The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
HELD ROUSING CAMPFIRE
With Addresses by Congressman Has
kins, Hon. F. w. McGettrick,
and Others.

encampment Of the Washington county
Veterans was held at Dewey Park yester-
day and today Over 100 veterans were
In attendance at the park Music was
furnished by Banerofts Drum Corps.
The association has membership Of
$40. Among the officers OF the assOeia-
tion present were President, George 7.
Connor Of Lisbon, N. H., secretary, John
r. Wilson Of Worcester; Or. E. j. Foster
Of Waterbury; and Ezekiel Skinner Of
Plainfeld.
The members of Brooks Post and the
Woman's Relief Corps served a dinner
yesterday.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
called to order BY the president, George T.
Connor, formerly of Barre, now Of Lis
bon, N. III Prayer was offered BY Chap
lain George B. Hall, after which an adj
dress Of welcome was made by Mayor #.
M. Cory Of this city, followed by an ad-
dress by Dr. J. Henry Jackson, mayor OF
Barre. The president OF the association
then spoke at some length and Fred A.
Rowland Of this city made an eloquent adj
dress.
Mayor Cory advocated the erection Of
a soldiers monument at Montpelier and
offered to head a subscription paper for
that purpose with 800. Mayor jackson,
while in sympathy with what Mayor Cor
~ had said and willing 10 aid such a
scheme financially, believed the work the
veterans did in the sixties was monu-
ment that would last while the nation
lives.
President COnnor responded to these adj
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Stanton eloquently responded for the coun-
ty and state The obituary record was
read bY Chaplain Hall, showing that eight
members have died during the past year,
namely, II. A. Huse Of Montpelier, Allen
McGillvory Of Northfeld, G. D. Naylor Of
Montpelier, G. J.. Short Of North Montpe-
lier, Albert Mahew at the Soldiers Home
at bennington, e. 7. Leonard Of Berlin,
Ii S. Smith Ct Montpelier, and II p Darl-
ing Of Worcester. Nh. Hall presented res
olutions on these deceased members which
were adopted by a rising vote and The
Vacant Chair was sung.
Fred a. Rowland, BY request, gave
brief sketch Of the late Hiram a. Huse. in
which he paid a tender tribute to AIr.
Huse as a man and soldier that brought
tears to many eyes Remarks were also
made by several Of the veterans present.
Grand Army hall was packed to the
doors last evening by the veterans and
their families and a rousing camp fire It
proved to be. Music was furnished by
Bancroit's drum corps and BY chorus of
veterans led BY DR.. ] Foster Of Water
bury Center The entire audience ioined
in singing "Tenting Tonight. 2 March
ing Through Georgia and kindred war
songs.
Col Kittredge Haslins Of Brattleboro
was the first speaker. In the opening he
paid glowing tribute to General Stephen
Thomas, who sat before him, character
izing him as The Ethan Allen OF Yer
mont. Colonel Haskins spoke at some
length on pension legislation showing
that In the last two sessions of Congress
2. III pensions bills have been passed
benefitting those who could not get their
pensions increased through the regular
channels. He explained Ia detail the nee
essary steps to be taken to get claim
properly before the pension department.
General Stephen Thomas, aged 90, was
next introduced. AS he arose to speak,
he was received with storm Of applause
General Thomas spoke for 10 minutes
with much Of his old fire and yigor ad-
dressing his remarks wholly to the vet
Grams who fought under and with him.
Felix W. McGettrick Of ST. Albans Of
the statf Of the coinmander-in-ch Of the
Grand Army was the next speaker Mr.
McGettrick indulged in "reminiscences OF
the civil war and eulogized the veterans
before him for the part they took In it
saving the union.
William Wishart of Barre, representing
the veterans of the war with Spain was
the last speaker.
AT the morning meeting Of the veterans
the following officers were elected
President, Or. Il. J Foster, Waterbury.
Secretary and treasurer, j Il. Wilson,
Worcester.
Vice presidents Il. III. Thurston of
Barre, G. w Wise OF Barre town. W. A.
Cooper Of Berlin, f. r. Knapp OF Cabot,
O. III Leonard of Calais, j W. Lewis 81
Duxbury, Alex Dingwall of East Mont.
pelier, Stephen johnson Of Favston. He
mer Hollister Of Marshheld, A. K. Leon.
ard of Middlesex, j. Ill Lucia OF Mont
peler. Aaron Goss Of Moretown. j. q
Moseley Of NorthGeld, II. w. Thrasher 81
GouIdsville. Ezekiel Skinner of Plafnfeld
George b. Hall Of Roxbury, Henry Brown
of Warren, Thomas Maxwell Of Waits
field, j. w Sleeper Of Waterbury, M. L
Dillingham; Of Waterbury Center. 4. w
Chase Of Woodbury. and G. w. Richard
son Of Worcester
! Neurology committee, j B. Hall. Nv. II
Bliss Of Calais, Capt. L. NJ Hutchinson
of Montpelier.
Committee on entertainment, DR.. Il. !
Foster Of Waterbury, J. r. Wilson, G. b
Hall. G. j. St0ckweli and L. Nj Hntehsn