St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-25
SONS OF VERMONT.
AauuaI Reunion of the Worcester As
SociafOn.

Sons and Daughters of Verm ont
held its 21st annual reunion at Hor-
ticultural Hall last week
The event possessed a special in
terest from the attendance of his
excellency Gov. Levi K. Fuller OF
Vermont, and wife, who arrived at
2 O'Clock, and were received by Pres
ident A w. Edison of the associate
and later were entertained and
shown about the city by Mayor and
Mrs Marsh.
The reunion opened with an infor-
NAL reception to Gov. and Mrs.
Fuller. at $50. President Edison
presented q large number of the sons
and daugters to the governor OF
their native state, and all received
from him hearty handgrasp and a
cordial greeting.
Shortly after 7 o'clock the column
was formed for the march to the
dining hall on the upper floor, Presi-
dent Edison leading the procession
with Mrs. Fuller, and followed by
Gov. Fuller with Mrs Edison and
the officers of the New Hampshire
and Maine associations, and the
officers and members of the Vermont
association, the party numbering
when seated at the tables nearly
200 persons.
TO In,-
and grace was said by Rev. c. M.
Southgate, after which the satisfac-
tory menu received attention.
The post prandial exercises were
opened by President Edison, who
said that all present were proud of
Vermont-of the beauty of her seen
cry, of her history, and, above all, Of
her men and women, Vermont is a
splendid place for physical, intellec-
tual and moral growth. The very
air of her hills helps her sons to
grow to the full stature of true man
hood. The record of the state in
congress contains names unexcelled
by any other state. The names of
Collamer, Foot, Edmunds, Morrill,,
Poland and Proctor are names which
all Vermonters can point to with
pride. In revolutionary times Yer
mont was prosecuted on the north
by Canada, on the south by Massa-
chusetts, on the east by New Hamp-
shire and on the west by New York,
but she was not gohbled up by any
of her opponents, but esta blished her
self as a free commonwealth and
stands today, as always, for free
dom and unity. The speaker quoted
Saxe's couplet on Vermont's men,
women, maple sugar and horses.
they being strong, sweet. fleet and
all hard to beat, and he Endorsed
that sentiment
After letter of regret was read
from Mayor Marsh. President Edison
then introduced President Jewett as
Vermonter by marriage, and the
latter expressed his great pleasure in
receiving the honor of extending
Worcester's welcome to Vermont's
governor, and Of extending the city's
greeting and cordial good wishes to
all sons and daughters of that state.
He spoke Of the pride which all res
idents Of the city feel in Worcester,
yet his best stroke of fortune was in
securing a daughter of Vermont for
a wife II years ago.
Gov. Fuller was then introduced
and received a royal greeting. He
expressed his great pleasure in bring
ing the greetings of Vermont to her
sons and daughters. He expressed
thanks for the invita- ton to be
present and for the delightful time
he had had since arriving in the city.
He was delighted with what he had
seen of Worcester, in drive with
the mayor and his estimable wife
Like Rome of old, every hilltop
seemed to be crowned with some
grand institution of learning, such
as constitute the glory of this grand
old commonwealth. He was proud
to find that though the sons and
daughters before him had left their
prominent in the state of their adOp-
ton. Such gatherings carry the
thoughts of all back to the old home
among the hills, and all seemed to
hold sweet communion with the
dear old state. All think of the old
red schoolhouse, and the old church
on the hill, where after long ser
mon our fathers used to retire to
the horsesheds, eat lunch and dis
cuss orthodoxy or abolitionism, but
most frequently the latter, and the
youngsters waited around as pa
tiently as possible, less interested in
the discussions than in whether they
were to receive another doughnut
Vermont stands for frugality, hard,
sound sense and sterling character.
She has never been a laggard, but
always in the van guard, and no
state has borne more important
part in shaping the history of the
country, and in establishing civil
liberty and equal rights. She has
been faithful to those principles
which make enduring common