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THE
CELEBRATION OF THE
OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE
TOWN OF HINGHAM,
MASSACHUSETTS,
SEPTEMBER 15, ISS5.
HINGHAM: PUBLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. ISS5.
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THE CELEBRATION
OF THE
Cho Dumbres and fiftieth Aumbersary
OF THE SETTLEMENT
OF THE TOWN OF HINGHAM,
MASSACHUSETTS,
SEPTEMBER 15, 18°5
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Hingham, Mass.
The celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anni- versary of the settlement of the town of Hingham, Massa- chusetts, September 15, 1885. Hingham, The Committee of arrangements, 1SS5.
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"Prepared for publication by Francis H. Lincoln."
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There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported.
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CONTENTS.
Preliminary Proceedings.
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MEETING OF CITIZENS
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COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS II
INVITATION TO THE ORATOR
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PROGRAMME
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COMMITTEES
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INVITATIONS
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The Celebration.
MARSHALS .
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THE PROCESSION
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AT THE MEETING-HOUSE.
USHERS .
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ORDER OF EXERCISES .
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PRAYER OF REV. JOSEPH OSGOOD 36
ORATION OF MR. SOLOMON LINCOLN
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BENEDICTION OF REV. HENRY M. DEAN
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THE DINNER.
INVOCATION OF REV. HENRY A. MILES, D.D. 75
ADDRESS OF HON. JOHN D. LONG, PRESIDENT 76
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR ROBINSON 83
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CONTENTS.
TELEGRAMS TO AND FROM CONCORD, MASS. . PAGE
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LINES BY MR. GEORGE B. BARTLETT
LETTER FROM MR. ISAAC HINCKLEY 92
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LETTER FROM SENATOR HOAR.
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LETTER FROM RICHARD HENRY STODDARD
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LETTER FROM SIDNEY HOWARD GAY
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ADDRESS OF HON. THOMAS RUSSELL 97
ADDRESS OF MR. SOLOMON LINCOLN 104
ADDRESS OF REV. H. PRICE COLLIER IOS
ADDRESS OF DR. WILLIAM EVERETT 113
ADDRESS OF MR. LUTHER STEPHENSON 121
Final Proceedings.
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VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS . 129
Note.
NAMES OF VOTERS .
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PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS.
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS.
TN the Records of the Colony of the Massachu- setts Bay in New England is the following : --
"Att the Gen'all Court, holden att Newe Towne, Sept! 2, 1635,
"The name of Barecove is changed, & hereafter to be called Hingham."
On the eighteenth of September, 1635, Rev. Peter Hobart, the first Pastor, and twenty-nine others drew their house-lots.
There were expectations, in the minds of many of the people of Hingham, that some action would be taken at the annual town-meeting, in March, · ISS5, in relation to celebrating the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of the town in September following; but the statutes of the Commonwealth did not enumerate the celebrat- ing of half-century anniversaries among the purposes for which towns might appropriate money, to be raised by taxation. The hope was frequently ex- pressed, during the spring and early summer, that the occasion would not be allowed to pass unnoticed;
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and in the latter part of July it became evident that the celebration was to be a reality, when the follow- ing notice was issued : -
ALL CITIZENS OF HINGHAM
WHO DESIRE TO HAVE
THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THEIR TOWN
Celebrated by suitable ceremonies, are requested to meet at
LORING HALL,
ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, AT 8 O'CLOCK, P.M.
CHARLES SIDERS.
J. O. BURDETT. M. F. WHITON.
CHARLES W. S. SEYMOUR.
CHARLES B. BARNES.
WILLIAM J. NELSON.
E. WATERS BURR.
E. L. HOWARD
HENRY C. HARDING.
GEORGE LINCOLN.
STARKES WHITON.
Jos. JACOBS, JR. E. HERSEY, 2d.
E. L. RIPLEY. FEARING BURR.
Accordingly, on July 29, a meeting was held at Loring Hall. HENRY C. HARDING called the meet- ing to order and was chosen Chairman, and GEORGE LINCOLN was chosen Secretary. It was
Voted, To celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of the town by appro- priate observances, and that a committee of thirty be chosen to prepare a suitable programme and make all necessary arrangements.
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The number of the committee was subsequently increased to thirty-nine.
