Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-21
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astic young lawyer, Jacob Collamer
This county gave to the civil service of
the country Justin S. Morrill,, whose
name is written large in the history Of
the nation. Our own Colonel Thomas
came from Fairlee, Captain Craigue from
Randolph, and from the same town Col.
John b. Mead, one OF the finest officers
in the service and a man justly held in
great honor.'
4 A nominating committee was appointed
and was composed Of K. F. Brown Of
Methuen, Mass, %. A; J. Z. Smith of
Newport, Co. b. Henry Eaton of Rich
mond, Co. Q; Frank Forbes OF williston,
20. d; Capt. B. F. Bowman Of Randolph,
Co. e; I. B. Kendall Of Roxbury, Co. q;
1t. Perry Porter OF Burke, Co. X. They
presented this ticket which was duly
elected First vice president. Capt. L.
NJ. Hutchinson Of Montpelier; second
vice president, Capt. b. r. Bowman of
Randolph; secretary and treasurer, G. NJ.
Ferrin OF Essex Junction; executive COM
mittee, 1t. Perry Porter of Burke, De-
partment Commander A. B. franklin of
Townshend, K. F. Brown of Methuen,
Mass; obituary committee, ex-Gov. J. L.
Barstow of Shelburne, @. M. Ferrin of
Essex Junction and Capt. b. +. Bowman
OF Randolph.
During the afternoon punch was served
In the hall by Mrs. II. T. johnson and
Miss Bessie Davenport and at o'clock
came a banquet in Bethany Parish house.
Covers we're laid for 1s4 and 80 more
we're served at the second tables. Pink
geraniums decked the boards and at
every place were scattered English violets.
1t was an elegant spread Of bouillon, es-
calloped oysters With potato, salad, rolls,
ice cream, cake and coffee and was deftly
served by a dozen or more young ladies.
A large audience assembled for the
campfire in Chandler Music hail, whose
stage was effectively decorated with flags
and bunting. The Music Hall orchestra
furnished an excellent order OF music,
Fred Goodwin sang a pleasing solo, and
the male quartet-John L. Hutchinson,
Elwin Martin, Glenn Bailey and A. NJ.
Vaughn--gave one selection.
Captain Bowman, who had been inde-
fatigable in his efforts to promote the sue
cess Of the reunion, handled the details OF
the program and Commander Franklin
presided. Prayer was offered ty Rev.
Fraser Metzger and Commander franklin
made few opening remarks.
The address OF welcome was given BY
DR.. F. q. Angel, who called attention to
the key on the fiag as emblematic OF the
fact that the Eighth often held the key to
the situation in the civil conflict, and
that ii now can open wide the doors to
our village, homes and hearts. In the
past the Eighth sometimes went where 1t
was not wanted and had to knock long
and hard before ii could gain admittance
at Port Hudson. Now the people Of the
South are glad you came and that
through you they now enjoy n free and
united country.
Commander franklin expressed the
heartfelt thanks OF the regiment for the
greeting received and spoke OF q visit be
made ysars ago to Randolph to see Col. J.
B. Mead, than whom, he said, no better
man, no Drawer man ever lived.
Rev. Fraser Metzger spoke for the asso-
ciate members OF the Grand Army, whose
privilege il Is to be connected with the old
soldiers and whose duty ii is to keep the
flag so pure that years from now il will
the respect II has at present all
over the world. "God grant, exclaimed
the speaker, "that the day may come
" hen war shalt cease, but God also grant
that we may never forget how to fght.p
Congressman D. J. Foster of Burling-
ton was the principal orator at the camp
tire and spoke in brief something as fol-
lows;-"I consider II an honor to appear
here for one night as a member OF the old
Eighth but / have great fears that, il
called to action, should be ineligible Is
! soldier OF that fighting regiment.
might, however, II placed In front, go
forward rapidly to keep out of the way of
he rush behind me and become a valiant
Ioldier in self preservation. History Is
ull OF inspiration, full of prophecy OF
uture possibilities and through patriot
sm our sense OF responsibility is in
Reunions, like this, are not in
me sense common occasions and never
yrow old or stale. They are en- illustra-
ion OF the truth that time doesn't always
weary or repetition always dull. Some
lime there will be none OF these old sol
liers to meet with us In such annivers-
ries and to do honor to our national
chieyements. The stars never wosry aud
re AZ bright TO cur eyes as 10 those OF the
lrst wondering shepherds who looked
Ipon them. We commemorate this day,
his night, in this reunion the most tre-
nendous struggle and the most complete
ictory as yet recorded in human annals.
While the first purpose Of the reunion is
hat the veterans shall renew acquain-
ance and recount old days, il has yet
igher purpose in the inspiration it
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