The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-05
NUMBERS DECREASED.
Grand Army Encampment at Rutland
Last Week.

Rutland, Feb. 26. The thirty-sixth
annual encampment of the department
of Vermont Grand Army of the Re.
public held in this city yesterday was
marked by the largest attendance in
recent years, over 200 veterans being
present. The report of the assistant
adjutant general, E. A. Howe of
Ludlow, showed the net loss in MEM
bership during last year to be 231.
The number of posts rs shown by the
report is 104, with total membership
of 3, 283 The assistant quartermaster-
generals report showed the years re-
ceipts to be 81, 457 80 and the expendi-
ture 81, 1890 leaving a balance in
the treasury OF $9S8.23
At the afternoon session the follow
ing officers were elected: Department
commander. Frank Kenfield of Morris
ville senior commander, j. B.
Needham of Rutland junior vice
commander, H. W. Hutchinson of
Bellows Falls; medical director, DR..
j. D. Hanrahan of Rutland; chaplain,
John y. Spring of Bellows Falls
The department. commander appoint.
ed A., A. Niles of Morrisville assis-
nt-adjutant and assistant quarter.
| master general. The following dele.
gates to the next national convention,
which is to be held at San Francisco
in August, were elected: Delegate
at large, A. G. Brown of Montpelier;
| other delegates, Gen. Kenney of Rut-
land, w. j. Sperry of Cavendish. E. F.
Johnson of Island Pond, S. a. An
drews of Johnson, B. f. Bowman of
Randolph; alternates, DR.. j. d. Han
rahan of Rutland, william II. Living
/ ston, W. S. Murphy of bennington,
| Willard Crosby of Vergennes, E. G..
| Foster of Waterbury.
! The committee of administration
was elected as follows Thomas Han
non of Brattleboro, d. l.. Rugg of
4 Bennington, Eli N. Peck Of BuIling-
! ton, j. +. Eldridge of Randolph and
! A. 9. Sweeper of Newport.
The department commander was
, given authority to choose the time
and place for the next encampment,
the choice of time being limited to
the months of January and February.
The evening camp fire at the opera
house was largely attended but the
veterans were disappointed by the
absence Of William M. DIN of Boston,
senior e-commander-in-c chief, who
was to have made the principal adj
dress but was detained at home by
illness. All the business of the en-
campment was completed yesterday
and there was no session today as had
been intended.
At the annual meeting of the State
Women's Relief Corps held y esterday,
the secretary's report showed the
members of corps in the State to be
siXty-seven with total membership
of 2, 1874 During the year 1922 76 was
expended for the relief of soldiers and
1914 81 worth Of goods was distributed.
After the reports had been read a
chair was draped III black in honor of
the late Mrs. Amanda Newcomb of
Montpelier, who at one time was ma
tional junior president, and who
served two terms as department presi-
dent In the afternoon memorial
service in honor of Mrs. Newcomt
was held. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, Mrs Arms of Burlington; sen
Tor vice president, Mrs. M. E. Perry
of Bellows Falls; junior vice-presi
dent, Mrs Lyman; treasurer Mrs
Jewett; chaplain, Mrs Sawyer; ex
ecutive board, Mrs. Lyons of Esse'
Junction, chairman; Mrs. Fowler
7 Mrs. Blackmer and Mrs. Ranslow
The following delegates were elect
: ed to attend the national convention
at San Franc isco next August: Dele
Pond; alternate. Miss Nellie Brow
of Bellows Falls; delegates, Mrs
, Aldrich, Mrs. Jewett and Mrs. Good
win; alternates, Mrs. Richardson
) and Mrs. Herrick.
{ The officers were installed at
O'Clock this morning.