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There is no other flag that represents so much as that flag does; there is no other flag that has cost so much in life and treasure, and there is no other flag for which life and treasure were more freely given. We had an army such as the world never saw before and perhaps never will again. Out of the ranks of that army were men fitted to command armies. The present command- ing general of the United States army rose from the ranks of a Massachusetts regiment. Only a short time ago when the combined armies of Europe were with the United States army in China, it was a Yankee boy among them all who lifted the old flag and laid it upon the walls of Pekin before any other nation could place their banner there. The fortitude of the American soldier was something that has called forth the encon- iums of the world. Under the most trying circumstances they would always willingly and cheerfully perform their duties, doing their part like men.
I have heard the story of a young captain at Antietam, who was fatally wounded through both thighs, and as he lay at night gazing up at the stars, unable to move or to get a drop of water to quench the thirst which was consuming him, he began to sing :
" When I can read my title elear To mansions in the skies,
I'll bid farewell to every fear And wipe my weeping eyes."
The refrain was taken up by a wounded comrade near by, and then by another and another, until nearly a hundred wounded soldiers were singing that grand old hymn that we all learned in childhood. Who has not heard the story of Company D, the "Die-no-mores," and
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their midnight attack upon Fort Fisher. The young captain as he went farther and farther over the sand dunes shonted to his men, "Follow me, Die-no-mores, follow me," until at last he fell fatally wounded. llis men fought their way to the parapets, and all save one, from whose lips I heard the story, followed their young captain that night into the gates of the Eternal City. Where on earth can you find men more devoted to a eanse than you find in the American army in the men who fought from '61 to '65 ?
Still, my comrades, we should not take all the glory to ourselves. The women, the women of America, helped to fight these battles. To them all honor, all glory. They were the ones who stood behind the men who stood behind the guns. They were the ones who encouraged yon by word, by counsel, and by loving sentiments which they sent to you in letters, to stand up like men and come back to them as heroes, but not come back as eowards.
I remember a story that was told to me by Chaplain Ferguson at the eneampment at Utiea, when he said that in the early part of the war, in a small school- house, he was addressing a company of young men, endeavoring to get some of them to enlist. In the back part of the school room there was a elass of men we used to eall copperheads. They had tried to disturb the meeting and to discourage any one from enlisting. Finally from among their ranks a young man stepped forward to sign his name, and as he did so one of the men shouted to him, "Jim, what will your wife say?" Quicker than lightning Jim turned around and said, "My wife says she would rather be the widow of a soldier than the wife of a coward." And that, comrades, was the kind of material the American women were made of and the kind that stands with us to-day.
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REMARKS BY COL. CHARLES A. ORR, U. S. PENSION AGENT
Mr. President, Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen:
I regret very much my inability to say a few words to you, for the reason that I am suffering from a disa- bility which makes it very difficult for me to speak. I am not on the program even. I came here at the invi- tation of Comrade Johnson, and I am very happy that Mrs. Orr and I have had the privilege of enjoying this delightful Centennial celebration.
I was very much pleased with the exercises last night, and also very greatly interested. I was born but a few miles from Warsaw, and there is an old comrade here from my old town who belongs to the same Post, the Post named for my brother, Robert Orr, who was killed at Fredericksburg. He drove twenty-six miles to get here. I have always kept my legal residence at my birthplace and never expect to change it unless I move to Warsaw. I am very glad that I am here to participate in these patriotie ceremonies. I was especially interested in the remarks the young ladies made here on this platform last night. You are to be congratulated, greatly so, on the splendid appearance of Warsaw. I have attended Department and National Encampments from Portland, Maine, to San Francisco, and I never saw more beautiful decorations than you have on this Main street of Warsaw, and not only on the main street, but on all the side streets. It shows great civie pride as well as interest and enthusiasm in your Centennial celebration.
