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PROCEEDINGS
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DON GLEASON HILL, Town Clerk.
PROCEEDINGS
AT THE
CELEBRATION
OF THE
undred and Fiftieth Anniversary
OF THE INCORPORATION
OF THE
TOWN OF DEDHAM,
MASSACHUSETTS,
SEPTEMBER 21, 1886.
CAMBRIDGE: JOHN WILSON AND SON. University Press. 1887.
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CONTENTS.
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EXTRACT FROM RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF THE MASSA- PAGE
CHUSETTS BAY IN NEW ENGLAND 1x
Preliminary Action of the Town.
TOWN-MEETING, APRIL 6, 1885, AND APPOINTMENT OF COM-
MITTEE
ACTION OF THE DEDHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY :
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Preliminary Meeting, June 3, 1885 9
Adjourned Meeting, Sept. 2, 1885
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Public Meeting, Sept. 14, 1885
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ANNUAL TOWN-MEETING, MARCH 1, 1886, AND REPORT OF COMMITTEE 10
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MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS APPOINTED BY
THE TOWN
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LIST OF SUB-COMMITTEES
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INVITED GUESTS
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The Celebration.
MORNING CONCERTS
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THE PROCESSION
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CONTENTS.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCH. PAGE
ORIGINAL ODE AND VERSES. BY FREDERIC J. STIMSON . 32
PRAYER, BY REV. JOSEPH B. SEABURY 34
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER, HON. THOMAS L. WAKEFIELD . 36
ORIGINAL HYMN, BY REV. SETH C. BEACHI 39
HISTORICAL ADDRESS, BY ERASTUS WORTHINGTON . 40
FORTY-FOURTH PSALM 104
BENEDICTION, BY REV. SETH C. BEACH
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THE DINNER.
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DAY . 107
INVOCATION, BY REV. GEORGE W. COOKE 108
ADDRESS OF HON. FREDERICK D. ELY 108
GOVERNOR ROBINSON . 112
HON. HUGH O'BRIEN, MAYOR OF BOSTON . 121
DR. GEORGE E. ELLIS 123
DR. WILLIAM EVERETT 128
DR. DWIGHT 131
ERASTUS WORTHINGTON, ESQ. 132
COLONEL ELLIS 135
WINSLOW WARREN, EsQ. 139
REV. ROBERT J. JOHNSON 141
ALONZO B. WENTWORTH, ESQ.
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CLOSING EXERCISES AT THE TENT .
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EVENING CONCERTS, FIREWORKS, ETC.
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FINAL MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
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CONTENTS.
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153
THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC TABLETS AND MONU-
MENTS
155
The Burial-place
157
The Training-field 163
The First Dam and Mill
165
The Pillar of Liberty
170
The Powder House
177
HISTORIC HOUSES AND PLACES 185
The Avery Oak . 185
The Fairbanks House
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Houses of the Ministers of the Dedham Churches
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The Dexter House .
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House of Dr. Nathaniel Ames
188
House of Fisher Ames
189
The Haven House . 190
The Dowse House .
191
The Shuttleworth House
193
The Woodward Tavern
193
Site of other Historic Places
194
FINAL ACTION OF THE TOWN
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APPENDIX.
I. ODE AND VERSES. MUSIC BY ARTHUR W. THAYER . 199
II. ANNIVERSARY POEM, BY CHARLES A. MACKINTOSH 205
III-IX. NOTES
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EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY IN NEW ENGLAND.
At the Generall Court houlden at Boston, September 8th, @ 1636.
ORDERED, that the plantation to bee setled above the falls of Charles Ryver, shall have three yeares imunity fro publike charges, as Concord had, to bee accounted from the first of May next, & the name of the said plantation is to bee Deddam to enioy all that land on the southerly & easterly side of Charles Ryver not formerly graunted to any towne, or pticuler psons, & also to have five miles square on the other side of the ryver./
SHURTLEFF, Vol. I. pp. 179, 180.
