The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-31
FIELD MEMORIAL
GIFT DEDICATED
Drinking Fountain Erected
by Descendant of New
fame Family.
GIVEN TO w. C. T. u,
THEN TO VILLAGE
Built of West Dummerston Granite in
Rough Finish and Contains Drinking
Places for Man and Beast - David
Willard, Giver, Not Present.
Especial to The Reformer.)

Especial to The Reformer.)
NEWFANE, May 81.
Dedicatory services were held here
yesterday afternoon at 8 clock at the
Field Memorial fountain, which was
presented by David Willard of New
York and Brattleboro to the Newfane
w. c. T. L. and presented in turn by
the W. c. T. L. to the village. The
weather conditions were ideal and a
large audience was present. All present |
entered into the spirit of the occasion
and these who had a part in the pro-
gram gave the story of the fountain |
with unusual interest. The giver was
unable to be present, +, as he was about
to sail from New York for reconstruc- |
tion work in France.
The fountain, which stands near the
| main street on the corner south of the
Eames store, is built of West Dunn
| merston granite in the rough, erected
| by the Grant Granite Co of Brattleboro.
| II is seven feet long, six feet high and
! three and a half feet wide. On the
| side next the street is the name Field,
together with q drinking place for ami
| mails On the back side is a bubbling
| fountain and a bronze tablet inscribed
| I'm memory of Charles Kellogg Field,
and his wife, Julia Ann Kellogg, their
daughter, Mary Hubbard Field Viii
lard. -
4 All Joined in the opening song Ameri
ca. after which Rev. T. ID. Childs read
Scripture selections relating to foun
tains of water and invoked the divine
blessing A hymn written by Eugene
Field was then sung by chosen choir,
and Mrs G. e. Davidson, county W. G..
T. T. president. who presided, read
Eugene Field s poem, My Playmates,
bringing to mind the names of his early
friends in Newfane. A song by the
children of today followed and then
came the unveiling of the fountain by
w F. Eames, chairman of the village
+ water board. and Mrs. F. A. Dewitt, a
member of the w. C. T. Z. fountain
1 committee. The first glass of water from
e the Field memorial fountain was hand
l ed to the president of the day by the
village chairman, and She holding it
e for all to view gave the following quo
I tation:
:, ''Nature S fair daughter,
/ Beautiful water.
q Greatest of blessings yet free as the air.
u Nothing created can with it compare. -
e After briefly rehearsing the early
work of the Newfane union in main
| tanning a water cooler at the railroad
station during the hot months in years
gone by, which finally led to the plan
F" of erecting a drinking fountain on tho
village green, and mentioning the assis
!, tance given by David Willard, the ont
y who represented him at the dedication
- service, Maj f. w. Childs of Brattle
= boro, was introduced and was received
: with applause by the audience.
His address was very interesting, re
: ferring as he did to the Field family AM
q giving entertaining incidents. In con
y clusion he read letter sent by Davit
y Willard which called forth hearty ap
9 plause.
w. H. Newton who had aided tn
= - union in their former attempts to pre-
y vide water at the railroad station an
y. in the name of his sister, Mary Newtor
Z who had labored long and earnestl
~ ~ for the drinking fountain, was calle
a. to respond and spoke with much fee
ing of past memories, and with earnes
ness concerning a community spiri
closing with a poem by Eugene Fiel
and with thanks to the one who ha
given the beautiful fountain to Il
ON Newfane w. C. T. L.
The choir sang a tribute to wat
er. and Mrs. Eta f. Heseock president
re- Newfane union, gave testimony that q
nts that had been said of the Field fam
to was inspiring to the present generate
to lead to noble deeds, and that t
my memory of home and mother, as che
at ished in the heart of the donor of t
the fountain, was the same spirit as tn
ave which is called by the Woman s Chr
ent tian Temperance union organized mot
er love, and after speaking of the all
lose of the union to aid in the training
for children who shall make the future e
eri- erations worthy of the blessings hand
yhts down and giving thanks to E. G. Ber
rom dict for his generous aid toward seci
ing the fountain, formal presentati
ner- was made to the village corporate
9th W. II. Goodnow responded with earn,
to words of appreciation of all that
been said and a pledge to hold in trl
sacredly that which had been Civ
adding interesting teens of experience
connection with the Field family.
.. W. c. Ballou of the village wa
MY board was called upon for an origil
poem which was received with hea
ath- applause.
day. All present were invited to join
nds isinging The Fountain Song, written