Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
ANCIENYS CAPTURE CITY
Historic Boston Artillery Com
,any Take Burlington by Storm
Motor rides. Dress Parade NJ F"rt
Ethnn Alien and Banquet nj Van
>c.. House I'n, Busy Day
Left FRIDAY.

"ompany of Massachusetts ended ThurS-
law in the conquest of Burhhs'oh
f,ut the artillervmcn. on their part were
also captivated by the attractions OIL '"is
,itv In the morning they we're u'a''"
n motor trips about the city NiS''''s
shalburne Farms and other points Vi
interest in the vicinity. ana the S'"Fo
of Ethan Allen was visited by 'apt"''
Appleton and his staff. For TINS u'p
some 35 automobiles wcr" tenucre" u!
,,t,zens In the afternoon Fort hthah
Allen was visited. and the evening was
devoted 10 the banquet at the van Ness
House.
On the Ethan Allen monument was
nlaced a wreath. Chaplain X Perry /
t,uah of Chelsea. Mass. delivering III
Tins, tribute to the Green Mountain hero /
VISITED FORT ETHAN ALLEN.
The Ancient Hvnorablcs left for the
most at 2:So the regular car being run IN
six sections. Upon arrival the artillery
men marched from their five spec1ai
cars in columns of fours.
The Fighting Tenth" cavalry rreated
,neir DISTINGUISHED guests to evening
narade, passing in review afterward at
4 trot and at a gallon. Charges In troop
'front.' were then made the horsemen
swinging suddenly into column of fours
ust MS they seemed about to trample
The Bostonans underfoot After the Oh
ficers had been entertained with solid
and LIQUID Refreshments they returned to
burlington
BANQUET AT VAN NESS HOUSE
Following a concert by Teels band
Itch aI r11Is 81
banouet, and every member of which is
- soioist, to the music of the band the
Ancient Honorables entered the dining
room and took their seats in strict mill
tary form. The blue, red and gold of
the dress uniforms, with their rows OF
medals made brilliant spectacle, con-
irasted with the sober black and WHITE
evening dress of the civilian guests whom
ne Honorablcs Were entertaining.
Chaplain Bush of the artillerymen said
srace. During the courses JOY, goodiei-
lowship and song flowed unrestrained
and it was amid clouds of rich cigar
smoke and in an atmosphere of onthus-
iasm that the speaking was carried out
Captain Appleton said in part
We have received at your hands a
most hearty welcome AS the commander
OF the y. ~ II. a., IL is Il pitdSiiit W NC
here in this beautiful and historic city.
The welcome you have given us has laid
is under a deep debt of gratitude which
we can never repay in full. 1t would be
hard to find a city more typical Of the
manysided Amcricanism than the one we
are in He also thanked President A. $
Drew and the members of the Ethan Aller
club for their hospitality. complimentinl
y,al thr ir,,n ,
entertainment which had added much t,
their enjoyment of their visit here
burlington is a live wire" said he
Lieutenant Coody. the postmaster q
The evening, was introduced by Capital
Appleton and proposed the first regula
cast The President of the Unite
States" The toast was drunk to tn
strains of The Star Spangled Banner
In response to the toast. Captain Apple
ton read Il letter from President Taft, cx
pressing regret over his inability to b
present at the banquet, as he had hope
20 be able to do,
The toast, "Thc Commonwealth u
massachusetts, was responded To 10y tn
Hon. ]. Steains Cushing of the governor
council of Massachusetts, who REL
resented Governor Foss officially. an
mead of the j. $ Cushing Printing com
pany. In the course Of his remarks Il
valid q compliment TO the officers of tn
Tenth cavalry, who, said he, are wei
,Ome anywhere in massachusetts, an
who command the hest drilled regimen
in the army" Mr., Gushing also PAL
tribute to the people of Burlington, In
Guiding the proprietors of the Van Mes
and the Vermont, and the officers of tn
Firth infantry. He conveyed the greet
ings of Governor Foss who | hope wi
not succeed himself although he is
,retty good fellow and a Vermonter."
10 the toast The State of Vermont,
Elias Lyman responded, in place of GOV
-rnor Fletcher who was unable to h
present.
II believe the Old Vermont stock
iust as good as is raised in any State i
the union" Shouts of sure" and bull
Work.'D
Mr.. Lyman spoke enthusiastically
HE record of Vermont youth in the gre;
tiles, and invited the Ancient Honorab l,
20 come again.
Bully work." shouted the Ancien
gain, and uproar followed,
The City of Boston" was the no!
toast, and the Hon. John r. Murph
next mayor of BOSTON, responded am
cheers. He spoke. instead. of Burlingto
The NOR. of your city have seen, sa
IT,, "the more | wonder why we go ahrof
fore we have seen our own countr
Home is where our heart is and if v
ont initiate soon the Arabs and, fodii
Jur tents, steal silently away a
fraid we win stay here where our hear
are. burlington wastes its sweetness
re desert air and 'blushes unseen b
au3e the great mass of the people do n
zee it." He paid like tribute to Il
American army, and told number
stories as only an Irishman can.
I'VE of Massachusetts" he declare
owe deep debt of gratitude
Vermont. which has sent us
number of our ablest men.
alude. among others. to Governor Fo.
graduate of this college and born wit
few miles of this city, One only COZ
laint Is, that YOU don't send us enou
'ermonters We of Massachusetts n
,oston are the heart of New England
he rest Of you are the blood. You, II
:, have had men who are heroes in t
puntry's history.
when you speak of Massachusetts, y
peak OF the Ancient and Hor orable a
llery. Its members have been our 20
rnors, our commanders. our legislato
,ur business captains; and they rep
Ient all that Is best and most patriO
n our history"
Mr.. Murphy closed with II stirri