The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-05-01
The inauguration centennial.

The Inauguration Centennial.
A number of the comrades of Major G
A. Angel Post, No. 20, G. A. r., of this
city, attended the Inauguration .centen
NAL exercises at Elizabeth aud New York
on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Company G, Of the 9TH Regiment, N. G.
N. j., also of this city, left here at
o'clock on Tuesday morning and took
part in the great parade in New York.
All the ''soldier boys''-both veterans
and the State troops-report immense
throngs, many sights, stirring incidents,
&c, and "Our Seventh, as usual, came
in for large share of applause and praise
for excellent marching and soldierly bear
ing.
On Monday, at Elizabeth, the city was
gaily dressed in holiday attire, and flags
and bunting, flowers and evergreens, APP
peared in profusion on all sides. A pa
rade of the G. A. r. of this State was the
chief feature of the day, and the bronzed,
crippled and aged veterans attracted the
greatest attention as they marched lame,
crippled and bowed with age. Across
Broad street a handsome arch was erect
ed, decorated with flowers, evergreens,
flags and bunting, and the States and Ter
ritories in the Union were each repre-.
sented by little girl dressed in white and
carrying small. flags, mounted on the
arch, and as the veterans marched under
the same the girls waved their flags, while
their eyes sparkled with patriotism. The
w. G. T. u, No. 2, of Elizabeth, had an
excellent dinner prepared in large hall
near the depot, which was supplied to the
veterans and others for % cents each.
The ladies of the Union were untiring in
their efforts to make the veterans CON-
Portable, aud their work proved a success.
Their chief object was to do good and en-
deavor to keep the stranger from tempta-
ton. AS one of the ladies' remarked,
"You men fought and saved the country
and we are fighting to save SOULS The
leading lady, whose advice and services
were sought after during the entire day,
and who answered willingly and cheer
fully to every call, was Mrs. A. L.
Forbes. Some Of our Lambertville boys
were introduced to this lady, and we
know at least of one who brought home
as q memento of the occasion copy of
Gospel Hymns, consolidated" presented
by Mrs. Forbes, with her autograph on
the fy-leaf. Our veterans visited many
places of interest during the day, but our
space will not permit of detailed ac-'
count of all the many sights. But one
visit we mention, that of the First Pres
byterian Church, and the graveyard ad
joining, on Broad street, which was
thronged with visitors, the larger MAORI
ty being, veterans. Among tie number
of visitors was Comrade Samuel Stock
ton, who made note of the follow
ing; In looking at the monuments and
tombstones in the graveyard, we find
among the number the grave of Rev. Jas.
G. Caldwell, chaplain of the Jersey Bri-
gade, who was born in Charlotte coun-
ty, Virginia, in April, 1874, and twas or
dained as pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, in Elizabethtown in 1769.' Rev.
Mr.. Caldwell was killed while in the pull
pit of his church by the British soldiers,
who afterwards visited his residence and
killed his wife, who is also buried in this
graveyard. Among tho other graves
were found that of Abram Clark, "a signer
of the Declaration of Indepe ndenee, Will
liam Livingston, Governor of the State;
Elias Boudinot, President of the Cont
mental Congress, and the graves of 40
commissioned officers and great number
of non commissioned officers and prvates.
The church was burned by the British
January %, 1880, and was rebuilt and
completed in 1880.