The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. V, 1905Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. V, 1905
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
After the introduction and greetings, lunch was served. Leaving
Cambridge city hall, the party started for Lexington. Many historic
points were passed, including Harvard College, the Old Elm, where
Washington took command of the American Army, and a number of memorial
tablets.
Arriving at the Lexington town hall, the party was warmly welcomed by
Mr. George W. Taylor, chairman of the board of selectmen, and by other
officials of the town. All then walked to the battle monument on the
village green, where the Society placed a laurel wreath to the memory of
the patriotic dead. This wreath measured about three feet in diameter,
and was tied with buff and blue ribbon.
Assembled around the monument at this time, in addition to the members
of the Society, was a large gathering of the people of Lexington, and
visitors from out of town. After the wreath had been put in place on the
monument, an oration was delivered by City Clerk Brandon of Cambridge,
who dwelt upon the objects of the Society and the lessons of patriotism
inculcated by the observance of the day. Mr. Brandon’s remarks were
frequently applauded and at the close he was given an ovation. The
Society was then grouped, with the monument as a background, and a large
photograph of the whole taken.
The Society and guests, escorted by Chairman Taylor of the board of
selectmen, then proceeded to the latter’s beautiful residence,
“Larchmont,” where they were hospitably entertained. The ladies of the
party were specially taken charge of by Mrs. Taylor, while the gentlemen
were waited upon by Mr. Taylor and his talented daughter, Miss Amy Ethel
Taylor. An elaborate lunch was served, and then followed congratulatory
and patriotic addresses by a dozen or more of the visitors.
Following the lunch and the speech-making there was vocal and
instrumental music, the whole affair being one of great enjoyment.
Members of the Society were present, during the day, from Boston,
Cambridge, Lowell, Lexington and Springfield, Mass.; Providence and
Pawtucket, R. I.; Hartford, Conn.; and New York City.
Among those participating in the exercises were: Hon. Patrick Garvan of
Hartford, Conn., and his daughters, the Misses Agnes and Genevieve
Garvan; Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Murphy, Springfield, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Murray, Boston, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Ryan, Springfield,
Mass.; Miss M. Olive Murphy, Boston, Mass.; Mr. T. Vincent Butler, New
York City; Mr. Patrick Carter, Providence, R. I.; Mr. John F. Kinsela,
Lowell, Mass.; Mr. J. J. Cassidy, Lowell, Mass.; Mr. Bernard McCaughey,
Pawtucket, R. I.; Mr. T. P. Kelly, New York City; Mr. Bernard J. Joyce,
Boston, Mass.; Mr. M. H. Cox, Mr. Joseph F. O’Connell and other Boston
people; Mr. Christopher S. Ryan, Mr. Orlando Bowman and Rev. M. H.
Owens, all of Lexington, Mass., Mr. T. F. Gorman, Boston, Mass., and a
number of others.
The following is a copy of a letter from Selectman Taylor in connection
with the foregoing event, and received previous thereto:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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