News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-05

the organizations, who, it seems, had
evidently expected that a Sons of
Veterans Encampment meant a high
ol0 Fourth of July "blow-out" and a
three ring circus with pink lemonade
all under one head, and not real zing
this, pronounced the event a fizzle.
Those who knew what an encamp-
ment or convention was or should
be and were here to attend and did
attend throughout, are perfectly sat
istied True it is that there were cir
cumstances which might well breed
disappointment to some extent, but
none of which should be put upon
the heads of the local organizatio
or our citizens, all of whom took hold
with patriotic zeal, did all in their
power to promote the affair, and dec
GRATED their homes and business
places to an extent seldom seen in a
town of our size. The fact that tents
were engaged months ago from State
headquarters was thought sufficient
to bring them. Tents intended for
use here were loaded upon a car at
Fort Ethan Allen in ample time, but
were not forwarded. kilograms we're
sent and their arrival Was expected
on every train, but they did not APP
pear, so the establishing of a camp
was the first thing to disappoint, and
with that an impossibility the fun
and frolic of camp life was given over
and the crowd was kept about the
streets in an aimless sort of fashion;
whereas, if there had been a camp, it
would have been much different. The
parade soaked in rain, also necessi-
tating the abandonment of the much
talked of cavalry drill, made another
situation not calculated to please,
but everybody wondered why it had
not rained before.
Then, concerning the Ladies' Aid :
The local society numbers but Is, in
some cases representing two or three
in the same family, is the youngest
or about the youngest organization
of the kind in the State, and, being in
this condition, it's president, month
or more ago, and again later, wrote
the State president, stating their
weakness and notifying her that the
society here could not find it possible
under the circumstances, to give the
free entertainment to the State de-
partment that their hearts would
, prompt them to do. These commu.
, nications the State president entirely
, ignored, and brought in the delega.
lions, who came expecting the free
entertainment which the feeble society
, here was wholly unprepared to give
We are informed that later, before
! their leaving, the local Sons Of Vet
, Grams offered to pay each lady's ex
penses here. Ofcourse, with compar
, atively young and inexperienced PEG
pile in charge of the details, mistakes
may have been made, but with the
tents forwarded as they should have
+ been by the C. V. road, with a better
! understanding between the Ladies
! Aid societies, and with a cooler at
! mosphere and less rain, what coulC
have been lacking to make a full anC
, complete success in every particular
} ENCAMPMENT NOTES.
No State encampment has beer
held where there was so good orde
: and so slight signs of beer and its eff
y fects, as here.
!, The per capita. tax of 60 cents pc
I year, as recommended by the Com
+ mander, is continued the same.
! The S. V. will print the proceeding
> of the L. A. s. encampment in con
I junction with their own report ant
at their expense.
. The matter of change in the tim
II of meeting was laid upon the tabl
:, until the next encampment. Som
advocated February, Others May.
: Members of G. W. Doty Camp ant
I of the Ladies Aid were at the depo
l. to meet the incoming visitors, all re
y ports to the contrary notwithstand
3 ing.
u Montpelier's crack military band
s employed for the occasion by Dot.
J, Camp, S. of v, and the Grand Army
added materially to the spirit of tn
> occasion, although they did not tarr.
}, long with us.
u Adjutant Rogers and wife took il
), the encampment as grand finale Il
q their wedding trip.
/ The proprietors of The Randall ant
l. Union House were complimented b.
e all for the successful manner in whicl
" they met the necessities of the case.
One of the boys from Springfield
/ rented one of Cowles' bicycles and Sc
: out to do the town Wednesday morn
o ing, but unfortunately took a ba,
u "header," dislocating his shoulder
y Ether was then administered and tn
> shoulder put right by Drs. Ruble
/ and Page.
o 1t is very much to be regretted tina
rain prevented the cavalry drill b.
;. the Johnson Camp. They are th
u only mounted Camp in the State an
{, presented a fine appearance. TIL
Z; rain also kept the delegates from as
, sembling in season to witness the e1
|, emplifcation of ritual work by Dot
d Camp, which was to have taken plac
5, after the rain.
e Photographer Cutler made views {
I. the column as formed, and late
l. "took" the division officers.
): Commander Sargent, in his report
u covered the ground very thoroughly
:, Several camps had been disbande
q because existing on paper only. TIL
Growth IF the order has hnau somi