Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-31
Grand Army Of the Republic.
DEPARTMENT ENoAMpMENT.

DEPARTMENT ENCAMPMENr.
The ninth Encampmeut of the Vermont
Department Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public opened in due form at Grand Army
ilall in Burlington, Wednesday, January
"a.
Thirteen Posts were represented those
in this part of the State are as follows:
Post johnson, Mortified, Comrade H.
L. Kenyon.
Post Brooks, Montpelier, Comrades II.
NJ. Rice, II. G. Lull, P. P. Pitkin, c,
Wells.
Post Ellsworth, West Randolph, Com
rade o. Woodcock.
Post Hall, Worcester, Comrades j. A.
Kelton, G. c. Tewksbury.
P,st Ainsworth, Waitsfeld, Comrade G.
McMullen.
The following Post Commanders were
present.: Commanders Henry, of Post
Stannarj Jodoin, of Post Cummings
Coffey, of Post Brooks; Sneden, of Post
Samson; Maynard, of Post Warner; Good
rich, of Post Ellsworth; Wilson of Post
Hall.
About twenty comrades were also pres
ent as spectators.
The annual report of the Department
Commander mentioned the establishment
of four new posts during the year, viz
Posts Eaton, Rochester; Hall, Worcester
Sampson. Weybridgp; Pike, Readsboro
Fletcher, Walingford; and additions o.
321 members to the membership of the
Department. Post Brooks was the banner
post, having made the largest increase
The soldiers graves had been more gener
ally decorated, throughout the State, thar
ever before; and several posts had erected
headstones over the unmarked graves o.
fallen comrades. The report showed il
general IL noticeable increase of interes
and efficiency in the Department.
Assistant Adutant General Eben Tapir
reported IL total increase of 32l members
loss of 1853 by suspensions and removals
and total membership Of 800.
The following resolution was introduced
by Comrade Root;
Whoreas, One of the chief objects of this order i
Charity, the eiore
Resolved, hat committee of three comrades b.
ap pointed 10 inquire INTO the prac liability o
founding 4 Soldiers and sailors Home IN thus Stat
30 that needy and deserving men who have servet
the country, shall not wander about without
nome, and said committee TO report at the next en-
campment.
The resolution was amended by increas
ing the number of the committee to six
and was adopted; and the following com
rades were appointed rs such committee
Geo. II. Bigelow, P. p. Pitkin, A. G. Wat
son, j. IL. Dyer, II. G. Lull, Stephen
Thomas.
On motion of Comrade Dyer, it was vot
ed that the matter of education of needy
children of soldiers in the State be refer
red to The above committee.
The Encampment proceeded to the cleo
zion of officers for the year ensuing, ant
the following were duly elected
OFFICERS FOR 1877:
Department Commander S. Peck
Bur lington.
Senior Vice-Commnnder-C. D. Viii
lams, Mortified.
Junior Vice Commander-H. S. Hard
Arlington.
Medical Director-C. p. Thyer, M. D.
Burlington.
ChapIain-Rev. N. N. Glazier, Montpe
lier.
Council of Administrations H. Gould
ing, Rutland; ?. 2. Pitkin, Montpelier
A. j. Noyes, North b Bennington; j. IL
Newton, St. Albums; f. Wells, Brattle
boro.
Representatives ut Large to the Nationa
Encampment-Comrade &. e. Benedict
Burlington; Alternate, ComHde Fred 4
Smith, Montpelier.
Delegate to the National Encampmen
-Comrade j. Ii. Goulding, Rutland; AL
ternate, Willard Holden, Arlington.
Resolutions of thanks to the railroads fol
courteses and 10 Post Stann1rd for an in
vitation toa campfire and supper in thu
evening, were adopted, and the Encamp
ment adjourned sine die.
In the evening, the delegates met witt
Post Stannard and II number Of citizens, il
the Hall Of the Post, for Camp fire
Comrade Lull, of Montpelier, gave tn
paper of the evening, being an account 0
his experiences and observations in Ander
sonvlle aud other rebel prisons, the har
rowing details of which were rccounte,
with strong and graphic interest.
Ex-Post- Commander Gibbs added few
words oftestmony to the truth of the pic
lures. Songs were sung by the Post Gle
Club, and the occasion passed off pleas
antly
At 9:30 the delegates were the guest
Of Post Stannard, at supper ut the VA
Ness House. Some eighty veterans 81
down to the long tables and did justice t.
the boned turkey, pate lie foie gras, game
oysters, and other delicacies Of the eIe
giant repast.