HIGH SCHOOL BANQUET
On Wednesday evening, July 1st, the Alumni of the Warsaw High School gave a banquet that will long be remembered for the number of graduates present and the brillianey and interest of the occa- sion. The banquet was given in the Town Hall, tables being arranged in three long lines the length of the hall with one running aeross the room at the south end. Covers were laid for one hundred and ninety guests, and a fine menu was served by Teal of Rochester. Principal George W. Glasier presided as toastmaster and ealled for responses to the fol- lowing toasts : "Our High School," Prof. Irving B. Smith ; " The Class of '77," Prof. Floyd J. Bartlett of Auburn ; "The Class of '03," Lloyd B. Wheeler of Bliss ; "The Board of Education," Mrs. Ella Haw- ley Crossett ; "Our College Boys," Emery D. Web- ster ; " Our College Girls," Miss Margery Gouinlock ; " Athleties," Charles B. Smallwood ; "Our Profes- sional Men," Addison W. Fisher ; " Our Normal Graduates," Prof. Charles D. Seely of Broekport ; " Reminiseenees," Miss Mary E. Dann of Hempstead, Long Island.
REMINISCENCES READ BY MISS MARY E. DANN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL BANQUET
Your committee so wise, has done one thing amiss, In giving a place to a subject like this; No dearth of material under my text, No deep anxious thought as to what to say next, But floods of fond memories over me flow- And floods are not popular here, we all know.
I could talk to my pupils, of days that are flown; You primary youngsters, dear me, how you've grown, Or my students in High School-we worked, and we worked With test-tubes and magnets, and nobody shirked; We analyzed flowers, found fossils in stones, And examined the joints of the slim Mr. Bones. I could talk to my schoolmates of days long ago, Can it be on their heads I see traces of snow ? If I say that we always were studious and good, That we learned every lesson, and did as we should, There are some right before me who might make me blush And say, "Martie, don't tell; and Floyd, won't you hush." But the pictures of childhood are brightest and best, When we turn but to these, we forget all the rest. I see a stone building, a yard full of trees, And wide open windows that catch every breeze; Of students a hundred, or possibly more, Of teachers, say tliree, with now and then four, And my father presiding, ah, now you can see Why these long-distant days should fascinate me. There are some of you here, will agree, when I say, The tasks were well done, iu that far away day. You worked as he bid, and when college days came To your joy and to his, you were not put to shame. A few stupid books tucked away on a shelf, Some rocks, and an air-pump-I've seen them myself, But pupils and teachers were eager for more, There were lectures and concerts and fees at the door.
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With the citizens' help, and the state fund beside Apparatus and books soon fill all with pride. There were public exams., when the parents all came, And the ministers called on each pupil, by name, Of Latin and Greek, Trigonometry, too, Of Science or History, to tell what they knew, While the Board of Trustees, with their faces intent, Werc trying to show that they knew what it meant.
Exhibitions were held at least once a year, Would you see the old programs? I have them right here- With speaking, and music, and essays so bright,
And tableaux and plays, they'd have lasted all night,
But begun at 6:30 they ended quite soon,
And the youngsters went home by the light of the moon.
Of sports they had some, in those days we recall, For big boys and teacher, together played ball,
And my father's old journal quite thrillingly tells How they swung Indian clubs and played with dumb-bells. And the girls in the front yard, fine days after school, Were strengthening their lungs, by playing at goal.
One plump little girl, with brown curls, who was I, Would try hard to laugh, but wanted to cry, When they started her on a long run, for she knew That her breath would give out, e're the journey was through.
A slap on her shoulder, and then, don't you see, She's taken a captive, to another girl's tree.
But I fear you will think-it would be only human- That short-winded girl makes a long-winded woman, So I make you my bow, e're you're tired out quite, And give you my thanks as I wish you good night. For each, and for all, in the days that will come, Here's Tiny Tim's wish, may God bless every one,
Part Five GOVERNOR'S DAY Thursday, July 2. 1903
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GOVERNOR'S DAY
One hundred guns at sunrise opened the last, and in the matter of erowds the greatest day of War- saw's Centennial Celebration.
