S. OF V. HOLD OPEN MEETING. 
Forty-one Members of the Trolley Club of 
Boston Came to Manchester. Parade 
Through Principle Streets. 
Col. H. P. Woodbury camp, 149, S. 
of V., Manchester, held an open meet- 
ing Tuesday evening, an occasion which 
proved one of the most interesting in the 
history of the camp in recent years. 
Not only was there a large attendance of 
the local members, and a number of “‘re- 
cruits’’ present, but forty-one members 
of the Trolley Club of Boston came 
down and did their part in making the 
meeting a real live one. 
The visitors arrived on the 7.20 train 
and were met at the station by the local 
camp members to the number of about 
fifty and, headed by a drum corps, line 
of march was formed for a parade 
through the principal streets of the town. 
The parade started from the station, 
to Beach street, to Union, to North, to 
School, to Central square, through Cen- 
tral and Bridge streets to head of Ash- 
land avenue, countermarch through 
Bridge and Central streets to G. A. R. 
hall on Union street. Plenty of red fire 
was burned along the line of march. 
About 95 S. of V. were in line. 
An oyster supper was served after the 
march and this was followed by a general 
““sood time’’ meeting, everybody enter- 
ing into the cheer of the occasion. 
Among the visitors from out of town 
were President Kirchgassner of the club, 
who was formerly at Manchester in his 
connection as senior vice commander of 
the division of Massachusetts; Past Chief 
Mustering Officer George F. Hunt of 
Everett; Frank E. Howard, chief aide 
on the staff of Commander Cutler of 
the Mass. division; Past Div. Com. 
William H. Stevens of Arlington; Press 
Correspondent Rupert J. Schute, who 
is both a S. of V. and G. A. R. man, 
and is real estate editor of the Boston 
Transcript; T. Benton Kelley, past 
dept. com. of the G. A. R. of Vermont, 
now custodian, of the Vermont associa- 
tion, with rooms at the Westminister in 
Boston; Past Senior Vice Com. Frank E. 
Warren of Arlington; John F. Wilcox, 
secretary and treasurer of the club, and 
Div. Aide Frank J. Lownsburg of Cam- 
bridge. Others from Cambridge, Bos- 
ton, Everett, Malden, Somerville, Arl- 
ington and Chelsea were present. Chief 
of Police Urquhart, was among the 
number. 
Commander Fred K. Swett of the 
camp spoke a word of welcome and said 
_ that the visit of the Trolley club had 
done a power of good; it had exempli- 
fied to the towns-people that the S. of 
V. can turn out in numbers. He knew 
the camp members were surprised in the 
appearance of so many from Boston and 
it certainly showed their enthusiasm, 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
loyalty and glory in the “‘ Old Flag.’’ 
Pres. Kirchgassner was first called up- 
on. He said he had come knowing 
what was in store, for he had been to 
Manchester before, and the camp had 
Frank L. KirRSHGASSNER 
President Trolley Club 
the name of entertaining its visitors loy- 
ally. The Trolley club, he said, was 
an unique organization. It had been 
organized five years, on atrip which 
some 50 of the boys took to Lowell one 
night. The club was organized on the 
cars on the way home, thus the name 
“Trolley Club.’’ The object was to 
promote sociability among the brothers 
and to keep up enthusiasm. They had 
been greatly benefited by the visits paid 
other camps, and he felt that other 
camps had been benefited by them. He 
hoped if there were any “‘recruits”’ 
present they would think of the sacrifice 
their fathers underwent in the days of 
°61-’65 and that they would show their 
interest by joining the camp and help 
out in the great work. 
Frank E. Howard, who represented 
the department commander, said he felt 
like throwing aside all formality on an 
occasion like this and having a good 
time. He said the old ‘“‘saw’’ about 
Chelsea being dead was smashed tonight 
by the actions of the Chelsea boys in the 
crowd. ‘They had shown they were far 
from being dead. He told the story 
also of the Chelsea Hebrew who when 
asked if he had had a fire “‘last Wednes- 
day,’’ replied “‘No, next Wednesday.”’ 
Chelsea people were not “‘dead’’ by 
any means. 
Speaking of the camps throughout the 
state Mr. Howard said that outside a 
few camps, there had been a great tend- 
ency as a whole toward enlisting in the 
ranks men who might be called the 
‘‘solid men’’ of the community, especi- 
ally in the smaller towns. He urged the 
A TRIFLE MIXED. 
Three smart young men and three nice girls— 
All lovers true as steel— 
Decided in a friendly way 
To spend the day awheel. 
They starte! in the early morn, 
And nothing seemed amiss, 
And when they reached the leafy lanes 
They in 
rode twos 
like 
this! 
They wandered by the verdant dale, 
Beside the rippling rill; 
The sun shone brightly all the while; 
They heard the song birds trill. 
They sped through many a woodland glade, 
The world was full of bliss— 
And when they rested in the shade 
Theysat intwos 
likethis! 
The sun went down and evening came 
A lot too sooa they szid; 
Too long they tarried on the way, 
The clouds grew black o’erhead. 
Down dashed the rain! They homeward flew 
Till one unlucky miss 
Slipped sideways—Crash! Great Scott! 
The lot 
Wereallmixeduplikethis! 
—Exchange. 
brothers to attend the meetings the first 
of the year so as to become acquainted 
with the new ritualistic work. He con- 
gratulated Col. H. P. Woodbury camp 
on its standing as regards numbers, etc., 
and enjoined any of the members wbo 
were so inclined to join the Trolley 
Club. 
Comrade Kelley, referred to above, 
said he had refused four invitations to go 
elsewhere to come to Manchester. He 
had been unfortunate in losing two sons 
and he was doing all he could to get 
other sons to put their shoulders to the 
wheel so as to take the veterans’ places 
when they had passed beyond. He had 
been a member of the Rutland, Vt., 
post 41 years. He wanted the S. of V. 
to realize that their’s was the grandest 
organization and most exclusive in the 
country. 
Mr. Kelley has written several songs 
which have been published and he sang 
one of these ‘‘ The Loyal Sons,’’ ar- 
ranged to the tune of “‘ We Old Boys.’’ 
The gathering joined in the chorus, 
printed copies of which were passed 
around the room. ‘The chorus was 
worded as follows: 
‘‘We are the sons of those brave men, 
Who fought on land to save; 
We'll firmly stand that through all time 
Our dear old flag may wave.’’ 
As anencore he sang ‘‘Same Old 
Boys Today.’* 
Rupert J. Schute, too, emphasised 
the S. of V. as the most exclusive order 
in the world today because ‘‘the blood 
of our father soldier flows through our 
veins, and I would be dishonoring my 
father did I not associate myself with the 
order.’? Mr. Schute went to war as 
captain’s boy first at the age of 12 and 
again a year or two later after he had 
recovered from fever. 
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