Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-12

service in various capacities since the war
aEe great pleasure IN introdHf n TO S 3bn
Will speak to us of the lie and services OF
General Hancock.
Gen. Walker received Il cordial greeting
and held the closest attention of the au-
dience for an hour. The illusions to
Stannard, Sedgwick, Sheridan, and Grant,
and other salient passages of the address,
were received with applause, and pro
| longed applause followed the close The
address will be found in full on another
page of this paper.
| Upon the motion of Lieut.. Benedict, the
thanks of the society was voted to Gen.
" alker for his able, interesting and elo-
Quent address.
! The committee to report resolutions of
respect to the memory of Gen. Stannard,
reported by Col Hooker, as follows
! Resolr,d, That in the death of Cen George
j. Stannard, who has passed from earth since
our last annual meeting, this society mourns
the loss of him, III whose honorthc first gen
| crul meeting of Vermont officers was held,
| who was the first president OF this society,
and who was from first to last brother and
| comradc honOred and beloved.
| ReSOlrCd. That the man who as militia col
oncl was the first Ncrmonter to tender his
sword and regiment for the defence of the
government against armed rebellion; who
| distinguished himself at the 1lrst Bun Kun !;
who offered to retakc Mary land Heights, and
| to cut his way out from Harpcr's Ferry after
| its shameful surrender; who at Gettysburg
| gave tine order for the flank attack on PickcttS
| division, which decided the fate OF the turn
| ing battle of the war who fought his dlvls-
| ion ut Cold llurbOr till he and almost every
man of his staii and every rcgimental com
mHnder under him was killed or wounded {;
who stormcd Fort Harrison, and held it
| AGAINST two rebel divisions under the per-
sonal direction of Lee, with the loss of his
| good right erm, was one who rejected UNI
| dying honor on our Green Mountain state
and lett II name which can never be wiped out
| of the history of the war.
RoSolred. That in honorng the memory of
Stannard, we honor the qualities, patr OF
ism, bravery, truthtulness modesty and self
sacrifice and devotion to duty. which mad such
shining illustration III his life
ReSOlred. That we tender our warmest sym
pathy to the widow and daughters of Gen.
Stannard in their deep sorrow, assuring them
that we mourn with them the loss of one who
we commend them to the loving care. of the
God of the widow and the fatheress
ReSOlred. That these resolutions be spread
upon the records, and that the secretary bc
directed to transmit copy OF them to Mrs.
Stannard.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted by rising vote.
The society then reformed and marched
to the Pavilion, where shortly after 9
O'Clock the society and their guests sat
down to the annual supper. This was
served in the large dining hall of the
Pavilion which was filled to its
utmost; Nearly POO plates were
iaid, bnt not enough in number
Walker presided, flanked on either hand
by GOV. Ormsbee, Gen. +. \. Walker,
Lieut., Gov. Fuller, Treasurer Dubois,
Judge Neazey, eX-Gov. Farnham, Judge
Poland and other prominent Sta,e officials
and soldiers. The tables We're graced by
number being Mrs. Ormsbee, Mrs. Fuller,
Mrs. Faruham, Mrs. Dubois, Mrs. Gen.
James ;. Peck, Mrs +. f. Smith, Mrs, c.
l.. Marsh of Enosburgh, Mrs. Proctor of
Proctor, Mrs. Stranahan of St. Adams,
Mrs. Albert Clarke, Mrs. Gen. Kingsley
and Mrs. Col Walker of Rutland, Mrs.
Higgins of Brandon, Mrs. May and Mrs.
Ide of st. Johnsbury, Mrs Grout of Der
by, Mrs. Gen. Henry, Mrs. Woodbury. and
Mrs Spencer OF burlington, Mrs. Julius
Estey of Brattleboro, Miss Valentine of
Bennington, Mrs. Stearns of Bradford
of Boston, Mrs. Kelton Mrs. Fiske, Mrs.
| Mansur and other wives of officers and
| citizens.
| Noticeable among the ornaments OF the
Chief guest table were the Hill trophy-a
cannon of gold on a carriage of silver,
heretofore described in our columns, and
the Wellington vase, won in the recent
| friendly rifle contests in the Shenandoah
Valley.
The supper was in the best style of the
| Pavilion, and did credit to that hosiery
and to its capable host. The handsome
war sCene-a marching line of troops
siege guns and stalled army wagon-aud
on another page an AppetlHlng list of sub
stantials and delcacies, comprising
oysters, soups, game, meats, made dishes,
ices, CONNECTIONS and fruits. After the
| material feast had been duly enjoyed, Col
| Walker-Who presided throughout with
excellent tact, dignity and genial spirit
raped the tables to order and called up
the speakers without the stereotyped
formal sentiments. He SAID that this was
Il meeting Of soldiers. If there We're gov
| errors or congressman or judges present,
he did not know anything about them. He
should see and call only Oh soldiers, and
10 speak for the First Vermont regiment
he called on Captain +. j. Ormsbee.
Captain Ormsbee said he knew no bet
ter title than that of Vermont soldier,
and proceeded to speak of the First Yer
mont regiment as the training school of
| Vermont in the war.
| As representative of the Old Second,
Capt. Richard Smith of Nershire was
called up, and kept the table in a roar
as he related how he failed to become u
brgader general by falling to get into the
LIST regiment, and how the Second got to
Richmond by various devious ways.
For the third and sixteenth regiments,
| Col. Neazey responded, speaking as he
commonly does earnestly and well. He
related some of his own personal recollec-
ilOllS vi bcll. IldlCOCh anu lHt ldtltt : III
junction, as he (NeazeyJ leading his regi-
ment out on Pickett's flank, passed the
wounded general, lying bleeding on the
field to go in and give them n
Lieut.. Col. Hooker spoke for the Fourth
rs a "ladies regiment and failed not to
put in good word for the ladies them
selves
Gen. f. H. Ripley was called up for the
Ninth, and as the commander Of the bri-
gade which first occupied the Confederate
capital in April, 1858. He spoke, among
other things of the duty of maintaining
these reunions as schools of loyalty and
patriotism.
Called upon to respond for the Eighth
Vermont, Gen Stephen Thomas claimed
the right to present a substitute in the
person of Capt. +. ii. Buffum of the 14th
New Hampshire, who at Cedar Greek
fought for a time in the ranks OF theEighth
The president having added the informa
ton that Capt. Buifum was the next man
he had on his list, Capt. Buffum, thus
doubly invited, responded and did so hap
PLY and well. He told of a Massachusetts
veteran, who after attending a Vermont sol
p diprs rauDiOD daplurp6 that a xyaS UnipC