Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26
Large Attendance of Vermont G..
A. R. Men at Annual Gath
ering g Rutland.
KENFIELD 3 COMMANDER
List of Other g GERS Elected-A Net
Loss in Men = = ship of lo4 during
Past Year-Surplus in the Treas.
ury-Place OF Next Encamp.
ment Left with Commander,

Rutland, Feb. 25.-rhc 36th annual en-
campment of the department of Vermont,
Grand army of the Republic. met in this
city this morning with an attendance of
over 2V0, which is the largest number to
attend an encampment in several years.
Delegates were present from nearly every
post in the State.
The morning session convened at the
opera house at 10 O'Clock. with Depart
mcnt Commander Il. IL. Hathorn of Lud =
low presiding. After an opening prayer
by Chaplain j. o. Spring Of Bellows Falls
the reports of the various officers were
read and accepted Tho report of the as
tistant adiutant-g general l.. A. Howe Of
Ludlow. showed the net loss in member
snip during last year to be c5l The num-
h"r of posts as shown by the report is
lNi, with total membership of 3.a>3. The
assistant quartermastcr-gcncral report
showed the years receipts TO be $2.i57. b
and the expenditure N.ic909 leaving
balance in the treasury of $9sS e3. After
appointing several committees, a reso-
luton rendering the sympathy OF the
grand army members to Past Deputy
Commander c. {. iIinsman Of this city,
who is seriously i'll with BriShts dis
ease. was adopted. At 1:4j o'clock the
meeting adjourned until afternoon.
At the afternoon session. which con-
veucd at o'clock. after listening to sew
eral reports. the election of officers was
department commander. Frank Kcnfield
of Morrisvile; senior viCe-commander. j.
T. Needham of Rutland: junior vice-com-
mander, II. w. Hutchinson of Bellows
Falls; medical director DIR. j. d. Han
rahan of Rutland; chaplain John 0.
Spring of Bellows Falls.
The department commander appointed
A A. Niles OF Morrisville aSsistant-ad-
3utant and assistant quartermastcr-ecn-
cral The following delegates to the next
national convention which to be held al
san Francisco in August. were elected:
Delecate-at large. a. G. Brown of Mont
pelier. other delegates. Gen. Kennoy of
Rutland, W. j. Sperry of Cavendish, +.
j.. Johnson OF Island Pond S. \. An
drews of Johnson. -. +. Bowman of
Randolph: alternates, Dr. j. -. Hanra-
han of Eutland, William II. Livingston.
W. S Murphy of Bennington. William
Crosby of NcrSennes, Z. G. Foster of
Waterbury.
The committee of administration was
elected as follows: Thomas Harmon of
Brattlehoro, d. l.. Rugg of Bennington,
Iii " Peck of Burlington. J. T.. Edrdge
OF Randolph and y. {. Sweeper Of New
port.
1t was voted to give the department
commander power to determine the time
and place for holding the next annual
"ncamnment, the date being limited to
the months Of January and February.
After the installation of the newly elected
officers by Post Department Commander
j. II. Gouding of Wilmington the meet
iag adjourned until rs O'Clock.
THE CAMPFIRE
The campfire which was held at the
opera house III the evening was attended
hy about $50 people, the public being in
Nited. The veterans marched from the
headquarters at the Bardwell House to
the place of meeting headed by the city