The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-05
Benningtonl Battle Monument Asso-
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ORGANIZATION OF TIE CENTENNIAL COMMITS
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laturc incorporating the Bennington monu.
ment association, the directors named list
of gentlemen to compose board Of centen-
NAL commissioners, to whom should be
committed certain duties in connection
with the erection OF the monument and the
celebration of the battle Of Bennington on
Thursday, August 10th, 1877. The direc-
tors of the monument association issued a
call for meeting Of the commission to
be held at Bennington on Wednesday,
April 4th, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The following named gentlemen Of the
centennial commission responded to the
call, and assembled at the convenient and
pleasant rooms of the Bennington f1sh and
game club, which had been rendered for
meeting by Col. L. NJ. Morrison, the presi-
dent of the club. Ex.Gov. Hiland Hall,
Bennington, Hon. E. p. Walton, Montpe-
lier, ex-Gov. John B. Page, Col. George A.
Merrill, Gen. L. g. Kingsley, Henry
Clark, J. ]. II. Randall, Rutland, Hon.
JeromeB Bromley, Castleton, Cyrus Jen-
niugs, Hubbardton, Hon. b. d. Harris,
Brsttleboro, Col. Theodore s. Peck, Edwin
M. Sutton, Burlington, Hon. A. d. Gard
ner, Bennington, Jonas Wilder, Rupert,
Col. M. S. Colburn, Manchester, George
w. Robinson, Frank G. White, Rev. Isaac
Jennings, Hiram Bingham, Luther r.
Graves. DIR. E. N. y. Morgan, George w.
Yates, Milo o. Huling, John T. Shurtlif,
William +. Hawks, A. B. Valentine,
Charles E. Dewey, A. p. Childs, Charles
M. Bliss, Bennington; ]. @. Houghton, j.
X. Houghton, Stamford.
The meeting was called to order by
Charles M. Bliss, secretary of the Ben
nington monument association, and ex-
officio secretary of the commission, who
said he took the liberty to nominate for
temporary president representative man
of Vermont, ex-Gov. John B. Page of Rut-
land, which nomination was unanimously
confirmed.
On taking the chair ex-Gov. Page re-
marked that he was in i'll health and his
voice was in such condition that the
meeting would excuse him from any re-
marks, further than to say the commission
had been called together for business pur-
poses, and the attention of the meeting
would be called in that direction, and as
he might be compelled to leave before the
business was completed he suggested the
propriely of the appointment of vice
president, whereupon Hon. Broughton ID.
Harris of Brattleboro, was elected vice
president, and Charles M. Bliss Of Ben
nington, secretary.
Gov. Page called upon ex-Gov. Hiland
Hall to state the object of the meeting, to
which he responded. He said the meeting
was called in compliance with section six
of the act of incorporation, which directed
a celebration of the battle Of Bennington
on the 10th of August, and in recognition
of the year 1877 as the centennial year of
Vermont, and provided for an appointment
by the directors of the Bennington battle
monument association Of a centennial CON-
mission to carry out the objects of the az
ISOLATION. which he earnestly hoped would
be accomplished.
John T. Shurtliff, the assistant secretary
of the Bennington battle monument associ-
alton, read the articles which governed the
association.
Hon. A. B. Gsrdner, of Bennington,
said it would be observed that the articles
of association make no provision for the
Vermont centennial commission and offer
ed resolution that a committee be appoint
ed by the president to present a plan for
the organization of tie commission and
nominate a beard of officers which was
adopted.
The president thereupon appointed the
following named gentlemen to constitute
the
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS:
Ex-Gov. Hiland ball, Hon. A. b. Gardner,
Bennington; Hon. E, p. Walton, Mont
pelier Hon. B. d. Harris, Brattleboro
Hon. j. B. Bromley, Castleton; ]. J. r.
Randall, Rutland; Col. Theodore 8. Peck,
Burlington; Cyrus Jennings, Hubbardton;
and A. P. Childs, Bennington.
During the absence of the committee,
George w. Robinson of Bennington, read
an invitation extended by the citizens of
Bennington to Gen. John Stark, to be pres
ent at celebration of the 10th of August.
The letter had come into his possession
within few days, and it was not known
whether Gen. Stark responded to the invi-
tation. The letter was one of much inter-
est, and the facts in reference to its accep-
lance will undoubtedly be soon determined.
At the request of the president, G. Nj.
Bliss, esq.,, read portion of the report
prepared by Hon. Frank W. Bird, made to
the general court Of Massachusetts, and the
resolutions now pending before the two
branches appropriating $4,000 towards the
Bennington monument association.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1877.
RESOLVES.
Relating to the celebration of the GEN.
tennial anniversary of the battle of Ben
nington, and in aid of erecting monument
of the same,
Resolued, That the legislature of Massa-
| chusetts accepts the invitation of the gov
ernor of Vermont, transmitted by direction
of the legislature of the state to unite with
the states of Vermont and New Hampshire
in COMMUNICATING the centennial ami.
verssry of the battle of Bennington, on the
10th OF August next.
ResoIUed, That joint committee con-
sisting of five on the part of the senate, of
| whom the president of the senate shall be
one, and ten on the part of the house, of
whom the speaker shall be one, be appoint
ed to attend the celebration.
| Res0iUed, That sum not exceeding FIVE
thousand dollars be allowed and paid out of
the treasury in aid of a monument in COM
memoration of the battle of Bennington, to
be paid to the treasurer of the Bennington
battle monument association, corporation
| established under the laws of Vermont, at