PRELIMINARY ACTION OF THE TOWN.
A T a Town Meeting held April 6, 1885, the sub- ject of celebrating the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Dedham was referred to a Committee consisting of
WALDO COLBURN.
BENJAMIN WEATHERBEE.
ERASTUS WORTHINGTON.
DANIEL A. LYNCH.
HENRY O. HILDRETH.
ALONZO B. WENTWORTH.
DON GLEASON HILL.
JOHN W. CHASE.
HENRY SMITH. JOHN CROWLEY.
ERASTUS E. GAY.
STEPHEN M. WELD.
CALVIN S. LOCKE.
JULIUS H. TUTTLE.
CHAUNCEY C. CHURCHILL.
Pending the action of this committee, a meeting of the Dedham Historical Society was held June 3, 1885, at which it was unanimously voted that the Society celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth anni- versary of the settlement of Dedham; and Messrs. ERASTUS WORTHINGTON, CARLOS SLAFTER, and DON GLEASON HILL were appointed a committee to con-
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sider the subject, and report at an adjourned meeting, June 17. At this meeting the following gentlemen were appointed a Committee of Arrangements : -
ALFRED HEWINS. JOHN H. BURDAKIN.
CORNELIUS A. TAFT. JOSEPH GUILD.
JULIUS H. TUTTLE.
ARTHUR M. BACKUS.
At an adjourned meeting held September 2, it was voted, in accordance with the recommendation ' of the Committee of Arrangements, that a public meeting of the Society should be held at the Uni- tarian Vestry on Monday evening, September 14, and the Committee were instructed to give a general invitation to all residents of Dedham, and to others interested in the history of Dedham, to attend.
In accordance with this vote the meeting was held Monday evening, Sept. 14, 1885, at the Uni- tarian Vestry, which was filled with a large and attentive audience. The meeting was called to order by HENRY O. HILDRETH, President of the Society; and interesting papers were read by ERASTUS WORTHINGTON upon " Indian Titles and the In- dian Village of Natick ;" by CARLOS SLAFTER upon " The Ancient Burying Place of Dedham ;" by Rev. CALVIN S. LOCKE upon " Incidents in the History of West Dedham;" and by HENRY O. HILDRETH upon " Some of the Old Dedham Houses."
At the Annual Town Meeting, March 1, 1886, the Committee appointed April 6, 1885, submitted
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the following report through their chairman, ERAS- TUS WORTHINGTON, Esq .:-
The Committee appointed at the last April Town Meet- ing, to whom was referred the article in the warrant for said meeting respecting the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, with power to procure any necessary authority from the General Court respecting the same, do now respectfully report as follows : -
Having assumed it to be the will of the people of Ded- ham that there should be some appropriate observance of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorpo- ration of the town, the only questions remaining to be considered relate to the manner of such observance. For- tunately we find a good precedent to guide us in the second centennial celebration of 1836. The most substantial de- parture from the observances of that occasion which we would recommend is the expenditure of a moderate sum in restoring and preserving a few historical monuments, now in danger of decay, - such as the Powder House, erected by a vote of the town in 1766, which needs re- pairs, and the stone erected by citizens in the same year to commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act, which should be replaced and suitably protected,-and marking them by tablets giving their history, and also placing similar historic tablets upon the Avery Oak, the old cemetery, and the training-field, and perhaps a few other historic spots. We shall thus leave permanent marks of our interest in their preservation for the example of future generations.
The expense of a centennial celebration in many of the towns has been met by an appropriation from the town treasury. It was so done in this town, either wholly or in part, in 1836, although not then authorized by law.
