Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-25
Other Addresses.

Hon. iorrey i. Wales, CITY Attorney,
was the next speaker. lie pleasantly arol-
ogized for the absence of the Mayor and re-
TERED to the fact that the city was organized
about the close war, lust IN time 10 welcome
lac,, the returning soldiers. The people turned
out IN masse, frequently waiting all night for
an expected regiment.
Tue speaker went on to speak OF the credi-
table manner in which the town of Burlns-
ton had contributed Its quota OF soldiers 1t
was reprcecr,cd ~ II. Hrst regiment liz the
Howard uuards-an org lniz i,iOn with
history. Judge Wales then referred t. the
war spirit at the South at the beginning of
The McXicln war t. his first service in
SOnth, IN military company, IN Mississippi;
and to the subsequent organisation of the
Howard Guard rhe'e cas- then
Sut little military spirit here-a con
diliOn Of things very different from that
in 1861. Applause
The Gloc Club Then gave a spirited render
ing of "rrtmp, Tramp" alter which Pres-
dent Gibbs introduced Mr. Lucius Bigelow,
After peasant preface, Mr. Bgeow spoke
Of the military career OF Mai II REYNOLDS and
his galnut death. In the pocket book Of
that officer were found n few scraps of literary
seltcll ms, am ing the rest the familiar lines,
Glow slep the brave" 4 true and
stout soldier is s6mehing more than
"A mere gladiator. lie is "A man OF thought
and sentiment aud reflection. The speaker
tEcn referred to the outbreak Of the War
| for The Union, and sad that something
worse tlan war might happen to people.
| War Wagcd for the right is better Than a
| duh and mean and mis-, rahe peace, Mr..
| Bigelow then read letter written icy Mrs.
| Lydia Maria Child 10 a mu,hcr whose boy
had h,en siiA IN bulc, and closed by
| reading iur,lC.,l &c Cc,tuu. 1Appl iuse.
Rev. f. j. Parry va, next Introduced
| Mr. Parry rlirtrd o4t Win two or three
funny stor es witch iHjry b ought down the
house, AID then ioc od"d to speak clo
| quently and feel rPN Il the sacrifices of
| the sO'diols Of lhr Wat Tor the Union. 1t
| is the duty If the members OF the GRIND
Army to Preserve the principl for
which it was estai lished. They should
use their inilu,nce-and a most powerful
influence it is-,o preserve the oneless Of
this nation.
The Giee club ihyn rendered "Teuling on
the Old Camp Groun ." after which Pr, 81
dent Gibbs called on Col. U. A. Woodbury..
Col. Woodbury. made pleasant speech,
telling some amusing stories and referring
prasanIly 10 the late war / G., the Yer
| shire war.
Rrv. NJ. d. Jump was the next speaker.
He hum ruusly complained that the wind
had been taken out of his sails by h- pre-
viouS speakers, hut never hell SIS he made au
excellent sp" oh, referring p riculary t.
the quality nj the citizen Older, ~ level
oped by the c,v, war.
Capt. Geo'gr +. Davis was next called or
and spoke Of The Obecls OF the G A X. or
ganzation,
Lieut. G. G. eenedict, being called on
spoke briefly of The flight of time sr ce the
close of the war and the gradual him ng oul
Of the veterans ranks Of the suffelings ant
priva,ions and Losses Of the war Ot IN,
vain" "i such urgtuiziti ms As Pnst Stan
nard
Adj, o. j. Ray was he last speaker, and h,
recall ii sonr lntcrest'ug Teminiscerc- uf Tia
war spoke of he fidelity ana loyalty of tn,
Grand Army retired TO the peculia
interest in this Government which ever,