Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-26
Grand Army OF the Republic


The ninth Encsmpment of the Vermont
Department of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public opened in due form at Grand Army
Hall, in this city, Wednesday. January 81.
The hall had been tastefully hung with the
United States colors and flags of the various
army corps; aud stacks of arms, and piece
of artillery, decorated with two Of tbs old
tattered army hags-viz: General Wells
headquarters flag, and the flag Of the Third
Brigade of Custcr's Division of Cavalry
were among the appropriate military deco
rations. Department Commander T. s, Peck
was in the chair.
Thirteen Posts were represented as i1l-
lows:
Post Stannard, Burlington. Comrades a.
q. Watson, W. Ii. Root. Il. X. Wing.
Post johnson, Mortified, Comrade Ii. l..
Kenyon.
Post Brooks. Montpelier, Comrades Ii.
". Rice, Ii. c. Lull, P. p. Pitkin, L.
Wells.
Post Roberts, Rutland. Comrades j. Ii.
Goulding, j.. Ii. Dyer.
Post Dudley, Arlington, Comrade Ii. ).
Hard.
Post Ellsworth, West Randolph, Comrade
o. Woodcock.
Post Cummings. Hnesburgh, Comrade
J. Q. Manser
Post Skinner, Factory Point, Comrade
NJ. Ii. Worcester.
Post Warner. Middlebury. Comrace John
NJ. Nash.
Post Sampson, Weybridge. Comrade Geo.
Ii. Sneden.
Post Hall, Worcester, Comrades j. A.
Keton, G. c. Tewksbury.
Pos. A. L. Pike, Readsboro. Comrade A.
n. Hicks.
Post Ainsworth. waitsfeid. Comrade {.
McMullen.
The following Post Commanders were
also present Commanders Henry, of Post
Stannard Jodoin, of Post Cummings;
Coffey, of Post Brooks; Sneden, Of Post
Sampson; Maynard. of Post Warner /;
Goodrich, of Post Ellsworth; Wilson. of
Post Hall.
About twenty comrades were also present
as spectators.
At the opening of the Encampment. the |
d ,lesates marched into the Hall, where |
they we're received by the members Of Post
Stannsrd with salute, and Commander
Henry, in q brief address,, welcomed the
delegates in behalf of Post Stannsrd and
the citizens Of Burlington.
In the absence of Senior Vics-Commander
E. Wales, the Department Commander ap-
pointed Junior yice-Commander c. ID. Will
liams to act Jas Senior Vice-C Commander for
the occasion; Comrsde P. P. Pitkin to act
as Junior Vice-Commander, and Comradc
]. II. Goulding, as Chaplain.
The following were appointed Commit
tee on Credentials Adjutant- General E.
Taplin. and Comrades II. s. Hard and II.
c. Lull.
On motion Of Comrade Goulding. the En-
adopted the rules Of order OF the
National Encampment, as the rules TOR this
The Committee on Creden-
.ials reported. and the report was accepted.
The annual reports were then presented.
|
nandcr mentioned the establishment Of four
lew posts during the year, viz, Posts
eaton, Rochester; Hall, Worcester; Samp
ION, Wey bridge; Pike, Readsboro; Fletcher,
yallinqfo ford and additions of 32l mem
,ers to the membership of the Department.
POST Brooks was the banner post. having
made the largest increase. The soldiers
raves had been more generally decorated,
throughout the State. than ever before; and
eyeral posts had erected headstones over
he unmarked graves of fallen comrades.
he report showed in general noticeable
Increase Of interest and efficiency in the
Department.
Assistant Adjutant- General Taplin, re-
orted total increase of 32i members,
oss of 1853 by suspensions and removals.
nd total membership Of $40.
The report Of the Assistant Quarter
MASTER General was read BY Assistant
luartermaster- General Z. Z. Greenlesi, and
he report of the Assistant Inspector
General, by Assistant Inspector General l..
. Smith.
Tho report of Medical Director. G. p. !
hayer. showed SO men on the rolls suffer q
,g from disabilities from WOUNDS received
, the service. L. of the number having
u ffered amputstion.
Tho reports were accepted.
The presiding officer appointed the follow {
~ committees :
On Credentials for the next annual En- !
Comrades j. IL. Goulding and
. j. Pratt.
On Reports-Comrades W. Gibbs, r. j.
'ofey, S. Worcester, J. ii. Dyer, Ii. 5. :
lard.
Council of Administration - Comrades :
ioulding. Watson, c. Wells. Maynard and =,
=
The Encampment then adjourned to two i
IN. a
AFTERNOON.
Comrade Cofey. chairman Of the Gem