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Such celebrations have been generally regarded as events of a deeper and wider significance than mere holiday entertainments. They interest all the citizens of the town, and so the practice has been nearly uniform to provide for them at the common expense. For several years such appropriations have been authorized by general laws, now incorporated with the Public Statutes. But in order to avoid the possible question that a centennial anniversary is not a two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, and also to obtain the needful authority to raise money for historic tablets and monuments, in pursuance of the authority given us, we applied to the General Court, and a special law has been passed giving to the town full power to raise money for these purposes.
The provisions of the act are very similar to those of an act passed in 1885 relating to the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the town of Concord. It authorizes the town of Dedham to raise by taxation a sum of money not exceeding one tenth of one per cent of its assessed valua- tion in 1885,- being the same limit fixed in the Public Statutes, for the purpose of celebrating the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Dedham, and of erecting tablets or monuments to mark places and objects of historic interest, and of restoring and preserving any such existing monuments in said town. The maximum limit fixed by this act is very much larger than we shall need to raise, and of course it may be any sum below that limit.
Following the plan of a similar committee in 1836, we have agreed upon a general plan of the celebration, which we recommend for adoption by the town.
We recommend that Tuesday, the 21st day of Septem- ber, be observed as the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anni- versary of the incorporation of the town, -Sept. 21, 1836,
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having been celebrated as the two hundredth anniversary, -- it being a convenient day therefor.
We further recommend that the exercises of the day be substantially as follows : -
I. That the bells of the town be rung and a salute of fifty guns fired at sunrise.
2. That there be a concert in the morning by the children of the public schools on the green of the First Parish Church.
3. That there be a procession with an escort, which shall move with the invited guests to one of the churches in Dedham village, where there shall be appropriate exercises, including an historical address and vocal music.
4. That the citizens be invited to decorate their houses.
5. That at the conclusion of the exercises the procession be re-formed and march to Memorial Hall, where a dinner shall be provided for the invited guests and holders of tickets.
6. That his Excellency the Governor, the member of Congress from this district, members of the General Court from Norfolk County, the judge of the Probate Court and other county officers, the selectmen of the respective towns that once formed a part of Dedham, the presidents of the Massachusetts Historical Society and New England Historic Genealogical Society, and of other historical societies in Norfolk County, and such other persons as the Committee of Arrangements may decide to be entitled to such invitation, be invited to attend the exercises in the church, and also the dinner, as guests of the town.
7. That the bells be rung and a salute fired at sunset.
We also recommend that a committee of arrangements, to consist of seven members, be chosen at this meeting, with full power to carry out such arrangements, and also any further arrangements that may be found necessary by them, including the selection of an orator, president of the day, and chief marshal, and the appointment of any special
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committees they may deem expedient, and the filling of any vacancies occurring in their own number.
We further recommend that a committee to consist of three members be appointed at this meeting to erect tablets or monuments to mark places of historic interest, and to do what may be necessary to restore and preserve existing monuments.
We recommend that the sum of fifteen hundred dol- lars be raised and appropriated to carry into effect all the foregoing recommendations, from which a sum not ex- ceeding five hundred dollars may be expended for tablets and monuments.
We would respectfully recommend that the following named gentlemen serve as the Committee of Arrange- ments : -
WINSLOW WARREN. JOHN R. BULLARD.
HENRY SMITH. GEORGE FRED. WILLIAMS.
ERASTUS E. GAY. JOHN CROWLEY.
CHARLES A. MACKINTOSH.
We also recommend that the following named gentle- men serve as the Committee on Tablets and Monu- ments : -
ERASTUS WORTHINGTON. HENRY O. HILDRETH.
DON GLEASON HILL.
Respectfully submitted.
DEDHAM, March 1, ISS6.
It was voted that this report be accepted and its recommendations adopted, and that the sum of
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fifteen hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for the purposes set forth in said report.
At an adjourned Town Meeting held April 19, 1886, the Committee of Arrangements having asked for an additional appropriation of one thousand dollars, the town voted the sum asked for, coupled with the condition that no part of said sum, or of any sum heretofore appropriated by the town for the celebration, should be expended for alcoholic liquors, or for wines, ale, or beer.
