The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-02
VERMONT VETERANS.

The 9th annual encampment of the
Department of Vermont, G. A. r., was
held in Rutland this W. elk. There was a
large attendance. Monday evening,
there was reception, and Tuesday even
ing the annual campfire was held. The
quartermaster's report showed IA balance
on hand January 20, 1894, $l,377.S0; sur
plus, S245.79. The report of member
ship is as follows: Number in good
| standing December 81, 1892, 1913;
gained during the year by muster in,
lGl; gained by transfer, 100; gained by
reinstatement, 81; total, 5,725. Loss
during the year by death, 107; loss by
honorable discharge, %; loss by trans
fer, 1i0; loss by suspension, 1874; loss by
dishOnorable discharge, 10; total, AL.
Net loss, 90. Number in good standing
December 81, 1893, posts, III; members,
5,274; number remaining suspended De-
cember 81, 1893, 4S3; total number on
rolls, 5,757. During the year, Hall Post,
No. 30, of Worcester, and w. Il. Martin
Post, No. 10l, of Plalnfeld, surrendered
their charters. The neC loss to the de
partment for the year aside from the
two posts which surrendered their char
tiers has been only 81 members. The
posts of the department have expended
~ iOilCl blllu INC year, ~, 100. II, HIS
probably represents but small part of
what has been expended, as 90 posts
have neglected to report anything in
this direction.
The Medical directors report is an in.
teresting document. 1t says Deaths
during the term, Sc; presumably died
from wounds received in the service, l.:
presumably died from disease contracted
in the gnrVipn d l,l,y dad
other causes, q; unbiased, 10; ex-sol-
diers, sailors or marines treated free of
charge, 80; reasonable money value of
such services, S274 80: patients treated
free of charge who were members. of
families of ex-sQldiers, sailers or ma
rines, 81; reasonable money value of
such services, 1881; money value of
medicine and surgical appliances fur.
nished for above by physicians or by
posts, or relief corps, or by other organ
izations, S51S5; total money value of
services and supplies. S5l3.35; number
of deserving sick or manned not receiv-
ing pension, 81
The following officers were elected:
DR.. G. f. Branch of Newport, Depart
ment Commander; Thos. Harmon of
BrattlebOrp, senior vice commander; l..
II. ThurstOn of Barre. junior vice.com-
mander; j. A. Benedict of Poultney,
medical din hector; h. NJ. Haynes of Rut-
laud. chaplain. The following delegates
to the National Encampment were then
elected: L. j. Ormsbee of Brandon, E.
n. Peck of Burlington, S. II. Wood of
st. Adams, Henry Boynton of Wood
stock, G. NJ. Russell of Wilmington, and
G. ID. Gibson of Bennington; alternatpS,
Roswell Farnham of Bradford G. H.
Blake of Barton. j. NJ. Tarbell f Lon
donderTy, G. w. Bridgeman of Hard.
wick. g. I. 5. Pierce of Vergennes and
A. II. Hall of Island Pond. This coun-
Gil of administration was then elected:
K. F. johnson of Island Pond, j. B.
Scully of Burlington, b. Cannon. Jr..
of Bellows Falls, John Lombard of Lud
low and COmrade Large of Montreal
The eHcampment passed q resolution
inStructing the comrades 10 the next
National Encampment to vote in favor OF
holding the succeeding encampment at
some point in the South favored by the
southern comrades.
An invitation to hold the next State
encampment at Brattleboro was ex-
tended by Col. II. E. Taylor. and it was
voted to meet at Brattleboro in 1895.
The National-Commander, Capt j. G.
Adams of Boston, and staff were re-
ceived Tuesday afternoon. He was ac-
companied by Adit. Gen. James f
Meach, Gen. w. w. Henry and Col. n.
M. Puffer of his staff S. w. Parkhurst
of st. Johnsbury, and G. w. Bridgeman
of Hardwiek, of Commander Doty's
staff, accompanied the party. The com
mander-in-chief was warmly welcomed,
and his speech at the campfire was one
of the notable ones of the occasion.
THE W. II. c.