Governor Odell was escorted from the Erie station amid cheers and musie, and held an informal reception at the Gridley Hotel. Long before the hour set for his appearanee the enormous tent was filled literally to overflowing, for the erowd fringed the outer edge of the eanvas a distance of twelve or fifteen feet around its entire eireumferenee. At half past 11 o'eloek, in aeeordanee with the punetuality which had marked every stated event of the week, the Gover- nor appeared upon the platform and was most en- thusiastieally received. Before beginning his address he had a pleasant word to say of Warsaw and its citizens, and paid a high tribute to the late Senator L. HI. Humphrey.
At half past twelve o'clock a banquet was given in the Town Hall in honor of Governor Odell, two hundred guests being present, including many dis- tinguished visitors.
ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR B. B. ODELL, JR.
When we measure the age of our government by the span of years; when we consider its achievements and wondrous growth and compare it with older civilizations, celebrations such as this serve but to stimulate patriotic impulses and bring respect for a people who have made of the experiment of democracy a republic whose posi- tion among the nations of the world is most command- ing. The history of our common country is the glory of all, and the conspicuous part taken by the patriots of our own commonwealth in the great struggle which brought our Union into existence is the especial pride of the people of New York. There is no spot within this great state but that has its stories of valor and heroism, and the struggles of its pioneers in pushing civilization and intelligence to the west and north; the perils en- dured by them, and their self-sacrificing devotion, while not always evidenced perhaps by monuments, yet is shown by the sturdy growth which has made our state the greatest commonwealth of the nation. Its fertile fields were the scenes of privation, defeats and victories, and the devotion of the people of the Revolutionary period to the cause of liberty is held in grateful recollection by their descendants whose adherence to the principles for which they fought insures the permanence of our republic.
It seems but yesterday that the Fort Stanwix line which left the major portion of the state in the posses- sion of the savage tribes of the Six Nations, marked the western boundary of our commonwealth. The adventur- ous trader and the hardy explorer had brought stories of the richness of the vast regions beyond-tales of the Mohawk and the Genesee and of the great inland seas which were afterwards to become the outlet for the com- merce and wealth of the far off West. Indian warfare and French invasion gave additional evidence of that
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which awaited the vigor of manhood and the daring of the frontiersman. At the close of the Revolutionary war therefore it is not surprising that the attention of those who were charged with the administration of the state's affairs should have been directed to the development of the natural resources which had so long laid dormant, and it was the enterprise of our citizens which saved to New York the commerce which made of it the most im- portant port in the civilized world.
Education is the bulwark and strength of our republic. Contentment and happiness are its handmaidens. What- ever, therefore, adds to our comfort insures loyalty and brings advancement and prosperity. We too often disre- gard momentous events and periods in the history of onr state and country, and are somewhat careless in award- ing the credit that is due to those who in their desire for freedom made possible the string of villages and cities which everywhere within the borders of this com- monwealth arc an ever present reminder of the achieve- ments and glorics of the past. It is a pleasure, therefore, to find upon an occasion such as this so many patriotic citizens gathered together for the purpose of re- calling and celebrating such events. A republic such as ours could not exist were its policy to be controlled and dictated by envy and discontent, or by a careless disre- gard of our own privileges or the rights of others. America stands as a prominent example of a government of majorities, whose officials are but the servants of the popular will. Although we measure our strength by the loyalty of our citizenship, it is well for us to stop at times and reflect upon the history of the past and con- sider wherein we differ from nations whose future was apparently as bright and whose government seemed as permanent as our own.
For after all, human nature in all its phases does not differ materially from one generation to another, and the pathway of time is strewn with the wrecks of nations. Rome with its jurisprudence and magnificent armies; Venice with its learning and arts; Judea with its relig- ious enthusiasm, all failed because of the lack of indi- vidnal freedom and the selfishness of nations. In a
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study of the history of the past it is well for us to consider, therefore, not only the material growth of our state and of this Union, but also the effect of its gov- ernment on other nations and whether the great power which our people wield has been used for the uplifting of mankind. Vast as is our commonwealth of itself; great as has been her increase in population; powerful as is her influence through the products both of the field and the factory-while all these contribute to our material well-being, I doubt if we should measure the achievements of our country by this standard alone, but rather whether this power and this influence have been exerted for the common good and for the advancement of civilization.