The Committee of Arrangements appointed by the Town for the celebration, Sept. 21, 1886, - Messrs. Winslow Warren, Henry Smith, Erastus E. Gay, John R. Bullard, George Fred. Williams, John Crowley, and Charles A. Mackintosh, - met March 8, 1886, at the Town Clerk's office, and organized by the choice of
WINSLOW WARREN . Chairman.
CHARLES A. MACKINTOSH Secretary.
JOHN R. BULLARD Treasurer.
At a subsequent meeting, Mr. Mackintosh hav- ing, on account of necessary absence from the town, resigned as a member of the Committee, JULIUS H. TUTTLE was chosen in his place as a member of the Committee and as Secretary.
The Committee invited ERASTUS WORTHINGTON to deliver the oration, THOMAS L. WAKEFIELD to preside at the exercises in the church, FREDERICK D. ELY to preside at the dinner, Gen. STEPHEN M.
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WELD to act as chief-marshal, Rev. SETH C. BEACH to write a hymn for the occasion, ARTHUR W. THAYER to conduct the musical exercises, and CHARLES J. CAPEN to act as organist. These gen- tlemen having accepted, other committees were chosen as follows : -
Reception Committee.
LUSHER G. BAKER, Jr., Chairman.
JOHN L. WAKEFIELD.
HARRY B. ALDEN.
LEWIS D. SMITH.
EDWARD CAPEN.
HARRY E. FRENCH.
Ushers for the Exercises at the Church, Dinner, and Evening Entertainment at Memorial Dall.
LUSHER G. BAKER, Jr., Chairman.
LEWIS D. SMITH.
JOHN L. WAKEFIELD.
HARRY E. FRENCH.
EDWARD CAPEN.
FRED. E. SMITHI.
HARRY B. ALDEN.
MOSES E. BAKER.
CHARLES E. CONANT.
ALFRED B. PAGE.
JOHN W. BOYD.
GARDNER PERRY.
CHARLES M. BOYD.
BENJAMIN FISHER.
ALBERT F. FISHER.
THEODORE T. MARSH.
FRANK M. WAKEFIELD.
BERNARD T. SCHERMERHORN.
FRED. W. RICE.
Dinner Committee.
CHARLES W. WOLCOTT, Chairman. HARRY B. ALDEN.
CHARLES E. CONANT.
EDWARD CAPEN.
EDWARD T. BAKER.
JOHN L. WAKEFIELD.
FRED. A. CORMERAIS.
LEWIS D. SMITII.
ALBERT F. FISHER.
FRED. E. SMITH.
CHARLES M. BOYD. ALBERT F. FISHER.
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Committee on Decorations.
JOHN H. BURDAKIN, Chairman.
FRANK M. BAILEY.
HENRY HITCHINGS.
PHILANDER S. YOUNG.
CORNELIUS A. TAFT.
EDWARD CAPEN.
J. VARNUM ABBOTT. CARL L. T. MARKWARD.
Committee on Fireworks. GEORGE R. JOHNSTONE.
Committee on Bell-ringing.
ERASTUS E. GAY.
GEORGE W. PHILLIPS.
Committee on historic Collection.
HENRY O. HILDRETH, Chairman.
HENRY G. GUILD, Secretary.
EDWARD CAPEN, Treasurer.
HENRY HITCHINGS.
Mrs. GEORGE F. FISHER.
GEORGE W. HUMPHREY.
Miss SADIE B. BAKER.
ELMER P. MORSE.
Miss HELEN A. BROWNE.
THOMAS MURPHY.
Miss ANNA F. COLBURN.
Miss DELIA W. SOUTHGATE.
Miss ELLEN H. CREHORE.
Mrs. CORNELIUS A. TAFT.
Miss SUSAN D. ELLIS.
Miss MARY L. TALBOT.
Miss ANNIE R. FISHER.
