Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green ...

554 SPRINGFIELD, 1636-1886.
ernor, and were frequent and hearty in their response and ap-
plause.
The literary exercises in the hall, upon this remarkable Tuesday,
were preceded by a concert by Gartland's Tenth Regiment Baud of
Albany, N.Y.
The president of the day and tlie vice-presidents were as follows :
President of the day, Dr. Joseph C Pynchon. Vice-presidents, Springfield,
William L. Smith, Judge M. P. Knowlton, Judge Gideon Wells, E. B. Maynard,
Eliphalet Trask, Homer Foot, Maj. Edward IngersoU, Henry Fuller, Jr., Harvey
Sanderson, Bishop P. T. O'Reilly. Agawam, E. K. Bodurtha. Chicopee,
George S. Taylor. Hampden, W. li. Sessions. Holyoke, Oscar Ely. Long-
meadow, Stephen T. Colton. Ludlow, Marvin King. Southwick, Joseph X.
Forward. Westfield, Samuel FoM'ler. West Springfield, Aaron Bagg. Wil-
braham, John M. Merrick. Enfield, Charles Brisco. Somers, Amos Pease.
Suffield, H. S. Sheldon.
At 2.15 ex-Mayor William L. Smith, the chairman of the Citizens'
Committee, arose and said :
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Ladies and Gentlemen, — The Committee of Arrangements for the celebration
of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Springfield had selected to preside
at these exercises a lineal descendant of the man who stood foremost among tlie
original settlers of the plantation of Agawam, and wiio, by his prudent and able
administration of the affairs of that little colony, transformed it into a permanent
and prosperous community. We recognize the distinguished services of the
fathers of the city by honoring their worthy representatives. By the inability of
Dr. Joseph Pynchon to be present here to-day by reason of infirmity of health,
a matter, of course, of regret to all of us, the Committee of Arrangements
have invited Marcus P. Knowlton, who has consented to act as presiding officer
and I accordingly have the honor now to introduce to you Judge Knowlton,
the acting president of the day.
Judge Knowlton. — Ladies and Gentlemen, — It is not expected that I shall
detain you with an address to-day. It is more fitting, in view of the feast to
which you have been invited, that I should not delay you, but begin at once the
exercises which you have come to hear. We shall commence our exercises with
prayer, which will be offered by the Kev. Dr. Buckingham.
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