Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
VERMONT OFFICERS.
Electcd-Next Meeting ut Newport
speech BY Gen. Mccullough.
(rrom our staff Correspondent

(From our staff CorrcSpondcntO
Montrclcr. oct. s6-Thc S5th annual re-
union Of the Vermont Officers society WAS
held IN the committee rooms in the Stat2
House this afternoon at : O'Clock. over
leo officers being present. Gen. T. q. But
terilcld of Derby presided. The annual
contribution was taken and amounted Ia
$So.SN The principal business of the meet
ing was that of arranging for the cvcn-
ing banquet and the address in R"nrcscu-
;ativcS hall II was voted to hold the next
meeting IN Newport, the date for holding
IN, meeting to be left with the executive
committee. nominating committee
brought in this list OF officers and II was
adopted: President. Il. NJ. Mansur. New
port; LIST vio,-presidcnt, Capt. 5. r. Burn-
ham. Rutland: ri vice-rresidcnt, Frank
k,nt;cld. Morrisvil,c; secretary and treas
urcr, Co. l.. T.. Smith, Montpelier; cN-
c,utivc committee. Col. Il. NJ. Nansur, +.
! q. Ruttcriicld OF Derby, II. 5. Parker oi
| Newport.
In a drizzlinc rain tonight at $50 the
Montpelier Military band struck up tim'
and. the procession forming in behind
marched to the State House, where Repr-
sentatiVcs hall was soon filled with mem
hcrs Of the society and "A large audience
The band gave AN !mpromptu concert be
4 fore The arrival Of AL the guests III,
me, ting wGs called to order 10y Gen. =
Il. Bu,terneld and prayer was offered by
the chaplain Of the Senate. Rev. Andrew
7 Gill!CS. and after another musical selyc
ton. Col But,eriicld introduced the ora
tor Of the evening, Gen. !. q. MCCulloug
of Remington, who spoke on the span
iSh War" IL was the mos, mastery adj
dress heard here this session.
THE BANQUET.
| After the close ot the exercises NJ tn,
State House the society, headed by III,
band. returned 10 the Pavilion To cnio!
the Sith annual banquet of the society
Al the hotel the party, headed by Gen
Buttcriicld, Gov. Smith. Gen. Hugh Hcrr!
and wifc, and the cN-soNcrnorS and thoi
wives, marched into the dining room
where for an hour the menu ana gossrl
claimed attention.
At l. ~ Pres dent Ruttvrrcld rappcd io
order and IN few fitting words intro
duCcd Hon. Hugh Henry, who served a
tcastmaSicr. Mr., Henry resented some
what tho expression that he was from
New Hampshire. made 10y President Ru;
It,rncld, and tol. the Ladies' how they Cou.
make him loyal To TWO States.
CONGRESSMAN Grout was asked to re-
Spond to the President Of the Unite
States. After preliminary remarks, tell
ing what he would like 10 say. he SAT-
he could say only good things and spok
in slowing terms oi the wisdom. prudcnC
AAiN l'.AAAsN VI iltSlNenl Mtk .nl'N
Congressman Grout said he believed III
President had done the best he coull
and no man could do better. When IN
time for denomination comes We will e.
. Dewey and Roosevelt wait and name WI
liam NJ k!n,cy aS his own successor.
} ioN. Smlth WAS called upon "a Sp,a
iSr Vermont and paid a high trihUte /
, Vermont soldiers as they were men WI
had defended the principles ot govern
mont ana battl,d FOR the right. He look
, the regulars who served the country in
crisis.
y united country was the sentiment Co
, q. I. Childs of 81, Adams responded /,
lie referred with eloquent words To- III
, decoration Of the Union soldiers m0nu
ment in vos,on about - years ago and I
, the rCsard shown by Gen. Grant To IN
men he had conquered, Grant did not liz
tG soc his prayer answered hut thank Gp
, we have seen il done, The reunion of III
/, country came when the Maine was sunl
: when Dcwcy'S victory at Manila Change
the map of the world; when President NJ,
, hinley signcd the commissions NJ Fish
, ing Joe Wheeler and Gen. Lee; when llo,
, son sunk the Mcrrimac in the mouth {
/, Santiago harbov; when the mon of IN
; North ana the South marched side ny Sd
,, up the hill At FL Caney; when the SPANS
: power was driven from the western hen
: pluck,
= EN-Gov, s, L. Pingrec responded 10 II
\ toast Our army"
= EN-l.ieut,-Gov. Nansur spoke for u
ladies and closed the exercises OF Il
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