Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-14
CAMPFIRE NOTES.

John W. Gordon OF Bsrre is TO deliver
The Memorial Day address at W ashington'
Col. L. A. Woodbury., Camps. of ': OF
Barre Is TO hold a tent fair to begin June
1.
The w. r. c. OF Montpelier recently
gave '.past and present" supper IN then
hall.
Work has begun on the Soldiers Home
which is to be built entirely by patriotic
subscriptions. sls36-35 has already been
raised.
Post johnson has charge of the Memo
rial day exercises this year at Northfeld
The address will be delivered by Rev. Mr.
Jenning.
Col. c. II. Joyce delivered an address at
! the entertainment given at the Rutland
town hail by the Woman's Relief Corps
Tuesday evening, April y.
There are said to be 81 veterans of the
war OF 1912 still alive in the United States.
At Waukesha, Wis, lives one OF the old
est, in the person of Silas Ware, who was
born at Enosburgh, Vt, in IDS.
Post Roberts, G. A. r. OF Rutland viii
! send to Confederate camp IN Virginia a
valuable contribution shortly for the pur-
pose of aiding them in their organization.
The contribution will be an expression OF
| friendly feeling between the blue and the
gray.
General yeazey, ex-Grand Commander,
q. A. r., General Heath, Col. j. G. Stearns
and Col. Emery left Washington for Get
tysburg April to select a site for the
monument to be erected by the Legisla-
ture of Vermont near the Bloody Angle"
where Vermont troops in that battle were
located.
Geo. c. Randall Post, No. 81, has pur-
chased 1000 markers to be placed over the
graves OF soldiers. These markers are OF
east iron with the Post thereon, and a
place to fit in little flag. They are in
tended TO remain on the grave, thus mark
ing in a personal manner the LAST resting
place of a soldier The Post intends to
pnt one of the markers over the grave of
every one buried with IN its jurisdiction
who was ever soldier in the Grand Ar
mics of the United States, no matter in
whatever he was engaged, or whether ev-
er a member Of this Post or not, just as
we decorate all soldiers graves.
Capt. II. S. Foster, L. S. A. division
commander, Vermont division Sons OF
Veterans, L. S. A. has promulgated or
ders No. 3 under date March 80. Much OF
importance to the order is set forth there
in and the following extract is taken as
OF especial interest to everyone. The at
tention OF all members OF the division is
invited tome ANlibNAnE ndl4Ill tndilktS
in the constitution of the order: Mem
bership is no longer restricted to Sons OF
Veterans or OF members OF the order, hut
Is now extended SO as 10 include all male
descendants OF the order This should
result in a large increase Of membership. |
Fifteen names are noH required on an.ap- |
pilcation for a camp charter. 4 camp I
may, by a two-thirds vote, on certain /
conditions declare vacant the position Of 4
any elective officer who has absented him 4
self for four consecutive meetings The 4
senior and junior v.ce-com-
handlers noN constitute the visiting and
relief committee. The division council /
now consists only OF three elective menu
Jers. Officers are no longer entitled to
wear shoulder straps but only the minia-
lure lank badge. The titles Of captain.
irst and second lieutenants are replaced
By those OF camp commander, senior and
unior vice camp commander, respective
y.
Redfield Proctor Camp, No. a, Rutland
las surrendered its charter and disband-
"a.
The following Nermonters have been
granted pensions; April Original, Lev
: Reno. Chas. + Bourne; increase, Ed
yin w Reed, Alden Balch. Freeman IT,
us, @ II Emerson, Joseph { johnson; re-
ssue, Francis NJ Nash.
April 6-Originai, Alpheus Graves, Geo.
. 1witchell, Albert Willard: original.
WIDOWS, etc. Sarah A French.
April Original, Lucian Parker, John
: Smell; increase, l. p puffer. Amos Z
Nichols, Ransom Hall, W. j. Rogers,
franklin White; original, widows, etc,
suphcmie Ssxby.