Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-04
Around the Campfire.

Thursday evening. Friday evening
the 10th anniversary of the corps wa
observed, with supper and enteriaih
mcnt.
CrandaIl Relief Corps Of Barre held
"a Memorial service at G. 4. il: hali
"Wednesday at p. m, on the death,
OF Mrs. Lucy and Miss Sophia WOOD
and Mrs. II. N. Parkhurst. The pub
lie are invited.
Gen. l.. G. Kingsley, Rutland, Is ar
ringing for the reunion OF the oiiicefs
and members of the 18th vermont
regiment at the annual G. 4. X. en-
campment to be held in Burlington,
January, 30 and 81.
The members of Chamberlin post, o.
A. r., of st. Johnsbury, seem to be IN
earnest on the question of memorial
hall. At the last meeting, commit
tee. consisting Of Il. l.. Hovey, q. Is.
Bullard. John Mcdonald, Henry Har-
ris and Fred Carpenter, was appoint
ed TO take the matter in hand, get es-
Inmates and report to the post us soon
as possible. The post is enterprising
and prosperous, and when the hall Is
built it will be an honor to the mem
bers and the town.
Major A. b. Valentine, president Of
the Vermont Officers Reunion society,
invited Gen. Horace Porter of New
York City to deliver the address be-
fore this society at its next meeting,
which will take place in the repre-
sentatives' hall at Montpelier next
year. Gen. Porter replied, thanking
Major Valentine for this honor, and
will do his best to be on hand. He
also acknowledges many courtesies re-
ceiyed at the hands of Nermonters and
Vermont soldiers. 1t is to be hoped
that this distinguished soldier and cit
izen may be with the Vermont yeter-
ans at their next meeting, and Major
Valentine deserves much credit for his
prompt request for his services.
Commander w. NJ. Sargent of So.
Royaton has issued orders No. s,from
which we take the following:
In accordance to Sec. vii, Orders
No. 5, the following camps reported
suspensions for the quarter ending
September 30: Camps :, 3, 4, 6, l6, l6.
%, 81. 81, 35, 40, SO, 81. g., 81, y,
%. "a, -, SO, 81. 50 and 81.
Your commander desires to take
this late opportunity of expressing his
heartfelt thanks TO the officers Of each
Of the aforementioned camps for their
earnest work in suppressing the worst
of all eviS, membership suspensions.
Ii is the wish that other caInps follow
their example.
Bro. Joseph B.Eldredge having ten
dered his resignation as division quar-
termaster, to take effect Dee. %, the
same is hereby accepted. He win on
that date transfer all funds and prop
erty of the division in his possession
to Bro. Frank W. Sault, taking his re-
ceipt therefor Bro. Frank w. Sault
is hereby relieved as chief of staff OF
the division and is appointed quarter
master, vice Eldredge resigned,to take
effect Dec. %. He will receive the re-
spect due his position. All forms of
should be made payable
to Bro. Frank W. Sault, West Ran
dolph.
A list of aids for camps is an
nounced.
Let us send our commander-in-chie
one of the best reports ever forwarded
from the Green Mountain division. To
accomplish this requires an early re-
ceipt of all camp reports.
The Commander extends seasons
~ 1l,n Arntln,.a ~ Ala. NF,,.
mont division.
Gov. Fuller makes Sedgwick GAR !
post of Brattleboro another elegant
present in the volume. designed by
Louis III. EvaEts of Philadelphia. ia /
every respect the finest product OF the I
the binders and the paper
makers art, which is designed to con-
tain the record, for which il is suita- |
bly, ruled, of every member of the post, |
with statement of his services and all |
facts relating to the dead. Then there |
Is supplementary part for the con- /
tinuance of personal sketches ms coca
sion may require in the opinion of the
post historian, blanks for the record of |
other soldiers who enlisted from this
locality, page Tor the record about |
HE presentation, resolution pages, to
preserve expressions about deceased /
burial pages to Show all
about the final resting places. pages |
Tor historical sketch of the post, of
he man after whom il is nained, for
and historical war sketches
and, finally, page headed by music,
THE Lights Out" for the record of
she last meeting of the post and the
name and ages of all who are present.
There are spaces for 400 individual
records and blanks provided 10 send /
send out to the veterans to gather the |
Tacts, and it all should then be placed I
lmong the archives of the town, or
state, a material for the most mspir-
ne history. The vOlume.w hitch is un- /
lerstood to have cost $40, is to be |
presented TO the post by Col. Hooker,
IN behalf of the governor at the next /