Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-07
Grand Army OF the Republic.
ANNUAL ESCANPNENT.

The annual encampment of the Depart
ment of Vermont, &. \. r.. was held at the
headquarters of Post Badly Smith in St
Adams on Thursday, Jan. 3Oth.
Nearly all the Posts in the State were rep
resented by about fifty delegates.
Able reports We're submitted by Col W
G. Veazey, the Department Commander.
and by J. H. Goulding and l., G. Kings
ley, the Assistant Adjutant- General and
Quartermaster- General, which showed that
the Order is in Furnishing condition.
The following officers We're elected for the
year ensuing
mmander-Wheelock c. veazey Of
Rutland.
Senior Viee-Commander - Theodore 5.
Peck of Burlington.
Junior Vice-COmmander-M b. Carpen-
ter of st. Adams.
Medical Director-Dr. IL. H. Langdon OF
Burlington.
Chaplain-Rev Harvey Webster of West
Berkshire
Council of Administer tion-R. E. Harris
horn of Ludlow. +. j McWain of West
Randolph, W. II. Gilm re of Bradford. II.
). Hard of Arlington, Albert Clarke of St.
| Adams
Representatives to National Encampment
w. W Henry of Burlington, Ii. F. Tay-
Tor of Brattleboro alternates, j II. Gould
ing of Rutland, H. NJ. Currier of Brattle-
boro.
1t was voted to hold the next annual en-
campment at Bratteboro 1t is hoped that
arrangements may be completed so that
the Reunion Society of Vermont Officers,
and the Grand Army may hold a joint re
union of Vermont soldiers on that occasion
At four, p. m, the delegates and mem
bers in attendance marched to the music OF
the St. Adams Brigade Band to the Weldon
House, where The encampment sat down, as
the guests of Post Badly Smith, to a very
lelegant dinner The dining-h hall of the
Weldon was handsomely decorated with the
national colors, and fcstooEs of red, white
and blue, with wreaths of evergreen, and
the initials of the Grand Army and the
Post About hundred soldiers, with a
number of ladies, filled the tables. A beau
tifully printed and Illuminated bill Of fare
from the press Of Comrade Clarke, set
forth under the heading Of d" Hard Tack
and Salt Horse, a tempting list Of sub
stantials and delicacies, which were served
in the handsome style Of the Weldon. Post
Commander NJ. B. Carpenter presided, and
after due justice had been done to the
q" creature comforts, called up with APP
propriate and witty introductions, Depart
ment Commander Neazey, who responded
with his customary grace, expressing his
appreciation of the order, in which all
meet on terms Of equality, without diStinc-
tons of previous rank, party, sect, color
or condition, and ordering all to bring
their wives and sweethearts to the next re-
union. on pain of drum-head court mar
tial zen. Stannard, who had AN enthuSi-
astic reception, Chaplain Webster, ten. W
W. Grout. Adjutant-General Goulding,
Lieut.. e.. Co. Benedict and Capt Albert
Clarke, who responded in brief speeches,
full of kindly humor and good feeling
Capt. Clarke. from the Committee Of Ar
engagements, read "a despatch from ten.
Burnside. Grand Commander of the Order
expressing his good wishes for the depart
ment, and his regret that he could not be
present. and letter from DR.. Geo. Nichols
Of Mortified, expressing his regret that be
could not be present. The speeches wer,
interspersed with patriotic airs by the
band. The dinner was an exceedingly pleas
ant affair, and will long be remembered
with qualification by all who We're present
At half past seven in the evening a
Campfire" wa, held in academy Hall
which was numerously attended, and at
which papers of great interest were read
BY Col. Veazey and comrale Goulding,
with brief speeches by other c7mrade- and
music and songs by the Band and Gle,
Club.
The whole closed with ball, in the hal
of the Weldon House. All the local ar
rangsments did the utmost credit TO tn,
members of Post Badly Smith, whose mem
hers left nothing unthought Of or unpro
yided in the way of cordial hospitality anJ
care for the comfort Of the delegat,- anl
attending members. and the spirit an,
action of the convention throughout wa
such a. could not fail TO conduce to the
prosperity of the patriotic order, whose in
terests it had in charge