Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-31
Windham County Veterans
Their Annual Reunion HELD al BELOW.
Fails last saturday.

Fails last SATURDAY.
The sixth annual reunion of tine Win.
ham County Veteran. association iu,.
place on Saturday, july %. at Below, Fail.
The weather was all that could be desire.
and a large number OF comrades and ...
zens were present. Nearly if not ,t.,.
Grand Army post i'm Wndham and VIM.
sOr counties was represented. beside, .tr..
delegations from posts in New Ilamp,n...
The special train from Brdttleboro arrived
at o clock and the procession was at oI....
formed. headed by the officers OF the Assoc.
citation. Excellent music was furnished N.
the American band from Claremont ...
First Regiment band from Brattleburo sl..
the Bellows Falls drum corps From 5uu
TO 600 veterans were in line. Command.
iu-chief Neazey and Department Com.
mander Morgan occupied carriages i'm tU,
parade. The procession moved throurU
the principal streets of the village and
nearly every house and building wa, CAV.
dccked in flags and bunting The peor..
of Bellows Falls evinced commendah..
degree of enthusiasm in the occasion
which was fully appreciated by the com
rades. The parade passed in review betor.
Commanders Neazey and Morgan in tine
square and moved to the Island IlOu,,.
where a bountiful collation. was served u.
der direction of Z. II. Stoughton relief
corps. At O'Clock the campfire began IU
the opera house. every part of which was
filled by an interested audience.
The assembage wa, called to order hr
Col. G.. W. Hooker, president of the a,,o-
citation. These officers were elected fortH.
ensuing year: President. Geo. H. Russell.
fellows Falls: vice president. II. f. Iat-
lOr. BrattlebOrO: secretary. Thomas Han
non, BratllebOrO; executive committ-..
Barney Cannon. jr.. Bellows FALL. o. y
Wardwell. Jamaica. Col. W. &. HoIhruu,
BrattlebOro II was voted TO hold the a-.-
nual reunion for ls!lZ at Brattteboro E...
Mr.. Todd of Bellows Fail, offered the myu-
cation. which was followed by a music,. ,.-
lection by the Claremont band. Hon. A
y. Swain then made presentation OF .
beautiful silk flag 10 L. \. Grant CANT
sons Of Veterans. the gif, of Gen. Grant.
Capt. Waite responded appropriately -9
the presentation address. Prof. G. l.. Bar
Der followed with vocal selection which
was received with favor. The Chairman
then introduced in fitting words Command
er eazey, who was received with hearty
applause. Judge Neazey made reference.
to the flag presentation and paid hearty
tribute to the sons of Veterans He spok,
of the men who forded Warwick creek and
who fought so valiantly through the wal
He made reference TO that minister .l
Minnesota who has brought upon himself
such contempt for refusing to have the old
flag carried in the funeral procession 90. ID
cOmraie buried with Grand Army hunor,
The statement that il 500. 900 men wpr-
needed today for national defenccth could
be summoned by telegraph in one hour,
time was received with heartest applause,
The commander closed by urging hi, Nci-
mont comrades 10 accompany him to De-
trot.
After music Col. Hooker made a humor-
Gus introduction of Lieut. Gov Fletcher
GOV. Fletcher responded in speech rt-
plete with patriotic words. Mr. Markham
followed with. I'VE never deserted the
flag. In response to the vOciferou, eIl-
core he sang, They never told lir"
Another humorous story followed i'll the
introduction of j. +. Rhoades. who made
an able speech. Music followed and Rev
Mason Gallagher OF Brooklyn. n y. chap
lain of |. 5. Grant post, No. 327, was
called upon and made one of the best ad-
dresses of the evening.
After musical selections Judge l. NJ
Read Of Bellows Falls addressed the audi
ence in terse, characteristic speech. He
made reference to the feeling that is some
times expressed that the soldiers elbow
their own bugles." The Judge reviewed
the situation as it was in 1851 and declared
in words that bore no hidden meaning that
the men who saved the nation. that stood
upon the battefields and beat back the
waves of rebellion that made the country
what it is today, through their acts of cour-
age and heroism. have a right to blow
their bugies, and he advised them to do
1t. Col. Hooker introduced in his happi-
est manner Mrs. c. NJ. Russell of VII
mington, who recited one of her favorite
selections. which received a hearty encore.
Col. W. c. HolbrOOk Of Brattleboro fol-
lowed, telling OF army experiences and OF
his associations with Col. Hooker Al
this point {. NJ. Bell of Jarvis post
Springfield extended an invitation To all
the comrades to attend the annual reunion
OF windsor county veterans To be held al
that place on Aug. l.
The last speaker was Department Com
mander Morgan OF Rutland. who held the
attention of the audience nOtwithstandiu-
the lateness of the hour. Ii was now II
O'Clock and the exercises were brought 10
close, the comrades and friends returning
TO their homes feeling that the day had
been one of great pleasure and profit.
y number OF letters were received from
those unable TO be present a few of which
we have the pleasure of presenting here
with.
FROM BENJAMIN HARRISON. president
OF THE UNITED STATES.
CAPE MAY POINT. y. j..
July %, 1891.
Mr. C.. ~ Russell, Secretdrg. H'HfaiHgton.
H.:
\ our note of the 18th inst. addressed
to the President with the accompanying
telegram, advising him of the 10Th annual
reunion OF the Windham County Veteran
association. has been received. The Presi-
dent desires me to express to YOU hi,
thanks for your remembrance. and to ask
you 10 give 10 the comrades of the associa-
ton his greetings and best wishes for the
success of the reunion.
Very truly yours,
L. W. HALFoBD.
Prirdte SecretdrH
FROM REDFIELD PROCTOR, SECRETARY
OF WAR.
Dear COHrGde:-l very much regret
that l shall be unable to attend your reun-
ION. Nothing would give me greater pleas
ure than TO exchange greetings with You
all. These reunions of old comrades 10 re-
call the memories OF that great past in
which they all bore part have an interest
to us all which no one but soldier can re-