James Il.
Spaulding. The Times is the result of the
life work of son of Nermont-Henry j.
Raymond The New York Tribune is al
most equally the fruit of seed sown in Yer
AiOANs AAoio1o cANNiNg1 oiNAONbh bCAA ~
New Hampshire, was nurtured and disci-
pned to manhood in Vermont.
I'm music in fine arts, in letters, and in
sciences and mathematics l could enumerate
sons Of Vermont whose regulations have en-
circled the globe Powers the sculptor, the
world delights to honor Larkin Mead's
name is rarely equaled. Not to know John g.
SAKE and George p. Marsh is to be unfamiliar
with poetry and letters
"At the last National Republican CONVEX
ton the sons of Vermont furnished candi-
date for the presidency of the United States in
every way qualified to fill that illustrous po-
sition and also successful candidate for
the vice presidency Chester A. Arthur who
now so ably administers the affairs of this ma
ton as president of these United States. |
might name scores of other ilustrious in
stances of the ripened fruit Of seed sown
and nurtured in our own native state. Is it
strange we are proud of her, and that we an
nually join in banquet as sons and daughters
of Vermont in commemoration Of the ami
yersary day of her independence p