The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-04-24
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of April LII
Two hundred persons attended th'
annual hanque, o. the Naimcut a,y
ciety Of eouihern California held a
the Hotel Raymond last night Th'
affair was a gratifying success from
every viewpoint
An excellent program was givef
10 the music hall, following "a,
banquet Hon. John II Jacobs, gov
eruor Of the society. presided. aud
Rev r. NJ, Dowling was tosstmaster
Dr. Norman Bridge contributed q
paper which sketehed the history
and achievements OF Vermont Col
onel William IA Holahird spoke el0
quensiy Of the heroism OF Vermont
patriots In time OF war.
Colonel Holabird also read lei,
ter from ex-senator Edinnnds oi
Vermont, now living Ia Pasadena
He y si years old The letter fol-
lows.
Letter Of senator Edmmnds
mo. SAL South Orange Grove ave
nue.. Pasadena, Cal, April ?, 1913.
my Dear Sir: most sincerely
regret that | am compelled by the
state OF my health to inform you
that ! shall be unable to have the
pleasure which ! hoped TO have IN
visiting with you and the members
of the society at the Raymond to-
morrow evening.
In the midst OF our Green Noun
tain reunion, 5000 miles away, on
the shores OF the tranquil sea, our
hearts and minds turn to our ma
i've land. We see the old land
scapes with their infinite and chang
ing---though ever the same skies.
we see the houses in which we were
born. the simple and humble school
houses, where we were taught the
foundations and elements of our
learning; the churches where We
learned the first and greatest lesson
OF the world that the fear of the
Lord Is wisdom, and to keep His
/ commandments is understanding AMI
that to love our neghbors as our.
selves Is the master key TO all the
| treasures of the universe; and there
among those hills are the hallowed
burial places OF our ancestors whose
memories fill us always with the bes
thoughts and resolutions of which
we are capable.
"All these things bring joy and
gladness to your meeting; and, with
out any disparagement to the ma
| tives OF this land of sunshine and
great endeayer We are entitled to
feel pride in the land and people OF
our origin. think we may say
without boastlng that Vermont has
from the day Of her birth in the
year OF Our Lord 1877. contributed
In evsry year. both in war aud peace
her full share to the growth and
solid progress and prosperity of the
many States TO which her children
have gone. We do not boast of it
it was and is a duty, and we claim
no superiority or reward for it. We
gladly give such as we have to the
common veal of all. Vermont es-
tablished her government upon the
principles and with the framework
Of the advanced representative dem
ocracy, and her social order upon
the solid and only sure basis of true
progress the unit of individual and
family responsibility. They know
that self-restraint and self-control
were fundamental and perpetual nee
essitles in the individual lives of men
and women, and they knew from the
history of human experience that
these vital qualities We're even more
essential in the establishment and
conduct OF government OF and byI
the people than in any form OF
government known among them
They have held fast to these prin-
ciples and methods believing, as !
do, that excitements and enthus-
iasms are not the best soil for the
growth OF sober and equal laws and
that the progress we hope for, made
under such emotions. is likely toI
be found after trial. to be progress
backward.
with earnest thanks for yourI
very kind invitation, and my best
to the members Of the so
ciety, am,
Very sincerely yours,
GEORGE F. EDMUNDs.
John II. Jacobs, Esq.
Governor, Vermont Society OF
Southern California.
g. III. Parsons, secretary OF the
federation OF State societies, spoke |
In support OF the federations plan
to have building OF its own. Har-
ry Il. Andrews responded to the
toast The Green Hills Far Away. |
There were songs by Mrs. s. Norton |
Bobo and Mrs. Walter Raymond