Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-01-17

6rand Army OF The Republic.

, Aut A-uS@in iheut was oIganitcd win u
I. following officers:
: Gen. WIN. W. Henry, Burlington, d
# partmeni Commander.
!, Geo. 4. Selleck, BratilebrO, Semi,
Vice Commander.
Albert Clarke. St. Adams, Junior Vic
= Commander.
WIN. II. Root, Burlington, Assisiar
Adjuiant General.
POmerOy LOOmis, Burlington, Garter
master General.
Rev. II. Webster. Rssex, Chaplin.
WIN. Russell, Midilebury, Medica
Director.
John J. Balm, Jr., Burlington, Inspec
tor General.
Comrades Start, Valentine and Cool
were appointed committee on crcden,
tials. .- r#e~r t...
Reports Of the Quartermaster-GeneraI
aud Asst.-Adjutant-General were read
aud adopted. .. ..s".
The report Of the Inspecior.G eneral
was accepted aud ordered on file.
Grand Commander Henry made bis
report which was accepted.
Th following officers for the ensuing
year were elected by rira rOoe vote:
Grand Commander-W. G. Veazey,
Rutland.
Senior Vice Commander-Romeo II.
Start, Burlington.
Junior Vice Commander-H. Il. Tay-
Tor, Brattleboro.
Medical Dircctor-Wm. P. Russell,
Middlcbury.
ChaPlain-Rcv. Harvey Webster,
Essex.
Council of Observation-Disclosures. II.
kittridge, St. Adams; Richard Smith,
Tunbridge II. 4. Benson, Springfield
Hiram Cook, Huntington John f. Pratt,
Bennington.
Col Veazey acknowledged the honor in
some appropriate remarks, of which we
give an abstract:
COL. yEAzLY's REMARKS.
Col. Vcazey thanked his comrades for tbo
,onor they conferred upon him, but regretted
ney had not made choice Of some other com.
ade on account Of the great responsibility and
lbor that necessarily accompanied the honor
~ e once lie referred TO the great efficiency
the department Commander and other off, ;
ers Tor the past year, and the wonderful ad- 8
ancement that had been made in our organiza-
on under their administration. But he said !.
Il would agree with him that our Society WINS |
OF what II should be in reputation and useful.
ess' Ihe reasons for this he thought were,
rst, the public did not understand our Society
Its objects. On the other hand, they mislln- .
ersiand our purposes. They apparently have Il
lspicien mat our objects are not worthy of our v
Ives or their sympathy, therefore there is. if G
u h0stllty, at least lack of sympathy on =
e part OF the public towards us. In the So
M place, he thought there is also a lack Of .
IL appreciation on the part Of our own mem n
rsilp OF the value of our organization that Il
any comrades give our Society second or n
ierlor place in their affections But he thought
at In view Of our exalted object, expressed in U
emphatic words of our Constitution-"Fra- a
NIFTY, Charity, Loyalty''--that our Society CT
QUIZ nave the first place in our regard that pl
carrying cut these objects, rs we can the =,
l'er DO by organization than otherwise. we :"
re performing the highest duty Of citizens al
were suppiementing our services rs soldiers. IN
speak showed, in graphic manner, the m
iuil Importance of those words, and insisted ~,
u the great work before us was to correct the !.
ors ne had alluded to to so deport ourselves ~
10 convince the public of their error in re- N
a TO us, and then we should have their of
apathy and support. lie srokc of the bond of
naturally exists between our soldiers
ecedent OF all organizations. and which pro- y
ny was the occasion of the organization of ITO
otaer, IN large degree and of the broad SCI
nolic character of our platform. ignoring all ON
uzanshlp' politics and caste a platform up- nh
winch every soldier and sailor worthy of the r.
ne could stand, and there perform n great ia
noble work, without interfering, in the aid
I, with his partizan or personal feelings exl
appealed, In the most emphatic manner. to al
comrades, to give themselves anew to this -.
ana 10 labor zealously to cultivate, in and n''
Oh our ranks, an ef'ectual and practical cal
ernity, charity and loyalty tim
ne pro capita tax upon members for the
coming year was established at % tele
Is, lseven cents each quarterly me,
motion by Comradc Gibbs was adopt. inir
establishing the salary Of the Asst. to !
t. Gen'l, aud A. Q. NJ. General for the
coming year at $50 each. a. mel
he Encapment elected to National ed
ampment, Gen. VIM. w. Henry, RESI-
darlington, Representative u u. W. per-
w. Ripley, of Rutland, Delegate 1T Dol
3; Acknowledgement Theo. s eye
(, Burlington; Comrade q. G. Bene. unp
Burlington. of
he proceedings Of the body we're or. Ure
to be printed. ~ with
resolution offered by Col. Frank G in Il
erteld, of Saxton's River, endorsed vcrs
Burnsides inaugural address in re- this
d to the matter of poics. exp.
'st Gates of Cambridge was represent. sciel
y. M Stafford and j. G.. Morse. beer