Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-24
CAMPFIRE NOTES.

The Sons OF Veterans of Lowell held
Z masquerade promenade at the town hal
0 Tuesday evening.
The department encampment g. A. RIO
l Vermont will be neld at Montpelier Tues
day and "Wednesday, Feb. 2 and 8.
The ladies OF the West Burke W. r. c
held their quarterly five cent sociable il
their hall on Saturday evening, Dec. u.
Lieut.. Hill OF the st. Albans G. A.
J Post told his noted "War Story" to the
Milton Post Friday evening, Dec. IS.
Custer Post g. A. r. of Bennington hac
clam chowder Friday evening for tn,
} benefit OF the relief fund, and it was wei
attended.
Comrades s. NJ. Southard and Marshal
Montgomery have been appointed aides
on the staff OF General Commander Palm
er, G. A. r., of the United States.
Barney Sculley, late OF Co. G., 1st ver-
mont cavalry, and John Sullivan, Co. A,
18th VT. have been dismissed from the
Soldiers Home for drunkenness.
|. b. Richardson Post OF Fairfax held a
campfire Friday evening. The address
was delivered by Rev. E. n. Haynes, chap
lain Of the 10th Vermont, now OF Rutland.
Wooderoffe g. Co.'S Bohemian Glass Blow
ers began Monday a two weeks engage
ment at Capital hall, Montpelier, for the
benefit of Brooks Post No. 10, G. A. r.
Chamberlin Post OF st. Johnsbury has
secured ID. j. Foster, formerly OF Burling-
ton, now of Dartmouth College, to deliver
the Memorial Day address there in May
next.
Mrs Charlotte A. H. Thompson, depart
ment president OF the Woman's Relief
Corps, is expected to deliver her lecture,
"Our Women" at a campfire to be held at
North Troy at an early date.
Gen. J. G.. Mccullough of North Ben
nington has sent a check of 500, and
Lieut.. George f. Fletcher of Cavendish
one for s25, toward the Soldiers Home
chapel, making the fund now about $500.
The following Vermonters have been
granted pensions;
Dec. 13.-Original, Chauncey B. Rob-
bins, Stillnan B Morrill,, Geo. w Smith,
Lawrence F Shields; additional, VIM.
Hall, Thomas Kelley; increase, w FL
Shepard; reissue, Norman B Davenport;
original. widow, Marguerite Colvin.
Dec. 15.-0riginal, Felis Gary, Hezekiah
crown, Charles c Sabin, VIM. III. Be-
dell, Horace H Burbank; increase, Peter
Malasso.
Dec. 16.-Increase, Levi w Seaver Hi
ram III Tilley, Augustus humble, Jr., Je-
hiel S Bailey, Edgar w McWain; reissue,
Lewis j Ingalls,, Nathaniel g Reid; reissue
and increase, George " Durkee; original,
widows, ETC., John Balch, father.
Dec. 17.-Original, Abner Bailey; in
crease, John Perkins, Abner X Sanderson;
original, widows, etc. ,Syly yester Hall (fath
er.)
Dec. 1s.-Reissue, Geo. A Wiley; origi-
nal, widows, ETC.. Susan Ray.
Co. A of the first regiment, Sons of Vet
Grams guards, was mustered in at Burling- /
ton last Monday evening by Coz. II. S. |
Foster, with 27 members. Officers were
elected as follows; Captain. II. S, Foster;
first lieutenant, j. n. Shepard; second 1
Lieutenant, A. j. Daniels. This is the first 1
campin the state to organize a company |
of guards, and one OF the first in New Eng |
land. A campfire followed in which Ser
geant Leonard Fiske delivered a scholarly /
address on the causes of the civil war. He
was followed by Gen. w. L.Greenleaf, who
read a humorous paper containing many /
anecdotes and "reminiscences of the sol /
dier's life in the late rebellion. Mai q. o. /
Webster of camp 36 of st. Albans, surgeon /
Of the Vermont division Sons OF Veterans, /
was called on for remarks and he comph- I
mented the camp on their good showing |
and splendid work of the evening. COM \
rades Gotta, Ellis, McGaffey and Guyett /
and Mrs. Ellis, president of the Ladies /
Aid society, also made brief remarks.
Col. Herbert S. Foster, commanding Yer |
mont division Sons Of Veterans, U. S. A.,
has issued orders No. 13, in which, among |
other things, he says: The suspension OF /
the following camps, for failure to render |
reports for the last quarter, is announced: |
Capt. l. l. Sherman Camp, No. 40, Mont /
gomery Center, Capt. + w Bundy; Red |
field Proctor Camp, No. a, Rutland, Capt. |
NJ johnson; Gen. Burnside Camp, No |
AZ, Greensboro Bend, Capt. F L Batten; |
ford. Capt. w + Cooley; John Sawyer
Camp, No. 20, Lowell, Capt. G II Fsrmsn;
Col. A Preston Camp, No. so, Danville, /
Capt. j II Tilton. The following named l
camps were suspended in Orders No.9,and |
are now six months in arrears: Gen. Lo-
gan Camp, No. %, East Corinth, Capt. W
II Chalmers; Lieut.. G Blackmer Camp, /
No. 90, Manchester Depot, Capt. A J Da-
Wis; O NJ Tillotson Camp, No. IL, Crafts L
bury, Capt. w G Tillotson.
The election of officers for the ensuing |
year is required by the Constitution of the
Order to take place at the first stated meet
ing in January. Captains of Camps Will /
report to the Adjutant, with the least prac /
ticable delay, the choice of their Camp for
Installing Officer, and the date on which
the officers are to be installed. 1t Is impor
tant I'll at Captains should act promptly in
this matter, as not much time remains.
There is good material for this office in
nearly every camp, and each one should
choose an intelligent and experienced
brother from among its own members,
when practicable. While it may not be
in all cases. to observe the choice
OF camps, IniS VIII De done, as Iar as prac-
ticable. No brother has power to install
officers, unless duly authorized to do so by
the Colonel. In case the officer commits
stoned TO install the officers of camp is
not present at the meeting prescribed for
the retiring Captain, or the
ranking Past Captain present, is hereby
authorized to perform the ceremony. In
stalling Officers will make full report to
the Adiutant, ON blanks furnished for the
purpose, Immediately after the ceremony.
No commissions can be issued until this
report is received. Camps must pay the
necessary expenses of Installing Officers.
All camps rendering correct reports to |
this Headquarters on or before the last ,
day of each quarter, win receive honorable
mention in Orders. The adjutants con-
solidated reports Sept. 80 show IS camps :
md 1927 mem bers in good standing, also
s97s.11 in the hands of the Quartermaster
AS Ayers Sarsaparills outstrips all 9TH
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