The Committee of Arrangements, as finally or- ganized, consisted of the following persons, and upon them devolved the duty of making all the preparations for a suitable observance of the anni- versary : -
Committee of Arrangements.
STARKES WHITON
Chairman.
GEORGE LINCOLN
Secretary.
FRANCIS H. LINCOLN
Treasurer.
HENRY C. HARDING.
EDWARD F. WILDER.
JOHN D. LONG.
THOMAS HOWE.
JOSEPH' B. THAXTER.
THOMAS L. CREHAN.
ALONZO CUSHING.
HAWKES FEARING.
CHARLES E. STEVENS.
HENRY STEPHENSON.
MORRIS F. WHITON.
JOHN TODD.
EDWARD T. BOUVE.
FEARING BURR.
FRANCIS W. BREWER.
TILSON A. MEAD.
EBED L. RIPLEY.
CHARLES H. MARBLE.
EDMUND HERSEY, 2d.
JOHN H. STODDAR.
HENRY E. SPALDING.
EDWIN WILDER.
CHARLES W. S. SEYMOUR.
E. WATERS BURR.
JAMES L. GARDNER.
JOSIAH M. LANE.
JOHN C. GARDNER.
GEORGE CUSHING.
FREDERIC M. HERSEY.
JOSEPH O. BURDETT.
HENRY W. CUSHING.
CHARLES SIDERS.
WILLIAM CUSHING.
CHARLES C. MELCHER.
OSGOOD EATON.
BELA F. LINCOLN.
CHARLES N. MARSH, the efficient Town Clerk for the preceding thirty years, was originally chosen
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a member of the Committee, but resigned because other duties prevented his serving.
The members of the Committee were thoroughly interested. They worked systematically and per- sistently. Frequent meetings were held, and a his- tory of the preparations made for the celebration can best be narrated by extracts from the records.
August 1. Voted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be procured by subscription, to meet the probable expenses of the celebration.
[A much larger sum was ultimately procured.]
Voted, That a committee of five, in addition to the chairman, be chosen to suggest a suitable pro- gramme for the celebration.
Starkes Whiton, Henry C. Harding, John D. Long, E. Waters Burr, Edward F. Wilder, and Ed- mund Hersey, 2d, were chosen that Committee.
Upon motion of Mr. Long it was
Voted, That Mr. SOLOMON LINCOLN, of Boston, a native of Hingham, and the eldest son of the late Hon. Solomon Lincoln, who was the orator at the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary, in 1835, be invited to deliver the oration. John D. Long, Joseph O. Burdett, and Joseph B. Thaxter were appointed a committee to communicate this invitation to Mr. Lincoln, which they did as follows : --
HINGHAM, MASS., Aug. 1, 1885.
DEAR SIR, -A Committee appointed by the citizens of this town to make arrangements for celebrating, next
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September, the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its incorporation, have unanimously chosen you to make the oration, and authorized us to invite you to do so. We hasten to extend to you the invitation, and also, with cor- dial personal regard, to express the hope that, as a native of Hingham, esteemed by all its citizens, you will take pleasure in rendering it a service similar to that which your father rendered it fifty years ago.
Very truly yours,
JOHN D. LONG. Jos. O. BURDETT. Jos. B. THANTER.
Mr. SOLOMON LINCOLN, Boston, Mass.
August 6. The following letter from Mr. Lincoln was read : -
RYE BEACH, N. H., Aug. 4, 1885.
Messrs. JOHN D. LONG, J. O. BURDETT, Jos. B. THAXTER,
Committee :
DEAR SIRS, - I have received here this evening your note of August 1, communicating the invitation with which a Committee representing the citizens of Hingham have honored me, to deliver an address before them on the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of the town.
It gives me much pleasure to accept the invitation of the Committee.
Thanking you for the kind expression of personal regard with which you have accompanied the invitation, I am, with much respect,
Very truly yours, SOLOMON LINCOLN.
Voted, That the celebration be observed on Sat- urday, Sept. 12, that being the week-day correspond-
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ing nearest to September 2, old style, - the day on which the name of Hingham was given to the town.
The Committee appointed to suggest a pro- gramme for the celebration made a Report, which is here given as amended at this and subsequent meetings.
REPORT.
