Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
Roll Call Showed That 10 Deaths
Had Occurred during Past
Year.
IN FAVOR OF GREAT PARKWAY
would Have II Built from Washington
to Gettysburg ms Memorial to
1incoln-An Excursion THIS
-aII-Address by DIR. J. u.
Crnntn1l of Illinois.

Essex Junction. July 3o-The Goth an
nual reunion of the 18th Vermont ReEi-
ment association was held here to-day
and was largely attended and success
full event. The business meeting was held
in the forenoon In Forestcrs hail. follow
cd nv a dinner at two o'clock In G.. A. r.
hall The feature of the gathering was
the adoption Of n resolution proposed by
Col. Albert Clarke Of Boston. favoring
the proposed broad parkway from Wash
ngton to Gettysburg as a memorial 10
Lincoln.
The business meeting was called 10 or
der at II 30 o'clock President Ziba II.
McAllister Of Wnitsfeld In the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. c. II.
Dunton OF Poultney An address OF well
come was made by Or. G. NJ. Ferrin OF
Essex Junction with response by Presi-
dent McAllster. Music for the occasion
was furnished by Munson's orchestra.
REPORTS SUBMITTED
The reports Of the secretary. f. n.
Peck OF Burlington, and the treasurer.
Col n. W. Alien of Burlington, were
read and accepted. The secretary also
made n neurological report showing tho
ing the last year
Company B-Pert c. Chamherlin, died
at Mddlesex. June %. 1907; D. s. Stod-
dard died ut Indianapolis Nov. :, 1901;
1,ucicn White. died Mt Middcsex. Dec.
Is. 1907; William H. Trusk died at War
rem May %. 1908.
Company E--Erastus n. Butler, died
ut Sacramento Cal, July .. 1908.
Company F--Montre,iln Ross died AZ
Huntington. Sept. Il. 1907. l.. F.. Terrill
died at Cnderhll Dec. 10, 1907; Thomas
Johnson died at Williston February 4
1905: Lieut. Justin 1.aramore died al
Philadelphia February 81, 1908.
Company G-Charies J.. Ievolette al
Richford. Sept. s, 1907
Company Nv. II. Roakes Mt wor
cester. Mass. March. 1905
COMPANY K-Edwin c. Wilson at Eas'
Franklin, July IL, 1907.
Honorary membcr--1onas F. Brown o.
Minneapolis died in California Feb. 20
1903.
Ren,a rks In memoriam Of tho depart
ed were made by Judge G. s Paine
for Company r and f. A. Fiske 70
COMPANY 3. Col. a. C. Brown of Mont
pelier tho recipient last year OF
tewelled badge ut Saratoga. also spok
briefly. Several interesting letters iron
absent comrades werc read.
IT was voted 10 hold an excursion t
Gettysburg next October and a commit
tee with Col r. O. Clark Of Eas
Orange, y. j.. chairman wns appoint
ed to arrange for the trip. Pledges wcr
taken and n large number signifled thei
intention of attending.
COL. CIARKE'S RESOLUTION.
The resolution proposed by Col. Abe,
Clarke OF Boston. endorsing the propos
tion to erect a Lincoln Memorial parl
way. was supported in "A speech by Co
Brown OF Montpelier and was unan
mously adopted. The resolution. is as 70
lows:
Resolved. That as a regiment wh,c
was In the thckest OF tire fight ut &c
tysburg We learn with great pleasu,
that one of the suggestions OF the con
mission on memorial TO Abraham LII
coin for the national capitat ~ the COZ
struct'on OF broad parkway fro
Washington to Gettysburg with sepa
ate roads for carriages, automobiles n,
electric cars and with sections Of II
garden especially devoted to each Stat
and we think that this would ~ mo
distinctive and appropriate than a I,
shaft. statue or memorial bu.Idi,
could be. that II would be UNDUE amo,
the worlds patriotic memorials of gre
men and great events. that It's expen
would not equal the money Of three da
Of the war. and that the value OF
teaching would be inestimable throug
put all time.
DIR. CRANDALI!S ADDRESS.
DR.. John II. Crandall OF Sterling 7
gave an address In reminiscent V,
dealing largely with tho battle OF Gett,
burg. DR.. Crandall Is the only surviyi
member of tho original STAFF OF the I:
Vermont volunteers. who was pres,
on the battlefield OF Gettysburg, As yei
ago. He was assistant surgeon.
spoke follows
To the 18th Vermont Regimental
ISOLATION, comrades. companions and
the loyal descendants of the 18th V
mont Regimental association:
We meet again upon the loyal soil
The old Green Mountain State at y,
pleasant village OF Essex Junction, af
lapse OF IS years to refresh
meme rlcs of the past.
Yes; here upon the loyal soil of v
mont we meet to recall the deeds
valor and heroism you showed in lcay
your comfortable homes, and the chan
incident to soldiers life In the +
of the disloyal State OF Virginia, the
bed OF southern chivary at the time,
How that you put up with the he
ships OF wadlng through Virginia II
stricken with fevers from exposure