Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-30
RECEPTION TO COMPANY I.
BY Fuller Battery Friday Evening---
Several Addresses.


Between $50 aud 200 people gathered at
the armory Friday evening al the invita-
ton of the Fuller Battery, in honor of
Company /, First Vermont regiment. The
armory was prettily trimmed for the occa-
sion, with red, white and blue bunting,
and at one end of the hall was a stage dec
GRATED with palms and flags.
Leitsinger's orchestra rendered music
from s until 8 o'clock, when the bugle was
sounded for the two companies to fall in.
Company | was then escorted to seats on
one side of the floor by Leutenants Con
nors and Henkel of the Battery, and Full
Ter Battery took their position directly OPP
pOste. The soldiers remained standing
while the following citizens took seats on
the platform: Gen. }. j. Estey, Col. Kit
tredge Haskins, Lieut.. +. II. Putnam, DR..
G. S. Pratt, Col. G.. IL. Bond, Rev. G. O.
Day, Geo. A. Hines, w. II. Vnton, Col.
IL. j. Taylor and Capt. f. d. Weld.
Capt. Weld then rose and in a few
words welcomed the boys of Company
home. He spoke of the friendship which
had always existed between the two organ
izatons, and said it was the wish of the
Battery to do something in honor of the
| returned soldiers and their friends.
The next speaker, Col. Kittredge Has
kins, also welcomed the boys and said that
everybody was glad that they had returned
with so few vacancies in their ranks Col
! Haskins then spoke of the advantages OF
| our government over all others, and was
glad that the Bratteboro company had
served that government so we'll. Every
body, he said, rejoiced that the First Yer
mont regiment did not have to 20 to Cuba
although they would have cheerfully done
so if ordered there. He closed by express
ing the hope that when the men returned
to the duties of civil life, they would be a:
good citizens as they had been when the,
went out as soldiers.
Gen. Estey spoke briefly to the men
congratulating them on their behaviO
while in camp and expressing his pleasur
that they had had an opportunity to prov
themselves a credit to the town, state ant
nation.
George A. Hines then recited an origina
poem, referring to the departure and re
turn of the First Vermont regiment.
Capt. Weld then introduced Rev. c. Q
Day, who was loudly applauded by every
one present. Chaplain Day congratulate
the members of Fuller Battery upon tn
way they bore their disappointment in no
being ordered to the front. He said tina
he thought Company | had been ovei
whelmed with praise since its return, bu
the praise should be cheerfully receive
because it was so cheerfully given. Nj
Day recalled TO the minds of the boys tn
many pleasures of camp life, referred t
their good appearance and behavior an
spoke of the tendency of the men to bes
up under all hardships. lie closed by e,
pressing his opinion that if the men wei
ever needed again they would respon
cheerfully-provided the different depar
= ments of the government were in propt
= hands.
Col. Taylor then welcomed the soldier
home again and in behalf of the veteran
= of the civil war, complimented the me
upon the manner in which they performe
their duty. No one, he said, knew bett,
than the boys of 81 of the hardship
which lay before the men when they lie
home several months ago; no one wa
!. sadder to see them go and no one felt hal
pier to see them come back again
Capt. w. T. Haigh then thanked IL
Battery and everyone else in behalf
Company |, for everything which had bee
done for the men during their absence.
Refreshments were then served by Mi
l Ter and the remainder of the evening W;
spent in dancing.