Mrs. JULIUS H. TUTTLE.
GEORGE F. FISHER.
JOHN L. WAKEFIELD.
Mrs. JOSEPH FISHER.
Mrs. GEORGE E. WHITING.
ERASTUS E. GAY.
Miss C. M. WORTHINGTON.
The following gentlemen were invited to the celebration : -
Miss ABBY E. GUILD.
Mrs. ALFRED HEWINS.
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His Excellency Gov. GEORGE D. ROBINSON and Staff.
Lieut .- Gov. AMES.
Hon. HENRY B. PIERCE.
Hon. A. W. BEARD.
Hon. E. J. SHERMAN. Hon. CHARLES R. LADD.
Hon. MARCUS MORTON.
Hon. LINCOLN F. BRIGHAM.
Hon. GEORGE F. HOAR.
Hon. HENRY L. DAWES.
Hon. HORACE GRAY.
Hon. L. B. COLT.
Hon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP.
Hon. JOHN D. LONG.
Hon. LEVERETT SALTONSTALL.
Hon. GEORGE M. STEARNS.
HENRY W. DWIGHT, Esq.
Hon. A. E. PILLSBURY.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF NORFOLK COUNTY.
THE TOWN OFFICERS OF DEDHAM.
Hon. GEORGE WHITE.
Hon. WILLIAM GASTON.
Dr. WILLIAM EVERETT.
President CHARLES W. ELIOT.
President TIMOTHY DWIGHT.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECT-
MEN OF
MEDFIELD.
Rev. Dr. GEORGE E. ELLIS.
" NEEDHAM.
Hon. MARSHALL P. WILDER.
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BELLINGHAM.
Hon. THOMAS RUSSELL.
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WALPOLE.
Hon. HENRY CABOT LODGE.
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FRANKLIN.
Hon. S. C. COBB.
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DOVER.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Esq ..
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HYDE PARK.
EVERETT C. BUMPUS, Esq.
NORWOOD.
HENRY A. WHITNEY, Esq.
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NORFOLK.
ALBERT A. FOLSOM, Esq.
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WELLESLEY.
Hon. F. W. BIRD.
Hon. M. M. FISHER. FISHER AMES, Esq. Hon. HORACE FAIRBANKS. Hon. GEORGE H. MONROE. FISHER A. BAKER, Esq. Hon. JOHN J. CLARKE. Hon. GEORGE SHELDON. SAMUEL B. NOYES, Esq.
Rev. EDWARD G. PORTER. THOMAS DUNBAR, Esq. CHARLES H. WALCOTT, Esq. B. B. TORREY, Esq. JOSEPH W. CLARK, Esq. ALBERT W. NICKERSON, Esq. JOHN J. LOUD, Esq. W. C. BURRAGE, Esq.
Hon. JOHN E. FITZGERALD. Hon. J. Q. A. BRACKETT. Hon. HUGH O'BRIEN.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEDHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEDHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Hon. WARREN E. LOCKE. Hon. JOHN H. GOULD.
WRENTHAM.
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CANTON.
Hon. ROBERT R. BISHOP.
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And also IRA CLEVELAND, Esq., surviving member of the Committee of Arrangements, and the follow- ing gentlemen, surviving marshals of the procession at the Two Hundredth Anniversary : -
IRA RUSSELL. BENJAMIN BOYDEN.
JOHN D. COLBURN.
THEODORE METCALF.
The Committee on Tablets.
ERASTUS WORTHINGTON. HENRY O. HILDRETH. DON GLEASON HILL.
This Committee removed the Pitts Head monu- ment to the Church Green, renewed its inscriptions, and placed upon it a bronze tablet ; repaired the Old Powder House ; appropriately designated by stone monuments the Old Training Field, the Old Burial Place, and the First Dam built in the town; and upon the day of the celebration designated by con- spicuous inscriptions the sites of the old houses and other points of interest. A full report of the work of the Committee will be found in another part of this volume.
