Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
Here's my hand. n mine. with my
heart In t: and now farewell"

HERE'S my hand. and mine. with my
heart In t: and now farewell"
The Tempest I'LL.
The above quotation on the menu of
the complimentary dinner to the
drafted men Of C%hittenden county
epitomized the sentiments of nearly
100 men and women, who as guests,
including officers from Fort Ethan Al
len, gathered at the new Sherwood
Hotel last evening to bid Godspeed to
the boys who are to depart for the
national cantonment at Aver, Mass,
at 7:15 o'clock this morning.
Among those present were Colonel
Arthur Thayer, the commanding Of
ficer at the Post, Colonel William c.
Rivers, Seymour G. LOOMS, a prom
inent member of the Connecticut bar,
Mayor j. Holmes Jackson, DR.. c. ].
Russell. chairman of the local board
Of exemption, the Rev G. w. Daven-
port, who offered prayer. John NJ.
Boutwell,. commander of Stannard
Post, Colonel John H.. Mimms, and
General Theodore s. Peck. These rep
r~esentative men were all seated at the
table with the guests of the evening,
the contingent from Chittenden
county.
The committee who had the arrange
ments in charge consisted of E. F.
Gebhardt, Edward p. Woodbury.. Har-
RE V. Hall and Mayor Jackson, and
this committee deserved the thanks OF
all for the excellent manner in which
the affair was carried out, especially
when one stops to consider the limited
time that was at their disposal to carry
the dinner to a successful conclusion.
Much Of the success Of the evening
was also due Colonel william c.
Rivers, who saw to it that the or
chestra from the Post was on hand to
render choice patriotic selections be-
fore the dinner and during the inter-
mission between the speeches. At the
close the Star Spangled Banner was
played, all standing.
Colonel Thayer and Commander
Boutwell, escorted the guests of the
evening into the dining room amid
tumultuous applause and while the
orchestra was playing a selection. The
room was decorated with patriotic col.
ors, and vari-colored flowers were scat
tered over the tables.
After the diners were seated Mayor
Jackson requested DR.. C. j. Russell tc
act as POSTMASTER, and the doctor
complied with the request by rising
and expressing his appreciation of the
good cheer that was plainly manifest
on the countenances of all. He sale
he was sure the boys of the contingent
would feel in their hearts the effect OF
this demonstration. The chairman OF
the local board added that he felt like
a drafted man himself in two instances
the first instance when he was ap'
pointed to the exemption board and thu
second when he was appointed by thu
mayor toastmaster. He then introduced
Seymour c. Loomis, a member of tn
Connecticut bar.
Mr.. LOOMS said that 1t seemed At
ting and proper that on the shores o
this historic lake. the scene of many
conflict in the past, there should be {
gathering to wish these men Godspeed
He was of the opinion that 1t was
matter of strategic value to us tina
these young men should go fight will
the allies against the Huns, who have
ravished the women and children o
Europe. He closed with the assertion
that this draft was one of the bes
principles of democracy ever brough
into existence.
Colonel Thayer. the next speaker, told
a great welcome into the service. Fol
many years we have wished to have thu
public in the army. and now the dream
has come true, he said. The colone
thought that this would be a short war
and expressed the opinion that it woult
have been we'll had Uncle Sam had thu
public within the army long ago. I1at
this proved to be the case, then the wal