The Committee appointed to suggest a pro- gramme for the day of the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorpora- tion of the town of Hingham report the following recommendations : -
I. That the church bells be rung an hour at sunrise, sunset, and at the close of the forenoon exercises in the church.
II. That a salute be fired at noon.
III. That there be morning band-concerts at nine o'clock A.M., for one hour at South Hingham and at Fountain . Square, and one of two hours on Agricultural Fair grounds, at seven o'clock P.M.
IV. That a procession be formed at Fountain Square, which, at cleven o'clock A.M., sharp, shall start and march up North Street, thence by Goold's Bridge, South, and Main Streets, to the Old Meeting-house.
V. That the school-children of the town shall assemble at ten o'clock A.M., at Fountain Square, provided with badges, and under the lead of their music-teacher, they sing all together a few of their songs in the open air. That at eleven o'clock A.M., under their officers, in such
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companies as the Superintendent of Schools and their teachers shall have aided them in forming, they shall fall into the procession with a band.
VI. That the procession shall also contain invited guests, the State officials, with the Cadets and their band, citizens, and such organizations as shall previously notify the Chief Marshal of their desire to join the march, -- all to be under the escort of Edwin Humphrey Post 104, G. A. R., of Hingham.
VII. That on arrival at the Old Meeting-house, the school-children go to Loring Hall and there have a colla- tion. One band will return to Fountain Square, and there give a concert during the first hour of the literary exercises in the church.
VIII. That the exercises in the church be as fol- lows : -
I. Organ Prelude.
2. Prayer.
3. Hymn, sung by the congregation. (It is recommended that RICHARD HENRY STODDARD, a native of Hingham, be asked to write it.)
4. Oration.
5. Hymn, " America," sung by the congregation.
6. Benediction.
IX. That thereupon the procession march by Main and Leavitt Streets directly to Agricultural Hall, where a din- ner be served, and short speeches made, interspersed with music. Dinner tickets to be provided for invited guests and sold to others.
X. That at eight o'clock P.M., a string band play in upper Agricultural Hall for dancing; the lower hall to be open for a social gathering and promenade.
XI. That day and evening an exhibition of interesting relics be open in said lower hall. [It was subsequently voted that this feature of the celebration be omitted.]
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XII. That at 7.30 P.M., bonfires be lighted upon Liberty Pole, Baker's, Otis, Planter's, Turkey, and Prospect Hills.
XIII. That there be a President of the Day.
XIV. That there be a Chief Marshal.
A list of committees, necessary to carry out the programme, concluded the Report.
In accordance with a very general desire, Hon. JOHN D. LONG was unanimously invited to be the President of the day.
Colonel HAWKES FEARING was chosen Chief Marshal.
August 12. The Chairman stated that the town of Concord, incorporated Sept. 2, 1835, had ar- ranged for a celebration on September 12, the day selected for Hingham, and that the Governor of the Commonwealth had accepted the invitation to visit Concord before receiving the invitation from Hingham. In order that no inconvenience might arise from holding our celebration on the same day, it was
Voted, That the celebration be on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
The following Committees were appointed : -
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. - Starkes Whiton, Chairman, George Lin- coln, Francis H. Lincoln, Henry C. Harding. John D. Long, E. Waters Burr, Edward F. Wilder, Edmund Hersey, 2d.
FINANCE. - Ebed L. Ripley, Chairman, E. Waters Burr, Frederic M. Hersey, George Cushing, Henry W. Cushing.
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BELL-RINGING. - John D. Long, Chairman, for bell on New North Church ; Bela F. Lincoln, for Universalist Church; E. Waters Burr, for Old Church ; Tilson A. Mead, for Baptist Church ; Starkes Whiton, for Orthodox Church ; John H. Stoddar, for Church at South Hingham.
SALUTES. - Edward T. Bouve, Chairman, Thomas L. Crehan, John H. Stoddar.
BANDS, BAND-CONCERTS, MUSIC FOR DINNER AND DANCING. -
Morris F. Whiton, Chairman, Henry W. Cushing, Francis H. Lincoln.
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT AT AGRICULTURAL HALL. - Edward F. Wilder, Chairman, Henry Stephenson, Tilson A. Mead.
SCHOOL. CHILDREN AND THEIR BADGES. - Joseph O. Burdett, Chair- man, Frederic M. Hersey, Josiah M. Lane.
EXERCISES IN CHURCH. - Edmund Hersey, 2d, Chairman, Fear- ing Burr, Charles Siders.
