Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
The Sons Of Veterans
Hold Annual Encampment at st. Al
bans and Elect Officers.

bans and Elect Officers.
The 18th annual encampment OF the
Vermont division, Sons OF Veterans,
was held at st. Adams, June IL and ~.
This encampinent, owing to the fires
at vergennes where it was intended to
have been held, and later, those at ST.
Adams, made it necessary to only hold
business sessions, leaving out the So
cial and public gatherings. Tuesday
evening the division council met and
audited the books and accounts OF the
ouartermaster. There was also the
usual writing and forming new ac-
quaintances before encampment.
Wednesday morning the encamp-
ment proper was opened by Com
mander Frank l.. Greene, who APP
pointed the following as chairman of
the'several committees: Ritual, +. w.
Sault: rules and regulations, H. ..
Bixby; resolutions, J. +. Fox; officers
reports, II. G. Herrick.
This was followed by the reading OF
the Commanders report, which was
mastery effort and reflected much
credit. upon himself. His report
showed that there had been ninety-four
camps mustered into the division, OF
which only forty-four remain, and al
so there were some over 5000 members
and now number only 1905 members
in good standing. Commander Greene
spoke at length upon this subject.
The reports of TIC remainder OF the
officers were then read and reported TO
the proper committee. The retiring
officers held the esteem of the division
in general.
All but one Of the officers were pres
ent, viz:
Commander Frank l.. Greene, ST.
Albans:SeniorV Vice Commander Frank
w. Sault, Randolph; Junior Vice
Commander III. l.. Colgroye, Under
hill; Division Council w. NJ. Sargent
Of South Royalton, III. G. Herrick OF
lVergennes, l.. w. Leonard of Calais;
Surgeon w. l.. White, Calais; Chap
Hahn +. Z. Blake, Island Pond; Adju-
tant Leon G.. Young, st. Adams; Quar-
termaster S. f. Perkins, st. Adams;
Inspector w. b. Rich, Vergennes; Mus
tering Officer w. L. Edwards, SPRING
| field: Quartermaster Sergeant Stanley
A. Greene, st. Adams.
The following past division COM
manders were present: G. +. Terrill,
Underhill; John E. Fox, Burlington;
| Z. T. Griswold, Bennington; II. o.
Bixby, Chelsea; q. o. Webster, st.
| Adams; w. NJ. Sargent, South Royal
ton. The other past commanders are
j. G. Rutherford, formerly OF Bur-
lington, now of Providence, Il. | +; +.
i d. Proctor Of Proctor; c. +. X. Jenne
Of Brattleboro; f. L. Eaton, formerly
OF Montpelier; Capt. III. ). Foster, u.
| S. A., Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Past Commander-in-Chief Frank r
Merrill OF Boston, Mass, was also in
attendance. This was the third divis.
ion encampment he had attended thi'
month and he is very popular in all
sections of the New England States
among the boys. .
The report Of Adjutant Leon G.
Young showed A camps and 1000
members in good standing.
The report Of Quartermaster 5. r
Perkins showed total receipts for tht
year had been s940.32, total expendi
lures, 1905. 80, and that the division
was practically free from debt.
1t was voted to leave the matter o.
fixing upon place for the next en-
campment with the Division Council
These officers were elected and in
stalled bv Past Colonel Bixby: Com
mander, Edward T. Monahan OF Un
: derhill; Senior Vice Commander, VIM
0. Baldwin of Rutland; Junior Vic
Commander, J. B. Conan Of Benning
ton: Division Council, Frank L
Greene OF st. Adams, L. O. Sturte
want of johnson and w. K. Edward
Of Springfield; Dclegate-at-largc t
the next annual encampment held a
Knoxville, Tenn, in August, A.
Howe Of Brattleboro; Delegates, w
/, w. Lapoint of Barre, GID. VanStein
berg of Burlington.
. Past ColonclG. L. Fox, in behalf 0
the division, presented the retirin!
commander with the silver cross Q
his rank, and also with a souveni
! badge on behalf Of Camp No. %, a
II Vergennes.
Ladies' Aid Society.
The fifth annual encalnpment OF I'd
Vermont Division Ladies Aid Socie
ty of Sons of Veterans, z. ;. A., wa
, held here in the G.. A. r.. hall.
The following officers were elected
President, Mrs. G. ID. Van Steinberl
Of Burlington; Vice President, Mrs
Addie Hatch Of Burlington; Division
/ Council. Mrs. lisa Ellis and Mrs. w
T. Hall of Burlington, Miss Ida Rim!
e OF Bristol; Inspector, Mrs. Nelli
Greenough of Bristol; Chief OF staff
Mrs. Nellie Sault of Randolph; Mus
: tering Officer, Miss May Jennings 0
Bristol; Aid of staff, Mrs. abb
Balch of Manchester; Delegate to tn
nayt animal encampment. Miss MIN