Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS
Ninth Annual Meeting OF the Vermont
Society in This City Tuesday.

Society in This City Tuesday.
The Society OF Colonial Wars i. an or
ganizaton existing in many States of the
| Union. whose declared purpose is ITO per-
petuate the memory OF the events OF
colonial history, from the settlement of
jamestown. Va. May IS. 1907, to the Bat
tie OF Lexington, April To- 1l75, and of
the mon who in military, naval and civil
positions OF high trust and responsibility
assisted in the establishment defense and
preservation of the American colonies and
were in truth the founders of this nation
and, to that end, to collect ana preserve
manuscripts and records. provide suita bic
commemorate tions or memorials relating to
the American colonial period, and to in
spire in its members the fratcrnal and
patriotic spirit of their Iorefathers. and
in the community respect and reverence
for those whose public services made our
freedom and unity possible"
The Vermont branch OF this patriotic
society was organized at Montpelier, No.
vember %, 1924. 1t held its ninth genera
court as the annual meeting is styled. at
the Van Ness House in this city, February
II, inst The members present dincd to-
gcthor at the Van Ness House, and met
IN the parlors, for business. at > o'clock
r. IN. The court was called to order by
G. c. Benedict deputy governor. and the
record of the last general court was read
also reported the death OF three honorcd
members Of the society durinS the past
year. viz: The Hon. James 6. HouShton,
gOVernor-cloct, Gen. Julius j. Estoy, and
the Hon. Hiram \. Iiuse. The report OF
the treasurer. G. &. Forbes, showed II bal
ance Of $l6i in the treasury The revised
constitution and bylaws reported by a
special committee appointed for that pur-
pose at the previous general court, was
adopted and ordered to be printed and dis
tributcd 10 the members. \ committee of
seven members was appointed to arrange
for an excursion during the coming sum
NOR to the site of Fort s.. Anne. ON Isle
La Mott". and if deemed advisable to
place there n tablet marking the spot
where the lirst occupation by white men
of what is now the soil of Vermont, took
place. The following officers and COM
mittces We're elected for the year ensuing
GoVcrnoI--George Grcnvlle Benedict
Burlington, Vt.
Deputy -sovornor-lsenjamin Franklin
Tihold, Montpelier, Vt.
Lieut.. -govcrnor-Daniel Webster Rob
in.on. Burlington, VI.
Charles Strain Van Patten
burlington Vt.
DcputY-sccrctary - Byron Nathaniel
Clark, Burlington. VI.
Treasurer-Charles Spooncr Forbes, ST.
Albans. VT.
Chaplain-William Shields Roberts, d.
D. Deep River, Conn,
Observation-Disclosures Allen Converse, Phil
adelphia, Ia.
Rcgistrar-Chares Edwin Allen. Bur-
lington, VI. >
Chanccllor.John Henry Booth. Plat;s-
burgh N. Y.
Surgeon-Leroy Monroe Bingham. Bur-
lington, VT
Gentlemen of the council (for three
years)-Hcman ". Allen, Burlington, Vt;
Truman q. Fletcher, St. Johnsbury Vi.
Committee on membership Charles I1
Allen. Burlington Vt; Albert Tuttie,
Fair Haven. VT: Horace L. Dyer. Rut-
land, Vt; Henry l.. Ward, Burlington,
Vt; Charles l.. Woodbury., Burlington,
Vt.
Committee on historical documents
George q. Benedict. Burlington, Vt; Will
liam j. Van Fatten, Burlington, Vt;
Charles Dewey, Montpelier VT; Elias
Lyman, burlington. Vt; Edward L.
Woodbury., Burlington. Vt.
Committee on insta stallation-George
Worthington, Bennington, VT; Carroll S.
Page Hyde Park Vt: Henry Wells. Bur
linSton, Vt; Frederick a. Richardson,
Burlington, Vt; Jacob G. Estoy. Brattle-
boro Vt.
The meeting then adjourned.