Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21
VERMONT CAvAlRYM { n |
IN AN NUAl SESSION
Two Dozen Survivors Of Famous
Regiment Pay Tribute to
Memory of Major General WI.
liam Wells, Their Former
Commander

ing The surviving members or the
famous First Vermont Cavalry, one
If the most active regiments Of cavalry
to take part in the Civil War. pre-
sented an inspiring. even though
pathetic sight az they gathered Tues
day afternoon about the memorial
of Major General william Wells In
Battery Park. Their purpose there
was to pay tribute to the memory Of
their former commander in connection
with the 47th annual meeting Of the
First Vermont Cavalry Reunion So
ciety.
When the annual business meeting
was called in the main dining room of
the Van Ness House at two o'clock by
Peter Lander. president of the society.
therc were exactly % present to
answer to the roll call However. this
Is one Of the most largely attended
meetings held in several wears past.
The principal business OF the meeting
was tho election Of officers Tor the
coming year. as follows
President, J. A. Thwine Of Bellows
Falls; secretary and treasurer. Charles
II. Gotta Of st. Adams. The vice.
presidents for each of the respective
companies are A, Albert Edwards Of
Richmond, b Emerson Putnam Of will
liston' G. Marcus NJ Rice Of ST Al
bans, n. n. A. Moore OF Pasumpsc; e,
, Childs Daniels Of Kirkland. Wash; F.
J. NJ Nash Of Middlebury G. James
KearneN OF Central Lake, Mich: n.
Frank Ross of Amsterdam. y. =. I.
Jonas T. Stevens Of Hyde Park: X.
| Charles yout- OF Middlebury; l. Peter
oClaire of watervleit. n. Y. NJ,
George NJ harrington Of Burlington.
Al the annual meeting held last
wear in st. Adams the permanent meet
ms place was set as Burlington and at
Tuesdays meeting It was ordered that
the date for next years meeting be
left in the hands OF the permanent
committee on arrangements
hmm ediately following the business
m Getting the members Of the society
were taken in automobiles to the mem
orial of their former commander. Ma
ior Genera william Wells in Battery
Park. There they were met by repre-
| sentatives of the Wells family. In hol-
low square formation. with heads
barred. they stood At attention whils
a large wreath OF bay leaves and yell
low dahlias was placed upon the monu-
ment by one of their comrades A c.
Stoughton OF this city. The wreath was
tied with yellow ribbon. the cavalry
! color. on which the insignia Of the First
Vermont Cavalry was inscribed. Fol
lowing IL the inscription on the card
which was attached to the wreath:
1s61-la20-A loving tribute to Ma
| jor General William Wells. whose
! memory will live in the heart Of tn.
last survivor Of the First Vermont
Cavalry"
, The ceremony wss closed by the
sounding Of taps by buElers from the
| Third Cavalry.
The veterans were than taken to
Fort Ethan Allen and other points Of
interest about the city, the trip being
made In cars loaned by Burlington
citizens
BANQUET AND SPEECHES
! Al six o'clock in the evening the mem
\ oers OF the association. their ladies and
! invited guests gathered at Stannard
| Memorial hall for the annual banquet
Covers we're laid for about So the ban
auet heinz served by members Of Stan
nard Womans Relief Corps. under the
direction OF Its president. Mrs. c. r..
| Harrington. Grace was said by the
| Rev. j. A. Hamilton. The cavalry color
| was used on the tables with ferns and
| cut flowers. The mattresses. wore Custer
caps OF red, tied with the national colors.
Seated Al the head Of the table were
Major and Mrs. II. y. Jackson. Congress-
man F. L. Greene. Frank r. Wells. Mr..
and Mrs. F. H Wells. Col E A Sir.
myer. Major n F. Applington, Peter
Lander Postmaster !. F. Burke and the
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Hamilton
Col. John H. Mimms introduced the
speakers al the campfire, following the
| banquet.
Major n. Nelson Jackson spoke Of the
| inspiration given by the men Of the Civil
War TO the younger men who took part
In the recent European struggle Their
example is doing much to strengthen the
night OF these young men against the red
| haE and for the one American flae
| Congressman Frank l.. Greene, after
paying deep tribute to the men who
wore the blue In the Civil War, gave IL
| as his opinion that the present genera
tion is osmg much Of the od-tims sentt.
| ment for the heroes Of a. who laid the
| foundation for the nob,est convention OF
| country out Of the chaos at the close OF
the war When the United States was
called upon In the European war there
was present raft of music hall patriot
! ism. that class anxious to cheer and
| applaud the colors waved by handsome
chorus girls, and there were those inter-
| mixed strains Of people who came to
| America to All their stomachs while
they left their hearts AT home across the
| sea Looking at patriotism from these
standpoints one wondered what account
our army would make of itself But the
real tdriots. those who took It as a
Yer! natural course Of events that they
| snonid play their part tn the finish,
we're silent and II was they who made Il
| clea' they were ready to mako the same
| UNFOLD
as hid those who rallied to the Tag In 81
| Congressman Greene spoke with Srea t
conviction on the appearance Of rcd flag
| 'nfnehces IN this country The Ameri-
can Legion said he. will play a large
part in the prevention Of tho spread Of
TINS hideous menace which threatens the
security Of democracy in this country"
| " Is not only the long haired men and tho
short-hairsd women prea ching from SOAP
BOXES hstiillnR poison in the minds Of
toreisners IN tho larger cities, but the
'hsio'ous attacks made by means OF lit
erature on the unthinkins and honest
enough citizens who are willing TO believe
that through some miraculous change all
men VIII share equally in the worlds
r'ches' entirely disregarding whether or
no' 'ney nave earned them, The menace
real serious and fsr-reaching.
other speakers were Colonel r. A
: SirmNer' commander at Fort Ethan Allen
Major H. 7 Applington, adiutant; Peter
Lander' retiring president; j. A, Thwing,
incoming president: A c. Stoushton.
re'er oClaire. Mrs. George Mcbride Of
} inns city gave an appropriate reading and
music was tnterspersed by "A quartet made
up OF Messrs, Gotta, Bell, Hillary and
Milmgton
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