Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-11-19
VERMONT OFFICERS REUNION SOCIETY
Annual Meeting.

Reported for the Free Press and Times:
The annual meeting of the Vermont Off
GERS Reunion Society was held at the State
House, Montpelier, on Thursday, Nov. IL,
1880 at 430 p. IN. There was a goodly at
tendance, among those present being Gov.
Farnham, Gen. George j. Stannard, Col
| George W. Hooker, Major J. G. Stearns,
Col. T. S Peck, Gen. W. W. Henry, Capt
L. A. Woodbury., Gen. J. \. Peck, Surgeon
p, O'Meara Edison, Major A. b. Valentine,
Major Willard Harrington, Gen. William
Wells, Capt. E. J. Ormsbee, Capt ]. W.
Clark, Capt John A. Sheldon, Gel ]. b.
Mead, Col. T. o. Seaver, Col. l.. Z. Knapp,
Gen. Stephen Thomas, Col. S. E. Pingree,
Surgeon G. b. Bullarj, Lieutenant Hugh
Henry, Capt. W. II. Gilmore, and others,
to the number of about fifty.
The meeting was called to order by the
President, Surgeon George Nichols, and the
minutes Of the last meeting were read by the
Secretary, Lieut.. George H. Bigelow. The
report of the Treasurer was presented by
Gen. l.. G. Kingsley of Rutland
As TO the location of the next reunion,
Col. Knapp, in behalf of the citizens Of Mid
dlebury, extended TO the society an invita-
tion to meet there. Major Stearns suggested
Burlington, as more convenient of access.
Col. PinSree extended an invitation in behalf
of White River Junction. After some in
formal discussion White River Junction was
decided upon as the place of the next meet
ing.
On motion of Col. Farnhau, seconded by
Col. Hooker, Gen. NJ. T. Mcmahon was
elected an honorary member of the society.
Gen. Henry moved that committee con-
sistlng of one member from each organiza-
tion be nominated TO present 4 list of officers.
Carried and the following names were pre-
sentcd:
First Regiment Kingsley.
Second Regiment Stannsrd.
Third Regimcnt-Col s. f. Pngrec
Fourth Regiment Capt. K. j. Cotfey.
Fifth Regiment Capt. Hamilton.
Sixth Regiment-Ca Clark
Eighth Regiment Cien. Thomas.
Ninth Regiment Peck.
Tenth Regimcnt-Gen. Henry.
Eleventh Regiment Captain Woodbury..
Twelfth Regiment Lieut.. Bigelow.
Thirteenth Regiment Marsh
Fourteenth Regiment Capt. Dunton.
Fifteenth Regiment-Surgcon Billiard.
Sixteenth Regiment-Lieut. Henry.
Seventeenth Regiment Knapp.
Cavalry-Capt. lde.
Batteres-Col. Hooker.
After consultation, the nominating COM
mittee reported us follows:
President-Col. 7. o. Seaver of Wood
stock.
Vice Presidents Col j. b. Mead of Ran
dolph, Captain Z. J. Ormsbee of Brandon.
Secretary-Gen. }. 5. Peck Of Montpe-
lier
Treasurer l.. q. Kingsley Of Rut-
land.
Executive Committee - Captain Horace
French and Surgeon ;. j. Allen of White
River Junction, Lieutenant Hugh Henry of
Chester.
The report was accepted and adopted.
Col. Seaver asked to be excused from serv-
ing as president and his request was grant
ed. The committee again retired, suhse-
quently returning with tine nomination for
president of Col John B. Mead of Randolph,
and for vice president, in his place, Captain
Il. j. Coffey OF Montpelier. The report was
ratified by the society.
Governor Faruham moved that the next
reunion be held on the first Thursday Of
October. 1881.
Captain Woodbury. moved that the dale he
left TO the executive committee, requiring
them to give thirty days notice.
Captain Woodbury's motion was adopted.
The chair announced the following ap-
poin,n.ents Lieut.. Bigelow, Capt. Orms-
bee, Gen. Henry, Lieut.. Henry, Maj, Far
rington committee on toasts; chaplain, Col.
Mead marshal, Col. Peck.