St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-15

| HaSkinS, Brattleboro Capt. Rich.,,i
Smith, Tunbridgc: Capt Samu,.l
| Durham, Rutland.
The report was accepted and fh. 81,
ficcrs elected.
The Executive Committee Wen,
Structrd to call the next rr-union dn.
ing the month of October.
! Gen. Pitkin made his report os r.,
urcr. from which it appeared thar tL...
WAS IL deficit of SlI. 81. which rruo,,
accepted and ordered to Ice pllcrJ
| file.
Gen. VIM. W. Henry WAS apnni,.,
Marshal.
On motion. the wives of all oa;
present were invited to he prr>,n,
supper. this evening. ''
EVENING.
The procession of officers WI. f..,.
mt the Court House at !! O'Clock
marched to the inSpiriting music ,f ,I'''
Mortified Cornet Band. To the E,'.. ,''
ScntativeS Hall in the state H.
which WAS speedily filled. Tia. >,.'..'
was called to order by Gen. TL,,
who. after IN impressive pralcr IL, T..
! y. Newton Glnzicr. of Monrp,F,
tloduced Col. Samuel +. I'u.l,,
| Hartford. aS orator of the cvcIin. n
address was Il well drawn sketch If ~
deeds of the army of the Pnr,ru.,. |
| its results.
At the conclusion of the. ,,dJ,,
| Lieut.. G.. G.. Benedict introduced n.
| following resolutions:
RrSOirrd. That the Re-Iuinu >,,,.,
OF Vermont officers has lcarIlrd ,,,,,
SORROW of the sudden death of N,i..
General George Gordon Meade. rl,. f.,
mcr brave and able commander nf H..
Army of the Potomac. who. Ll,i,.
earned the confidence of the Arm, 49,.
many previous wcll-fnu@ht field ,,
ccptcd its chief command without M,
viou> notice. on the eve of the .s,,.',,..
battle of the war. and led it AT t,rfr,.
bur%l to Il glorious victory. lmg,I d.,
to his irmnc>>. con>tamcl. and rarr,H
gcmrral~hip. His life was an r\an,,,.
of devotion to >oldicrll duty hi ilrr,
i part of his country : Inheritance ::,.d
his memory will ever Ice held IN hono,
10y every soldier who served under him
a> we'll a> 10y ii grateful people.
HcS0ircd. That We tender ou Respect
full sympathy T." the family of Grnr,.I
Meade in their sudden loss. and that
the Secretary he directed To ll.u>mir rn
them Il copy of these resolutions.
Col. W. &. Nrazry paid an cloqu,n,
tribute to the memory of Cen Meade.
tittimglN chaact"rizimg him as ON, OF
the most intelligent. conscientious uIH
faithful officers in the service.
The resolutions were unanimous
adopted.
Om melton of Col. Albert Clarke. tie.
thanks OF the Society were trndcIcd Il.
Col. Samuel T.. Pimgrcc. for his able, and
interesting address this evening. and ro
Col. W. &. \caZcy. for his eloquent r,.
marks on the dccca>c of Gen Meade.
and they were requested To furnish cop
les for publication.
The procession was then rr-t"uuu.
and marched to the Pavilion. Whri, ..,
haIf-pa>t nine. the Society sat down To-
an excellent supper.
After due attention had been Given
L" the supper, the toast ma>t'l. col
Albert Clarke. read the tiI>t regular
sentiment of the evening:
The Prc|1om ot the I'nif,H state.
Responded t" 10y three rou>img cIr,l>
for the office. and for the man that por
fills il.
The next sentiment WAS I'c,nout"
Green - her hills
l"' III" memories W KEN
l'uI, : her Ii-
H'. her Laws and public men
Rc~p"mdcd To 10y Capt. T.. j. Olm>r.,.
of brandon.
The next sentiment. I'c,mont'> b..
cg0fjon IN CoHqfc>~.- they are our pick
cts ON the Potomac. not Vet to hr r,.-
lirNed Il wall of "ur defence. u,trI.