The struggle of the Revolution, while it brought into existence a democracy, failed of its object until the ex- periment of a limited suffrage had been tried with the result that the independent spirit of the American people demanded the broadest possible liberty in selecting not only the officers of the commonwealth, but of every lo- cality within its borders. The boasted freedom of the country was but a half truth until the immortal Lincoln by his proclamation struck the shackles from three mil- lions of slaves, and only after a conflict of unparalleled bitterness which threatened to rend the republic in twain, and whose solidity was only maintained by the sacrifice of the lives of thousands of brave and patriotic men, whose memories you have fittingly commemorated at this centennial celebration of your town.
In every struggle in which our government has been engaged, the patriotic, undying and unfaltering devotion of our people has been manifested. Upon every field of battle their courage has been attested. Yet the tears of widows and orphans have saddened the victories of our arms. Out of this has grown the desire whenever and wherever possible to leave questions of international dif- ferences to arbitration rather than to the clash of arms and opposing forces.
America, the first to advocate this new principle of settling international disputes, has gone farther perhaps than any other nation in this direction. It is one of the
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triumphs of our government and marks an epoch in the world's history of which we may feel justly proud. It is the greatest tribute which America has paid to the cause of civilization. In this movement no other state in the Union has taken a more active part than our own. Its commercial relations with all the world have brought us into close touch and communication, and has established a community of interests among the nations and producers of the world, creating a spirit of forbearance and amity which may eventually prevent a recurrence of the struggles of earlier times. By inculcating a belief that the functions of the state are to protect the inter- ests of each individual, we have established principles that bind our people together by ties of affection and common interests and local pride, instead of leading to neglect of, or interference with, the rights of any, and serves as a stimulus for the linking together of all interests; making of our commonwealth a state not of segregated communities, but one where the interests of each are the interests of all.
We therefore can well afford to celebrate the advance that you have made here. We can glory in your suc- cesses because they are but a measure of our own. The broad acres of our state with their products are of addi- tional value because they are essential to those who in her manufacturing centers are striving to uphold our com- mercial supremacy. The ease with which these products may be brought to the centers of population determine the value of your land and add to the wealth of the agri- cultural section of New York. It seems but a short time ago when the possibility of easy communication with the then sparsely settled villages and rural commu- nities was a far off dream, but the faith of those who projected the many roads and waterways which now bring every part of the state in close touch has been more than realized, and there is now no section of New York that is so far distant that its inhabitants are not a part of its great commercial ports whose interests are our interests.
With the expanding growth of the nation, reaching be- yond the confines laid down by those who preceded ns, New York becomes more and more an important factor in
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working out the problems of the future. The intelligence of her citizens not only projects, but their wealth furnishes the means for the building up of vast enterprises which are rapidly making of this country the great producer upon which all other nations must eventually depend. Our continued prosperity and the welfare of our people depend npon the ability with which we meet these new condi- tions and the forbearance which is exhibited by those who contribute their wealth toward those whose capital is their brain and sinew. The rights of all will be best conserved by an intelligent consideration of the necessi- ties of the times. Hope will fail of its fruition if from our citizens is taken away the possibility of advancement and culture and material well-being which, after all, are the strongest motives for patriotism and the greatest in- centives to good citizenship. We marshal no invading army for the acquisition of territory. The force that we call into existence is that which will transform the wealth of the earth into the products of industrial arts; to make of it an invading army of skill and not of arms to pen- etrate into the remotest quarters of the globe. Our suc- cess may not be evidenced by the laurel wreath of battle, but by the commendation of all the people of the earth whose aid we seek in advancing civilization and the best interests of mankind.
This invasion will bring with it no sorrow, no tears, but it will bring with it the luxuries and comforts which other countries afford, and add to the contentment, pros- perity and happiness of our people, and to the grandeur of a nation whose proudest boast will be the fulfillment of that heavenly hosanna, "Peace on earth, good will to men," Let us hereafter do our part. Let us aid in every laudable undertaking. Let us extend a welcome to our own commonwealth to those who seek freedom and indepen- dence, and who will aid us in maintaining that supremacy of which we are so justly proud. As time rolls on may we leave to those who shall come after us all the liberties transmitted by our forefathers, not only amplified in scope, but made better by the uses to which we have put them, a nobler and better citizenship, which not only glories in the past, but which looks forward to the future
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with a certainty that is born of belief in the principles of our government. Let us maintain a republic so ample and so complete as to make of our country a government not only of the people, but one where equal rights and liberty are the sure possession of all.
