Inaugural Exercises in Wakefield, Including the Historical Address and Poem, Delivered on the Occasion of the Assumption of Its New Name, by the Town Formerly Known as South Reading, on Saturday, July 4th, 1868 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Inaugural Exercises in Wakefield, Including the Historical Address and Poem, Delivered on the Occasion of the Assumption of Its New Name, by the Town Formerly Known as South Reading, on Saturday, July 4th, 1868 At the request of many citizens, the following pages have been prepared for publication, by members of the Committee of Arrangements, who have more readily complied with the request in consideration of the fact that the intense heat prevailing on the day of the celebration, permitted the attendance of comparatively few of those desirous of listening to the literary exercises of that occasion. The same cause which prevented the attendance of many persons, had an influence, also, in disturbing certain details of arrangement, and will furnish excuse, perhaps, for the incompleteness of some portions of this record. It may be here remarked, that propositions to change the name of the town had been under discussion, at various times, - many and important arguments being adduced in favor of a change, which discussion finally resulted in the selection of a Town Committee, with instructions, after due consideration of the subject, to report to the town for its action thereon. The report of this Committee, and also that of another Town Committee, selected to consider the expediency of erecting a Soldiers Monument, or a Memorial Hall, in said town, are herewith presented, presuming they will furnish ample explanation of the reasons which influenced the town in its decision. With these explanatory lines, this condensed record of action and events is respectfully submitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.