The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-06
VERMONT'S SONS
Tenth Annual Reunion
Held Last Evening.
A Banquet Enjoyed and Ad-
dresses Listened to.
Timely Speeches Made BY His Honor
the Mayor and Others.

The tenth annua. reunion OF the Sons
of Vermont, residing In Rhode Island was
held last evening at the falstah Club
room. No. 800 Westminster street. The
invitations werc extended 10 all Vermont
ers and their friends, ladies and gentle
men, and resulted in the presence OF
large mum ber Of ladies. There were present
also as guests Hon. Charles A. Bunker
of Peachsm. VT, and His Honor, Mayor
Il. ID. McGuinness. 1t was expected to
have as guests Of tue occasion, His Ex-
cellency, Governor Josiah Grout, Yer
mont. Hon. Robert Roberts OF Burling-
ton, VT, and His Excellency, Govern or
Chsrl es Warren Lippitt, but 1t was impos-
sible for them TO be present. A reception
in honor of the guests was held from 6:45
o'clock to O'clock, which was largely
attended, during which the Jessie ID.
browne, Ladies' Orchestra, rendered a
mum Der of fine selections. At 8 O'Clock
the banquet was served at which So covers
had been laid.
At the conclusion OF this pleasing por-
tion of the rs-uni on the post-prandial ex-
Quoted by Mr.. Lewis II. Meader, presi-
dent of the society. In opening the cers-
mony he extended cordial greeting to
| all present, and spoke in terms OF praise
of the sons of the Green Mountain State
and concluded his remarks by intro
ducing His Honor Mayor e. ID. McGuin-
ness, who in q hearty manner extended
| the greeting of the city, and in the alb
sence of the Governor, he extended most
cordial greeting of the State OF Nathaniel
| Green to the sons and daughters OF the
State of Ethan Allen.
| Hon. Charles A. Bunker of Peacham,
VT, was next introduced. He 10 an
adopted citizen OF the State, hut had re-
sided there SO long, that he knew nc
other home.-Ha spoke in great praise
| Of the sturdy sons of Vermont State. and
said the only time they had ever been
snubbed or treated with disrespsct wat
when mum Der of the young men once
went south to participate in little diff :
Guilty the country was having in that 10.
up their noses at them, and navy times
even turned their backs TO them.
| Colonel Alopzo f.. Pierce Of Pavtuoke,
| spoke earnestly of the Vermont troops in
the War OF the Rebellion, of which he was
| of the mum Der. No State had sent troop,
| into the field who had served the country
more faithfully or more loyalty than thos,
| from Vermont. Mr.. Horace 8. Tarbell,
| made brief remarks and WAS followed BY
| ex-presidcnt OF the society, Charles A. +.
] Cstlin, who, in his address. said Vermo q
had done much but had also received
much. as Rhode Island, Connecticut, anc
Massac chusetts had all sent many OF theil
sons TO inhabit and essist in the improve
ment of the old Vermont hills. DIR. viii
liam III. White paid a loving tribute L
the Vermont mothers, and to the man,
associations of the sons and daughters o
the old maple sugar State, that wer,
organized all throughout the country
The last speaker was Mr.. Cook of Woon
socket, VINO referred TO the social sice
of the State and related many amusing
stories OF Vermont life.
Letters OF regret were read from Cover
nor Josiah Grout OF Vermont, from
Governor Charles Warren Lippitt, anc
from Kedfeld Proctor OF Washington, ID
e., Urban A. Woodbury. OF BurIingto n
VT, and from o. ID. Adams, president o
the Sons and Daughters of Vermont, II
Springfield, Mass.
The committees who hsd the reunion Il
charge were as follows: Reception com
mittee, George W. Sabre, Jerome j. Perry
Ira /. England, Charles A. Catlin, A. A
Hitchcock, Charles y. Foote,C. H.Jefferd
and G. &. Morrill,; executive committee
Rev. s. ii. Webb, Ira /. England, Colonel
+. Pierce, DIR. William X. White and Charlie
A. Catlin. The officers OF the associatiol
are: President, Lewis II. Msader; vic
president, j. &. Rutherford, NJ. D.; aecre
tsry, II. M. Barry; treasurer, o. +. Case
The banquet was furnished by j. II
| Althans.