Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-10-11
Around the Campfire.

skinner post, G.. A. R.,which kind re-
membrancc veterans always appreei-
ate.
Ex-Gov. Page on Saturday evening"
Sept. 20, presented memorial volume
TO Aaron Keller post, No. 81, of Hyde
Park. Ii was accepted by Col. saw
yer in behalf of the post. The adj
dress of the evening was made by
Hon. II. II. Powers.
The DIST reunion Of the eth Ner-
mont Regt. association will be held
at Montpelier, Tuesday, Oct. 10. Adj
dresses will be delivered by Capt. Sc.
Howard, and Capt Geo. \. Carpen-
ter of Boston win give one OF his hu-
morous poems. The annual camp
fire and banquet will be held in the
evening. under the direction of Gen.
Stephen Thomas and Col. F.E.Smith.
The reunion of the Vermont officers
will be held the next day, Oct.l7. The
lst Vermont cavalry also hold their
22d annual reunion on Oct. l6.
The annual reunion of the l4th Yer
mont infantry will be held at Ben
nington the 18th. The business meet
ing, the banquet and the camp fire
win be held in the rooms Of Custer
post. Although this town sent sever
al full companies TO the war,as well rs
furnishing field officers for several
different regiments, this will be the
first regimentaI reunion ever held here.
Z ia1 of a
regiment residing here. Capt. X. o.
! Gore Of that town is president Of the
association and +. II. Shepard Of Fair
Haven, secretary.
Frank /. Greene, commander Of
the Vermont division, Sons of Neter-
ans. has issued orders No. :. which
are of much importance to all con-
nected with the order, in which he
SAYS:
One Frank II. Mckenna, who claims
to be past captain Of Camp No. |, di-
vision of New York, located at AL
bany,is denounced as an impostor,a and
all brothers are warned against him.
He is about five feet, nine inches in
height, has fair complexion and
sandy mOustache, wears q black
worsted suit. and has peculiar nery-
Gus habit of working his head about.
He claims to be in the employ Of the
New York Central ~ Hudson River
railroad rs surveyor.
"The following staff appointments
have been made, each Co rank from
sept /:
Chaplain, f. +. Blake, Camp Ne. ,.
Island Pond.
Inspector, ". Birch, Camp No.55,
Nergennes.
Mastering officer. W. L. Edwards,
Camp No. -, Springfield
Judge advocate, O.A.kinney. Camp
No. 50, Poultney.
They will be respected and obeyed
accordingly.
In accordance with the provisions
of the constitution, rules. and regula-
tons, as adopted at the 18th annual
encamplnent Of the COMMUNICATIVE
chief, there will De an inspection OF
this division. beginning October and
ending not later than November 30.
1894.
Inspector W. b. Rich is hereby or
deird OH duty and will conduct the
inspection in accordance with the fol-
lowing ruling of the commander-in-
chief and instructions promulgated BY
Albert c. BlaisdeE. inspector general:
1t is manifestly the clear intention
of the law that there shall be but one
inspection each year, during the adj
ministration Of camp officers, and |
when camp has been once Inspected
during amy single administration Of |
its affairs. the fun object of this SEE
tion has been attained.
To make the method Of Inspection
uniform the following instruc-
tions arr gwen
The inspectors blanks and instruc-
tions for marking win be the same as
used in the April and May, 1894, camp
Instructions.
The camps INSPECTED in April and |
May, 1894, will not be required to pass
an inspection in October or Noyem-
ber 1894.
Any camp may be inspected in Oc-
tober or November by making appli-
eation.to the division Inspector. This
allows camps an opportunity to inn
prove their rating.)
All camps now in good standing. |
not previously inspected this year,
must be inspected in October or No
vember
The rating given at the spring in
spection will be considered as the rat
ing for the year, unless the camp re-
quests a new inspection. and the last
rating viii be taken as the standing of |
the camp for reconciliation.
Captains Of camps desiring a second
personal inspection will at once COM
municate with W. b. Rich. Inspector.
Nergennes. Such notice must be re-
eeived by him not later than Oct. II.
or the camp win be rated at the mark
ing of the last inspection.
On receipt from the inspector as TO