The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
TO MARK WASHINGTON ROUTE
BY Which He Progressed from Philadel-
phia to Cambridge in ITS.

New York, June 20.--The route which
Washington covered in his journey from
| Philadelphia to Cambridge IN lI75 tt
take command of the American army
will be marked by special pilgrimage
under the auspices of the National So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton, starting from Philadelphia next
week
"The Gathering cavalcade," which es-
corted General Washington to Cambridge
and which Irving has said was the gaze
and wonder of every town and village, =
took nine days to make in hurry a
journey which could easily be accom-
plished by rail to-day between breakfast
and dinner. but the proposed pilgrimage
will be lesurely one by automobile,
starting as Washington did on June %.
and concluding with ceremonies at Cam.
bridge on July 3-the day Washington
took formal command of the army.
II is expected that more than 100 par
Elephants will make the Today journey
all the way from Philadelphia to Cam
bridge, and that over local stretches the
party will be augmented to several hun
dred.
1t is proposed to make special visits
to historic spots of revolutionary DAYS
and here and there to place a new tab
let, or dedicate some other memorial to
Washington.
The idea was presented by the George
Washington chapter of Springfield.
Mass, at the congress of the national
society in Chicago in May last year. and
it was resolved that it be carried out.
with Henry F. Punderson OF Springfield
as chief marshal of the pilgrimage. A
committee of members from Pennsvl-
vania, New Jersey, New York, Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts was appointed to
cooperate.
Washington's departure for New Eng
land was taken just week after the
Continental Congress at Philadelphia
had, by unanimous vote, on June 10.
1775. made choice of him to be com
mander-in-chief of "the forces raised anil
to be raised in defense of American lib
erty." The first skirmishes at Lexington
and Concord in April, had been answered
throughout New England by the de-
spatch of large volunteer forces to Cam
bridge. 4 motley-g CARRIED and poorly
equipped but enthusiastic and patriot
army of 10000 men had assembled for
the siege of Boston.
Washingten's commission was signed
the very day that the battle of Bunker
Hill was fought. The proposal that he
should be allowed $500 a month for his
pay and expenses was adopted by the
Congress, but he contended that he de-
sired no paw. He would keep an account
of his expenses and these only should be
met by Congress.
On the night OF June %. the hurried
arrangements for Washington's depart
ure had been completed, and farewell
dinner was given in his honor at Phil
adelphia In commemoration of this
event the Sons Of the Revolution will
hold a banquet at Philadelphia on the
night of June %, and start, as Wash
ngton did, the next morning for New
York.
The Philadelphia troop of light horse, |
whose standard was the first flag on
which 10 stripes appeared embIematie of |
The Is colonies, acted as Washington's |
escort. The first nights stop is believed |
to have been Trenton, where the auto |
mobile pilgrimage will also stop. The |
dedication of historic tablets will be part |
If the exercises here, as il viii be at |
practically every place where the party |
stops.
BY way of New Brunswick, and other