Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-18

1t was fitting that Tuesday, the 11jth
anniversary of tho battle of BEN
nington. should be the reunion day of the
Sons of the American Revolution. At 3
| O'Clock p, IN. the following members of tha
| Vermont society gathered in the parlors OF
the Van Ness House: Gen. John q. Nc
Culough, president, Col. c. S. Forbes, sec.
rotary; Col. NJ. l.. Paine, treasurer; Col.
Robert j. Kmball, Col. L. Henry Powell,
Charles a. Smith, Hon. Henry G. Root,
Major y. b. Valentine, john l.. Hubbard,
Henry Clark, L. u. Thompson, ex- Lieut..
Gov. Woodbury., f. {. Fay, Samuel X.
Burbank, Rev. L. NJ Hardy, j. S. Person,
Capt. George E. Davis, John N. Stafford,
Hon. William Ii. Dubois Gen. T. S. Peck,
Hon. George NJ. Dewey Of Michigan, Judg,
Harmon. Hon. Daniel Roberts Hon. b. b.
Smalley, II. w. MoClary, Secretary OF
state Browns, J. b. Fletcher, Hon. Z. B,
TAFT aud /. L. Woodhouse.
The meeting was called to order by Cen'
era. Mccullough. The minutes Of the pre-.
vious meeting was read by Secretary Forbes,
and the treasurer's report was made by
Col. Paine. When the reports had been
accepted and placed on file, the flowing
committees were appointed: Auditing,
Messrs Hardy, Dubois, and Burbank; nom,
mating, Messrs. Peck, Forbes, and Root;
resolutions, Messrs. Powell, Smulley, and
Roberts Then Col. Woodbury. invited iu-
vited the members to a carriage drive about
the city, and General Peck followed with
au invitation to "A > o'ciock tea at the Yacht
Club house, both of which were accepted
\ motion was also carried to invite Hon.
L. E. Chittendcn and wife, who were at the
hotel, to attend the banquet in the evening.
The meeting adjourned aud the members
took tho waiting for ,lr nj,
tle many points OF interest, nearly all vis-
itng the Billings Library. At } O'Clock
they partook Of the hospitality of tho lie,
dies Yacht club and ut ! p. m, cama
the meeting for the report Of tho
nominating committee, which was unani-
rnousy adopted, aud the following corps Of
officers created for the ensuing ear Prcsi-
dent, Levi X. Fuller of Brattlaboro: vice
president, Urban a. Woodbury. Of Rurlug-
ton; secretary, c. S. Forbes Of ST. Albaus,
treasurer, Milton X. Paine o. Windsor;
registrar, Henry L. Stison Of Bennington;
historian, &. G. Benedict Of Burlington;
chaplain, Rev. L. u. Hardy Of Burlington;
board of managers, 7. s. Peck ". S.
Webb, j. &. Mccullough, William II. Du-
bois John T. Hubbard, Dauie W. Robinc
son, Frank J.. Greene. Delegates to the
next national consress S. \. Il. were elected
as follows. Delegate at-large, Colonel B.
b. Smalloy. Delegates, Hon. c. S Page,
Hon. II. q. Root. Aternates, Colonel F,
S. Stranahau, Colonel Olin Scott and Colo
mel +. ID. Buttertled
THE BANQUET.
In the early evening the orchestra played
in the Van Ness House fotunde. At
O'Clock the society, led by Mayor Hnseton
and Gen. Mccullough marched down to the
dinng-room escorting the members of tho
Daughters of the Revolution, with their in.
vited lady guests, as follows: Regent Green
Mountain Chapter, D. a. t., Mrs. b. B.
Smaley; vice-regent Miss Arthur; also,
Mrs. L, f. Chttenden, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs,
: j. S. Pierson, Miss Pauline Pierson,
Miss Lillian Weed, Mr.. md Mrs. ". l.
Stone, Mrs. Villas, Miss Helen Converse
Miss Agnes Robinson, Hiss Amanda Stacy,
Miss Jennie Wood, Mrs Il t. Root, Mrs.
L. \. Woodbury., Mrs. Col, Powell, Mist
kuth Bonrdmau and Mrs. Chauucey W.
brownell.
An elaborate banquet was served, placing
oil in receptive state OF mind Tor the post.
prandial programme which was t. fo.'
low. At 8 o'clock General ALcCul'
Tough raped the tables to order
anl proceeded to prove his Qualincatioua
as :oastmaster by series Of crisp stories,
after which he said that it was time to turn
,;ind that ths rer,IIIicons i,,rnr, frn',,
Era,oa cr,rrod r,ith nm ;nrarnaI hirb
lsrity nor va, rbot which tle toInocret,
transport from California under free trade,
hnt ,io wilma NJ tbo feast ~ rcsson ami n1,,
~ so,Il ,yhich ,yer. now T., cor,o Ha +ha,,
oallad ,,,o1, 10, :, q DaroIir, .o ,,.,11,I
~ tha .an1,ran+ ,.Ths nr.sido,t of In'
United States Mr.. Benedict spoke os tue
firm way in which the president had ad-
shon.,, hin,seIf can,hl, ~ 4Ilin, i, ..,,,,r'
rrarcy tha nIaco of any sacrntnrv -, Wi,
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loHo"eu III ah HnF'ou'f'u "uu uaPly re-
sponse TO the toast The state Of ernOnt,'
dwellinp chiefly uuou the old STATES nro,n-