Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-01
SUPPER AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Followed by Brief Speeches by Veterans
and O here.

At $50 the members of Stannard post
marched to the y NJ. c. a. building where
they. with the members of Company NJ,
were enteCtained al supper by the Ladies
Auxiliary. The repast was bountiful and
merited the close attention which was &C
corded It, At its close President ". b.
lowe welcomed the guests in behalf of
the Ladies' Auxiliary and a response was
made by Commander Williams, who said
the pleasure of the occasion was Increased
10y the presence of the Spanish Americdn
war veterans.
Capt. c. NJ. Brownell responded for Com
panY NJ. He spoke of the pleasure of the
day and Of the record of the Vermont
regiment in the late war which did all IL
was allowed to do. The company were
proud to join the G.. A. K. in the obscrv-
ancc of Memorial day and to honor the
soldiers of the civil war.
Hon. ". J. Van Patten was introduced
as the man who first thought of a supper
to the veterans. He told of the first sup
per given to the members of Stannard
post and the maner in which II came
about. For the first three or four years
the meetings were held in the old Strong
block. The meetings have new feature
in the entertainment of the volunteers of
the late waS. Thirty-fve years ago the
men. who made up the flower OF the coun-
try. Company NJ was made of the best
young men of the city so IT seemed appro-
pirate that both should be entertained by
the Y NJ. c. A.
James Il. Scully was introduced as one
of the pivots on whom the battle of Get
tysburg turned but refused to make a
long speech and after a few pleasant re-
marks closed with an expression of thanks
to the hosts Of the evening
Cen. W. l.. Greonleaf was called upon
for some stories Ike those he told last
year" He spoke pleasantly and read a
humorous selection.
m. next speaker was Joel II. Holton.
He gave the intelligence that the selection
read by Con. Grcenleaf was original 1t
was the 10Th time he had been called upon
to respond to a similar toast upon like
occasion. The older a soldier grows the
better grows his appetite. The G. A. L.
stands for much in the nation. The nag
is loved not for its beauty of color but for
what it represents.
The last speaker called upon was Hon.
G q. Benedict, He expressed his apprc-
citation of the graceful hospitality OF tie
Association and said that he knew of no
other place where ii was done. He urged
the erection of a suitable monument in
memory OF those who died in the civil war
and suggested Battery Park as its site.
Mr.. Van Patten followed MIR. Benedict
and endorsed his suggestion and mention
cd memorial hail in connection with q
new library building. He said that ii
Stannard Post would take up the matter
a monument could be secured before a
year passed
Gen. T. s. Peck said he was glad Ia
assist la the matter of a monument, He
thought the difference of opinion as 10
where it should be located had been over
come. He thought the people wanted both
a memorial hail and a monument.
/ Prof j. f. Goodrich did not understand
why the monument had not been erected
before. He would help in the work
The gathering broke up with renewal
! OF tho Invitation for nnXt wear.