AFTER DINNER TALKS
BANQUET IN THE TOWN HALL. JUDGE E. E. FARMAN. TOASTMASTER
GOVERNOR ODELL
In responding at the banquet Governor Odell said :
Mr. Toastmaster, Gentlemen: I was flattering myself until the toastmaster arose that I had not made much of a sacrifice after all in coming to Warsaw. I have changed my mind now, since he got upon his feet. I understand that the ceremonies or the parade which is to occur shortly limits the time which has been allotted to me, and I am, therefore, not going to inflict another speech upon you today. I think that the one yon were unfortunate enough to hear an hour ago is certainly enough for a warm day like this. I can only say that I am very grateful for the reception that has been accorded me. 1 felt the warmth of it as I descended at the station, and it has been getting hotter and hotter ever since. I think if we keep up the same sort of a clip we will be pretty nearly ready to sing, "There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night."
Your centennial is something to be proud of. Yon may have commenced early in the week, and I don't know whether to-day is the end of it or not. but you are having such a good time that I am almost tempted to postpone my trip again. I thank you for the cordial greeting which you have given me, which is a repetition of that which one meets all over the state. It is not the man, but it is the great government of which we are all a part, which elicits such a response as you have given to-day. I thank you for it. and especially for
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your courtesy, and I am going to make way now for some one else.
JUSTICE HAIGHT
IIon. Albert Haight, Justice of the Court of Appeals, was next called upon by Toastmaster Farman, and in re- sponse, said in part :
It is not my custom to have my decisions overruled, but the president on this occasion has seen fit to over- rule my judgment that further speech making be dis- pensed with on this occasion. After the eloquent, grand address which was delivered this morning by his Excel- lency it did seem to me that further speech was super- fluous. It has been my fortune to have the acquaintance of a number of governors that preceded the governor who now occupies the executive mansion. They have all distinguished themselves as orators at county fairs, but our present governor, as I observe, has discovered a new field. He has become a great centennial orator, and as such will his fame go down to history.
There is but a single suggestion that I have to make to him with reference to it, and that is, after he has accomplished all of the reforms and has relieved us from local taxation as well as state taxation, and has tired of performing the duties of the chief magistrate of this state and has gone up higher (applause), then I hope he will condescend to have these Centennial addresses put in type and handsomely bound and gratuitously furnished to those of us who expect to take part in the next centennial.
Looking forward a century appears very distant, as embracing a great period of time, but looking backward it is seemingly a short time. Under the ancient civil law, in the absence of proof to the contrary, a man was presumed to live one hundred years. Therefore, the eveut which we are here celebrating today is but the span of a single life.
The century that is passed has been most remarkable. Its history has recorded events more immerous than those which have been recorded in any century that has preceded it since creation. There have been great wars, great battles, great men, but none of these is the distinguishing
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feature of the period. That which has chiefly distinguished the period is the fact that it has been the age of inven- tion. Thousands upon thousands of factories have been constructed throughout the land, filled with machinery, machinery in which nearly every article that is used by man is manufactured and supplied. Among the chief, perhaps, of the discoveries of the age is that of steam and electricity, through the agencies of which we are enabled to encircle the globe in nearly as short a time, and with much more comfort than formerly a man could travel from the city of New York to the Mississippi river. Great steamships plow the ocean from continent to con- tinent. We talk with our friends a thousand miles dis- tant with nearly the same ease as if they were seated in the same room with us. The pioneer has approached our shores upon the East and has advanced to the Pacific, clearing our continent of its forests. Railroads, telegraph lines and telephone lines traverse the country in every direction. Hundreds of cities have arisen upon our sea- boards and upon our plains, and eighty millions of people live and prosper within the borders of our own govern- ment, enjoying the blessings of liberty, the protection of the law and the highest civilization known to the world.
