The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-09

The Sons of the Revolution, accompanied by
many of the Daughters gathered in the city
from all points of the State on Thursday to at
tend the annual business meeting and banquet |
At an unprecedentedly large gathering in the
afternoon the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year. President, Gov. Ed
ward G. Smith; vice president Gen. j J.
Estey, Brattleboro secretary, Col. e.. ,.
Forbes, st. Adams; treasurer, G. l.. Smith,
Burlington; registrar, II. L. Stillson, Ben
nington historian, G. g. Benedict, Burling-
tom chaplain, Rev. Norman Seayer, Mont
pelier; board of uanagerJ, f. Stewart Stran-
ahan, st. Adams, Edward l. Bates, Benning-
Ferrin, Montpelier, F. II. Wells, Burlington,
Geo. IL. Cross, st. Johnsbury, Andrew n.
Adams, Fair Haven, Il. s. Stanton, Roxbury.
AT the business meeting the gathering was
RECALLED with "A sight of the fragment OF Span
ish flag captured by the English at the siege of
Manila in 1772, and sent to Admiral Dewey
here day or two since by Hon. William Ev-
erett. Hon Charles Dewey is the custodian
of the relic for his brother, and consented to
open and exhibit it on this occasion.
The writer wishes to say, incidentally, that
the Sons and Daughters are fine looking
body, very evidently of the best stock of the
State noted for its fine men and women.
Mem bership in the order includes many OF the
most SC ,ially and politically prominent people
of Vermont, and the gathering OF last evening,
| III point OF Intellect, DedulJ NOulu
be hard to duplicate
| The reception given by Mrs. Smith late in
| the afternoon was attended by nearly If not
all the Sons and Daughters in the city, and was
delightful and most successful social event.
The banquet was held III the PAVILION din
| ing room, beginning at $3.50.
Soon after nine both dining-rooms were
| filled with the brilliant company OF MEM
bers and guests, and af or the invocation
of the blessing by Dr. Seaver OF this city the
| astronomical exercises began
| A the right of Col. Kimball at the ele-
waited table at the head of the room, were
Gov. Smith, Hon. III II. Powers, Hon d.
w. RAnlet and Hon. w w. Circuit At Col
Kimball's left was DR.. Stryker, Gov. billing
ham, Rev. DR.. Seaver, Speaker Haskins and
| Hon. Fred e. Smith.
MANY of the ladies' were in full dress, and
the magnificent costumes presented scenes
| OF dazzling brilliancy. The description OF
one costume would necessitate that OF a
hundred, and the thought of what is richly
| deserved but necessarily omitted Is grief
| to the heart of the masculine writer.
The decorations of the rooms consisted
| almost entirely of flags festooned in every
possible M amer and position, and the effect
was most pleasing and appropriate.
| At l0.40 the concentrated efforts OF the
party had cleared the tables and they were
called to order aud welcomed by Col. KIM
ball. He briefly stated the origin, condi-
ton and purposes OF the society and allowed
that not all those who belonged to the socie-
ty were able-bodied. A laughable incident in
! his address was occasioned by the fact that
the colonel tried unsuccessfully to deliver
his address from memory, and after dis
NAL failure, acknowledged that "My wife
told me I'd do that" He soon found his
place, however, and gave a very interesting
| story of the order. AT its conclusion he
called upon the party TO arise to the toast
of THE President of the United States,
which was drunk standing.
"The Star Spangled Banner" was then
most effectively rendered in a soprano sole
by Miss II. Julia Cross with piano accom-.
paniment. Judge Powers then spoke to
| the above toast. He said in part:
THE brightest star in The crown of glory
which o IT fathers have given us is the form
of our governments executive head u has
fallen the lot of some of the statesmen who
have filled the chair of Washington to meet
grave crises with great craftsmanship
jackson against notification, Lincoln
against secession, Mckinley against the
wrongs OF mankind to man, the inhumanity
of civilized bar barism. Mckinley proclaim
ed the great and potent truth that the bar
barism of the sixteenth century has nc
place in the civilization OF the nineteenth
Taxes have been placed as lightly as posi-
BILE, industries have been established and
encouraged. In all Of the seventy-tve mil.
lions of people his name Is spoken will
more veneration than that of any other liv
ing American"
Toastmaster Kimbsll then introduced
Governor Smith, who spoke to "The Yer
mont of to-day" Governor Smith said in
part: "As regards the future OF this
country, am in favor of a national policy
which will prevent the flag being pulled
down wherever it has been placed. A truly
national policy, the policy OF growing and
mighty nation. Plant the flag where hu
manity and duty demands and II any mar
downs it, shoot him on the spot We have
opened the door to higher and a noblel
civiliz alton to the people of the conquered
countries, but they are dazzled and blinded
by the glare of liberty. 1t is our duty &c
lead and protect and educate these people
The war was not a failure. We have enough
to share with those people whom we have
rescued. To surrender Cuba and the Phil
ippines is to step back, shirk the RESPONSE oil
ity and leave them to the mercies of othel
nations. This must not be. Regardless oil
| trade or commerce., in the name of liberty
we must hold these lands and these people
upward and onward in the light of liberty
| and Justice. Another star of the east has
risen over these islands, the star spangled
tanner, and il Is there to stay"
, Col. Kimball then called on DR.. Stryker OF
| Hamilton College, who spoke most wittily
and To the great delight of the audience
After a running fire OF anecdote and repair
tee he said in part: patriotism, II II mean:
anything, means inclusivism, not exclusiv
ism. 1t must make all IT means tend TO
|
pedigree is good which leads to pertor
nance. Our heritage is one of obligation as
, well as honor. A certain old lady objected
to having her drinking water boiled, be
cause she would rather be an aquarium
than graveyard. There is nothing 10
which ones taste is better shown than in
our selection of our ancestors, Our respon
, siblity for our ancestors means our res
possibility because OF our ancestors Thes
are the armorial bearings Of Americans /,
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, Finally, no abstract could possible do jus
tice to DIR. Stryker's magnificent address. |
was a revela ion, "A bolt OF gigantic oratory
from clear sky, lightning stroke of won
derful, virile intellect, mighty. wind which
, swayed the fascinated audience like leave
, in IA gale. Not in years has the write
heard such sweeping volume OF might.
thunderous truths. The association it'll
. knew the prize 1t had in Mr.. Stryker, and
0 his words will live while its records stand o
: memory enduIts.
. Mr., George Wilder then rendered flute