Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23
The officers Reunion Society.

The Both annual meeting was held at
Montpelier last week, Wednesday. 1t
was organized in 1864 and has had a pros
porous existence, springing at once into
popularity among the surviving officers
of Vermont in the Rebellion.
The business meeting was held in the
State House, the large committee room
being we'll filled with veteran officers,
about 125 being present The meeting
was called to order by the president,
Maj. A. B. Valentine, and the record of
the last previous meeting was read by
the secretary Capt. f. E. Smith, The
treasurer Maj. L. G.. Kingsley, reported
a small balance in the treasury.
A nominating committee was consti-
tuted in the usual way as follows: First
regiment, Capt e. A. Morse; End regi-
ment, Col. A. S. Tracy; 3rd regiment, E.
A. Chase; 4th regiment, Lieut.. II. T..
Cushman; 9Th regiment, Capt. f. Burn
ham; 9th regiment, Col. F. D. Butteriield;
18th regiment, Capt. R. B. Stearns; Sth
regiment, Capt. II. E. Foster; 9th regi-
ment, Capt. j. E. Baker; 10th regiment,
Chaplain E. NJ. Hayne; 18th regiment,
Lieut.. Chandler Watts; 18th regiment,
Capt. w. G. Landon; 18th regiment
Capt. j. Lonergan; 18th regiment, j. II.
Aiken; 18th regiment, Capt. Ayerill; 10th
regiment, H. H. Henry; 18th regiment,
George 5. Robinson; 1st cavalry, W. L.
Greenleaf; SharpshoOter, Lieut.. Cassius
Peck.
Upon the invitation of Lieut.. j. C.
Baker the society voted to hold its next
annual meeting at Rutland.
The nominating committee reported
the following list of officers for the year
ensuing, and their report was adopted:
resident-Chaplain E. NJ. Haynes.
-Presidents-Lieut. II. o. Wheeler,
Lieut.. H. T. Cushman.
Secretary and Treasurer-Capt. F. E.
Smith of Montpelier.
Executive committee-Col. G. G. Kins-
man, Mayor L. G. Kinsley, Capt. W. G.
Landon.
Various resolutions relating to the dis
posal of the copies of the volume of pro-
ceedings of the society remaining in the
secretary's hands were adopted.
The chair appointed Gen. w. W. Hen
ry marshal for the exercises of the
evening, and E. M. Haynes and E. j.
Rauslow chaplains, and the meeting
adjourned.
The banquet in the evening was very
enjoyable. Maj. Valentine presided. After
the viands had been dicussed the feast
of reason and the flow of soul began and
continued until late hour. Among the
letters of regret read was the following:
War Department,
Office of the Commissary- General of
Subsistence,
Washington, d. c., Oct 18th, '94. J
Maj. A. B. Valentine, Pres. Reunion
Society Vermont Otficers-DEAR SIR:
1 regret to say that it will be absolutely
impossible for me to be present at your
meeting next Wednesday. regret this
more than you can imagine, for absence,
you know, only makes the heart grow
fonder, and would like to be with you
to show that, while belonging to the reg
ular Army, am still Vermonter; low
ing and serving the whole country has
not diminished my love for and pride in
that particular locality l call home.
God bless Vermont and her old sol
diers, and if the Lord permits, will be
with you in body as we'll as heart at your
next meeting. Sincerely,
G. A. WOODRUFF.
A fine letter was received from Mai.
Merritt Barber, but it has been mislaid,
else it would have appeared here. AL
ways loyal to Vermont, the Major grows
eloquent when her veterans is the sub
ject.