Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11

Methods do not compare favorably with
he battles of the days gone by when
men lined up front to front and took the
Ire of the battle lines.
General King traced his career
Trough the Civil war after the time
lie joined the army on its raid through
he Shenandoah Valley to the time OF
.ce's surrender In speaking OF
resident Abraham Lincoln, General
King said that there was II feature OF
hat great mans character which was
lot generally known, but which help
ID him to stand the mantle of worries,
heavier than any which ever fell on
o the shoulders of II president of the
o throw aside tho weighty matters
IT state and to plunge into and read
some amusing piece of literature or apt
story, after which he would go back
o his work with renewed tcnacity. The
following poem, entitled. There's Life
IN the Old Man Yet" written by Gem
,ral King, was received with enthus-
assn when read by him;
Who says that | am growing old?
Why bless your blooming eyes
It's many a year fore | should sec
My mansion in the skies;
What if am a Veteran
And did my best, YOU bet,
You may as well Just understand
There's life in the old man yet.
The almanac-oh, cut that out,
1t keeps the dates all right.
But age don't count by years, you
know
Not by a--namoloss sight;
And when you fellows size me up
And take account, you bet;
Your quick admit, without dissent,
There's life in the old man yet
What's nifty years? Why bless your
It. seems but yesterday
When we were tramping down tho
sWard--
Nirgtnia's sacred clay.
How strange it is tho Powers that I've
can now 50 quick forget
The men who savsd the Union; and
There's life in the old man yet.
Attention squad, tlalt' STEADY there,
Dress back men, ON the right;
Squad. ordch arms. eyes front! Sound
off,
All It's II noble sight;
And when the country needs these
They'd go again. Won bot.
For ann pnD'1 din, tl.i~ laval
There's life in the old man vet.
IiOEATIO &. KING.
January, 1914
Colonel Dickman then called upon
General r. $. Peck, who gave II brief
resume Of the plans for the annual
meeting of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac which will be held il
this city July 10 and II. These plans
are outlined elsewhere in this week..
Free Press.
Judge Augustus \. Hand of tho Umi-
ted states court when called upon
spoke of the cordiality with which he
has always been received in Burling.
ton. Judge Hand stated that he wa,
always impressed with the effect OF
any military gathering on the civilian
The army teaches the value of dis
cipliu". Whatever our views may h,
on the attitude iof the Germans in tn,
present war, the German nation com,
!nandS our respect for the discipline
exhibited. This country must Learn
and has vet to learn the value of dis
ciplinc, the value of experts and o.
people who know
President Benton Of the University OF
ArrD1tDt in, f.,
tribute to General King and spoke oi
the privilege Of coming in contact witt
the officers and men of the sixties tc
whom the later generations are indebted
ana extended Fluctuations to Burlingtor
that this city has the honor of enter
tanning the men of the Society Of tn,
Army Of the Potomac the coming July
President Reeves Of Norwich Inver
sity spoke of his pleasure at hearing
Judge Hand talk on discipline OF al
the arguments against militarism Tn,
sliest, said colonel Reeves, is tina
military training destroys individuality
While we do not believe in war we d,
believe in its necessity ut times, AM
If we look over the officers of the arm,
and the men who have passed through
n war we must come to the conclusion
that they have not lost their individual
ity. Colonel Reeves said he was Away
ready to talk about Norwich, which i
| the oldest military institution in tn
country, with the exception of Yves
I Point. A record was broken in the his
tory of the universities of the cOuntr
whom it was found that the enrolmen
! had increased the second semester owe
the first This, Colonel Reeves said
was due to the fact that people ar
realizing the need of military training
Norwich being now conducted the sam
as is any army post,
MEDALS PRESENTED.
y very pleasing part of the program g,
! the evening was the presentation q
medals OF the third brigade third div
| sion, first army corps to Carlos -. wi
liams and Charles +. Beach. two vctera
| officers of the commandcry. The prcsentS
ton speech was made by General Crosb
| F. Miller, the medals being the gifts
! lifelong friends and warm admirers
| the two comrades. In making Il
! presentation General Miller spoke of Il
stirring times for the nations now at Va
! and the anxious time Of this countr
now at peace with all nations, but wit
great uncertainty as to how long tn
situation will continue
| The inscription on the badges given
| Colonel Williams and Mr. Reach f.