Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
vERMONT,s COLONIAL DANES.

Annual Meeting ofth Society Held Here
Wednesday-Busines Session TN the
Congregational Chs pei n nd A Afternoon's
Session ON the site OF Fort Dummsr.
The third annual meeting of the
Vermont Society of Colonial Danes
was held in Brattleboro Wednesday.
the business session taking place 10
the Congregational chapel at 9:3O
O'Clock in the morning and the
afternoon session on the site of Fort
Dummer where monument marking
the historic spot was unveiled. About
10 members of the society were
present at the meeting.
The delegates we're rendered an
informal reception in the Brooks
Horse Tuesday evening by Mrs Esther
Childs Haskins. On account Of the
death of President Mckinley the
regular formalities and the program
which had been prepared for the
occasion were done away with. and
the ladies met in the most Informal
manner. The parlors where the
| reception was held we're prettily
trimmed IN the national colors, flags
and bunting being draped above the
doors and windows, while large
punches of bvdrangeas added beauty
to the general effect. The receiving
committee con insisted Of Mrs Haskins,
Mrs Levi X Fuller, Mrs W c Clement
of Rutland and Miss Anna Park Of
Bennington. The reception was not
Us largely attended as had bfen
expected for the reason that a number
OF the delegates who were TO have
arrived on the afternoon train Tuesday
were delayed at Bellows Falls until
Wednesday morning.
AT the business session Wednesday
morning the chapel of the Congregs
tonal church was appropriately deco.
rated. The desk of the presiding
otficer bore a portrait of the late
president in frame Of crepe The
meeting vas called to order by the
president, Miss Anna Park of Ben
rington, who after making a brief
prayer spoke few words tf welcome
TO the assembled delegates. She
mentiored the prosperity which the
society had enjoyed during the last
year and thanked God that ir bad
worked together harmouiously without
hickeriug or discoDtent. The roll was
theu called after which the reports Of
the treasurer. secretary, registrar and
chairm8n OF the board OF management
were read and approved.
Officers were then elected to hll
expired terms with the following
results: First vice president Mrs + J
Ornsbes Of Brandoo; second vice
president, Mrs F S Stranahan Of St
Albans: registrar, Mrs K L Temple of
Rutland; second member of the board
of management, Mrs r 3 Barrett Of
Poultuey.
At the conclusion of the business
memorials were read to those members
of the society Who have died within
The past year. The memorial to Hiss
Minns Morgan of Bennington was read
ty Miss Anna Park, that to Mrs
Fannie c Rice of Brattleboro by Mrs
+ W Weeks, that to Mrs Mary b
Sanford of Poultney by Mrs Eleanor
Eigshy and that to Mrs Dodge of |
Burli1gton by Mrs + c Smith.
After uinrer the delegates we're
conveyed in teams to the site of Fort !
Dummer where the second part Of the |
program was carried out. The exer. |
cises he9an with prayer by Rev Or !
F f. Marble after which Mrs J q |
Stafford, direct descendant of cne
II tte soldiers of the fort, unveiled !
large erarite boulder on which Is a
hronze panel bearing the following /
cription:
This Monument
Marks the Site of Fort Dummer
by the Province of Massachusetts
1924
Dismantled by the Province OF New Hamp-
shire
1868
Erected by the Colonial Danes OF Brattleboro
and vicinity
1901.
AS the monument was thrown to
public view a male quartet sang 20
1o1 Beneath Thy Guiding Hand. -
The presentation of the monument
% the society was done by Professor
Nilliston Walker who mentioned in
leginuing his address two bullets
ound near Fort Dummer which had
,een among the choicest of his boyish
The speaBer then men.
iored the celebration which was held
It Fort DUmmer in 1896 by the
oocumtuck Memorial society ard said
bat no point in Vermont deserves TO
,e honored for colonial memory any
pore than Fort Dunmer. In cl1sirg
fter having formally presented the
monument to the society DR. Walker
aid: 1t will stand while this river
continues to flow and these hills
ont,nue to guard this historic spot as
memorial of the brave men who ,
in our Colonial DAYS 70
liant the institutions and to possess ,
he land which we enjoy" :
In accepting the monument 10 :
ebef of the society Miss Anua Park :
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