HON. JAMES W. WADSWORTH
The next to speak was Hon. James W. Wadsworth, who said :
Mr. Chairman: I feel very much complimented indeed in having been asked to say a word in this representa- tive body of men from Western New York; but, after listening to the very able and interesting remarks fiom the Governor this morning, and the speech of Judge Haight this minute, I am sure nothing I can say wonld either enlighten you or amuse you, but I shall not re- frain, Mr. President, from thanking you for the invitation which you extended to me to come here to see you, and to say how much I enjoy it, and the pleasure it has given me to meet here the comrades of the Grand Army and the citizens of Wyoming County and Warsaw in general.
My wish to them is many happy returns of this pleas-
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ant anniversary, and in the words of old Rip Van Win- kle, "Here's to their good health, and their family's good health; may they live long and prosper."
HON. JAMES H. LOOMIS
After the toastmaster had introduced ex-Senator Loomis, the latter said in part :
This introduction reminds me that we have a live Senator here, and I am surprised that he is not given the preference. I shall be very glad to resign my posi- tion, standing before this audience, to Senator Stevens who is not an ex-Senator, but I will say this much, that it has been a very great pleasure to me to be with you upon this occasion. A native of old Genesee County, a resi- dent of Wyoming County from its birth, living in Attiea and always paying tribute to Warsaw, I congratulate my- self upon having been invited to be with you. I believe that you, people of Warsaw, have reason to congratulate yourselves that you have been so well represented from Albany as well as Attiea, and it will be ever a pleasant remembrance to me.
I saw by the papers not long sinee, "ex-Senator Loomis celebrated his eightieth anniversary on the 4th day of June." I could hardly believe it, but when I looked in the old family Bible at the family record I found that on the 4th day of June in 1823 there came on the Holland Purchase, a barefooted boy. While I have lived 1 have been greatly honored by the people of Wyoming County, and I have very pleasant remembranees of the many kindly greetings 1 have received in the last few days from friends I remember, and many friends who had passed from my mind. My talk is limited to two min- utes. Brevity, Shakespeare says, is the soul of wit. If there is any wit in my address it will be because I am brief.
THE PARADE
The last event of the Centennial, and its crown- ing feature, was the grand street Parade for which elaborate preparations had been in progress for sev- eral weeks. Like everything else on the program of the Celebration it was a marked success and awa- kened the wildest enthusiasm.
The principal motive of the Parade, and of the various floats, was to illustrate the progress made in agriculture, manufacturing industries and social life during the past 100 years of the town's history.
While there were several floats which had ele- ments of genuine humor of local interest, there was a studied absence of the aimless and vulgar carica- tures, which not uncommonly mar the cifect of pa- rades of this type. An old fashioned grain cradle had its obverse in the very latest harvesting machinery made in the valley ; the simple forge of the early black- smith was placed in contrast with a model Warsaw machine shop, in full operation. The ancient carriage, and James S. Wadsworth's well-preserved but antique Concord coach were followed by an up-to-date automo- bile. Following the automobile was a yoke of oxen similar to the one which transported the goods and
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chattels of ancestors of the automobilists into the country.
Taken altogether or in its details, the parade was one of the most attractive features of the celebration.
The grand centennial parade started at 2 P. M., the marchers appearing in the following order :
FIRST DIVISION
Warsaw Police Department. Grand Marshal. B. P. Gage. Aide, O. S. Humphrey. 74th Regiment Bugle and Drum Corps, Gibbs Post No. 130, G. A. R, and visiting Comrades.
SECOND DIVISION
Aides, Charles Crocker, Asa A. Luther. Fire Departments Wyoming County. Citizens Band, Perry, N. Y. Perry Fire Department. Castile Fire Department. Wyoming Fire Department. Silver Springs Fire Department. Warsaw Concert Band. Warsaw Fire Department. Castile Gun Squad. Warsaw Gun Squad.
THIRD DIVISION
Aides, C. D. W. Munger, George Luce. Drum Corps. Independent Order Foresters. Lodges from Attica, Silver Springs, Perry, Varysburg. Float, National Salt Company. Float, Warsaw Elevator Company. 3 Floats, Warsaw Button Company. 4 Floats, Warsaw- Wilkinson Company, showing old Feed Cutters, Modern Machinery as manufactured by it, and actual details of manufacture.
