The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-30
GA. r. Encampment at Montreal.

G. A. r. Encampment at Montreal
The thirty-second annual encampmen
of the Vermont division, Grand Army O
the Republic, was held in Montreal las
week Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t wai
the first time @. A. r. encampment waG
ever held on foreign soil and the occasion
was made a most memorable one Mont
real did much to make the encampment
decorated. The stars and stripes and the
Union Jack floated side by side. No
stronger evidence than this was needed
of the friendship that exists between the
two great English speaking nations. 1t
is friendship, too, that is steadily grow
ing stronger. Dominion and city govern
ment officials and citizens extended a
warm welcome to the veterans and their
i distinguished guests from the states.
IL Commander Harris and staff of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and Pres
ident Mrs. Newcombe and staff of the
Woman's Relief Corps of the Department
OF Vermont, were met at the Canadian
Pacific railway station, over which line
they came in special cars, arriving at 5
O'Clock, by committee. Commander H.
w. Smelling, late of Her Majesty's Goth
Rifles, now secretary and treasurer of
the army and navy veterans, and Com
mander James Waugh, late of the royal
navy, were a part of this committee.
| When the train entered the sheds Cap
tain Finnell drew up his police squad or
twenty picked men from No station
Hancock Post acted as official escort, a
squad from the Highgland Cadet Corps
being the honorary escort, The city
police band and the military band from
| Lyndonvllle played lively music during
the march from the station to encamp-
ment headquarters at the Windsor
| iO111 M a pInp Harric and n n 1ear
Waugh, the latter resplendent in the
brilliant uniform of Her MaieSty's navy,
held an informal reception in the spacious
rotunda. The Woman's Relief Corps
met in the parlors. The Highgland
Cadets executed short drill and were
personally thanked by Commander Har-
ris.
Tuesday evening Hancock Post, No, &c.
| Woman's Relief Corps, assisted by Com
mander Murray and members of the
local Post, G. A. R., entertained the rep
resentatives of 116 Posts and Corps, EN-
bracing the entire department of Yer
mont, at reception in Windsor hall.
! The decorations were flags of the United
States and Great Britian and veritable
wilde ness of fragrant howers and bios
SONS. The youth and beauty of Mon
treal were present to give their greetings
to the veterans from their neighboring
country. There was splendid musical
program and refreshments were served
| by the young ladies'
Windsor hall Wedgsdd aorning. The
session was devotetA inc business.
Commander Harr'i eport recon-
@$sss9 is;s! "a II, t:; ts@: ss's s.ss ss Z
rails be onsolidatNfaithe Ns her Office,
the incumbent to beremoved Aly by the
council or administration and that the
practice OF publishing proceedings be
discontinued He scGed the administra-
tion of the United StaeS pension bureau,
citing. case of exceptional hardship
brought to his notice. The assistant ad-
| jutant generals report Showed Ill Posts,
4l1l members in good stshding December
81, 1898, a loss of two POss and 434 mem
bers 81 had been mustered out and 43
added by trausfer, and u by renstate.
ment; the losses by deathwere 107; by
honorable discharge 80; diihonOrable dis
charge 4; transfer 81; suspension 212 and
membership of two Posts Il The cash
on hand was S423.l5.
During the session WednSday after
noon the following officers we're elected:
Commander, Gen. Frank u. Butterfield
of Derby Line; senior vice commander
M. Smith of Chelsea; jn',ior vice COM
mander, John Kimble of II mock Post,
Montreal; medical director, Dr. Goss of
Swanton. The officers were installed by
Junior Vice Commander in Chief Ross of
Deleware, who afterwards made a short
address. Resolutions introduced by ex-
Gov, Woodbury. indorsing President Nc
Kinleys's course during the Spanish war
and in dealing with the difficult problems
confronting him in the PHILIPPINES were
adopted by rising vote.
One of the most brilliant gatherings
ever witnessed in the queen city of Cana
da was the camp fire in Windsor hall
Wednesday evening. Hon. Kitridge Hasa
kins of BrattlebOro, speaker of the lsSs
Legislature. presided. There were many
distinguished guests on the platform, tTe
British and American army and navy be-
ing represented. The large audience
manifested great enthusiasm, cheering to
the echo every mention of Queen Victoria
and President Mckinley. When Gov.
and Mrs. Smith, accompanied by the
Governors staff, entered the hall they
were given genuine ovation. Hon. DIR.
F. w. Borden, minister of the Canadian
militia, made happy speech in which he
said: I'VE want the strongest friend
ship to grow up between this country of
ours and yours
The speakers included Lawyer St.
Pierre of queens counsel, Senator Proc
of Montreal, representing Mayor Prefon-
taine, Rev. j. Edward Starr of Stanstead
and Gov. Smith of Vermont. Senator
Proctor spoke as the representative of
President Mckinley. Speaking of the
President he said: Throughout the
trying times of the past two years he has
borne himself with patience and forti-
tude. 1t may be fairly said of him that
no President since Lincoln has more
fully appreciated the trend of public SEN
timent nor striven more faithfully to eX-
ecute its reasonable demands. The |
American people are not desirous of new |
and strange responsibilities, but from
such responsibilities as come to them |
neither they nor their chosen leader will |
shrink. President Mckinley in his high |
Office commands our respect, and as |
man he wins our affection. If he were |
with us tonight he would have us think |
of him not so much as chief magistrate
but as Comrade Mckinley
Senator Proctor closed his speech as
follows: II have been assigned to re-
spOnd to the sentiment to the President
let me give you another-the Queen of
Great Britain and the President OF the |
United States-the heads of two great .
nations which, whatever differences they |
may have had or may have in the end
are bOuLd to be true friends of each
other. and, with the blessing of God, to /
march on in steadily converging lines to |
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