Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-10
LOYAL LEGION MEETS.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Clark
Elected Commander.
Business Meeting Followed BY Bnn.
quct-Spenkcrs Were Prof. Good.
rich, Mayor Burke, REV. DR..
brown, Col. Powell and COL
Iector Darling.


Order of the Loyal Legion, was held Tues
day night. The members of the commandery
gathered early in the evening in the new
rooms in the Fletcher library building
and elected officers for the ensuing year
| as follows:
Communication Admiral Charles Il.
| Clark, L. S. n, retired
| Senior recommendation A
Woodbury. of Burlington.
Junior vice commander-A. C. Brown
| of Montpelier.
Recorder-Hcnry o. Wheeler OF Bur-
| lington
Observation-Disclosures d. Williams Of Bur-
| lington.
Trcasurer-Charcs L. Beach Of Bur-
| lington
| Chanccllor--Curtis A. Hubbard OF Bur-
| lington.
chaplan--J. F.. Goodrich of Burlng-
| ton.
| Council-Joscph n. Gouldng of Will
mington. Hiram T. Perkins of st. Al
| bans, J. II. Lucia of Montpelier Harley
q. Sheldon OF West Rutland, James f.
| Hooker Of Brattleboro.
| Henry ~. Hagar was made a member
of the first class and Lawrence S. Mil
! Ter was made companion of the sec
/ ond class.
At the close of the business session
the companions adjourned to the Van
Ness House, where the 18th annual
| banquet was served. Nearly 30 were
present and the event was most sue
| c"ssful t.X-Gov. r.. j. Ormsbee of
| Brandon. the retiring commander, pro
! sided and introduced the speakers. Tho
Rev w. s. Smart of Pittstcld, Mass
was to have been the speaker OF the
evening but he was unable to attend
and Prof. j. +. Goodrich. on very brief
notice. assumed his place. He spoke
in part as follows:
"It is privilege to look one an
other in the face once more and to
gather around this social board. Fad
ing memories are trcshcncd here. tho
scenes of 80 and - years ago may re-
enact themselves before our eyes. the
dead and distant past lives again, and
seems to he but of yesterday. Tho
march the raid the bivouac and tho
ilght-how vivid and real they appear
when we meet, as now. the actors in
thos" stirring days. One cam almost
hear the buglcs and sec the sotIadrons
as they dash forward TO the charge
We feel again the excitement Of con-
bIo,, 49,, '''"' ." the
rI,,tio ~, assam wv W.
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ra,,, .,,,, ''at cue NOR
,a.... "'''''iiS' 1t uoeS not
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- "',' ii"Perli'eu inc ark
"'pc'' nose ANXIOUS
r ~ '"'" alternate hopcs and
50,
49,, va" 'ors't 'hcm! we
49, "" 'IoHi our security
n,,,, 49,, iioi' ciear sum-
=. "p''''o"S YOU VIII allow me
, 49, '"''o'E TAIN somewhat alb
'"e scenes oil the war
,,',,,,.., tP '0"' i!'nus are pusy with
,i,. .""i ana ned OF march and
" "'oP''"i' p'ichahoe prison.
l., ''' "'''''' "iu NIctorE' IN night
IT, u'c","S VT VI uaE-V'sl"hs YOU live over
80, ~ P'''' anu i'N''" INC hopes ana
Nv" "e'''S Ma" Il century behind
90 ~" S""e upon III" VISION 1t
e'o"1 '''' S''''c''''''S ana Instant TIL it
'''' 80 ''''o'' as inc t'ileS or chNa!ry.
%s I''e.. as 'ne LEGENDS OF the Round
H"' "S"H IL becomes 50 VIVID
",u 80 ''"' ','''' inc hi"od leaps aS of old
n'.Vn '''o o"s'e SOUNDED To arms as the or
Wv, V"''e 10 "'e't 'hc ioe' Recalled to the
,. ''' p,IS'"' you rub your eyes ana re-
'''''' n''h'' 'u'E Is an zone, mat
M ''','' '.'e - ~ longer oepioFed'
"t ~" "o,' n'." c'''~e'S ana not SOL
"''''' y" ''''"h HedNth mat those "liom
~" az "o'''' l'aNe 50 ldlht
P''o'' VI '"' nara "ctuah'ics or war.
RECOUNT s"'''' ''''eS among ''"""-
'"'' VI III '''' '"lS VI 'hIs l"ter genera