Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-12

Nea2ey and other Prominent Comrades
to DO Prssent--A Large Attendance Tx
Iected-rrografnm of Dusinesn
Tho 26th annual encampmsnt OF the de-
peTtmenU of Vermont, g. A. r., will be
held In the City Hall at Rutland February
ID next. Department Commander Hugh
Henry of Chester has secured rooms at the
Bardwell Housa Tor use as headquarters
The council of administration will meet on
the evening OF the 18th TO audit the accounts
Of the assistant quertermestOr- general.
A large gathering OF comrades from sill
over the State is expected.
The campfire viii 90 held or the evening
Of the 11th ot City Hail, under the auspices
OF Roberts post Commander in Chief
Weissert and star, Pcs5 Commsndsr-in-
CHIEF Nea2ey and other leading comrades
have given their assurance Of being present
and taking pcrt
1t is probable, nlro that the past depart
msHt commanders, ell luJ one OF whom
are living, VIA b3, with perhaps one or two
exceptions Ill attendance. They arei Gen.
w. w. Henry OF this city, Gen. Wheeock
G. Nea2ey of Rutland, Gen. Stephen
ThoMas Of Nontpelior, Gen. y. $. Peck of
this city, Gel. =. E. Goulding OF Brattle-
bOlNs WI. u. w. 4IGhheI D- IDFbIIlgOOTO,
Major A. Is. Valea iue Of Bennington, Col.
O. c. Kirsmeu Of Eutland, Gen. w. i.
Greeuiesi OF this city, Col G.. T. Childs Of
~. Adams Capt. T. y. Hlodgett of st.
John.bury, Col. II. +. Taylor OF Brattle-
boro, Col. A. $. Tracy OF this city, Col u.
NJ. NGnsur Of Island Pond aud Col. d. l..
Morgan OF Butand
The delegates from Stsnnurd post Of this
city are Col L. a, Woodbury., a. +. Wal
drou and Charles Van Stainberg. Many
ether leading Granl Army mon, beside
those already mentioned, will attend from
here.
Reports from the various Woman's Re
lief Germs all over the STATE assure the pres
ence Of an unusually largely number Of
ladies'
Arrangements Tor reasonable rates have
b, en- maze with the hotels and the Central
Vermont, Montpelier aud Wells River, BEN
uiGston and Rutland, Connecticut River
Canadian Pacific, Newport aud Richford
aud Woodstock railroads to sell round trip
tickets for fare one way, good going Feb
ruary Is and J., returning TO the 10th, In
elusive. The Boston and Maine will sell
tickets on Its road al reduced rates.
Commander Henry in his last order an
nounces the following committees:
On report OF department oommander-
z. ". Gsusur, Island Pond, James 5. Soul
ly, Burlington; {. 7. $. Pierce, Vergennes.
On report OF assistant adjutant general
r. S. Peck Burlington Frank Kcnfeld,
Worthwhile; ". II. II. Putnam Spring
Geld.
On report of assistant quartormaster gen
erai-E. I. johnson, Island Pond; Perry
Porter, West Burke; Nj. d. Whitman, Put
hey.
on reports OF all other department officers
II. j. Cofey, Bennington, Willard Far
rinston, st. AlbeDs; N. +. Orr, Poultney.
On resolutions-George 4. Childs st.
Adams; George w. Hooker, Brstteboro;
j. II. Lucia, Montpelier.
General committoes--P. D. Bodgett st.
Johnsbury; G. u. Lathrop, Wiliamstown;
o. Meacham, Brandon; II. II. Chatfeo,
Rochester; II. A. Dudley, South London
derryi l.. a, Sturtsvant, Swsuton.
The following will be the order Of bust
mesa unless changed by vote Of encempment:
Opening Of encampment in form. Roll call
OF officers. Report of committee on Gre
dontials. Poll call Of delegates. Announces
ment Of committees Reports of depart
Glent officers. Reception and reference of
communion tions from mombers. Reports
Of committees. Election of officers. In
finished busiEaas, New business.
4 meeting of tbs Union ex- Prisoners as
sociation viii be held during thu encamp-
ment. Major j. w. Drenan OF Hardwick
Is the secretary.
In response to requests from different
parts of the State, Commander Henry has
arranged for e special truin from Rutland
to BeuninG lou and return on Wednesday.
the 10Th OF February, at $1.2J round trip
This special rain will leave Rutland at
r. n, arrive at bennington at II a. IN.
returning leave Bennington at 2:l0 u. N.
arrive at Rutland ct 4 p. M, connecting
with train No. ga Central Vermont express
TO burlington aud st. Adams. This train
will stop ut stations to leave passengers re-
turning from Bennington. Passengers east
Of Essex Junction and Us far east as Bethel
can take the train No. 81 from Essex juno
tion, which will stop to leave passengers re-
turning from bennington that night at
Richmond, Waterbury, Montpelier juno
ton, Mortified, ROxbury, Randolph and
Bethel. Train No. II Central Vermont
railroad due to leave Rutland ut 8 o. m.
for Bellows Falls, will GA the 18th be held
until p. m, for arrival of excursion from
Bennington.
Thus far only two candidates have an
poared in the field for department com
mander. They are; lex Senior Vice Com
mander George w. Doty OF Morrsville, and
Col. Il. w, Jewet5 OF Swanton. For thu
second highest Office in the gift Of the COM
radss the name Of Capt. William Cronan OF
Rutland Is prominently mentioned They
were all gallant soldiers.