St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-21
SONS OF VERMONT.
They Have Lively and Memorable
Gatherings at Chicago and Brooklyn.
AT CHICAGO.

AT CHICAGO.
The Sons of Vermont in the Worlds
Fair city had most enjoyable gath
ering on Tuesday evening of this
week, in the spacious banquet hall of
the Grand Pacific hotel. A Free
Press special says of it:
More than 800 were present.
The blaze of incandescent lights, and
handsome costumes, and the music
of the fine orchestra, combined to
create an inspiring scene. In the
center of the hall, upon an imitation
hill or mound, was immature OF
the Bennington battle monument,
10 feet high, and constructed entirely
OF the finest Vermont maple sugar in
half pound cakes. The occasion was
graced by the presence Of his excel
lency. Governor Page of Vermont,
to whom a reception was given,
from to O clock.
Addresses were made by the retir-
ing president, ]. M. Southworth, and
his successor, 7. ]. Sutherland, as
we'll as by several others. Gov. Page
was the orator of the evening, and
delivered loyal and patriotic adj
dress which was enthusiastically re-
ceived his theme was THE Domin-
ant Forces in the Formation of
Vermont Character" En- PEASANT
he paid tribute to the sterling quail
ties of Edmunds, Morrill, and Proctor
and closed his remarks by saying:
Let us hope that the cause of
education may receive constantly
increasing attention and support /;
that the patriotism of VermOnt's
sons will be as unselhsh, and that in
the coming century they will feel the
same measure of love and loyalty,
of respect and veneration, for the
old state, her traditions and institu-
lions which every true son of Yer
mont feels today: that mothers will
continue to train up their sons IN
ways of temperance, thrift and in
tegrity, teaching them that right
eousness eXalteth nation, but sin is a
reproach to any people, In short
let us hope that our children will
learn from the spotless history of
Vermont's first century that it is not
magnificent public and private build
ings, not crowded populate not
rich mines or enormous wealth,
which make a people truly great /;
| but manhood, patriotism, physical
and moral health"
AT BROOKLYN.
The second annual banquet of the
Vermonters in Brooklyn took place
Saturday evening" At a previous
business meeting of the society the
following officers were reelected:
observation-disclosures D. Benedict.
Vice-president-Ch A. Tinker.
Secretary and trea surer-RobertJ
Kimball.
Executive CONN. T. Sprague,
Albert B. Chandler, George B. Abbott
Sanford H. Steele, John H. Flagg.
A large and goodly company OF
sons of the Green Mountain state,
many of them accompanied by ladies,
sat down to an elegant banquet
The regular toasts and responses
were as follows:
vermont" May her prosperity
Flourish like her pines, and continue
mistaken as her mountains" re-
spouse by Hon. w. G. Veazey of the
Interstate commerce commission.
Response by President M. H. Buck
ham of the U. V. M. and S. A. c.
"Vermonters abroad" Their en-
ergies have aided, and will aid, in
furthering the best interests of the
commonwealths which have wei
coined them to new homes; response
by Gen. J. G. Mccullough.
"Soldiers of Vermont" The memo
ries of the past furnish them lofty
standard for the exigencies of the
future; response by Hon. c. E. Pratt