Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24

post No. los in Montreal have surren-
dered their charters.
A committee was appointed to consider
| the question of admitting honorary mem
bers. They reported favorably and thier
report was adopted by the department as
a whole. A button, the size of the bronze
button, has been authorized for such
members. IL will contain the words:
Associate Member of the c. A. r." The
other business was routine with the ex-
| ception of the election Of officers
! MAJ. Seymour II. Wood of St Albans
/ was the only candidate for election as
department commander. and he was
/ chosen by a unanimous vote The other
! oncers elected We're: Senior Vice Com
| mander, George f. Haynes of Whining
/ ton; Junior vice commander, Enoch c.
| Hager of Gaysville medical director.
| Chester NJ Ferrin of Essex Junction:
! chaplain, Charles Ross of St Johnsbury:
| council Of administra ton W. II. Gilmore
/ OF Fairlee, Austin w Fuller of St AL
| bans, W. H. H Putnam of Springfield.
| George M. Dearborn of Newport and J.
/ f. Post of Rutland: representatives to
! the national encampment Charles E.
Beach, at large, of Burlington, w H.
Ward of St Johnsbury Milo LYMAN Of
Rutland, A. c. Sleeper of Newport and
Edwin II. Putnam of Brattleboro; alter
| mates, w. j. Sperry at large, of Caven-
dish, Fred f. Smith of Montpelier. Thorn
as Harmon of Bennington, Charles e Will
hanson OF Middlebury and Justus Dartt
| or Springfield. The officers were installed
by Col Goulding of Wilmington.
1t was voted to hold the next encamp-
! ment between Jan. ! and Feb. 2S, 1906
the place Of meeting to be decided upon
by the first three officers.
! The local committee having in charge
! the arrangements for the encampment
consisted of Col. II. +. Taylor, Edwin II
! Putnam, Ornan Prescott, j. H Allen and
James p. Elmer.
The Woman's Relief corps convention
was held in Odd Fellows hall beginning
at O'Clock Wednesday with President
Mary B. Goodwin of Wells River in the
| chair. The Introductory business con-
sisted of the appointment of officers TO
serve during the convention, introduction
of the national officers present, prayer,
opening ode. flag salute, roll call of Of
hcers. and introduction OF department
ohcers The meeting then was opened
for business and Mrs. Minna c. Hooker
OF Brattleboro made the address of well
come, the response being made by Mrs
Lydia M. Lewis of Springfield, senior
vice president.
Considerable time was taken up in the
reports of officers. The reports showed
the number of corps to be 65 with a
membership of 2345. Hazen CORDS of
Lowell and p. II. Sheridan corps of Wes-
ton surrendered their charters during the
year, but the membership of the depart
Il
| reports were not of public interest
/ Late In the afternoon these officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Lydia NJ
| Lewis of Springfield; senior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Calista H Bangs of Brattle-
! boro; junior vice president, Mrs Kate d.
Lee OF Wells River; treasurer, Mrs Fran
ces Stone of Springfield; chaplain, Mrs.
Nellie M. Smythe of st. Johnsbury; ex-
ecutive board, Mrs. Hattie B. Richard
son Of Chester, Mrs. Annie B. H. Harris
| OF Putney, Mrs Annette Forsaith of Con-
cord, Mrs. Belle Hilliard of Wallingford
and Mrs Anna Bush of Brookline; dele
gates to the national convention, Mrs
Mary G. Beckwith, at large, of Ludlow,
Mrs. Alice Willoughby of Island Pond.
Miss Nellie Brown of Bellows Falls and
Mrs. Eliza Russell OF Burlington; alter
mates, Mrs. Eva M. Hazen, at large, of
Windsor, Mrs. Eva d. Greenwood of Put
ney Mrs Mary Rising OF Randolph and
Mrs. Emma Mcbride of Colchester. The
officers were installed Thursday morning
During Wednesday afternoon the con-
Vention was visited by Commander in
Chlef Blackmar and members Of his staff
The public function during the en-
campment was the campfire in the Au-
ditorium Wednesday evening. The en-
tire first floor was filed with veterans and
members of the Womans Relief CORPS and
the balcony was crowded with visitors
not members of the two organizations
The stage was decorated with the post
cblors and a picture of George Wash
ington, which was doubly appropriate
| the campfire being held on Washingtons
birthday. Col ]. II. Goulding presided
and occupied chair made from fence
rails from the Gettysburg battlefield and
presented to Sedgwick post by the late
Governor Levi X. Fuller Col. Goulding
kept things moving and showed himself
to be a capable presiding officer. Col. II.
E. Taylor said a few words of welcome
after which the orchestra gave a selec-
I tion and male quartet consisting of E.
| V. Morse, W.. S. Stearns, A. S. Thomp-
son and A. F. Brasor sang.
Governor Bell was the first speaker
He confirmed the statement of the toast
master that the little bronze button was
the insignia of which he was proudest
and told some of his experiences i'm the
value of the service to all who came back
from the war Commander in Chief
/ Blackmar referred several times in an
I appreciative way to the simple truths told
: by Governor Bell. His address, which
was largely reminiscent, was clothed with
a vividness which made it particularly in
teresting, especially that part which told
I Of the exploits of Clusters cavalry and
the story OF the final surrender of the
southern army.
James f. Hooker of Brattleboro spoke
of the duty which devolves upon the
younger generation of preserving what
the old soldiers fought for and paid a
glowing tribute to the Woman's Relief
corps and the grand old commonwealth
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