National Republican., 1883-04-27
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS.
Accompanied by Green Mountain Girls, They
Have Real Old Fashioned Candy Pull.
Maple Sweetness Long Drawn Out and
Pulled About at Abner's.
Tho Hall Handsomely Decorated for the Occasion
Notable. VermOnters Present
What the Old state and Her sons HHvO
Dono for the District.

erS resident IN washington, which LOOK plhCo
last night at Abner's hall, was as pleasant an
affair as has occurred bere for u twelvomonth
The dancing hall was prcttily decorated with
flags and flowers, with hanging baskets pend
ant from the ceiling singing birds in cages,
and beautiful Vermont girls. The spacious
dining saloon was filled with tables well
spread, and after 10 o'clock every table was
filled with hungry Vermont girls. The sub
terranean regions of the kitchen were filled
with kettles of boiling sugar and experienced
Vermont sugar makers and every one who
attended was filed with satisfaction and maple
sugar.
President Arthur was expected to be pres
ent during the evening, but much to his re-
gret, circumstances prevented his attending
the annual reunion Of his native state.
In order that there should be no slip up as
to the maple sugar being melted to proper
consistency and not burned, Mr.. Willard and
some of those who had in the days OF their |
youth had large experience in this respect |
went themselves into the subtorranean re- |
cesses of the kitchen and superintended the |
operation. IL was novel sight to see these |
gentlemen in full dress suits directing the |
movements of the men in their shirt sleeves, |
who were stirring with big ladies the liquid |
sugar, but their supervision resulted in all the
sugar being melted without any of it being
burnt and when il was brought to the table
was complete.
Among those who were present were
Misses Phelps, Maj. Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. Denni.
son, Miss Dennlson, Mr.. and Mrs. Adams, Miss
4. Willard, Mr.. H. K. Willard, Senator Morrill,
Nh. a. N. Gangewer Mr.; and Mrs NJ N. Parker,
Col. seligson, Mr.: and Mrs Murdoch, Mr.. Kilby,
Mr.. L. s. Emery, Miss Emery, Mr. l.. Green, Col.
Butterfeld. Miss Ransom, Miss Townsend, Col.
John 4. Thompson, Dr: Merrill Mr., Caleb VIII
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ B. Clarke Mrs. Munroe, Miss
Bowen, Mrs. Howg0te, Miss Ida Howgate, DR.. and
Mrs Littlewood, DIR. and Mrs. j. II. Baxter, Dr.
and Mrs. NJ l., Baxter, Mr.. George Hooker, Mr..
Grant Mr. Fred Mack Mr. Charles Pearsons, Mrs.
ASn Ms M W M anS Mr. @RocmS
4; ", Fisher Col smith, W B. shay, shaw, Maj
Caught daughter, nm Mr.. 'J and Mrs Mrs. Alien wright and SON
Walcctt, Mr. and Mrs. George s Wooley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Johnston, Miss Nellie Petrie, Miss
Miss Bowen, Mrs Julia Thompson, Miss Ida CLARK
Miss Josie Debig Miss Alice G. Emery, Miss Ella
Nichols, Miss Nellie Nichols. Mrs; Grant, Mrs
Mrs. Delano, Mrs Aiken, Mrs. Vandyke, Mrs.
Town, Miss Robinson, Mrs. W. 7. Johnson, j. M.
Chadwick, aud G. L. Parsons.
Probably the Vermonter who has been
most thoroughly identified with the district,
is Mr.. Henry A. Willard, who has been a resi-
dent Of this city since 1S49, and whose name
is inseparably connected with Wizards hotel,
which is owned by himself and Mr.. Joseph
Willard, and who has been always active in
every movement which looked toward the
advancement of the national capital. When
the old board of health was organized, which
effectively kept cows and hogs from running at
large in the streets as they had done, the bill
providing for which was suggested by Mr..
Willard and carried through congress almost
entirely by his personal efforts, he was tho
first member appointed, but declined the
position. When the territorial government
was created he was rendered the comptroller
ship of the district, but refused to accept
His appointment upon the board of public
works was made without his knowl-
edge, and it was only by the earn
est solicitations of his friends and
his fellow members of the board that he was
induced to assume the position. Under the
present government he has repeatedly been
urged for tho position of commissionershjp,
but invariably declined to bo n candidate.
Mr.. Willard had always advocated the i'm
provements in Washington, being the first to
inaugurate parking in our streets, and has
been foremost in advancing the interests Of
the city, but preferred to live an unofficial life.
Mr.. Caleb Willard, the proprietor of the
Ebbitt house, is brother of Mr.. II. A.
Willard, and may also be considered repre-
sentative Nermonter in the district.
The Green Mountain state, though small
in area and sterile as TO soil, has played no
unimportant part in the history of the coun-
Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga, down
to the present time when one of her sons
occupies the presidential chair and another
was just before the adjournment of congress
elected vice president pro tempore. Many
men who have been subsequently, claimed by
other states owe their birth to Vermont and
perhaps the greater portion of Green mountain
boys who have won distinction have been
those who have gone out from their native
state and sought their fortunes elsewhere
Not to speak of many names which have
passed into history, but to mention those who
are at present identified with the district, II
may be said that Commissioner of Pensions
Dudley and Public Printer Rounds were both
born and received their early education in
Vermont. Hon. Asa o. Adj, of the
Franco-American claims commission is u Yer
monter, and was formerly one Of the justices
of the supreme court of that state Gen
Stuart Van Welt, quartermaster general, was
born and educated in the state of Vermont, ano
the same is true Of Deputy Second Comptroller
j. S. Delano. Mai, Merritt Barber, assistant
adiutant general on duty in the War depart
ment, was appointed to the regular army fol
faithful services in the Vermont volunteer!
during the war.
Mr.. John II. Thompson, who has been presi
dent of the local state association since III
organization, is chief of an important division
in the third auditors Office, having entered
that office after serving in Vermont regi
ment during the war; and Mr.. Nj. Nj, Parker
the vice president of the association, who wa
formerly assistant city postmaster, made
gallant record in tho LIST Vermont cavalry.
Fred Mack, chairman Of the executive
committee, has been for many years chief o
the eastern division of the pension Office
which comprises the New England states
New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. II i
notable fact that the representatives of th
state of Vermont have always taken singu
lar and peculiar interest In tho city of Wash
ington. Senator Foot, under whose admin
istration as chairman of the senate committe
on public buildings and grounds, the exten
sions of the capitol were made, requested
upon his deathbcd, that his bed might b.
rolled to tho window, so that his last lool
upon earth might rest upon the dome of tn
capitol.
The improvements Of tho grounds sur
rounding the capitol are largely due to Sen
ator Morrill,, who, as chairman Of the senat
committee on public buildings and grounds
succeeded Senator Foot as the champion o
the adornment of the city, Hon. Luke /
Poland, when chairman Of the committe
on the judiciary, by his masterly report 0
June 1, 1874 upon the legal relation Of tn
District of Columbia and tho United States
secured legislation by which the Unite
States assumed its just proportion of tn
burden of taxation imposed upon the prOpert
of the district. Later Hon. George W. Hen
dee, as chairmanl of the committee on tn
District of Columbia, assumed the champion