Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-02-09
O. A. r Encampment.
The Annual Gathering of the Old Soldiers
of Vermont.


The 27th annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Department
of Vermont, was held at Burlington
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
The business of the organization occu-
pied the forenoon. In the afternoon
officers were elected as follows: Com
mander DR.. Chas. F. Branch of Newport
senior vice commander, Thomas Harmon
OF Rutland junior vice commander, L.
II. Thurston of Barre; medical director,
Or. l.. d. Ross, Poultncy; chaplain, Rev.
DR.. f. NJ. Haynes o! Rutland.
The following delegates to the national
encampment were then elected; L. J.
0rmsbce of Brandon, L. \. Peck of Bur
lington, 5. II. Wood of ST Adams, Henry
Boyntou OF Woodstock, c. NJ. Russell OF
Wilmington, and |. L. Gibson Of Ben
nington; alrcrnatcs, Roswell Farnham
OF Bradford, g. H. Blake of Barton, J. NJ.
Tar'pell of Londonderry, G. W. Bridge
man of Hardwick, {. T. S. Pierce OF
Vcrgcnncs and \. II. Hall Of Island Pond.
This council Of administration was then
elected; +. F. Johnson OF Island Pond. J.
B. Scully of Burlington, b. Cannon OF
Bellows Falls, John Lombard Of Ludlow
and comrade Large If Montreal.
The next cncampment will be held in
Brattlcboro.
The meeting passed resolutions favor
ing the holding of the next national en-
campmcnt somewhere in the south.
Tuesday evening the annual campfire
was held. The principal address was by
National Commandcr-in-chief Adams.
Wednesday morning the following res
olutions were passed which were presen-
tel by Gen. T. S. Peck.
Resolved That this encampmeut protest
against the stoppage Of payment Of pensions
to Vermont soldiers already upon the pension
| roll.
Resolved. That the department commander
aud assistant adjutant-general he II com
rnittee to find out the number of soldiers in
| Vermont who have had their pensions stopped
md take immediate steps to have them rein
stated
Resolved. That the state papers be request
cd to publish these resolutions and that the
commander of all &. 4. X. posts in tins de-
partmcnt send the name. rank, company.
regiment residence number of pension claim
and ali other data of such soldiers TO the
committee rs soon possible.
Resolved. that the department commander
send a copy of these resolutions to all the de-
partments OF the Grand Army of the Republic
The Womnn's Relief Corps.
| At the annual session OF the Woman's
Relief corps the treasurer S report showed
that the recei pts of the year had been
S1476.7+ and the expenses of the depart
mcnt S1232. 46. This left cash balance
in the treasury of $224.2s. The report
OF the secretary showed that the number
OF corps in the state was II. OF these six
were organized i'll the past year. The
largest corps organized during the
year was in Burlington. with 81 charter
members The largest corps in the state
10 AhN ~ o'ho WI 10 tI snoil' W lIlNii
has ia members The corps at Barre
has gained the most members during the
wear. Chamberlain corps at St. Johns
bury expended during the year Sl32 40
for the relief of old soldiers, the largest
amount expended by any corps. The
number OF veterans assisted during the
year by the Relief corps was $50.
At the election of officers Mrs. Alice A.
Henry of Chester was chosen president
senior vice president, Mrs. J. 3. Needham
Of Rutland junior vice president, Mrs
Eliza ] Cutting OF Bennington; treasurer
Mrs. F, NJ. Lee of Rutland; chaplain
Mrs. E. J Ranslow OF Swanton.
During the afternoon session addresses
were made by Commander-in.chie Ad
ans, Capt. Creasey, Gen. w. W. Henry
and others.
The retiring president, Mrs. c. X. Jonc;
of Bradford was presented with a solid
gold badge, the presentation speech be
ing made by the national junior vice
president, Mrs Ncwcomb of Montpelier
The New Commander.
Dr. Charles Franklin Branch, the new
commander. was born in Orwell in 1915
He enlisted as private in Company c, 9th
Vermont Volunteers, June %, 1862. II,
was promoted to corporal in July 1862
sergeant, January, 1864; first sergeant
February, 1865; commissioned second
lieutenant for mcritorious conduct
! March 1865. He was made first lieuten
) ant May 1865; captain, July, 1865, for
meritorious conduct before Richmond
and came home in command of his bat
talon in December, 1865. DR.. Branch
, participated i'll engagements during tn,
war, and was twice wounded. He wa.
; farmer for 10 years after the war, anc
then studied medicine He is now one o
the leading physicians of Orleans county
and for several years las been professor
OF medicine and hygiene in the medica
department of the University of Vermont
and held other important offices.
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