The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-16
Twelfth Regiment Reunion.

The annual reunion OF the Twelfth Yer
mont regiment, War of the Rebellion, was
held in Brooks post ball Wednesday after.
noon at half past three o'clock. There
we're thirty members present. Cap ain =.
s. Chamberlain OF Bradford presided
The following officers were elected:
President, Col. Roswell Farnham Of Brad.
ford; vce-president, Capt. X j. Ormsbee OF
Brandon; secretary and treasurer, w. w.
walker, Burlington. 1t was voted that an
executive committee of five be appointed by
the president at his convenience. After
some discussion regarding the time and
place OF holding the next reunion it was de-
Cided to defer u until the evening meeting
when there would be a larger attendance Of
the members. The meeting then adjourned
until CAD o'clock when the barqiet was
served by the Womans Relief Corps.
The afternoon brought goodly number
OF comrades. After the spread, which lasted
till eight O'Clock, the ex-soldiers assembled
in Brooks Post hall for their campfire
which was pleasurable affair from OPEN
| ing to close. Much regret was expressed be-
| cause of the enforced absence OF Colouel
! tarnham, who is suffering from the severe
| injury he received al Pomponoosuc station,
last Friday night. He had gone TO Pompa-
noosuc and while waiting there for team
! he stepped off the platform back wards, in
! the dark, falling about six feet, landing on
| his hip and shoulder. The fall Jared him
severely. He walked into the station and
i told the agent what had happened and
| asked II a. u friend be sent for who fastened
to his relief and later accompanied him
| home, Colonel Farnham spoke several
times after entering the house and walked
up stairs to his roOm. Immediately after
retiring he fell into deep sleep from which
he could not be aroused for two days. He
awoke on Monday morning with his mind
perfect, clear but entirely III able to recall
anything that took place alter he left
| PompanoOsuc.
At the campfire Capt K. j. Holmes OF
Company G, presided Speaker Hsskins Of
Brattleboro was the first speaker. He said
| in part: Thought there never as a war un-
Ill the war between the United States and
| the Kingdom oil Spain, 50 great WAS the
complaining by the United States troops.
Ice and other luxuries were not known to
| us. The experiences OF Ex-Lieutenant
Governor Dale agreed with what Mr.. Has
kins said. l blame, firstly, those who staid
at home and the newspapers which wanted
something to write up Not having such
battles as tOpk place in 1861, they INDUCED
in celebrating on matters that were only to
be expected and, taken in connection with
war are practically non-consequentisl. AS
for the boys am proud of the record which
they made
The war of 1861 made tru b, it was Gods
war for the making of truth the which has
made the nation. l am proud, comrades, of
the record made in the civil war and the
spirit of which, to put down wrong, was re-
iterated in the Spanish American war. L
may be jugo-sometimes have thought
1 was. L believe in just war and L agree
with what Senator Proctor said, that the
Philippines should never 90 back to Span
ish misrule.
Col. j. II. Lucia said he felt that he was
a sort of brother-in-law to the members of the
Twelfth Vermont regiment; he had never
forgotten how proud he felt when he first
saw the body. Regarding the Philippine
islands question he said that he did not feel
that the islands, except in one instance,
thai they had yet been taken.
Thought the country had quite contract
on its hands at home; men should be Ia lght
the value of their suffrages, some of whom,
in York State towns would sell their votes
for seventy-fve cents apiece. He didn't
expect that his views were in accordance
with those of the majority but they were
them.
Comrade Holton expressed dissatisfaction
of the manner in which the papers stirred
up strife by utteriDg complaints for the SOL
diers during the late war. They have
howled themselves hoarse and brought great
discredit to the country. The boys who
served in the war did not tell him that
they were misused.
AS regards the war OF 1898 wish to say
that this country, which was instituted for
the cause OF right,-for the purpose of per-
forming that which she has done-will
eventually work out the cause at hand in a
right way and for the good of all.
These unfolding expansions may allow
! us to go too far; but we have at the helm
men who are tried and true and this ques.
ton will be settled right. The time was
when there was itching around the corner
for trouble with Uncle Sam, but there is
none now, and unless we get widely out of
the way it will be .ong time before there
will be any more-a very long time indeed
Several other comrades were called upon
for remarks and the evening until nearly
ten O'Clock was spent in right merry fashion
1t was voted to hold the next reunion il
Brandon, no date being set. A vote o
thanks was rendered the ladies for the ban
quet which they furnished.