Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17
Rear Admiral Charles E. Clark,
Hero Of the Oregon, 50 Years
Old Thursday.
DINNER AT LAKE MANSFIELD
yermont's Friends Gather AT This Fin.
NOUS Trout Preserve to Celebrate
the Admiral's Birthday-pre.
scented with o. American
Beauty ROses.

Stowe. Aug. 1o.-Rcar Admiral Charles
i. Clarke of the L. $. navy reached his
6?nd birthday to-day and rctircs from
active service. lie was to-day. however
advanced to the rank of full admiral OF
Lake Mansfield. the famous trout reserve,
where he and his family are spending
| the summer. this degree being conferred
by Col. O. y. Clark of Montpelier in be-
half of the member of tho Lake Mans
field Trout club, who gave a trout dinner
in Admiral Clarkc's honor. The admiraI
in responding admitted that he was a
full admiral-'full of dinner"
About IS people from stowe. Morris
vile. Waterbury, Montpelier, Barre ant
| burlington gathered at the club house
/ to-day TO attend the birthday party
| The lining hail was very rrottily decor.
| ated with wrcaths OF clcmatis, carna
tions, astcrs and sweet peas. the dccora-
lions being arranged by the ladies OF
the club. On the dining table were 6.
American Beauty roses. presented the
admiral by his friends in Montpelier,
The Dime was n very elaborate trout
rcpast. After the dinner the party spent
the rest of the day on the club grounds
or boating on the lake. The admiral is
in excellent health and thoroughly enjoy
ed the Informal but cordial greetings of
his friends.
SKETCH OF THE ADMIRAL'S CA
REER.
Charles Edgar Clark is a direct de.
scelldant of Captain Clark, the mate OF
the Mayfower. His ancestors remained
in Massachusetts from 1920 until about
1900. when a branch of the family settled
in Bradford. His Grandfather was Charles
Clark. and his father was James Dayton
Clark, both of whom lived in Bradford
The mother of Captain Clark was Mary
Sexton, the daughter of Major Hiram
Sexton of B~rooktield. who served in tho
War Of 1872. Charles Edgar Clark was
born in Bradford, August 10, 1S43. His
father carried on the book binding bust.
ness in Bradford until 1861, when he re.
moved to st. Adams, where he pursued
his avocation for three years, removing
TO Montpelier in 1864. There he lived unit
his death in 1883. Clark attended the pub
lie schools of his native town until 1850
when he was appointed by Senator justin
s. Morrill, to the United states Nava
Academy ut Annapolis. Md. In 1861 he
was ordered into active service. From
that time until the close of the civil Wai
he was attached to the western gulf block
aiding squadron. under Admiral Farragut.
participating in the battle of Mobile bay.
August ). 1863. in the attack upOn and cap
ture of Fort Morgan. on the 23rd of the
same month. and in several minor affairs
on the Mississippi river and the coast oi
Texas. He was promoted. October. 1SG'
to the grade of ensign; May. 1866. to thai
Of master: February, 1861, to that of lieu
tenant, and March, 1S6S, to that Of lieu
tenant commander.
April S, 1869. Captain Clark married Mis-:
Maria Louisa Davis. daughter of w. L
Davis Of Greenfield, Mass.
After the Civil Wal and until 1869, Ad'
niiral Clark was employed manly on the
Pacific and West India stations. and made
several short cruises on the coasts, moi
only of oar own country but of Europe
He was attached to the flagship of Ad'