Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-01
EIGHTH VERMONT.
Thirtieth Annual Reunion of Regi-
mental Association at
Nor s lier.
AGED PRES : MT CHEERED
General s'''"' : """"' !" His '''"
Year Given ar & ormaI Receptions
Nine Members Have Died the
Past Icnr--Oniccrs Chosen
Campfire in Evening.

Montpelier. Sept. 50.-Tho 30th annual
reunion of the Eighth Vermont Regimen
tai association. held this afternoon and
evening in the hall of Brooks post, was
attended by about 10 members of the old
regiment Early in the afternoon General
Stephen Thomas of Montpelier. per-
Dctual president of the association,
was assisted to the hall which is on the
third floor of the building. General
Thomas is in his 9ith year and as he
entered the hall he was greeted with APP
iauso while the next half hour WAS de-
voted to an informal reception by the
command to their beloved first colonel.
Capt. l.. NJ. Hutchinson, second vice
president. presided at the afternoon ses-
sion and briefly welcomed the old com
rades back to Montpelier once more. Be-
cause of the illness of DIR. G. NJ. Ferrin
of Essex junction. secretary and treas
urer, Sergeant B. +. Bowman of Bethel
was elected secretary pro TEN. lie read
the reports of the secretary and treas
urer the latter showing $S66 in the treas
Ory. a collection amounting to sli.14 was
taken.
THE OBITUARY RECORD.
Major ]. L. Barstow of Sholhurne chair
man of the obituary committee, reported
that nine members Of the association
have died during the year as follows:
Lieut.. Col. f. NJ. Brown Of St Paul,
II. 1. ;.
Mo. Capt. c. II. Smith of Chicago. G. W.
Iadlock of Troy. T. e. Hartman of St
Johnsbury Center. Ira Ingnam of Clin-
ton. Mass, Watson Rounds Of Port
Henry, n. Y, +. X. Carpenter of Swan
ton. and Kiburn Day of Randolph.
Major Barstow followed his report by
Interesting "reminiscences of Captain
Smith and others on the death roll and
Col. Fred f. Smith of Montpelier re-
ferred feeinSly TO the death of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Brown, which was the first
break in tho field and staff officers since
1851.
Of the other living field and staff Of
fcers of this regiment, Col. stephen
Thomas. Maj. j. l.. Barstow, Quarter
master Fred e. Smith, Quartcrmaster
Sergeant W. n. Gilmore and Assistant
Surgeon II. II. Gillette were present to-
day.
c. :. Cooper Of Skancatels. n. Y. read
an interesting paper dealing with the for
tunes of the Sth Vermont and in closing
raid an eloquent tribute to Gen. Stephen
Thomas.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers for the ensuing
yoar were elected: Firs, vice. president
Col. Fred f. Smith of Montpelier; second
VlCe-president. Capt. r. o. Ford of kerby.
secretary and treasurer, c. NJ. Forrin of
Essex Junction: executive committee. w.
u Gilmore of Fairlee. l.. NJ. Hutchin-
son OF MONTPELIER, Perry Porter of Burke;
obituary committee, J. l.. Rarstow of
Shelburne, John Bisbee Of Newport, A. r.
iIawley OF Passumpsic; chaplain, Henry
+ Page of North Troy.
The association rendered a unanimous
vote of thanks to 6. $. Cooner for his
admirable rapcr and to Brooks Post G..
a. r.. for the use OF its hall The secre-
tary was instructed to send a letter of
sympathy to Comrade Willard II. Child