St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-25
PRESENTATION.
The Memorial Volume to ChamberHn
Post.

The exercises in presentation of the
memorial volume to Chamber
lin Post, G. A. R., occurred in Music
Hall Tuesday evening and were very
largely attended. Capt. E. L. Hovey
presided and, after music by the or
chestra, stated the occasion OF this
gathering and how the post had
voted to prepare biographical re-
cords of its members, but had no
book to keep the data in. Tonight
such a book had been provided.
The Cecilian quartette with Miss
Ethel Abbott. first soprano, rendered
very accepta bly, The Blue and the
Gray" and received hearty encore.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks then pre-
sented the book in memory of his
father, Gov. Erastus Fairbanks, Yer
mont's first war governor. The
donor briefly reviewed the import
ant part Gov. Fairbanks played in
raising troops, and closed with
warm tribute to the bravery of the
Vermont soldiers.
Commander Thompson fittingly
responded to Col. Fairbanks and
accepted the book on behalf Of
Chamberlin Post.
]. H. Parlin then gave a cornet
solo in his usual artistic manner,
after which Rev. DR.. Lamson was
introduced.
DIR. Lamson gave an elegant and
scholarly address upon the value of
hA Nd nth hor
things he said
The future is to pass judgment upon
you. Your lives will be recorded here
and the book will be Judged. The judg
ment of the future will be unselfish.
! Great events of history are Judged by
those who live after the event occurred,
| You desire life to be perpetuated when
| you are gone. Therefore it is good that
| your names are to be written therein.
| The future history will have the names
| of those who served their country. Be
assured that your children will read this
| book with JOY. They will forget your
history and your stories of valor, but
the record is there and when they see
| the record the past will come back to
them.
The value of history is seen in its value
to make prophecy. Your history is to ap-
| pear in that book as a prophecy of the
better life that is to be. War was not
sport for you, nor was 1T your regular
business. Yours was volunteer army.
In this army there has been ennobled not
the name of general. but the name oi
private. 1t is the history of the volun-
teer army of America. The history oi
our country is the history of the men ol
our country. The individual lives make
the nation.
You will give your children the mean
ing of liberty You are to teach them
that the land is one and that he who
rises up and asserts his personal liberty
as against the rights of others is to bt
put down. The liberty of the future /:
to be the liberty that makes unity.
Dept. Commander Doty of Nor
risvile was the last speaker and he
gave brief address of welcome.
After more music by the orchestra
these resolutions were Introduce
and adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks of Cham
berlin Post No. l, G. A. R, are hereb,
rendered to Col Franklin Fairbanks fol
the many tavors heretofore seceived
but more especially tor this last gener
Gus gift, the Memorial Volume" IL
which to record and preserve the person
al history of each comrade of this Post
!
children to remote generations.
Resolved, That Col. Fairbanks be re
: quested to furnish picture and sketcI
of his life. together with that of his il
lustrious father, the late Hon. Erastu
Fairbanks, the first war governor O
Vermont, who will ever be held in CRATE
t full remembrance for their successful et
forts to aid the soldier at a time whel
. immediate action was required ant
grave possibilities assumed,
Resolved, That these resolutions
together with this evenings proceed
ings, be recorded in the Memoria
5 Volume
: Resolved. That the thanks of Cham
berlin Post No. 1. G. A. R, be EXTENDED
to Rev. c. NJ. Lamson for the excellen
and interesting address he has given u
this evening. We shall always remem
Der with gratitude the kind interest b
5 has shown US in the past on similar oG
. casions; and we desire a this time t.
express our regret at his early prospeG
tive removal from this community, an
} earnestly wish that he may be greatl
blessed and prospered in his new field {
labor.
= Resolved. That these resolutions b
entered with other proceedings OF thl
evening in the Memorial Volume.