THE CELEBRATION.
T 'UESDAY, Sept. 21, 1886, was one of the most beautiful of our autumnal days. Through the efficiency of the Committee on Decorations, aided by the enthusiasm of the citizens generally, the town was elaborately decorated, and presented a most attractive holiday appearance. The Uni- tarian Church, where the address was delivered, - the same building in which the exercises at the bi-centennial celebration in 1836 had been held, - was tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreen ; the vestry, near by, was filled with a most interest- ing collection of historical relics ; a large tent had been erected for the dinner upon the Richards Field on High Street; band-stands had been placed at prominent points; and the public buildings and residences were gay with flags and bunting. At sunrise a national salute was fired from the hill opposite the Dye House at East Dedham, and the bells of the various churches were rung. At an early hour crowds of people poured into the
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town, and at least fifteen thousand persons witnessed the celebration.
From 7.30 A. M. to 8 A. M. a concert was given by the Norwood Band at Boyden & Bailey's Square at East Dedham ; from 8 to 9 a concert was given on the Church Green by the Cadet Band of Boston ; and the children of the public schools, gathered in front of the church, sang national airs under the direction of Mr. Arthur W. Thayer. This was one of the most attractive and interesting features of the celebration.
At 10 o'clock an express train arrived from Bos- ton, bringing the Independent Corps of Cadets escorting the Governor and staff and invited guests, who were at once assigned carriages, and a long procession, which had been promptly formed under the marshalship of Gen. STEPHEN M. WELD, moved over the designated route, a governor's salute being fired from the hill as the procession started.
The procession was formed in the following order : The first division on Church Street, with the right resting on High; the second division on Washington and Bryant streets, with right at School ; the third division on Washington Street, with right at Bryant; the fourth division on School Street, with right on Washington Street ; the fifth division on Washington, north side of High Street, with right resting on High. Each division was ordered to be in line at 9.30 A. M., at which time they were inspected by the chief marshal. The ·
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route was as follows, starting at Memorial Hall : High to Eastern Avenue, Eastern Avenue to East, East to Walnnt, Walnut to High, High to Wash- ington, Washington to School, School to Court, Court to Village Avenue, Village Avenue to High, High to Court. The parade was dismissed at Memorial Hall Square.
THE PROCESSION.
THE formation of the procession was as follows :
Platoon of Police, mounted.
Chief Marshal. GEN. STEPHEN M. WELD.
Color Yellow.
EXECUTIVE STAFF.
Chief of Staff .
AMASA GUILD.
Adjutant-General
JOSEPH H. LATHROP.
Quartermaster . E. SCOTT MORSE.
Surgeon .
DR. JOHN W. CHASE.
Chaplain
REV. E. A. HOWARD.
Bugler
THEODORE COLBURN
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Special Aids.
COL. JAMES M. ELLIS.
FRED. J. BAKER.
HORATIO G. TURNER.
JOHN B. FISHER.
CHARLES E. CONANT.
HENRY P. QUINCY.
OWEN J. REYNOLDS.
GEORGE W. WEATHERBEE.
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General Staff.
FRANKLIN COPELAND.
JAMES Y. NOYES.
DANIEL A. LYNCH.
HERBERT FRENCH.
PHILANDER S. YOUNG.
FRANK E. MORSE.
WILLIAM H. LORD.
CHARLES H. ELLIS.
JOSEPH COLBURN.
CHARLES WARREN.
JOHN L. WAKEFIELD.
GARDNER PERRY.
HENRY FULLER.
JOHN R. BULLARD, JR.
WILLIAM B. GOULD.
A. R. WELD.
JOSEPH L. FISHER.
F. F. NORRIS.
HENRY E. WEATHERBEE.
E. M. WELD.
THERON B. AMES.
EDGAR MURPIIY.
CREIGHTON COLBURN.
