Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-03-09
Around the Camp Fire.

The Sons of Veterans of Johnson gave
concert and promenade on Friday even
ing, March g.
The W. Z. {. Of Windsor held an enter
tainment and supper Monday evening,
Feb. n, which was largely attended.
The members Of Custer Post, No. 42, G.
A. r., OF Bennington gave public camp
ire IN their rooms Saturday evening,
March 4.
Both Of Bennington's Grand Army Posts
will unite in observing Memorial Day this
year. ". II. iook Of Milford, Mass, will
4 deliver the address.
About fifty attended lhe BANQUET at Wa
terbury Of the Edwin Dillingham; Post, G.
A. K. and Sons of Veterans, last Friday
evening, Feb "a.
Arrangements are in contemplation for
9 grand masquerade dance at G. AR. hall,
Hinesburgh, March 17th under the auspi-
ces Of the Post and w. Ii. G.
A. q. Fay Of Lancaster, N. H., delivers
the Memorial Day address at Island Pond.
Mr.. Fay formerly lived at Montpelier and
was past lieutenant colonel of the Ver-
mont Sons of Veterans
Commander A. ID. Blown, on behalf of
Sedgwick Grand Army Post OF Brattleboro,
has presented each of the primary schools
and the paroehial school at that place with
a United States flag, 6x4 feet. q
Gen. Leland j. Webb of Topeka. Kan, a
! Veterans, died at that place en- Feb. q. He
was hard worker for the Order and will
\ be greatly missed in the encampments.
/ Farnsworth Post of Lyndonville held a
campfire on Tuesday evening, Feb Is, at
which Geo. Ii. Blake of Barton spoke on
''The Vermont Volunteer" and n. j Col
liston OF Barton spoke on "Rebel Prisons"
The drama, ''In the Nick OF Time,n
presented by Warren Holton Camp, S. OF
V EridQU re NJ . ha
hall, Jamacia, was well played to a full
house. They repeated it at Londonderry,
Friday evening, Feb. "a.
A campfire is to be held in Swanton on
Thursday evening of this week. Speeches
will be made by Capt. Brown, Revs. Mr..
Tupper and Ranslow. Patriotic songs and
recitations by the school children will fill
in the evenings entertainment.
A delegation from the G. A. r. Post,
Camp s. OF V. and Ladies' Aid from Hunt
ington to the number of 20 visited Cum
mings Post and Corps of Hinesburgh, at
the meeting last Saturday afternoon. The
ladies OF the Corps provided a bounteous
lunch, which was served at the hall.
George w. Doty OF fMorrisville, the new
ly elected department commander of the
Grand Army OF Vermont, served in Co. l.,
End vt. Vols, was in the first eight battles
Of the war, and as a result carries Con-
federate bullet in one leg. He swan the
great falls of the Potomac to save the life
OF Capt. Randall (afterward colonel OF the
18th and nth regts.), and has other deeds
of valor TO his credit. The selection is an
excellent one, and besides being well mer-
tied, is a compliment to Lamoille county,
which is for the first time thus honored.-
Windsor journal.
At the annual meeting OF the Society of
the Nineteenth Army Corps, held in New
York City ON the evening of the 28th, Col.
HAlh h ~ tl,e,- n aas,A
veteran volunteers was unanimously elect
ed president for the year ensuing. This
honor to distinguished officer of this
State is most pleasing to the Vermont
soldiers, not only TO those. who reside in
the Green Mountain State, but through
glad to have Vermonters4gho served in the =
18th Corps become mena>9rs OF this society :.
and If they Will write him tho. o. Broad
way, New York, hearty invitation will
be extended to them. II is a pleasure to
announce that Col. Holbroolz is rapidly re-
covering from his recent severe illness,
which confined him to the house for so
many weeks.
Division Commander of the Sons OF Vet
Grams Geo. o. Webster has issued Orders
No. 1, series OF 1898, from which we take
the following:
Having been elected commander of the
Vermont division by the division council
at Burlington the Dist inst, and duly IN
stalled, Senior Vice Division Commander
Headle is relieved from command, and the
same hereby assumed.
Present headquarters and staff will be
retained.
Please note the change in division quar-
and make all drafts, etc, paya-
BILE TO a. L. Childs.
complete roster of the division win be
issued about March 10.
On assuming commando i find the condi-
tion of camps as follows: in good stand
ing, 81; suspended, 40. 45, 81, IS, IS, 7s-6.
Total camps, 81.
In assuming control of the affairs OF this
division, the commander does so with a
full recognition of the responsibility and
trust imposed upon him by the division
and il is only by the indulgence
and loyal support of every member of the
division that he can bope to maintain the
present standing of the order, and to this
end he wishes to impress upon camp Off
GERS the necessity of promptness in all
business with headquarters
The commander takes this opportunity
OF thanking those who have so kindly
sent him letters OF congratulation and
promised support, and which, owing to
the accumulation of business calling for
his immed ate attention, cannot be an
swered personally at present.