{"page_1": " J. Frederick Haetel, Sr. of New Jersey\nTHE VERMONT SUNDAY NEWS. SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1975-\nIn Honor of the Green Mountain Boys\nBY ALDO MERUSI\nCharles\nand\nEmma\nRUTLAND\nー\nProbably\n(Townsend) Boyden, was sixth\nRutland's most photograpned\nin descent from Capt. Reuben\nitem is the bronze eight-foot\nDow\nstatue of the Green Mountain\nof Revolutionary War fame and fifth in descent from\nBoy in Main Street Park. The legend on a bronze plate reads:\nThomas Townsend, who was at\n\"In honor of the\nGreen\nthe Battle of Lexington.\nMountain Boys. Erected by\nHinsman, son of late. Stale\nAnn Story Chapter, Daughters\nSen.\nCart B.\nHinsman and\nof the American Revolution in\nMr. Hinsman, is the grandson\n1915.\"\nof former Gov. John A. Mead.\nDetails\nof the unveiling,\nHe is fifth in descent from Col.\nforgotten in time, may be of\nJames Mead, first while settler in Otter Creck Valley and of\ninterest\nto today's casual\nJohn\nHowland\nof\nRutland passersby who have\nthe\nMayflower Colony.\nseen it so often its presence\nThe wreath was placed by\ncould go unnoticed.\nMrs. Anna Haviland of Glens\nErected a\nshort distance\nFalls, 'N.Y.,\na greal-great-\nfrom a\nmarker\nof the old\ngranddaughter\nof\nCol.\nRutland Fort, also placed by\nRemember Baker of the Green\nthe DAR, the statue depicts a.\nMountain Boys.\nman of rugged face and form\nMayor\nB.L.\nStafford\n\"denoting\ncourage,\nhonesty\nand\nvigor,\"\naccepted the statue for the city.\nin\nbuckskin\ntrousers\nand heavy shoes.\nThe prayers were by the Rev.\nJoseph Reynolds.\nAcross the back is a powder horn. In one hand is held a\nDr.\nJohn\nM. Thomas,\nmusket-type gun.\nMiddlebury College president\nIt is mounted on a pile of\nin his principal address spoke\nboulders, casually fixed into of the sterling character of\nVermont men,\n\"their worthy\nplace.\nThe exercises opened with a\nancestors and their passion for\nbugle call by Edward Jones.\nthe mastery of their own land\nThe unveiling\nwas Dy\ntWo\nand the future freedom of their\nchildren,\nCatherine\nLena\nchildren.\"\nBoyden,\naddress\nnow\nunknown,\nand John\nAbner\nMrs. Connie Glynn Cocklin\nunfurled the U.S. flag, letting it\nMead Hinsman,\nformer\ndrave over her shoulder as the\nSpeaker of the House and now\n\"Star Soangled Banner\"\nthe\nRutland attorney who resides\nnational anthem, was sung.\nin Woodstock.\nThe children\nThe statue was proposed at\nthen of preschool age became\nRutland\nHigh\nSchool\nthe time by DAR regent Mrs.\nH.H. Dyer,\nclassmates. Mrs George F\nThe speaking part of the\nChaffee was in charge of the program was held in nearby.\nprogram.\nMeldon School which served as\nCatherine:\ndaughter of\nRutland's high school.\nGREEN MOUNTAIN BOY\n(Aldo Merusi photo) "}