Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-12
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THE BANQUET.
After tho business session the company
adjourned to the Van Ness House, whore
they were Joined by invited guests and
a few minutes were passed in tho parlorS
In a social way, the reception committee
consisting OF r. :. Peck Il. w Jewett,
H. J Derby. l.. u. Smalloy, f. r. Wells
and G. l.. Woodbury..
Later the banquet was served in the
dining hall. An elaborate menu had
been prepared, consisting OF the dehcacies
of the season, and it was served in II
prompt and attractive way. Covers were
laid for Ga and every seat was filled
Waterman symphony orchestra was
present and furnished music during the
banquet
Commander G. G. Benedict. who rotircs
this year, presided Mt the postprandial
exercises and introduced the speakers
He called first upon Gen. o. o. Howard
GEN. HOWARDS ADDRESS.
General Howard began his address by
reading tho following letters from the
venerable Ex-Governor Iiolbrook:
Brattlcborc. Monday Morning, May ..
Major General Howard
Dear and Respected Sir;-You mention
cd in your pleasant call on mo that YOU
were going to burlington to attend the
meeting there this evening of tho Vet
Grams Loyal Legion. If this lctt' r
reaches you in season, please communi-
cate 10 the members of the legion pres
ont at tho meeting the following mossaC 20
to Thorn from mo:
"All hail noble veterans, You are al
very near to me. ana always love To
meet YOU with hearty hand-shakinE and
cordial greetings May all honors and
rich blessings attend YOU as YOU pass
along down tho western slope Of life
toward its setting, You. who gave 50
much to country may, as have said
to you before. well appropriate 20 your
selves in the words OF the poet:
Brattlcboro May ., 1901
0 beautiful my Country! Ours once
What words divine If lover or OF poe
Could tell our love and mako tnee know
Among the nations bright beyond com
| pare?
What were our lives without thee?
| What all our lives to save thoc'
! We rock not what we gave thoo;
! We will not dare to doubt thee;
But ask whatever else and we vii
dare
This from your old friend,
FREDERICK HOLBROOKE
Ny Dear General Howard In writing
| hastily to You this morning I had not
time to mention one thing to YOU that
| omitted to state in our interview yoster
day 1t is this: After the last call fol
100000 three years volunteers by he gov
eminent. Vermont sent the Iirst regiment
| (her eth Rcgt) to the front. the frs
regiment to go forward under that cal
from any state. Secretary of War stan
ton, at once wrote me, heartily thank
| ing Vermont for its prompt response un
der that CALI that il would awaken
greater activity in raising volunteers il
the other States
| Tho fact was that being pursuadeC
| that more troops were needed and woult
nc called for, the 9Th regiment was near
ly recruited In fun before the call came
and so was all the sooner ready to q,
forward when the call came. I hope yol
received my earlier letter of this morn
| ing in season to give my message 4
the Veterans at their meeting. witt
much respect Your friend.
FREDERICK HOLBROOK.
General Howard said he thought Gov
ernor Hobrook, NermOnt's war governor
a most remarkable man. General Howar
said Governor Holbrool< told him last sun
| day Of how his letter to Abraham Lincol
fell from Mr.. Lincoln's hat when he too
it off at a cabinet meeting and how
| became the means Of the petition frOr
| the governors that resulted in the ca
for goo 1000 men. Governor TIolbrook ais
told General Howard Of how thousands q
lives had been saved by his succossh
effort in planting "a hospital for the Unite
States at Brattleboro. whore good air goo
water, and General Howard said he Nigh
have added good people, contributed (
the speedy restoration of the wounded an
invalldS t. health and strength.
Cen. Howard then gave rapid revio'
of few of the scenes concerning the BATH
OF Gettysburg. He first took the veteran
to Emmittshurg, Md, describing the warn
reception his men had from the Jesuit IA
theirs and the comfortable hospitalit
which was only disturbed by VeXatiou
orders.
lie told of his visit to General Reynold
at Marsh Run, six miles off. on the nigh
before tho BATTLE of how he and Roynold
studied the reports and Mcads great ol
der and can to patriotism lie said tina
General Reynolds seemed To have Il pre-
montiOn Of some disaster at that time.
General Howard then told of his famou
ride in company with his escort and sta
from Emmttsburg to Gettysburg, Owe
stone walls and through woods,
FIe spoke Of his reconnaissance of III
field after the battle had begun. of HI
selection of Cemetery Ridge and the NAL
ing of his headquarters there; of his a
tempt to get to the top of the court hous
and then his finding Fanhastock's obse
vatory opposite the court house Genori
Howard was there when Reynolds
wounding was reported by private cay
alryman, George Quinn, and was also thel