Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-01
VETERANS AT BENNINGTON.
The Vermont G.. A. X. and w. II. &.
Hold Their Annual Meetings.

Ihe Vermont q. A. X. and w. X. {
Hold Their Annual Meetings.
The Both annual encampmento of til
department of Vermont G. A. II. wa
held in Burlington last week Tuesda,
and Wednesday, with about 200 dele
gates present.
Tuesday morning was spent in lis
tening to the reports of officers.
Commander Pufler in his repor
paid considerable attention TO the mat
ter of suspended members but did no
recommend very good remedy t.
stop suspensions. lie reported de
partment affairs in good condition.
ID. M. Blackmer, assistant adjutant
general, in his report says: The
strength Of the department as shown
by the report of my predecessor was
ll2 posts and 1891 members. There
have been no new posts organized
during my official term of nearly one
and one-half years.
The recapitulation shows a gain of
2l6-a loss of Asa net loss to the
department of 268. There were in
good standing on December 3lst, 1895,
Il2 posts with 1891 members; on
December 3lst, 1896, III posts with
1923 members. Sixty-four persons
were mustered in and So were rein
stated. There were III deaths, 10
were discharged and 267 suspended.
The total number in suspension was
4S3, and 1873 were dropped during the
year, having been previously suspend
ed. The amount expended in chari-
ty was S66S.43.
G. ID. Gibson, assistant quartermas-
ter general, reported cash balance
from 1895, S474,99; amount received
during term, Sl,777.42; total, 80, 252.-
81; amount paid out, 81, 503.92; bal
ance on hand, S74S.59; supplies oil
hand, Sl50.56.
In the afternoon these officers were
elected:
Commander, E.W. Jewett of Swan
ton; senior vice commander, G. I. 5.
Pierce of Vergennes; Junior vice COM
M. j. Sargent, South Royal
ton; medical director, DR.. J. ID. Han
rahan of Rutland; chaplain, ID. f.
Owens of Ludlow.
The following officers were appoint
ed: Assistant adjutant general, Rev.
l.. j. Ranslow of Swanton; assistant
quartermaster general, +. ID. Barnes
OF Swanton; judge advocate general,
Joel G. Baker of Rutland.
The council of administration elect
ed were l.. b. Harris of Lyndon,ille,
w. H.Gilmore of Fairlee, II. J.Cofley
Of Bennington, NJ. j. Leach of VOL
colt, A. ID. Beckwith of Bellows Falls;
delegates at large, Frank kenfield of
delegates, A. NJ. Downs
and 7. Benton Kelley of Rutland, Dan
iel w. Davis Of Chelsea and IL. Eos
ter of Derby Line.
The selection of the place for the
next encampment was left with the
three senior officers.
Adjournment was made that after
noon.
The 18th annual convention of the
Woman's Relief corps, department of
Vermont, convened in the chapel of
the Second Cong'l church Tuesday
The meeting was opened
by Mrs. A.Louise Putnam, state pres
ident. Most of the department Off
GERS were present. The reports of the
officers were read and after the usual
routine work the convention adj
iourned until afternoon.
The annual reports showed that
there had been three corps added to
the department since the last conven-
ton, among them enc at Wallingford
with 80 charter members and one at
Castleton with 10. April y there
were IS corps in the state, with 2,475
members.
During the year there was expend-
ed in relief 81, 1920; turned over TO
G. A. II. posts, SS93.6S; estimated
value of property other than money,
81 ,49l. SO; for Memorial day in the
South, S57.35; national W.R. C.home,
s.. Number of veterans assisted dur
ing the year, l9l; number of soldiers
assisted, 600. Expended for
Memorial day, S642.s3; total expend-
ed, S4.223.64.
The total amount expended for re-
lief since the organization in 1885 has
been S23, S63.l4, of which $40, I5l.S1
has been cash. There isnow on hand
in the treasury relief funds amount
ing to 81, 229.25; the balance in the
general fund is S3,l72.6s, in the de-
relief fund Slll.49 and in
the departments general fund S449.-
50, a total of s., 032.94, and no liabili-
ties. The secretary's report showed
that since the last meeting there had
been net loss of so members in the
Wednesday morning the following
elective and appointive officers were
Installed: President, Florence H.Gates,
senior vice president, Al
ce Willoughby, Island Pond; junior
rice president, Mary A. Gould, Lud-
ow; secretary, Clara y. Niles, Nor
'isville; treasurer, Ida Towne, Nor
'isvi,le; chaplain, Annie L. Gutter
on. Rutland; executive board, Mrs.
Helen Blake, Swanton, Mrs. r. II. ID. |
Bowman. St. JOhnsbury, Mrs. Laura |