CHURCH USHERING, &C. - E. Waters Burr, Chairman, Ebed L. Ripley, Charles H. Marble.
ESCORT AND MILITARY. - Charles E. Stevens, Chairman, Charles C. Melcher, Edward T. Bouvé.
COLLATION AT LORING HALL. - Frederic M. Hersey, Chairman, William Cushing, Henry Stephenson.
DINNER AND DINNER-TICKETS. - Ebed L. Ripley, Chairman, Ed- mund Hersey, 2d, Alonzo Cushing.
DINNER SPEECHES. - John D. Long, Chairman, Joseph O. Burdett, Joseph B. Thaxter.
PRINTING. - George Lincoln, Chairman, John C. Gardner, Henry C. Harding.
EXHIBITION OF ANCIENT RELICS. - Fearing Burr, Chairman, Edwin Wilder, Henry E. Spalding.
BONFIRES. - George Cushing, Chairman, for Otis Hill ; Thomas Howe, for Baker's Hill ; Francis W. Brewer, for Planter's Hill ; Charles H. Marble, for Turkey Hill ; James L. Gardner, for Prospect Hill ; Josiah M. Lane, for Liberty Pole Hill.
INVITATIONS AND RECEPTION. - Starkes Whiton, Chairman, Joseph B. Thaxter, Charles Siders, Henry C. Harding, Francis H. Lincoln.
DECORATION OF STREETS. - Edwin Wilder, Chairman, Charles W. S. Seyniour, Osgood Eaton.
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DECORATION OF CHURCH. - John Todd, Chairman, Francis W. Brewer, Henry E. Spalding.
DECORATION OF HALLS. - Charles C. Melcher, Chairman, Henry W. Cushing, Charles W. S. Seymour.
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS. - Thomas Howe, Chairman, George Cushing, Edward F. Wilder.
Voted, That the Committee on Invitations be authorized to invite all the survivors of those who performed military duty or acted as marshals at the Centennial Celebration in this town in 1835.
The programme for the celebration was now adopted and the organization complete. The sub- sequent meetings of the Committee of Arrange- ments were principally occupied with the arrange- ment of details, and the various sub-committees labored zealously in their respective departments. Liberal subscriptions of money were reported. All things promised well for a successful and memorable day in the annals of the town.
Invitations were sent to distinguished persons to attend the celebration. The list of invited guests included the State officials, natives of the town who had acquired eminence in other places, the principal town-officers of Hingham and Cohasset (originally a part of Hingham), ministers of the religious societies of Hingham and Cohasset, and others.
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INVITATION.
1885. 1635.
To
You are respectfully invited to be present at the celebration of the
250TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE
TOWN OF HINGHAM,
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1885.
STARKES WHITON, JOSEPH B. THAXTER, CHARLES SIDERS, HENRY C. HARDING, FRANCIS H. LINCOLN,
Committee on Invitations.
HINGHAM, August 22, ISS5.
Please send a reply before September 5, and on your accept- ance a ticket will be sent.
At the Centennial Celebration, in 1835, the mili- tary escort consisted of two local organizations, the Hingham Rifle Company and the Washington
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Guards. To the survivors of these companies and to the survivors of those who acted as marshals on that occasion, the following invitation was sent : --
To
One of the survivors of those who
. At the Centennial Celebration in 1835.
DEAR SIR,
You are respectfully invited to join the procession on the occasion of the
250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE
TOWN OF HINGHAM,
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, ISS5.
You will assist the committee in making their arrangements if you will inform one of the undersigned, before September 10, whether you can be present or not.
Very respectfully yours,
STARKES WHITON, CHAIRMAN, FRANCIS H. LINCOLN, SECRETARY, Of the Committee on Invitations. .
HINGHAM, September 3, ISS5.
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Invitations were also sent to the survivors of the ladies, who served on the committee for the colla- tion, at the Celebration of 1835, or who contributed hymns or poems on that occasion, to attend the exercises in the Meeting-house.
Interest in the celebration increased as the day approached. With thoughtful attention to every detail on the part of the several sub-committees, a treasury liberally supplied with ample funds, many offers of gratuitous services, and a hearty co-operation of the citizens, nothing seemed want- ing but favorable weather to make the celebration a most interesting and successful event.
THE CELEBRATION.
THE CELEBRATION.
