News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-02
AN ENJOYABLE REUNION.
Company Il Veterans, Familie s and In
vited Guests Have an Enjoyable Time.

Company L Veterans, Famili es and In
vited Guests Have an Enjoyable Time.
The eleventh annual reunion of
Company E, Third Vermont Associa-
ton met with Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Champeau in Morrisville on Thurs
day, June IS, 1896. The house was
beautifully decorated with flags. The
comrades and their families we're
greeted with a cordial welcome, and
after an hour of receiving, hand-shak-
ing and greetings, they fell into line
and marched to G. A. r. hall, where
they were Joined by other invited
guests.
The hall was decorated with flags
and other emblems, that reminded
the boys of their old war DAYS of
1861. While the ladies of Associa-
ton prepared the banquet, the boys
rehearsed old times and scenes of the
never forgotten days of '61, when
they marched to the tune of
Old John Brown and the long and
tedious marches made by day and by
night, and also how grandrC the
dangers of battle were met W Inhout
finching and the routine of ca O life
with its sad and laughable sce1lNs.
The banquet was served at l \. m. d,
the president, Comrade Charles ones.
occupied the place of honor assisted
by the ladies OF his own rank, and
Judging by the amount OF pro-
vision disposed of and the debt5s left
that the commissary department
was heavily taxed, tut the supplies
were ample and all were fully served.
A business meeting was then called
and the following officers were Hlect-
ed for the ensuing year.
President, Charles Jones, (re-elected Hard
wick Senior-vice, Newell W hitney, MJlcott
Junior.vice, Mrs. Van Ness Lilly, HydR Park /:
Secretary, Mrs. F. A. 0lmstead, HakWick :
Treasurer, e. Davis, Morristown; Executive
Committee, N, Whitney of Wolcott,AL. L.
Camp of EImore and j. Griffin of Stowl
After roll call the deaths of p of
the members were recalled (Capk r.
D. WhittemOre of Belvidere, an Mr..
Marshall OF StOWe) and comm ittee
was appointed to pass resOIutiC BIS.
Then the following program was
presented A song was rendered by
the Misses Irish-Miss Lena playing
the accompaniment; a recitation, was
given by Mrs. Brown; a reading by
Miss Laura Irish, which was rendered
in very pleasing manner; al $50 a
reading by Mrs. Downing, Lette4 Is re-
ceved by the secretary, writte4 by
comrades that could not be present,
we're then read. Post DapartI bent
Commander Geo. W. Doty was G. filled
upon and responded in his u snal
eloquent manner, calling into exist
ence the memories of the days of the
enlistment of Company E and other
recollections of the war which sent
the blood coursing through the veins
and he referred to the struggles in
which Company E had been engaged
and said it was the privates in 2.
ranks that withstood the heat q
1 -!ttle and spoke of theirg COZ ~,
and bravery and of the times wher
the touch of the elbow and closed
ranks ment much more than any as
sociation formed in civil life.
For ties that bind eternal comrades,
For friendship without surcesase,
One hour of elbow battles tread
Is worth thousand years of peace
The reunion closed by singing
"America," all joining. The mex
annual reunion will be held witt
Comrade Joens of Hardwick.
L. Y. OLMsTEAD Secretary.