Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-02
Around the Camp Fire.

Post BOSWOrth, u. A. H., OF falr raven
will have an annual supper and ball Feb
ruary 10.
Gen. w. w. Grout has been engaged to
deliver the Memorial address for Quimby
Post of Barton on the Both OF May.
Department President Mrs. E. NJ. Seav-
er of the Vermont W. r. c. has been Sc
verely ill with lung fever for several weeks.
The Sons of Veterans of Burlington held
social dance in their hall Jan. 20. There
were about 40 couples in attendance and
all report very enjoyable time.
Memorial day exercises at Northfield are
in charge Of William Boynton Post, O.. A.
r., this year. Hon. @. p. Hogan OF st. AL
bans has accepted an invitation to deliver
the Memorial address.
These officers were installed at the last
meeting of the Sons of Veterans of North
field IL Chadwick, commander; James
Giffin, senior vice commander; jill. Laid,
junior vice commander; Phil Howes, chap
lain; R. w. Gitfin, quartermaster sergeant;
Geo. II. Briggs, LIST sergeant; G. c. Bates,
Phil Howes, j. II. Laid, camp council; f.
A. Gokey, delegate; Chas. Stevens. alter
nate.
Commander Frank l.. Greene of the
Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, has
rendered his resignation to Commander in
Chief Gen. Marvin K. Hall. The same has
been accepted and an election has been
ordered. Senior Vice Commander w. II.
Headle, who has been in command of the
division for some time, will call meeting
of the Division Council, either at Burling
ton or Rutland, during he first two weeks
Of February.
Norman w. Johnson, member of Co.
L, I'd regiment entered the Soldiers Home
at Bennington last week. He is troubled
with heart difficulty, which renders him
unable to work. He is about 90 years Of
age. His more fortunate comrades OF the
Post at Burlington contributed enough
money to buy him ticket Under Major
Coffey's care he is assured of pleasant
home as long as he lives.
The changes shown in the trimonthly
reports for the ten days ending Jan. 20,
at the Vermont Soldiers Home, were as
follows: admitted, 4, died, discharged, j
leaving a membership OF Ga. Chas II. Peck,
an excellent nurse, has charge of the hos
pital from 8 p. m. TO a. m. The clergy
men of the several churches in Bennington
are arranging to have regular service in
the Soldiers Home chapel every Sunday.
The public meeting OF Post Boynton, G. |
A. r., of Mortified, Saturday evening Jan. |
81, was generously attended and highly |
enjoyed. The program included singing |
by Mrs. Clara McClearn and Miss Cherrie |
Junction, an address by Hon. +. Plumley, |
who presented portraits Of Gov. Fuller |
and Lieut.. Gov. Stranahan to the Post, the |
acceptance of the gifts in behalf OF the
Post, by G.. b. Hall, remarks by DIR. Mich
Dis and w. w. Holden.
The adjutant generals office has receiv-
ID word from the war department that a
medal OF honor has been issued to James
)rury, late sergeant Co. &, 4th Vermont
al f. Il.
ction at the Weldon railroad, June %,
s64, in accordance with an act of Congress
March 3, 1868, providing for the
of medals OF honor TO such
'fiicers, non commissioned officers and
'rivates as have most distinguished them
elves in action.
Past Col. J. T.. Fox, in behalf OF Gen.
William Wells Camp, No. 10, s. of ", OF
burlington, has sent large engraving OF
he late Major General VIM. Wells, which
fas taken from one of his pictures, in
lhich he was in full uniform, beautifully
ramed, with a silver plate attached, upon
ihich is the inscription; "From Gen.
lillian Wells Camp, No. 10, Sons of Vet .
rams, Bul Ellington, VT, to Major Coffey,
uperintendent OF the Soldiers Home at
The letter accompanying .
tells for what purpose the picture was
iven, and is as follows:
'1Gen. William Wells Camp, No19, Sons
Veterans, Burlington, VT. has furnished
room in your beautiful building, and as
le room was personally selected for us by
EN-. Wells, we have always taken a great
cal OF pride in sending Things to you for
1e room that would tend to make it more
ttrective and comfortable for the good
)ldiers who occupy it. There remains
ne more duty to perform and the pleas
re OF this duty has been assigned to me;
nd although not equal to the occasion,
ecept 1t as one OF the pleasantest duties
my life. Gen. Wells, who gave us his
anne for our camp, was the guiding star
our success in all OF our undertakings.
e was brave soldier, good statesman
nd Christian man. We admired him
n his bravery; we loved him for his
indness. We will guard his name with
much care as we do the stars and stripes,
'r which he so faithfully fought. We
ish TO make the room which bears his
anne our monument to his memory and,
complete this monument, it gives me
Re greatest pleasure, in behalf of Gen.
lillian Wells Camp, No. 10, Sons of Vet I
ans, to present to you for our room at
Ie Soldiers Home in Bennington. Vt. this
sautiful picture of our honored hero.'
One hundred members OF Willard Post, y
roy, and Bolton Post, Lansinburg, with 4
e Woman's Relief Corps, united with
re Sixth Corps Post and Relief Corps Of c
ennington Tuesday, Jan. "a. On arriv-
g, they were met by a delegation of the I
cal Post and were escorted to the Sol
ers' Home. They visited points of in
rest In town. A clam supper was served =,
the Soldiers Home by the local Relief L
,rps. A campfire in the Home chapel in n
e evening was largely attended, being I
esided over by Commander Williams OF
e Sixth Corps Post. Speeches were made
I visiting and local comrades. Vocal
lections were rendered by the Polyhym-
a quartette of this village, and selec-
ms by Prof. Frank Bradford and Miss II
Ashley VI Troy, and music, instrument
and vocal, by Willard Post Glee Club.
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