Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-15

But this is not what In the main the
| Daughters of the War of 1912 desire to
commemorate. They wish 1t to be re-
| nembered that In the stress Of war the
| university buildings we're available for
the shelter of those who were engaged
| in war for the defense of the country's
rights and honor--that in those students
| rooms soldiers Of the United States
| messed and slept. That in the lecture
rooms officers OF the army held councils
| OF war-that from these grounds pleas
ant then as now, brave men went forth
to conflict and honor-that here they
| brought their wounded and dying-that
here they sang the soldiers hymns, and
prayed the soldiers prayers, and dis
cussed tho fortunes OF the war I'm which
they were engaged. Such scenes make
any spot interesting and memorable.
Those old buildings We're burned but this
| spot on which we stand is the spot where
on they were mustered and reviewed and
prepared for battle. In dedicating this
, tablet to their memory We honor those
who were serving their country In the
way which then as now, was and still is
honorable and necessary--the last arsu-
ment In settling national disputes, but
which we devoute1ly hope and believe
will some time he as obsolete and dis
carded ms are now the weapons and
tools and Instruments Of that by gone
age. In honoring the heroes OF 1872 we
are recalling those who were engaged In
what was for a long time known in our
| history the late war" and which We
trust will prove to have been not only
the last war with England but the next
to the last war ever fought on the soil Of
the United States. with these reminis-
cences Of the past and these hopes for
the future In the name OF the university
l accept and dedicate this tablet, with
high appreciation OF the patriotism and
devotion Of tho United States Daughters
OF the War of 1872
Governor G. II. Prouty was then pres
ented and in few well chosen words
accepted the tablet in the name of the
state of Vermont. lie said that such
| ceremony and presentation made
fitting elimination for the week Of cole
| bration
Mrs. William Gerry Slade. national
| president Of the United Daughters OF
1872. followed Governor Prouty with
few short rernhrks She said that though
! she was not prepared to speak the
felt that ono thing despite the speech
making OF the past week, had been
left unsaid And that was, of course
relative to the important part which
the university buildings had played In
the War OF 1912.
| She complimentcd the Vermont branch
Of the society on the good work which
had been accomplished and. In conclu-
| SION dwelt upon the part which wo-
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which she makes
GENERAL HOWARD.
Major-General oliver Otis Howard, U.
S. A., was introduced and spoke some
what al follows:
The influences which affect the des-
TIMES Of human society for good or
Ill., are OF wide and far-reach!ng effect.
They grow and spread and are more
| comprehensive than is usually realized.
So It was with the Influences which
brought about the War OF 1872 Tho
controversy over the national bank
| aroused such a ferment of hostility
against British capita, that at ono
time the New England States were al
most ready to secede from the Union.
There were many other causes Of tho
war but the great one was the right
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