The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-21

The Washington County Veterans AS
sociaton held u grand campfire at Dewey
Park on Tuesday evening which was we'll
attended. The instrumental music was fur.
nished by the boys orchestra of Barre and
the program was iDterspersed with solos by
Mrs. Corliss of Barre, DIR. Foster OF Water
bury and Cspt. L M. Hutchinson of this
city, with singing Of old war songs by the
company.
The president Of the association, George
r.. Connors OF Barre, presided aud called
upon several visiting comrades for short
speeches during the interim OF waiting for
the speakers to arrive. Ernest j. Ormsbee
OF this city responded with patriotic decla.
nation and g, s. KneelBnd of Las MochiB,
Mexico, with reminiscent talk The
speakers OF the evening expected to have
been present were q. w. w. Grout OF
Kirby, Gen. w. W. Henry Of Quebec, Col.
Albert Clark Of Boston and Col Kittridge
Haskins OF Brsttleboro. Only the former
was present and telegram Of regret from
Col. Haskins was read by Gen. j. II. Lucia
OF this city, department commander OF the
g. A. r, OF Vermont.
Before introducing Gen. Grout to the
company, Gen. Lucia said he had been try
ing to corral the speakers and had only So
cured Gen. Grout. He said the experience
OF the past had taught them that Gen.
Grout was an old standby upon whom they
could depend, and were 1t not for the m cd |.
cbly Vi VIC BtDbIhl IDbI6 were lou OF OJD6r
good things the speaker could say about
him. Gen. Lucia in closing his remarks
called attention to the arrangements that
had been made for Vermont Veterans to
attend the national @. A. r. encsmpment
at Cleveland during the second week OF
September, leaving on Saturday, Septem-
Der T. He said arrangements had been
made with the Boston and Maine and Gem
trail Vermont roads for a minimum round
trip rate via Buffalo and Niagara Fails OF
$3.50 the maximum being S13.75 Living
rates had been secured at Cleveland.
Rooms from twenty-five cents to S150 per
day and meals from twenty cents to fifty
cents per meal He urged all to attend as
he believed there would be seen more old
veterans in line on this occasion than will
ever again be seen.
Gen. Grout took as his theme Old Home
Week in Vermont and the significance Of
the date August 16 He thought the Legs-
lsture had been wise in selecting the week
on which follows this date as he considered
the 10Th OF August the most memorable
date in Vermont history as it com memoT ates
the battle OF Bennington when 1874 years ago
n. Stark with vastly inferior force
routed Gen. Burgoyne's English army Of
1900 men.
The speaker then compared this feat at
arms with others performed by Vermonters
outside the States borders during the civil
war reviewing history in a graphic and in
teresting manner.
The officers elected by the association are
as follows: President, George T. Conner,
Barre; secretary and treasurer, John r
Wilson, Worcester; vice pre- sidents, l.. II
Thurston, Barre City; Eli Holden, Barre
Town;C. p. Leonard, Berlin; #. L. Knapp,
Cabot; j. r. O. Hammond, Calais; John A.
Durkee, Duxbury; Gilbert Shortt, East
Montpelier; Stephen Johnson, Fayston
w. P. Martin, Marshfeld B. j. Chamber
lin, Middlesex; George w Colby, Montpel-
Ter; Sylvanu5 Reyes, Moretown; Horace
W. Thresher, Northfield; j l.. Mosley,
Northfeld; Ezekiel Skinner, Plainfield; Q.
III. Rich, Rox bury; Henry Brown, Warren
w. w. McAllister, Waitsfeld; B. G. Stone,
Waterbury, l.. w. Haskell, Woodbury.; @.
w. Richardson, Worcester; neurology com.
mittee. L. M. Hutchinson. Montpelier; 8
A. Richardson, Roxbury; G. A. Hail.
Northfeld.
The association now numbers 303 mem
bers, forty additional ones having been
gained at this reunion. In three years
there has been a loss by death OF four
teen members. There were several from
abroad present and joined the association
among whom were: G. Fl. Hodge, Motley,
Mimi. a member OF the staff OF the G. A.
K. Dep irtment OF that State; G. S. Knee
land, Las Mochis, Mexico; Alfred B
Thompson, Moberly, Mo-. +. e. Msrtell,
CambridgeportS Mass; Charles B. San
born, Winchester, Mass; g. W. Dutton,
Upton, H., and about forty from outside
Washington county. The Woman's Relic.
Corps OF Rare realized about S25 from
serving meals at the park to the visiting
veterans.