St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-28


Senior Vice Commander Proctor of the
department of New Hampshire was next
received and Department Commander
Butterfeld was called on and briefly
thanked the comrades for the unexpected
and wholly unsolicited honor conferred
upon him.
The campfire Wednesday night was
the most enthusiastic one ever held by
the encampment and Windsor Hall would
not contain the crowd and the hall &C.
commodities 1900 people. Speaker
Haskins presided and the following pro-
gramme was carried out:
Music by Lyndonvilla Military band.
Welcome, Alderman Stevenson, representing
His Worship, the Mayor of Montreal,
Hon. Raymond Prefontaine.
Welcome by Comrade II. Pierce of Hancock
post, Montreal.
Greetings from Comrade Smelling of the Inn
perial Army and Navy Vetei ans of Can
Song, John Bull and Uncle Sam sung by it's
composer, one of the Imperial Veterans.
Toast, THE President" Senator Proctor.
| Address. Hon. F. w. Borden, minister of
militia and defense of the Dominion OF
Greetings from His Exccllency Gov. Smith of
Vermont.
Address, Rev J. Edward Starr, stanstead,
Singing by audience of "eod Save the
Queen"
Gov. Smith and staff reached the hall
at about 9 and were enthusiastically
greeted, the Lyndonville Military band
playing Hail to the Chief"
The following telegram was read at
at the campfire:
Seattle, Wash. June 81.
Washington and Alaska encampment
sends international congratulations to
Vermont and Montreal comrades.
S. w. CLARK. Asst. Adj. Gen.
Thursdays Events.
The business session OF the encamp-
ment closed Wednesday, and Thursday
was given to pleasure, though it was
small pleasure to the veterans to march
FIVE miles as the side show of French
Canadian procession. Montreal was in
holiday attire and the parade OF the st.
Jean de Baptiste society was the finest
trade procession Vermonters ever wit
messed. The floats were very elaborate
and the parade was two hours in pass
ing given point. The department of
Vermont had 400 veterans in line and 18
post flags or banners. Besides the Lyn-
donvlle Military band music was fur
nshed by the Montpelier band, which
arrived Wednesday night.
The most distinguished man in the
procession, though he was practically
unknown, was Mr.. Justice Harlan Of the
United States Supreme Court, who was a
visitor in that city. Senator Proctor,
who was the guest OF Sir Vim. Van Horne
of the Canadian Pacific railroad, was
also in the parade. AS the veterans
passed the statue Of the Queen in Victoria
square all saluted and all flags were
dipped. After dinner the encampment
broke up and the veterans returned to
their homes on the evening trains.
E The much advertised band tourna-
ment for silk banner rroved to be a
complete fake and both the Montpelier
band and the Lyndonville band were
greatly disappointed, after being at
much expense to reach the park where
the tournament was advertised to take
place.
womnn,s Relief Corps.
The 18th annual session of the Woman:
;; Relief Corps. Department of Vermont
was held in the Windsor Hotel OF
Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs
Amanda T. Newcomb of Montpelier
president of the department, presided al
all the sessions aud in her opening
. address said: Zone of my first dute:
r was to issue an order to corps for aid tc
the boys who had recently answered
J President McKinley's call for volunteer!
e to defend our national honor. | urget
e every corps to start at once an emer
d gency fund, and my sisters, you respond
e ed nobly. In that way we have beer
= able to assist many a poor sick and dis
If couraged boy, and if you could know o
t the many God bless the Woman's Relic
/; Corps that have been echoed, you woult
e have felt well paid for all that you hav
le done. The amount, though not large
n has been well spent and we still hav
5000 reported, which has not been pai'
d in"
lie Concerning patriotic teaching tn
D. president said: II early apponte,
Mary B. Goodwin patriotic instructor
re and with an assistant from every corp
in the department, felt that the childre
st would be taught the true lessons @
" patriotism, love of country and homo
a for the flag. Many patriotic primer
IS. and charts have been sent out during tn
MS year. This work is particularly ours
g Tor it is at the mothers knee that tn
n, child is not only first impressed with tn
e: duty he owes his Maker, but from he
ia lips he is first taught the lesson c
~ patriotism and the duty he owes hi
tn country"
'e- Secretary Allen M. Seaver OF Mont
g. peler followed with statistical report
az The total membership of the 76 corps i
% the state is 244S and over 100 delegate
he were present at the encampment an
about so more ladies not delegate
oy accompanied their husbands to Montrea
a Two corps have surrendered their chaI
tiers during the year.
he Concerning the relief work the seer,
n. tary said: "But when l turn to til
ST relief work which has been done durin
ar the year, discouragements are forgotte
ed | expect in the patriotism of OF
er noble women, who with decreasin
re- numbers, have still expended the sum
an SOS .OS in money for relief and 1858 s
mt in relief other than money, assisting Ia
81 soldiers, LOG soldiers families, and II
in members in soldiers families.
Sc AT this point greetings were carried
Ter the Grand Army encampment by con
ri mttee of three and Commander Harr
no. was presented with a gavel, sent /
. Gen. Stephen Thomas of Montpelier, al
G made out of the wood of the house whe
Admiral Dewey was born. The cor
h mittee on courtesies were escorted BAT