Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-07

Army OF the Republic, was held a
Brattleboro last week Tuesday
wednesday and Thursday. Owe
400 visitors were present and file,
the hotels to OVERLOOKING. There il
beyond any doubt, no place in tn
state where the veterans enjoy them
selves better than in Brattleboro
where most of them were mustered il
and out of service. Although new
generation has sprung up, still til,
visitors find many familiar faces
among them being that of ex-Gov
Holbrook, whose administration wa,
full Of good deeds and kindly sym
pathy for the soldiers.
Tuesday evening opened the en-
campment with a reception to tn,
members and their ladies at tn,
Brooks House, given by the Woman'
Relief Corps of Sedgwick post of tha
place.
BY s o'clock, the guests began t.
arrive and. by 10 o'clock over l,00C
persons had shaken hands with the
veterans of the reception committed
and their ladies. Those who received
and ushered were Department Com
mander G. f. Branch of Newport
Lieutenant Governor Y. M. Mansul
and wife. ex-Gov. Fuller and wife
Col. G. W. Hooker and wife, Pas
Commander Hugh Henry and wife
Of Chester, Gen. w. Ii. Gilmore and
wife of Fairlec, Captain E. II. Put
nam and wife of Brattleboro, Mrs.
Leopold Retting Of Brattleboro, Col
Fl. f. Taylor of Brattleboro, Col
Thomas Harmon, Captain Ii. E.
Streeter and Peter C. Chase and wife
of BrattleborO.
These past presidents of the
Woman's Relief Corps were in line
Mrs. Minna G.. Hooker Of Brattleboro,
Mrs. Leonora N. Howe of Brattle-
boro, Mrs. Lucy Gibson of Benning-
ton, Mrs. Amanda Newcomb OF
Montpelier, Mrs. Calista Jones OF
Bradford, Mrs. Ella M. SAVIOR OF
Montpelier, and Mrs. Alice Henry,
president of the association.
The council of administration met
at department headquarters at 1880
o'clock that evening and audited the
accounts OF the officers of 1894, and
also acted in the capacity of commit
fee on credentials.
WEDNESDAY.
The encampment was opened in
form at 10 o'clock by Department
Commander Branch. Chaplain e.
NJ. Haynes of Rutland offered prayer.
Then came the reading Of the re-
ports of retiring Commander Branch
and the other officers. A short re-
ception was also given to Commander
in-Chief Lawler, who arrived early in
the dav.
In the afternoon officers were elect
ed as follows:Department commander,
Barney Cannon, Jr., OF Bellows
Falls; senior vice commander, Perry
Porter OF West Burke; junior vice
commander, G. Ii. Hoyt of West
Randolph; chaplain, E. NJ. Haynes of
Rutland; medical director, B. +.
Ketchum of Brattleboro; council OF
administration, l.. 3. Harris of Lyn-
don, A. w. Fuller Of st. Adams, }.
E. Eldredge Of West Randolph, G. G.
johnson Of Springfield and I. X.
Pimer of Bellows Falls; delegates to
the national convention, 5. w. Park
hurst Of st. Johnsbury, L. G. Leavens
of Richford, j. B. Needham OF Rut-
land, John Lombard of Ludlow, w.
II. Taylor Of Bellows Falls and X. j.
Coffey of Bennington; alternates, Geo.
p. Blair of Barnet, j. ii. Holton OF
Burlington, G. S. Capen Of Brandon,
E. I'll. Putnam of Brattleboro, j. u.
of Bennington and M. ).
Of South Royalton; judge adj
yocate, A. P. Childs of Bennington;
assistant quartermaster general, H.W.
Hutchins of Bellows Falls; depart
ment inspector, E. A. Howe OF Lud-
low; chief mastering officer will be
named later.
It was voted to send 5000 to the
Notwithstanding soldiers in Nebraska.
The new commander made the fol-
owing staff appointments: Assistant
adiutant general, III. A. Wheeler OF
Bellows Falls; assistant quartermaster
general, II. w. Hutchins OF bellows
Falls.
In the evening came the event OF
,he encampment--the camp fire, held
n the armory Of Company | and Full
er battery. The armory was one
mass of bunting and stripes swung
rom every nook and corner.
Among those on the platform were
National Commander Lawler, Gov:
d. A. Woodbury., ex-Gov. Holbrook OF
Rrattlehoro, Commander Branch,
Mrs. Wallace, national president OF
he Woman's Relief corps, National
Dnartermaster General Burst, Past
Commander Hugh Henry, Chaplain
HAYNES and Lieut.. Gov. q. M. Man
: Col. e. w. Hooker, chairman OF
The evening, welcomed the Grand
Army, the Woman's Relief Corps ana
Ihe citizens, and then introduced ex-
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