Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-01
MEETING OF STANDARD POST.


At the close of the public exercises IN
the park, the Grand Army Post repaired
to their hall, where the members We're
soon after called to order. Commander
Trick announced that the principal item
of business was the appointment of the
usual committee to draft resolutions eX-
pressing the acknowledgements of the post
to those who had contributed in various
ways to the present most successful cele-
bration of Memorial Day; and on motion
of Nlce-COmmander Cunningham a com
mittee of five on resolutions was appoint
ed as follows; Comrades Cunningham
Ray, Schroeder, +. y. Peck and Scully
Remarking that it had been demon
strated to-day that Burlington need not
send outside her borders for an orator
equal to the best in eloqueuce and inter
est, Commander Trick called for three
cheers aud tiger for DR.. Halves, and
they We're given with a will. Having a
few moments for a little lovefeast of vet
Grams, the post commander called up in
succession several comrades for brief re
marks. Mayor Woodbury. alluded to the
subject of Il soldiers monument, said the
grand list of the city would be 5000 larger
than last year and urged that now was as
/ good 4 time us could be desired to move at
| once in the matter.
Col. LeGrand Is. Cannon said this mat
! ter had been already too long neglected.
! Vermont valued her men higher than any
other State, paid them better and cared
/ for their families and no place of this
size should longer delay to do honor To
those who fell in the war Five or ten
thousand dollars was trifing expense
| for such Il purpose. lie believed that the
action of a body of men like this would
have great weight with the city council
and he suggested not only the passage OF
IA resolution on the subject, but the circu-
lation OF petition to the Board of Alder
men, which he was sure could be gen
orally signed by the citizens and would
show the City Fathers that they would
not lack public approval in proceeding AT
once and i'll earnest to provide monu
ment.
On motion of Comrade Benedict it was
unanimously voted that the committee
on resolutions already appointed be i'll
structed to include a resolution request
ing the Board of Aldermen to make an
appropriation for a suitable monument
| and that a committee of five be appointed
10 circulate among our citizens Tor thell
signatures, petition to the same effect
| The commander appointed a. such com
mittee, Comrades +. w. Smith j. II. Hol-
ton, G. A. Hubbard. X. W. Arms and NJ
ID. L. Thompson.
Comrade +. r. Gould, being called up
alluded to recollectlOns of army service,
sun NlNlu AFTER lne lapse Oh over twenty
years, and to tender memories OF comrades
who fell at his side, and of Il brother, who
left Harvard college to volunteer, and
gave his life blood at Antletam in his first
battle. The thoughts which crowded OF
him to-day he said, kept his eyes me 81
with tears and he had little voice tol
words.
Commander Trick extended t. the posi-
the invitation of the Young Men Chris
tian Association to u reception and supp"
at the hall of the association, and the
meeting adjourned,
THE SERVICES AT OTHER PoTrs.
The committee on Green Mount CEN
etery, accompanied by about % veterans
visited that cemetery in the morning ant
held brief Memorial services, the oiiiceri
being as follows COMMANDER r. ii
Trick: senior vce-commander, NJ. y
, Scullin; Junior ViCe-commander NJ Gun
uingham chaplain, y. i. Waldron com
rade's parts, George Austin. y. McGailey
/, G. H. Coty The complete ritual service
was gone through with after which th'
veterans decorated the graves of veterans
with flowers. The flowers for Greer
Mount cemetery were entirely supple,
, and arranged by the Misses IIagar, 81
baskets being required
, services were also held according to tn,
, ritual at Lake View cemetery in the fore
; noon, q. Il. Ray acting rs commander
. George II Morse as senior vice COmman
der, Hiram lausCom rs junior vice com
, mander aud VIM. W. Walker rs chaplain
r At the conclusion of the services the com
! mittee distributed fine lot of flower
. among the graves of the veterans. Sci
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