THE weather reports on the day preceding the celebration were not assuring. There was anx- iety in the minds of those who had looked forward with a deep interest to an occasion the success of which depended so much upon atmospheric condi- tions favorable to out-of-door exercises. All through the day and evening of Monday, the 14th of Sep- tember, there were many indications in the town of a great coming event. The afternoon trains and boats brought to their former homes the returning sons of Hingham. The buildings, with their gayly decorated fronts, seemed to be clothed in a new dress for the occasion. Flags and streamers, red autumn leaves and yellow golden-rod, sentimental and his- toric mottoes, gave many a sedate old residence a fluttering, picturesque, holiday appearance to wel- come the returning wanderers.
On the morning of the 15th all doubts about the weather were dispelled. As the sun rose on the fairest of autumn days, the church bells rang merrily out the announcement that "the great, the impor- tant day " had at last arrived. The frosts had kindly
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spared the flowers, while occasional hints of autumn gave here and there a touch of color to tree and shrub. Nature seemed to rival art in the decora- tions. The old town never was more beautiful. From all her hills and valleys she seemed to say to young and old, -
" The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benediction."
For an hour after sunrise the bells of all the churches were rung, while at several points dis- charges of cannon disclosed the enthusiasm of those who voluntarily contributed this feature to the programme arranged for the day. The people were abroad early, and soon the streets were alive with happy groups. Here an old man welcomes his former schoolmates with a warm grasp of the hand, and recalls some youthful frolic; there some school- children of to-day, with bright faces and white dresses, hurry to the school-house to be ready for their part in the exercises. From far and near, by train and boat, in carriages and on foot, the con- stantly increasing number swells, until the whole neighborhood of Broad Bridge presents an unwonted scene. The day is warm, the sky is clear, and every- body is happy.
The first train from Boston brought REEVES'S AMERICAN BAND, of Providence, R. I. It was im- mediately sent to South Hingham, where from nine to ten o'clock, in front of the meeting-house, an open-air concert was given.
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At the same time the HINGHAM BRASS BAND gave a concert in Fountain Square to an appreciative audience.
At ten o'clock all the school-children of the town with their teachers, under the general charge of ALLEN P. SOULE, Superintendent of Schools, assem- bled in Fountain Square. Led by ALFRED H. BIS- SELL, teacher of music in the public schools, the children sang several songs.
At 10.30 o'clock the formation of the procession began; and at 10.40 a special train arrived, bringing the Governor, who was accompanied by members of his staff and other State officials, and escorted by the First Corps of Cadets.
Promptly at eleven o'clock the procession moved from Broad Bridge under the direction of Col. HAWKES FEARING, Chief Marshal, assisted by the following : -
Chici=of=Staff. MARSHALL H. CUSHING.
Atos.
FRANCIS M. RIPLEY.
CHARLES A. LANE.
GEORGE E. WHITNEY.
CHARLES SUMNER CUSHING.
WILLIAM O. FLETCHER.
SAMUEL T. HERSEY.
Marshals.
ALLEN P. SOULE.
STETSON FOSTER.
JACOB O. SANBORN.
ELLERY C. CROCKER.
WILLARD E. JONES.
JOHN STEPHENSON.
LOUIS P. NASH.
HIRAM T. HOWARD.
HUGH J. MOLLOY.
WILLIAM H. LEAVITT.
WILLIAM H. FURBER.
THOMAS L. CREIIAN.
HENRY M. WRIGHT.
HERBERT O. HARDY.
CHARLES L. DAVIS.
WILLIAM B. CROSS.
Bugler.
WILLIAM B. FEARING.
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The route of the procession was through North Street, by Goold's Bridge, South, and Main streets, to the Old Meeting-house.
THE PROCESSION.
Detachment of Police under command of Chief of Police ERASTUS WIITON.
ESCORT. REEVES'S AMERICAN BAND.
Edwin Humphrey Post 104, G. A. R., Comrade CHARLES H. WAKE- FIELD commanding ; accompanied by Simpson's Drum Corps and the Post Drum Corps, and detachments from Posts 31 and 58, -90 men.
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FIRST DIVISION.
Aid.
CHIEF MARSHAL. Committee of Arrangements. Marshal.
Aid.
Marshal.
Hon. JOHN D. LONG, President of the day, Mr. SOLOMON LINCOLN, Orator, and Rev. JOSEPH OSGOOD, Chaplain of the day. - Town Officers of Hingham. DEWITT C. BATES, SETH SPRAGUE, WALTER W. HERSEY, Selectmen. WILLIAM FEARING, 2d, Town Treasurer.
