Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-29
The c.. r. Encampment.

DSpdIGlnouG VI V eTInOuJ W. a. h' COn-
venes at Brattleboro, tomorrow at 1890
a. m. The sessions are to be held in the
armory of Company 1, Vermont National
Guard, which will be furnished with
seating capacity for 1000 people. The
headquarters of the Department will be
at the Brooks House, where the Council
of Administration will meet this evening
to audit the accounts of the Department
Officers. The Council consists of E. F.
Johnson of Island Pond, j. B. Scully of
Burlington, B. Cannon, Jr. of Bellows
Falls, John Lombard of Ludlow, and j.
B. Lorge of Montreal. The Council of
Administration will also act as the Com
mittee on Credentials.
The following comrades are chairmen
of the different committees: Report of
Department Commander, General T. S.
Peck of Burlington; of assistant adju-
tant general, Hugh Henry of Chester; of
assistant quartermaster general, Gen.
W. W. Henry of Burlington; of other de-
partment officers, Col. G. G. Kinsman of
Rutland; resolutions, ex Coy. Roosevelt
Farnham; general committee, Augustus
Paddock; Reception of the Governor,
H. E. Taylor of Brattleboro; Reception
to the commander-in-c chief, Col. Geo. W..
Hooker of Brattleboro.
The local Woman's Relief Corps will
tender reception to the visiting COM
rades Tuesday evening.
Wednesday evening there will be a
public campfire, at which Gen. Thomas
G.LawlOr of Illinois, ,commander.in in chief,
with portion of his staff, will be pres
ent Gov. Woodbury., who attested his
loyalty to the Nation by the sacrifice of
his right arm, Lieut.. Gov. u. NJ. Mansur,
who did the same, and many other prom
inent G. A. r. men are expected to at
tend.
1t is expected that there will be 300
delegates in attendance. There are IL
posts in the Department, with a total
membership of about $500, which is
probably the highest figures the muster
roll will ever reach, although the rate of
mortality was smaller the past year than
for some time previous.
The encampment will elect six dele
gates to the National encampment
Bennington has been mentioned as
likely to be the scene of the next en-
campment
1t is probable that the name of Com
rade N. NJ. Puffer of the 9th Corps Post
of this village, will be presented to the
encampment for the position of senior
vice-commander. His name has already
been suggested and there appears to be
but little opposition, if any, as far as can
be learned. He is past commander
man. 1t is several years since Benning-
ton has been represented among Depart
ment officials, and there seems to be an
opinion that it should be now. Since the
Department was organized the town has
furnished one department commander,
Maj. A. B. Valentine, and three vice
commanders, A. J. Noyes, Joseph Frost
and Charles E. Graves
1t is somewhat singular thing that
all but one of the 19 men who have held
the Office of department commander are
living. The exception is George P. Fos-
ter of Burlington, who was the first com
mander, holding Office in 1859, and who
died March 10th, 1879.
The survivors include some of the most
prominent men in the State, in the per,
sons of Gen. w. w. Henry of Burlington,
Wheelock G. Veazey, past commander
in.chief; Gen. Stephen Thomas of Rut
land, Gen. T. S. Peck of Burlington,
Col J. II. Goulding of Wilmington, Col
Geo. w. Hooker of Brattleboro, Maj A.
B. Valentine of Bennington, Col. c. c.
Kinsman of Rutland, Gen. w. L. Green
leaf of Burlington, Col. Geo. T. Childs OF
st. Adams, Capt. P. D. Blodgett of St.
Johnsbury, Col. H. E. Taylor of Brattle'
boro, Col. A. S. Tracy of Burlington
Lieut. Gov. Il. NJ. Mansur of Island
Pond, D. L. Morgan of Rutland, Hon
Hugh Henry of Chester, Col. Geo. w
DOty of MOrrisville, and Maj. c. F
Branch of Newport, the present incum
bent.
1t may be SAID, by way of explanation
that Foster was not, in the strict sense
of the word, a department commander
He was the first official head of Vermont
G. A. R., when it was only a provisiona
department.
There is no doubt that Barney Cannon
Jr., of Bellows Falls, will be made de
partment commander by unanimous
vote.
Salt rheum with its intense itching
dry, hot SKINS cured by Hood Sarsapa.
rilla, because it purfies the blood.
Recent reports concerning Mr.. Glad
stones activity indicate the fountain o
youth has been moved from its tradi
tional resting place in Florida TO hi
farm.