Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-02-05


by transfer, 119; loss by suspension,
1874; loss by dishonorable discharge,
10; total, 451. Net loss, SO, Number
in good standing, December 81, 1893,
posts, Ill; members, 1914; number re-
manning suspended December 81, 1893,
4S3; total number on rolls, 5757.
The posts of the department have
expended in relief during the year
s11s9.24. This probably represents
but a small part of what has been ex-
pended, as SO posts have neglected to
report anything in this direction.
The report of Assistant Quartermas
| ter General Frank Kenfield of Morris
vile shows a cash balance on hand
January 20, 1894, of s1377.SO; surplus,
$245.79.
Department Inspector J. A. Bene-
dict of Poultney, in the course Of his
annual report, says:
"The reports of inspection received
show healthy condition of our order
throughout the departm ent, with the
exception of a few Individual posts,
which seem to have lack of interest
among the officers and members in
not attending regularly the post meet
ings. would recommend that some
thing be done to help keep up an in
terest among the comrades in such
cases by holding frequent campires,
Or by any means that will make it
pleasant and interesting for the COM
rades.
When the afternoon session opened
Capt. j. G.Adams, national command
erin chief, was escorted into the hall
The commander in chief was warmly
welcomed, and in few words begged
to be excused from making any ad-
dress until the campfire in the even
ing.
Col. w. G.. Veazey nominated ex-
Gov. Ormsbee for Department Com
mander G. III. Blake of Barton placed
Dr. Branch in nomination.; Whip
pie of Pomfret nominated DR.. Henry
Boynton of Woodstock, and Gen. j.
H. Lucia of Montpelier was nominat-
ed.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes, 292; neces-
sary for a choice, 147: @. F. Branch,
IA; E.J Ormsbee, so; J. Fl. Lucia,
40; Henry Boynton, %.
The friends of the last three can
didates withdrew the names of their
nominees when the result of the bal
Lot do n
pension of the rules DR.. Branch was
elected by reclamation. DIR. Branch
briefly thanked the encampment for
the honor.
Thomas Harmon of Rutland was
nominated for senior vice commander
and was elected by acclamation.
L. H. Thurston of Barre and @. T.
S. Pierce of Vergennes were nOmin-
ated for junior vice commander. A
ballot was taken which resulted in 90
for Thurston; Pierce, 53.
sThe election of the former was then
made unanimous.
L. D. Ross of Poultney was named
for medical director by j. A. Benedict
of Poultney, and Col. J. G. Baker of
Rutland presented the name of E. M.
Haynes of Rutland for the office of
chaplain, and both were elected.
The following delegates to the ma
tional encampment were then elected
E. J. Ormsbee of Brandon, E. N. Peck
of Burlingto ton, S. A. Woods of ST. AL
bans, Henry Boynton of Woodstock,
G. M. Russell of Wilmington and l. E.
Gibson of Bennington; alternates,
Roswell Farnham of Bradford, g. III.
Blake of Barton, j M. Tarbell of Lon
donderry, g. w. Bridgman of Hard
wick, @. T. S. Pierce of Vergennes
and A. Hall of Island Pond. This coun-
Gil of administration was then elected:
E. F. johnson of Island Pond, j. B.
Scully Of Burlington, B. Cannon, Jr,
of Bellows Falls, John Lombard of
Ludlow and Comrade Large of Mont
real.
An invitation to hold the next state
encampment at Brattleboro was ex-
tended by Col. HI. E. Taylor, and it
was voted to meet at Brattleboro in
1885,,
The business of the afternoon was
finished by the reception of the re-
ports of the committees selected to
examine the various annual reports.
Over 1900 people assembled at the
Howard opera house in the evening
at the public campfire of the depart
ment. Music was furnished by the
opera house orchestra Commander
j. f. HoltOn of Stannard post of this
city presided and briefly welcomed
the department to Burlington. After
prayer had been offered by Rev. DIR.