Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
REUNION OF co. E, 9TH VT.

REUNION OF co. II, 9TH VT.
The eleventh annual reunion was
held June oath, 1896, at Grand Army
Hall, Newport Center, Vt.
After partaking of a splendid din
ner the exercises were opened by a
song, then feeling prayer offered by
Rev. McNeal; address of welcome by
Mrs. McNeal, which was one of the
best of all our exercises. Remarks
byD. L. Hildreth, wishing our Co.
long life and prosperity; response for
Co. E, Richard F. Parker.
Then came the annual election OF
officers for next year, the old board
chosen by reclamation.
President, Richard Parker; 1st vice
pres, O. j. Adams; End vice pres, S.
o. Whipple; treasurer, Asa @. Sleep
er; secretary, Geo. M. Lane; assis-
tant secretary, l.. A. Lund; executive
committee, 1867, Hiram Drown, o.
j. Adams, @. N. Warboy, Calvin Will
son, A. @. Sleeper.
The following comrades were pres
emit: r. F. Parker and wife, Coven-
try; A. G. Sleeper and wife, Newport;
Abner G. Bowley and wife, Newport;
G. N. Warboy and wife, w. Charles
ton; o. j. Adams and wife, Newport
Ctr; Henry A. Buzzell, Newport Ctr;
Francis Blanchard, Derby; Amasa
Dryer and wife, Charleston; Simon
Moranville and wife, West Derby; r.
Wing and wife, No. Troy; Geo. A.
Spencer, Derby; S. o. Whipple and
wife, Newport Ctr; James Cornell
and wife, Newport Ctr; Hiram Drown
and wife, Newport Ctr; L. @. Flanders
and wife, Newport Ctr; Geo. Craw-
ford and wife, Newport Ctr; William
B. Hoyt, Newport Ctr; G. S. Moulton
and wife, Newport; J. G. Gorham and
wife, Coventry; j. H. Mcclure and
wife, Albany; Dennis Fl. Fox and
wife, Westmore; II. M. Freto, East
Burke; Dana Fuller, Troy; William
Warner, No. Troy.
Resolutions on the death of Capt.
Edward L. Kelley of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Gilbert D. Walker of Albany, VT:
WHEREAS, by a dispensation of di-
vine Providence to which we all bow,
our ranks have been broken again by
death, and Capt. Edward L. Kelley,
late of Brooklyn, n. Y, and Gilbert
D. Walker, late of Albany, VT, have
been removed from. our ranks so
majority beyond the river; whereas,
we, his late comrades of Go. E. 9th
VT. Association, deeply realize the
great loss we have sustained and how
much we shall miss their greetings at
our annual reunions. -
= ResoIUed, That we extend to friends
of our departed comrades sincere and
heartfelt sympathy and assure them
that we as true comrades and Ameri
can citizens are ready to assist any
and all in distress and need, and we
truly hope that when the last roll call
is sounded that we may meet them
when death will never more us part.
ResolUed, That the secretary of
this association be instructed to cause
a copy of these resolutions to be for
wafdedy to the, widow of our late Capt.
Kelley and to the sons of our late
Comrade Walker, also a copy to the
Express and Standard and Troy Pal
Iadiune and the MONITOR for publica-
ton, and to be spread upon the re-
cords of this association.
S. 0. WHIPPLE,
O. J. ADAMS, Com
ASA @. SLEEPER,
Comrade Parker read very inter-
esting letter from our Colonel, Ed
ward HI. Ripley, with his regrets. Re-
by Miss Firnie Drown, daugh
ter of Hiram Drown. Select reading (
by Miss Hattie Perkins. Original
poem, 'sThe 9th W.T. by Miss Alta
Burt A vote of thanks by Co. E for
the use of the post hall was taken by
a rising vote. The reunion closed by
singing Marching Through Georgia."
by all present.
Respectfully in E. @. and L.,
GEO. M. LANE, Sec.,
Springfield, Mass.
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