Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-26
VERMONT VETERANS IN
MONTREAL.

| that the city was alive with flags last
Wednesday and Thursday, the Union
Jack and the Stars and Stripes float
ing from nearly every building and
| flag staff in the city. The Montreal
papers announced that Senator Proc
tor was there as President McKinley's
| special representative, and the Sean
| tor received much attention from the
Canadian officials on that account,
and took the joke in his usual urbane
manner.
The Thirty second Annual Encamp-
ment opened in Windsor Hall at 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning. Greet
ings were brought the visitors by
Commander Waugh of the British
Army and Navy Veterans, late of the
Royal Navy. I'll. w. Smelling, late of
Her Majesty's Goth Rifles, now secre-
tary and treasurer of the Army and
Navy Veterans, and H. @. st. Pierre,
ESQ.,, Queens counsel, representing
Hancock Post, No. 1O5, of Montreal,
were well received and gave short but
hearty greetings. The following res
olution, offered by ex-Gov. Wood
bury, was adopted by rising vote:
ResolUed, That the Representatives
of the Department of Vermont, Grand
Army, in annual encampment assem-
bled, heartily endorse the wise and
patriotic course of President and
Comrade Mckinley during the war
with Spain, and subsequently in deal
ir1n no ff1I11f hot
have confronted his administration in
the countries over which the sover
eighty of Spain has been relinquished.
The wisdom and courage displayed by
the President at all times are an as
surance of an honorable and trium-
phant issue from all present difficult
ties.
ResolUed, That our admiration is ex
cited by the heroism displayed by our
comrades in arms during the war with
Spain and subsequently in the Philip
pines, and we tender them our hearty
and fraternal greetings.
The following officers were elected
without opposition Department
Commander, Gen. F. G. Butterfield of
Derby Line; Senior Vice Commander,
G. o. Smith of Chelsea; Junior Vice
Commander, III. J. Kimball of Mont
real; Medical Director, DR.. S. M.
Goss; Chaplain, Rev. j. I. Tupper of
Swanton. Delegates to National En-
campment: Gen. w. FL. Gilmore of
Fairlee Cat large), r. o. Sturtevant of
Swanton, J. E. Eldridge of Randolph,
Col. Heman W. Allen of Burlington,
Capt. j. S. Thompson of Lyndon. AL
ternates: w. I'll. Taylor of Bellows
Falls Cat large), Fl. E. Perkins of ST.
Albans, Thomas Harmon of Brattle-
boro, E. N. Haynes of Rutland, Capt.
G. FL. Woodbury. of ST. Johnsbury, G.
D. Williams of Burlington. Council
of Administration: S. FL. Wood of st.
Adams, Capt. e. L. Hovey of So.
Johnsbury, G. w. Kenney of Rutland,
Col. G.. Ell. Bond of Brattleboro, A. A.
A. Niles of Morrisville.
Speaker Haskins presided at the |
camp fire held Wednesday evening,
which was attended by over 1000 peo-
pie. Governor Smith and staff ar
rived at the hall at about o'clock
and were enthusiastically greeted, the
Lyndonville Military Band playing
Hail to the Chief" Alderman Stew
ans, representing the mayor of Mont
real, gave an address of Welcome.
Senator Proctor responded to the
;oast, "The President Of the United
States" Hon. F. w. Borden, Minis
jer of Militia for the Dominion of Can
ida, made an address, and Governor
Smith extended the greetings of Ver-
mont.
The encampment came to an end |
Thursday morning, when the veter-
ms, escorted by detachment of the
members of the Imperial Army and
Navy Veterans Association, held a
parade through number Of the prin-
,ipal streets, and, after returning to
he Windsor, dispersed.
The parade left the Windsor at
o'clock, and proceeded by way of
Windsor street to st. James and
hence to Victoria Square. At the
quare the old SO ldiers rested awhile,
nd then returned along Notre Dame
nd Windsor streets to the Windsor.
he Montpelier and Lyndonville Mil
tary bands furnished music along the
QUITE. When passing the statue of
queen Victoria in Victoria Square,
he G. A. r. men saluted Her Majesty
nth doffed hats, repeating the salute
n their return by Notre Dame street.
1t was the intention of Commander
[arris that the parade should review
he procession of the St. Jean Bap- ,
Iste Society at ChabOilleZ Square on i