Town Officers of Cohasset. J. Q. A. LOTHROP, CALEB F. NICHOLS, PHILANDER BATES, Selectmen. NEWCOMB B. TOWER, Town Clerk.
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BALDWIN'S CADET BAND.
First Corps of Cadets, M. V. M., Lieut .- Col. THOMAS F. EDMANDS commanding, escorting His Excellency, GEORGE D. ROBINSON, Governor of the Commonwealth, His Honor, OLIVER AMES, Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. HENRY B. PEIRCE, Secretary of the Commonwealth ; Members of the Governor's Staff: Brig .- Gen. SAMUEL DALTON, Col. EPHRAIM STEARNS, Col. EDWARD H. GILBERT ;
accompanied by Hon. STARKES WHITON, Chairman of the Commit- tee of Arrangements, and JOSEPH B. THAXTER, of the Reception Committee.
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INVITED GUESTS,
Accompanied by CHARLES SIDERS and HENRY C. HARDING, of the Reception Committee.
Hon. JONATHAN BOURNE, Councillor, District No. I.
Mr. JOSEPH O. BURDETT, Representative, First Plymouth District.
Hon. THOMAS RUSSELL. Hon. JOHN F. ANDREW.
Hon. THOMAS TALBOT. Hon. MOSES HUMPHREY.
Mr. ALFRED C. HERSEY. Capt. JOHN K. CORBETT.
Mr. LUTHER STEPHENSON. Dr. WILLIAM EVERETT.
Mr. HOSEA H. LINCOLN.
Clergymen of Hingham.
Rev. HENRY A. MILES, D.D.
Rev. H. PRICE COLLIER.
Rev. HENRY M. DEAN.
Rev. EDWARD A. ROBINSON.
Rev. ALFRED CROSS. Rev. ARTHUR THOMPSON.
Clergymen of Cohasset.
Rev. HARLAN PAGE. Rev. JOHN H. ALLEN.
Surviving Marshals of the Procession of fifty years ago. John Waters, David A. Hersey, Leavitt Lane, Roswell Trowbridge, David Cushing.
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Surviving Members of the Washington Guards who were . on duty in 1835.
Moses Humphrey, Joseph Sprague, Rufus Lane, Martin Wilder, Elihu Thayer, John Todd, Nahum Robinson, Charles Humphrey, John D. Remington, Lewis Eddy, John Binney; David Cobb, Henry Siders, Daniel Cain, Benjamin S. Lincoln.
Survivors of the Hingham Rifle Company who were on duty in 1835.
Capt. John K. Corbett, Capt. John Stephenson, Joseph Ripley, Justin Ripley, Isaac N. Damon, Isaac Sprague, John W. Peirce, Jo- seph C. Sprague, Sidney Sprague, Zenas Loring, Jairus Sprague, Kinsman Chamberlain, Moses L. Whiton, John E. Corthell, Moses Sprague.
Survivors of Mr. Duncan McBean Thaxter's School, - 1813-1817. Duncan McBean Thaxter, teacher.
Robert W. Lincoln, E. Jones Andrews, Alexander Anderson, John P. Dawes, Lincoln Goold, Samuel W. Marsh, Benjamin S. Lin- coln, Seth L. Hobart, Samuel Andrews, Mrs. Gridley Stodder, Mrs. Martin Battles. Moses Humphrey,
Daniel Cain. Marshal. Marshal. President, Trustees, and Treasurer of the Hingham Institution for Savings.
President, Directors, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
President, Directors, and Cashier of the Hingham National Bank. Officers and Members of the Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural Society.
Company of Minute Men.
Captain, Henry L. Merritt ; Lieutenant, Charles W. Hutchins; Ser- geant, Harry F. Cross; Privates, J. Frank Crehan, Charles Damon, Fred L. Sprague, John W. Pyne, Webster Loring, Porter Souther, William W. Cushing. H. Everett Loring, E. Ellsworth Manning, Robert Downey, George Downey, Parker Souther, Edmund H. Cushing, Frederick Souther, Edward W. Thayer, Henry F. Cush- ing, George Griffin, Peter J. Clement.
Trustees of Derby Academy. Trustees of the Hingham Public Library.
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