The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
PLEASING
OCCASIONS
Torbert Posts Entertainments
Much Appreciated by Mem
bers and Visitors.
REV. DR.. HAMMoND'S ADDRESS

That the entertainments being CIV
en- under the auspices of A. t. A. Tor
bert Post, No. "a, in the Grand Army
Hall, in this city, are growing in in
terest, was evidenced by the fact that
last Tue de- y evening, the 18th, the hall
was not only filled to its utmost capa-
city, but that many were standing,
and that several were unable, owing
to lack of accommodations, to even
gain admission.
The program of Tuesday evening
was of varied character, and was
well executed by the different per-
formers, each OF whom is deserving of
credit for his or her contribution to its
marked success. The large and high
Nv appreciative audience must have
been specially impressed with the fact
that Morristown is by no means lack
ing in musical talent, which should
receive all possible encouraging from
the people of this city. The enter
tainments being given in the Grand
Army Hall, while ministering very ac-
ceptably to the enjoyment of the mem
bers of Torbert Post, whose numbers
are so perceptibly diminishing, are
furnishing an excellent opportunity
for the development Of Morristown's
musical and literary talent.
1t is not for the purpose OF making
any invidious distinction that atten-
tion is called to the vocal SOLO entitled,
IS The Old Guard" but because of the
peculiar appropriateness of the selec-
tion, in view of the fact of the hand
full of surviving members of Torbert
Post, in comparison with its former
we'll filed ranks.
The influence of early training and
of environment was most strikingly
emphasized by the statement OF the
Rev. DR.. Hammond, the speaker of
the evening, that of the class of about
12O of which he was a member at Har-
ward University, in 1863, nearly half
responded to the call for troops for
the Union army, then fighting for the
preservation of national unity, includ-
ing himself. He enlisted in company
/ OF the 47th. Mass. Vol. Inf, of
which company he served as Orderly
Sergeant. AS DR.. Hammond men
toned, the members of his class at
Harvard having in their youth be-
come so thoroughly imbued with the
patriotic sentiments of such states
men as Daniel Webster, as enunciated
particularly in his famous reply to
Hayne in Congress and having been
from their earliest recollection in
close touch with the rare historic as
sociations of Boston and vicinity, it
was but natural consequence that,
at the call of Lincoln for troops, they
should fly to the defence of fine i'm
perilled American Union.
The speakers reference to the men
who assisted so effectively in shaping
the course of national events preceC-
ing and during the Civil War-such as
Choate and Everett and Webster and
Beecher and Curtis-gave decidedly
classic tone to his address, and must
have left on the minds of his young
listeners, of whom there were not
few, an impression which will help
them to be better citizens of this great
republic, in the years to come.
A distinctively patriotic ending was
given to the entertainment of the
1lth, by the photographic presenta-
tion of 4" Marching Through Georgia."
The Battle of Bunker Hill" Gin
which the voice of Colonel Prescott
could be heard, giving the order to his
soldiers to " fire." which was immed-
lately followed by the sound of the
rattle of musketry), and by three rous-
ing cheers given by the entire audi
ence, standing, for the +" Dear Old
Flag"
1t is probable, that at the sixth en-
tertainment of Torbert Post, on the
second Tuesday evening in April, the
Rev. DR.. Erdman will make the ad-
dress. Due notice of the entertain
mani will he given i'm the local nrece