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Float, Warsaw Association of Stationary Engineers. Float, representing old manner of Harvesting. Modern Self Binder. Float, representing old method of Threshing. J. I. Case Exhibit modern Threshing Machines. Theron Main Exhibit modern Threshing Machines. Bidwell Exhibit modern Threshing Machines. Automobile Parade. Old and New Bicycles.
FOURTH DIVISION
Aides, Dr. Z. G. Truesdell, C. O. Gallett. Vehicles of Long Ago. Float, representing Elizur Webster, first settler. Early settlers, Amos Keeney and Shubal Morris in covered wagon drawn by oxen. Float, representing Log House. Float, representing Surveyors opening Transit Line. Float, old fashioned Spinning and Weaving. Float representing Old Cobbler. Float, with "Village Blacksmith," Joe Turner-Brag, born in 1810.
Old Concord Coach, which belonged to General James S. Wadsworth-Four-in-Hand. Old time Doctor with Saddlebags. Allegorical Float, "Living Shield." Shetland Pony Parade.
FIFTH DIVISION
Aides, B. F. Williams, F. Herington, Rube Band.
Allegorical Float, "A Garden of Long Ago. Warsaw's Zoo, "The Lion Trainer." Display of Furs by Herman Seege. Old Mail Carrier. R. F. D. Wagons. Old and new methods of Road Making. Old time Wash Day. Wyoming Valley Laundry. Implements for Butter and Cheese Making, Ballintine Hardware Company.
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Going to Mill on horseback. Allegorical Float, " Neptune." Float representing Warsaw Opera House. Float, representing Warsaw Club House. Floral Float-II. S. Baker.
SIXTH DIVISION
Aides, Dr. Ilayden Humphrey. Charles Van Allen Drum Corps, Float of Warsaw Lumber Company. Float, of Roberts Bros. Float, T. S. Glover. Float, M. A. Richards' Up-to-date Rig. Float, Gallett & Fargo. Float, Moody Lumber Co. Exhibit of Bell Telephone Company of Buffalo. John Goetz Grocery on Wheels. Other Merchants' Floats. Bands of Cowboys, Rough Riders and Indians.
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INDEX
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Introduction
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Programs 16
Presbyterian Church
19
Methodist Church
39
Congregational Church
46
Baptist Church
56
Episcopal Church
64
Evangelieal Association
70
St. Michael's Church 72
Address, Hon. E. E. Farman, LL. D.
75
Address, Hon. W. II. Merrill
80
Centennial Oration, M. E. Gates, LL. D. 87
Address, Harwood A. Dudley 112
Centennial Hymn, Mrs. M. E. Gates
118
Resolution, (S. D. Lewis) 119
Address, Rev. George D. Miller, D. D. 123
Elizur Webster 126
William Webster 131
Amos Keeney 134
The Fargo Family 135
The Munger Family 138
Remarks, L. E. Walker 141
William Bristol 142
Linus W. Thayer 144
INDEX 247
Reminiscences, Z. L. Tanner
147
The Smallwood Family 150
Warsaw Academy, Dr. Briggs
153
The Dann Family 157
Joshua HI. Darling 159
The Gates Family 162
James Webster and Sylvanus Hawley 171
Middlebury Families 173
Hon. Augustus Frank
Dr. Angustus Frank
177
Rov. J. E. Nassall
Hon. W. J. Humphrey 183
!! on. L. H. Humphrey 186
Soldiers' Monument 191
Address, Colonel Lawrence 196
Address, Hou. William Bristol
198
Address, General Otis 204
Address, Commander Tanner 214
Address, General Koster 216
Remarks, Frank Coffee, Jr. 219 221
Poem, Mrs. Parker
Address, General MeAuliff 222 Remarks, Colonel Orr 225 226
High School Banquet
Poem, Miss Daun 2.27 Governor's Day 231
Address, Governor Odell 232
After Dinner Talks 238 Parade 242
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