H. T. MCCLEARN, JR.
JOSEPH H. WALLEY.
JOSEPH C. HOPPIN.
FRED. E. SMITH, Color-Bearer.
FIRST DIVISION.
Color Blue.
Chief of Division, GEN. THOMAS SHERWIN. Staff.
COL. JOSEPH STEDMAN. EDWARD SHERWIN.
DAVID L. HODGES. JOSEPH GUILD.
Post 144, G. A. R., Dedham, HENRY W. WEEKS, Commander. Post 117, G. A. R., Medfield, JOHN H. PEMBER, Commander. Norwood National Band.
Post 121, G. A. R., Hyde Park, E. S. CHURCHILL, Commander. Post 157, G. A. R., Walpole, J. C. MADIGAN, Commander. Post 169, G. A. R., Norwood, ALBERT G. WEBB, Commander. Post 181, G. A. R., Needham, A. D. KINGSBURY, Commander. Boston Cadet Band.
First Corps of Cadets, Lt .- Col. THOMAS F. EDMANDS commanding, escorting
His Excellency, Governor GEORGE D. ROBINSON and Staff. Invited Guests and Town Officials, in carriages.
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SECOND DIVISION. Color Red.
WALDO WEATHERBEE, Color-Bearer. Dedham Fire Department. GEORGE A. GUILD, Chief Engineer. EBENEZER GOULD, FRANCIS SOULE, Assistants. Norwood Band. 27 pieces.
Steamer Relief and Hose Co. No. I, Dedham, H. A. PHIPPS, Foreman. 15 men ; with Steamer and Hose Carriage.
Hero Hose Co. 2, with Carriage, J. KEEHN, Foreman. 12 men. Niagara Hose Co. No. 3, East Dedham, with Carriage, JAMES FINN, Foreman. 14 men.
F. H. WALKER and F. W. TURNER, Assistant Engineers of Nor- wood Fire Department.
Norwood Hook and Ladder Truck No. I, EDWARD MOORE, Fore- man. 15 men.
GEORGE A. MORSE, Chief Engineer of Medfield Fire Department. Excelsior Hook and Ladder Truck, Medfield, E. BULLARD, Foreman. 20 men. Hyde Park Fife and Drum Corps. 20 men.
H. G. BALKAM, Chief Engineer of Hyde Park Fire Department. R. WILLIAMS, R. CORSON, Assistants. Hose 1, A. R. WILLIAMS, Foreman. Hose 2, M. ROGERS, Foreman. Hook and Ladder Truck No. I, R. SCOTT, JR., Foreman, (Three companies. 30 men in line.)
Apparatus, Steamer 2, Truck I, Hose I.
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THE TOWN OF DEDHAM.
Lion Engine No. 2, West Dedham, W. C. FULLER, Foreman. 12 men.
Norfolk Engine No. 6, West Dedham, J. HANNON, Jr., Foreman. 12 men. Franklin Engine No. S, West Dedham, GEORGE G. BONNEY, Foreman. 20 men.
Rescue Hook and Ladder No. 1, Dedham Village, GEORGE HOGAN, Foreman. 10 men. Supply Wagon.
THIRD DIVISION.
Color White. Baldwin's Cadet Band. Chief of Division, HENRY E. CROCKER. Staff.
GUY C. CHANNELL, J. H. BURDETT.
D. F. HOWARD. E. J. Cox.
WILLARD E. JONES.
ARTHUR WHITMAN, Color-Bearer. School Children of Dedham.
Boys of the several schools, 275 in number, marching in line, 4 abreast. Girls of the several schools in barges, 9 in number. Barge containing inmates of the Boys' Home, Dedham.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Color Purple.
Drum and Fife. Chief of Division, F. F. FAVOR. Staff.
B. F. WHITE. J. B. SMITH.
E. A. CHASE. . C. A. COTTON.
E. P. CASSELL, JR., Color-Bearer.
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