Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-03
Around the Campfire.

A Sons of Veterans camp was or
ganized at q. A. II. hall, West Hall
lax, Friday, Jan. Il, which is TO be
called the Brainard Niles camp.
The commander of The South Bur-
| lington post suggests John Ill. Lyon
of post Sc for senior vice department
commander of the Vermont u. a. H.,
and Dir. e.. VI. terrin of Essex june
\ ton is nominated for medical director
of the department.
Hon. Hugh Henry Of Chester NOM
mates Col. William Il. Ii. Slack OF
Spring. field for department command
er of the Grand Army of Vermont,
and i'll his letter OF nomination lac
states that Windsor county has had but
one commander in the history of this
organization III Vermont. There Is
now chance for the county which
has never had department COM
mander to speak. burlington Free
Press.
The Seventh Regiment of the New
York National Guard has presented
TO Brevet Brigadier General Guy v.
Henry, 10Th 4. ). cavalry, lately ia
command at Fort Ethan Allen, a
handsome portrait OF himself 10 be
hung in the portrait gallery at West
Point, in recognition OF his valuable
service and uniform courtesy during
the school for officers at the New
York state camp IN 1895. IL is the
work Of Young artist, Irving Il.
Wies, and is described as IA most life
like likeness of th, general.
An entertainment will be given
February Is, under the auspices of
the Bellows Falls Woman's Relief
Corps, for the purpose o raising money
for Il monument 10 be placed on the
soldiers lot in Oak fill cemetery.
Major X. II. Henderson,, the Drum
mer Boy of Rappahannock, and his
son, Americas greatest drummer and
tiler, have been engaged. over 30
years have elapsed since the close OF
the war and not even marker 81 any
description has been iscd by the citi-
zens al Rockingham in honor of these
brave men.
The Boston Globe of January 2jth,
in speaking Of the selection OF the
battleship Maine to send to Havana,
pays 2 high tribute To the commander
Of the ship, Capt. Sigsbae, and his |
officers We notice the name OF
Cadet j. Ii. Hold IN Of Burlington /
among the lanes. Mr.. Holden. /
while less than two years in the SER
vice, holds the very responsible posi- /
ton of assistant navigator and cap /
tain's clerk In the latter capacity it I
has been one of his duties to assist in
the deciphering Of and sending cable-
grams, where small mistake might
cause endless complications and trou-
bic. The friends of Mr.. Holden will I
be pleased to near of his success and of /
the confidence placed in SO young an
officer.
In the inability of Gov. Grout and
Lieut.. GOV. Fisk to be present at the
ball of the Old Guard, which took
place at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York city, on the even
ing of January 25th, Gov. Grout di.
rected that the state should he repre-
sented by Adjutant General Peck and
Coils. Chandler, Converse and Hatch,
aids-de-camp on the governors staff.
Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Edward Hatch
and Miss Titus of New York, Mrs
John ii. Converse and Miss Helen
Converse of Philadelphia, Mr.. A. Il.
Chandler of New York and Miss Sen
ton of Rutland were in the box with
the Vermont party. AT this ball
were many prominent persons from
all parts of the country, including
governors, senators and members of
the diplomatic corps from Washing
ton.