The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
MONUMENT DEDICATED
Memorial to General George J. STAN
nard Presented to Town of Georgia
mt st. Adams on Account of Bad
Weather.

nara presented 10 Town OI UeOrSu
mt st. Adams on Account of Bad
Weather.
st. Adams, Oct. 12.-The unfavor-
able weather conditions prevailing
here today were responsible for the
dedication exercises connected with
the presentation of the memorial ID
General George j. Stanard, to the
town of Georgia, being held in the
City Hall of this city at p. NJ. 1t
was originally intended to hold the
veil the memorial with the proper
ceremonies, but the rain, which fell
in torrents. made it impossible to do
So.
The special train which w. to
have carried the guests to Georgia at
l o'clock, was cancelled, but the
morning trains brought in crowds of
distinguished visitors from all parts
of the State and various important
personages from other parts of New
England.
Ex-Governor Ebenezer ]. Ormsbee.
chairman of the monument trustees,
presided at the exercises and music
was furnished by LeClair's orches-
ira. The program was as follows:
Singing, A. j. Markham, of Burling-
| Of mi
lot to the State, eX-Gov. E. j. Orms-
bee, of Brandon; acceptance of mon
ument and lot for the State of YER
mont, and turning over the same to
the town of Georgia for care and safe
keeping, subject to any further legis.
lation, Gov G. H. Prouty; accept
ance of the responsibility by the town
of Georgia, George w. Cleveland
first selectman; singing, A. j. Max
ham; address, Col. Albert Clarke, oil
Boston; original poem, w. c. Clark
of Lyndon.
All the speakers were cordially re-
ceived by the audience and the pro-
gram was carried through in excel.
lent taste and with a deep patriotic
spirit that manifested itself in gen
erous applause. Colonel Clarke's ad
dress was a scholarly and just esti
mate of the essential characteristic.
of one of Vermont's natural, untu
tored military genuises, and was civ
en- close attention. The poem by w
C. Clark, of Lyndon, was read by hi;
father, the Rev. w. C. Clark.
Among the prominent Vermonter
present were Gov. George II. Prouty
of Newport, eX-Gov. Ebenezer
Ormsbee, of Brandon, ex-Gov. Johl
l.. Barstow, of Shelburne, ex-Goy
Urban A. Woodbury., of Burlington
ex-Gov. Edward c. Smith, of this city
ex-Lieut.-Gov Zophar, M, Mansur, o
Newport, Maj. Seymour H. Wood, O
! st, Adams, and William A. Decker, O
Georgia, State trustees of the Stan
ard monument, Gen. Theodore
Peck of Burlington, Gen. J. H. Lucia
of Montpelier, Congressman David
Foster, of Burlington, the Hor
Charles w. Gates, of Franklin, tn
Hon. Moson S. Stone, of Montpelier
Col. Henry o. Clark, of Milton, Co
: l.. c. Leavens, of Richford, Col. He
man w. Allen. of Burlington, Judg
c. s. Palmer, of Burlington, Gen, Car
mi L. Marsh, of Enosburg Falls, Co
Henry S. Howard, of Burlington
, Ralph o. Sturtevant, of Swanton, his
, torian of the Thirteenth Vermont Vol
! unteers, Capt. j. N. Culver, of Rich
/ ford, T. M. Tobin, of Swanton, an
= Editor M. j. Maloney, of Richfort
: David Bingham, of East Orange, N.
A guest of Colonel Clark, of Milton
was also present.
r Two daughters of General Star
| nard, Mrs. William J. Stone, of Sout
3 Hero, and Miss Georgiana Stannar'
t of Burlington, and niece of the ger
eral, Mrs. Samuel e. Everett, of Bul
lington, were the guests of honor