Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-23
THE VETERANS REUNION.
Stirring Camp Fire at Valley Fair
Ground-New Officers Elected
Next Meeting will be in Wilmington.

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Ground-New Officers Elected
Next Meeting will be in Wilmington.
The Windham County Veterans
! association held it's annual meeting
! in Brattleboro Friday, and while the
attendance was somewhat smaller than
, usual the camp fire, which occupied
the major part of the afternoon, was
] the equal of any camp fire the asso-
| citation has ever held. The meeting
was held on the Valley Fair grounds
and electric cars carried the visitors
to the ground. Dinner was served in
the dining hall under the grand stand
and was on the basket picnic plan in
accordance with a vote taken at the
previous meeting of the association
at Bellows Falls, thereby saving a
great deal of work which otherwise
would have had to be done by few
people.
Directly after dinner company re-
unions were held. Sixteen members
of Company F, 4th Vermont regiment,
were present, including Col. George w.
Hooker, Col. H. E. Taylor, Roscoe
Fisher, Frank Stockwell and l. X.
Allen of Brattleboro, Col. William @.
Holbrook of New York, George M.
Rogers of Alstead, N. H., H. w.
Hutchins and B. NJ. Smith of Bellows
Falls, Samuel A. Fairbanks of Rock
ingham, H. E. Roberts and J. w. Will
lard of Putney, Thomas Flynn of North
Fairfax, S. w. Estey of West Dummer-
ston, John A. Grout of Athol, Mass,
and George NJ. Davis of Westminster,
Mass. The company elected these
officers: President Roscoe Fisher,
vice president, John A. Grout; secre-
tary and treasurer, H. E. Taylor
The camp fire was held on the
grand stand, platform for the speak
ers having been built up in front of
the stand. Music was furnished by
the First Regiment band of Brattle-
boro. Col. H. E. Taylor, president of
the association, presided, and was re-
sponsible for a number of hearty
laughs. The speaking, which began at
2 o'clock, and continued until 4.3O.
Speakers were, James F. Hooker, Con
gressman Kittredge Haskins, Judge
William G. Holbrook of New York,
President Allan d. Brown of Norwich
University, United States District At
torney ]. L. Martin, Col. j. H. Gould
ing of Wilmington, Gen. H. B. Titus
and Col George w. Hooker A fine
original poem was read by DR.. Laura
NJ. Plantz of Putney
Each speech was a gem in itself,
finding a responsive chord in the
hearts of the hearers, and each speaker
was frequently interrupted by long
and loud applause. Col Hooker felt
secure in the promise of the president
that the latter would not call upon him
for speech, but there were others
present who had made no promises
and before the meeting was over the
colonel gave the audience one of the
best speeches he ever made
The association elected these Off
GERS. all from Wilmington: President,
Col. ]. H. Goulding; secretary and
treasurer c. M. Russell, executive
e. Haynes, George J. Bond.
It was voted to hold the next
meeting in Wilmington at such time
as the executive committee shall ap-
point, and the company reunions will
be held at the same time and place.
Companies E and of the 18th Yer
mont regiment, held their reunion on
the grand stand and elected these
officers: President, Albert Patch of
Boston; vice presidents, Henry Allen
of Wardsboro F. Z. Ray of Whining
ton, A. H. Mack of Windham and Col.
John Hunt of Brattleboro: chairman
of the executive committee, A. H.
Mack; secretary and treasurer, H. A.
Carpenter of Newfane. The COM
panies will hold their next meeting
with the association in Wilmington
next year.
The members of Company l, 4th
Vermont regiment, held their reunion
in the dining hall. These officers
were elected: President, w. H. Miles
of Townshend; vice president, A. P
Pike; secretary, F. j. Hosmer,; ex-
ecutive committee, G. c. Cooley, A. P.
Pike and G. A. Allen. 1t was voted to
instruct the secretary to draft resolu-
tions on the death of Lorenzo Harris
and to send copies to the widow and
the newspapers. 1t was voted to hold
the meeting next year, subject to the
call of executive committee. The
members present were, A. P. Pike, A.
J. Kinney, A. ]. Warren, j. B. Will
Jams, C. A. Allen. G. C. Cooley,
Charles Ingham and w II. Miles Re-
marks were made by several members,
and the fact was noted that all present
went out in '61.