Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-09

| A-A~SsSAs ANVs~St 49,
| At Manchester Center last Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday was hell
the largest attended encampment 0
these two organizations in their histo
ry.
/ Tuesday evening the visitors wer
given an informal reception at the ut
ley House by the two loca, societies
There was a fine musical and literary
program. Refreshments were served
and an excellent social time was Ell
joyed by all.
Wednesday morning the fourteenth
annual session Of the Sons of Veterans
was opened, Commander Z. T. Mon
ahan presiding. Nearly every officer
was present, and before the close ovel
one hundred delegates were present.
Among them were Past Colonies G. f.
r. JENNIE of Brattleboro, George E.
Terrill of Underhill, John E. Fox OF
Waltham, Mass, w. M. Sargent OF
South Royalton and E. L. Griswold
OF Bennington.
The committee on credentials were
present and made their report. The
other committees of the encampment
were then made. After little routine
business the encampment adjourned.
After dinner came the annual pa
rade. Past Colonel Il. T. Griswold
acted as marshal assisted by Past
Captain Davis OF Manchester. The
Manchester department drum corps
furnished motive power. Then came
the colors and escort, followed by the
past colonies and a carriage contain
ing Commander Monahan, Command
er N. M. Puffer OF the Vermont De-
partment, G. A. r., and Assistant AID.
jutant Gen. j. G. Blackmer Of Ben
nington. The line of mar.h was to
the Equinox House and the bottling
house of that famous spring water, the
Equinox champagne, which was graz
tuitously furnished to the boys by the
manager, f. II. Orvis.
In the evening came session of
routine business and the reports of
committees, etc.
Thursday morning the session
opened and was followed by the re-
ports of officers.
The afternoon session was called to
order after the parade and the officers
then made their reports. Commander
Z. I. Monahan of Underhill made an
excellent report from which we take
the following: One year ago to-day,
June 80, 1895, the Vermont division
consisted of AZ camps and GAS men.
Since that time we have added by re-
No. IS Of Milton and No.
%, Middlebury. In addition to these
there has been gained by new camps
as follows: No. IL, Whining
ton: No. 10, Olcott; No. IL, East Fair
field; No. 10, Rutland; No. 20, Chester;
No. II, Montpelier; No. 3, Woodstock;
No. q, West Charleston; No. %, New
port Center; No. %, Wolcott, making |
! total gain Of thirteen camps. In six
owns camps are nearly in a condition |
Tor muster and several more are under
way. One year from to-day Vermont
hould nave 70 camps. There are to.
lay in good standing 1900 men, a
rain of 225 as against an average loss
# about 200 men a year for the past
hree years. During all this time not
camp has been suspended, an occur
ence unknown heretofore in this d.
'ision.
The reports to the several division
Ulcers as rule have been promptly
orwarded. For promptness in rem
lering correct reports to the adjutant
out of 20 divisions Vermont
las been three times at the head and
eld the second place once. This in
licates healthy condition of the di-
ision, showing that the rank and file
ave their shoulders to the wheel.
Never in the history OF our division
ave our relations to the Grand Army
+ the Republic been more fraternal.
he commander then paid tribute to
Pufter Of the G.. A. II.
lie also touched upon the work of the
ladies' Aid societies, encouraging all
amps to assist them in their work, al
0 to form new societies.
The commander said that the pres
mt ritual was unsatisfactory for use in
mall camps, and favored the abolish
lent of it. lie recommended the per
apita tax to remain at Is cents per
uarter. He also expressed the thanks
+ the division to the Ladies' Aid So
ieties for the present of stand Of
olors.
Glenn A. Wilkins of Underhill made
his report: June 30, 1896, there were
2 camps with 945 members; gain in
amps by mastering, IL; reinstatiDg,
/; total gain, ID. Camp 81 Of Mont
elier disbanded, leaving now in good
landing 81 camps, mastering 367
lembers. Gain by transfer,l9, by re-
nstatement,SO, total gain of 46l mem
ers; lost by camps disbanded, l7,by
cath 4, honorably discharged, %; loss
y transfer, 7, by suspension, 1872;
otal 2l2, making in good standing
200 members,