Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05
The 18th Vermont Regiment Asso.
citation Puts Marker on Col.
Munson' Grave.
18TH ANNUAL MEETING.
ADDRESS OF Welcome by Hattie Nc
Dride-COl. Albert Clarke of Boston
Delivered DedicntOry Address
Judge Lyon Elected PRESIDENT
History Nearly Ready.


NoieHes'er' July 0'-ln the presence
ol IaiBe dsSempiaSe or people at the
efternoa,, 49, $50. - US Wv" '"'o
he 18th Vermont Regiment association
IN the monument of 1,iout col vii
lam y. Munson of this town was ded-
Gated with - nttirp natriotic cetobro-
lion. The occ.sir, ,,.,s ,,, o,,so,,,o,,o,
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"'"S VI 'He I'tn support
great bat,lo ~ co..,.nh,,' 'i''' ~ ''''
All circumstances combined to make the
occasion success and the event one long
to be remembered by those who partlcipi-
pated The day was ideal; the entertain
hleht provided by the ladies of Colchester
was hospitality itself and the speeches
wore without exceptions, utterances Of
'nr i'lsnest PATRIOTISM expressed in terms
" c'oi"ehce ana enthusiasm Included in
'.e a''eioa"ce were -FOUR score survivors
'"e sa''aht l"th' pes'u5s other veter-
WIS t's wa. ana 'hrohsS "i men
men anu c"'uieh from 'ol'hester ana
humans ''""''N an "i whom UNI
io' o''o p"l pose-to holor the meh'-
s''N ma" so"e
BUSINESS SESSION.
The business meeting of the 18th Repi
nent association was held at 1o.3o o.c,ocl,
tbs morning in the parish house of the
Congregational Church. The president of
the association, Col Albert Clarke. also
head Of the Home Market club, Boston,
presided. An address of welcome was de-
lvared by Miss Hattie MarBride OF Col
chester Miss MacBride surrounded by a
group of young Indies each of whom
pore 'etters which combined read 18th
'''IHoh'' spoke as follows:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
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ON our breasts NM ro.d to,t ,,o.
4 name 4, ,,.hio,, ,.o,, ..,. - c,
-, great ana trs.ieo},a
whose a.r ,,,, ra,,a, CIV.
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0'''"' WIN ou'pe'N "'ei eS'
'"' O'""". as 9''"'e''' '"es
tISdDlblDl'u III you ny any lack OF
IN quaHtleS mat make inc american
SOLDER You VINO 4" years ago TINS
Gay, executed thls ORDER battalon!
cnange front forward on nrsl COM
pany. ana thereby gained immediate
ana lasting renown. The news OF the
victory at gettysburg was sent tash-
ing TO every city, hamlet and rural
home of the North, prominent in which
| was the report of the action of Stan
| nards 2nd Vermont brigade and par
ticularlv the execution of the order by
the 18th and its results. No disap-
pointment in this, but how proud was
all Vermont.
No history Of tho great hattie of Cettvs-
burg has been written without prominent
| mention Of the bravery and STAYING ouali-
ties of STANDARDS brigade. Even We who
are voung know YOUR war record and all
grant that you are the peer of every Yer
',''' anu ''"1 we "ee'i SUM
,,or, -, vorr,or, ,ro,,, r.hon Aua,, ao,,..,
We know your history as soldiers of tho
llV>l war; we Know something OF your
49,. ss -, ,i,'a NV 30, a''o VI
mas been constant. in keen;np IN touch
md helping in many ways your comrades
"h!ie H'ihs anu ai'er oeath purvlhg them
.sbirg acting r,ep,or,,Is 10 $50, C..o.
the grave of your brave Colonel Randall
you erected costly monument. At Get
.9souls you nave zone your ruli share
a. a. N u.s., GU S'ns l'.a' great
,ors eor - ~, "' s.uaohl 'ls'-
| dav Won arc 70 norfo-,, o,a.,a. ,,,.,
gracious act on the ,s.dicat}o,, 40 . ,asti.,.
tribute in perpetuation of the lifeuorl of
one of your comrades.
We are proud to have such m associa.
ton here. We wish our facilities were
ruch that wa could keep you longer and
do more for you. But during your shor,
stay we hope to anticipate your wants and
to do all it is possible to do to make your
remembrance of this visit to the home of
Company u. a pleasant one
REPORTS or orr1Crpc