St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-08
Grand Army Gatherings.
A Notable Celebration of Indepeudeu

The veterans and Others who assem-
bled in Grand Army hall Saturday after.
noon and evening felt well repaid for any
sacrifices of rest and pleasure and are
enthusiastic over the occasion.
The afternoon meeting was devoted to
presentations of portraits OF men distin-
guished in national affairs and OF former
esteemed members of the Post. Com
mander E. F. Carrick presided and Mrs.
Gorham, president OF the Womau's Re-
lief Corps, sat with him on the platform.
Ex-senator Ross made the presentation
speech for the portrait of President
Roosevelt. This was sent to the Post by
the President, accompanied by his auto.
graph, and was obtained through tie
efforts of Major N. P. Bowman and Sem
ator Proctor. The portrait was received
by Marshall Montgomery, who briefly
sketched the Presidents public career.
A crayon portrait of the late Gen. Hor-
ace K. Ide, made by his niece, Miss Fan.
ME lde, was presented by Hon. Henry c.
Ide. Judge Ide briefly reviewed his
brothers gallant war record as an
officer of the First Vermont Cavalry and
closed by reading letter which Gen. Ide
wrote his father in the midst OF the
terrible Wilderness campaign. George
R. Crosby, who was member of the
same company as Gen. Ide, received the
portrait. He paid splendid tribute to
Gen. Ide's courage and patriotism and
said Chamberlin Post was indebted to
him more than to any man for it's exist.
ence.
The portrait of the late George E.
Goodall, also member of the Post, was
presented in a brief address by DR.. Henry
c. Newell. He read a letter from Miss
Goodall, expressing her pleasure to be
able to present this portrait to an or
ganization which was always so dear to
her brothers heart. Miss Goodall also
presented each member of the Post
cabinet photograph of her brother. The
portrait was received by Emory E.
Hovey of Waterford, a lifelong friend of
Mr. Goodall.
In presenting the portrait of Senator
Proctor, Major N. P. Bowman said:
| COMMANDER AND COMRADES Il am
permitted to present to you the portrait
of Redfield Proctor, former commander
OF the 18th Regiment of Vermont Volun-
teers. 1t is fitting that his portrait
should hang in the hall, for Chamberlin
Post, No. l, bears on its roster the names
OF more living members of that regiment
than any other post in the state.
1t is fitting also that it should be
companion to those of Smith, Stan.
nard, Grout, Preston, Peck, Ide, Blod-
gett and Chamberln, and to that of our
first war governor, the resolute Erastus
Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury.
| Nor is it to our minds less fitting that
it should find place on walls that show
the faces OF those renowned sons of the
republic, Lincoln, Logan, Mckinley,
Sherman, Sheridan, Grant and Roose-
velt-tor he seems to form link for us
between our own familiar comrades
and those more famous leaders.
Comrades, it is the face of a typical
Vermonter that is presented to us here,
-shrewd, kind, strong features,-a man
OF mark and man of power.
Soldier, citizen, governor, war secre-
tary, senator, -whtrever Vermont has
| nj ha hoc l.. L,
1t is said that there are moments when
an avalanche may be loosened by a
breath. This is the man whose quiet
word in the United States Senate loos.
ened the avalanche of war that swept
Spain from the western hemisphere and
left Cuba free. 1t is a portrait which l
am proud to present and which | am
sure you will be equally proud to wei.
come and receive.
, This portrait was received by Capt
. f. l.. Hovey, who paid brief tribute to
Vermont's senior senator. During the
exercises the Marcian quartette sang 1.-THE
blue and the gray" especially arranged
t for them by Mrs. George w. Kyburg oil
. Brooklyn, N. Y. After short recess an
excellent supper was served by members
of Chamberlin Relief Corps.
Capt. E. L. Hovey presided at the
, patriotic service in the evening when FIVE.
minute addresses were given. Music for
the occasion was furnished by the Mar
clan quartette.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Edward T.
: Fairbanks, Rev. A. F. Walch spoke upon
the theme Educating an American"
, He said the three strong pillars of the
! nation were the home, school and church,
or paraphrased, virtue, education, re-
! iglon. We have been too afraid to teach
/, religion in our public schools. My plea
IS for education in its broadcast sense;
that our children may not be taught
only few things, but sent out into the
! world with a purpose and with moral
] fiber.
The American Home" was the theme
) OF Guy W. Hills address. He said our
prosperity as people has been largely
, due to the fact that the boys and girls
! have been taught at their mothers knee
the difference between right and wrong.
Rev. E. M. Chapman spoke upon the
theme Our Freedom as an Achieve
ment." He cited the discovery OF gold
III California as one stage in our achieve
ment OF freedom, as this was free soil
from the day when the Argonauts went
there and soon became great free state.
But our freedom is not achieved till sew.
erai things are accomplished. First the
question oil making sure the negro has
ms chance; second that every poor man
, has his chance; and that no one, whether
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