Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-09

AU O'CLOCK yesterday dlUeInooil
the Dewey Park Vaudeville Company
gave an entertainment before good
sized crowd. After the entertain
ment brief addresses of welcome were
delivered by Mayor Brown of Mont
pelier and Mayor Hersey of Barre.
Comrade Lee of Rutland gave re-
citation, Senior Vice Commander
John w. Currier of the Department
of Vermont delivered very pleasing
address.
On account of the exceedingly hea-
Wy shower from $50 till after I o.
clock in the evening the comrades
were little slow in getting down to
the park for the campfire. Finally;
after much telephoning the speakers
were located in Barre and Montpelier
and instructed to come to the park at
once.
Shortly before s O'Clock the Mont
pelier drum corps rendered several
selections, after which Mrs. Ida
Young of Montpelier played the pi-
ano and L. Myers of Cabot sang
Marching Through Georgia, the as
sembly then sang John Brown.
AtS O'Clock President Conner of
the Washington County Veterans
Association and several others mount
ed the platform and Comrade Lee of
Rutland was introduced. lie spoke
briefly but to the point and told
some very laughable army stories.
Secretary j. r.. Wilson of Worces-
ter read a telegram from Department
Commander Urban A. Woodbury. of
Burlington, saying that he could not
be present. He read a letter from
Kittrcdge Haskins of Brattleboro,
saying that political duties would
prevent him from being present in
body, although he would be present
in spirit.
President Conner next introduced
Sr. Vice Commander Currier of North
Troy to speak for Department Com
mander Woodbury.. Mr.. Currier spoke
at some length, but held the undivided
attention of his audience. lie said
if Mr.. Woodbury. could be there he
would undoubtedly say that he was
proud of the position he held, and
would say that no organization was
ever perfected that would do so much
good in instilling patriotism into the
young men as the Grand Army has
done.
In speaking of wars he touched or
the present Chinese situation. and ad
vised his hearers to watch Russia,
with her 10, 900, 900 soldiers and spen
did transportation facilities. He pro-
phecied that if China ever be divided
Russia will get a big slice. He spoke
at some length of the resources, peo
pie and customs of Russia, and hi'
talk was very instructive and inter
esting.
In closing he said that while most
Of the other states in the union have
erected state monuments to their sol
dier dead, Vermont has not made {
move. He considered that an appro
priation should be made at once for &
suitable memorial to be placed in front
of the state house at Montpelier. 1li'
remarks were followed by applause.
At the command of President Con
ner the assembly arose and salutec
the dead, after which Mrs. Young
accompanied L. M. Hutchinson o.
Montpelier, on the piano while he sans
two verses of America, the assembly
joining in.
President Conner next introduced
Col. Albert Clark, of Boston, who wa'
greeted with applause. Col. ClarI
expressed his pleasure at being pre-
sent. He spoke of the changes in tn
once familiar scenes and IN the ole
soldiers themselves, He said that i
Vermont got so far as to elect a DE
mocratic governor he hoped it woulf
be John Currier, of North Troy. Ar
ter few laughable "reminiscences O
Alonzo Peck he proceeded to speak OF
"The Soldiers of Washington Coun
ty."
Taking all the counties in the STATE
the following figures show the surplus