Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
VERM0NTERS IN BOSTON.
SchOOlmaster who clicked" Adj
miral Dewey

Told the Story OF Punishment and
Praised VermOnters---Letters From
Admiral Dewey, Capt. Clark and 9th
ers.
dewey and Vermont" was the dual
theme discussed Wednesday evening al the
annual banquet of the Vermont associa.
ton of Boston at the Hotel Vendome in
that city. vermont in the navy" was
supposed to be the text for the meeting.
but the name of the great admiral heard
on eyeryone's lips, and the ratification of
all his acts from boyhood up seemed to be
more in order than anything else. The
following letter was received from Admiral
Dewey by the secretary of the association:
have the honor TO acknowledge your letter of
OcloOe 3, lo9S, together with the beautifully en-.
crossed and attested copy of the resolutions
adopted by the executive committee of the Yer.
mont association OF the city Of Boston. On be.
halt OF myself and the officers and men of my
command, thank, in the heartiest manner the
committee for their expressions of appreciation
anu app eclatlon. II is signal honor, coming
from such bOdy OF men, and will undoubtedly
give pleasure to all. The resoluti ms will be read
on the quarter deck Of the vessels of the SQUAD
ron taking part IN the action of May 1, at the
next enerai muster. thank you personally for
your charming letter transmitting the engr9ssed
r.so'utions, and beg to remain, very sir cerey,
GEORGE DEWEY.
AT the conclusion of the reading of this
letter great and prolonged applause was
indicative OF the manner in which it was
received. Capt. Clark of the Oregon sent
letter which was read and attentiyely
listened to- 1t related to matters of naval
Importance and constant necessity of care
full solicitude of the interests of the men
under command of the first man on war
ship.
President Alden Spears, in calling the
assemblage to order, referred to the events
of the past year, paying especial attention
to the war. He referred to the deaths of
the year in the association, which we're
Hon. Justin S. Morrill, and Arthur Mason
Knapp, the latter an assistant librarian of
the Boston public library.
Letters of regret were read from Gov.
Roger WolcOtt, Gov f. G. Smith of Yer
mont, Lieut.-Gov. w. Murray Crane,
Hon. John d. Long, Edward Dewey of
Montpelier, George Fl. Converse, d. G..
Dewey, nephew of Admiral Dewey, II. T.
Mayo, and Louis II. Meader, president of
the sons of Vermont in Rhode Island
Hon. j. l.. Martin of Brattleboro United
States district attorney, told 0f the naval
battles which had been fought on Lake
Champlain and made effective reference
TO Dewey's services with Farragut and
closed by speaking of the battle of Manila
Bay. Responses were made by President
Brown of Norwich university and Lieut..
| Fletcher of the battleship Massachusetts,.
Il. X Pangborn, newspaper publisher of
Jersey City, the man who, as schoolmas-
ter, clicked" Admiral Dewey years ago.
was greeted with enthusiasm. Mr.. Pang.
born is Vermonter by birth and is
graduate of the University of Vermont.
Mr.. Pangborn remarked that the Yer
monter was ubiquitous, and doubted if
there was square foot on this green earth
where a Vermonter and an Irishman
couldn't be found. Another characterist-
ic of the Vermonter is tenacty of purpose
Whatever a Vermonter starts out to do he
keeps at it until it is done.
He spoke of Vermont as furnishing
statesmen and said that at one time the
| United States Senate was composed one
fourth of Vermont born men. One rea-
son why he was proud of his state was that
1t was the only New England state which
had never had a slave owned in its Dor
ders.
Mr.. Pangborn said that the Spanish
war could not have been avoided accord
ing to his view. He recalled the destruc-
ton of the Maine, and then spoke of
Deweys victory at Manila, and told of his
whipping of Dewey.
at was in 1S49,i he said, "and weigh
ed only 90 pounds. The school was an
unruly one in Montpelier, and on the
eighth day of the term the uprising came.
The unruly boys were led by George
Dewey. All that happened was that
quelled the rebellion by whipping him as
he did the Spaniards at Manila. I took
the boys by surprise, and before they
knew it Dewey was whipped and another
fellow laid up, and was master"
The last speaker was Maj. c. X. Oar
ling, who praised tn Vermonter for what
he is and what he has done and can do.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: Hon. w. f. Fuller of Taunton,
president; Hon. f. J. Sherman of Law
renee, DR.. C. w. Emerson of Boston,
vice-presidents; Rev. j. M. Dutton of
Newtonville, chaplain; Col. Albert Clarke
of Wellesley, secretary and treasurer; f.
n. Foss of Jamaica Plain, j. NJ. Gleason,
G.. B. Knapp, NJ N. Smith, Davis R.
Dewey and n. L. Sheldon of Boston, j. A.
Abbott of Haverhill, A. L. Robinson of
Maiden and 7. II. Hanley of Boston exc