The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-20

VERMONT
Regiments Annual Reunion
Here Yesterday.
MlDDLEBURY NEXT YEAR
Camp Fire in the Evening With
Addresses and a Musical
Program.
MlDDLEBURY NEXT YEAR

There we're abouhpity veterans OF
the lith Vermont preseLt ut the reun.
Ion exercises held yesterday. Much
regret was expressed that the presl-
dent OF the association Col. W. II.
Mum OF Troy and that the former
surgeon, DR. a. II. Woodland OF Bran
don could not be present because oil
Illness Expressions OF regret were
received from others who were unable
70 be prosen, on account OF the rail-
road connections. At noon and dur.
ing the afternoon lunch was served 10
everyone as fast as they. arrived by
the WRC, and from morning until AZ.
ter the campfire was over memters OF
the corps we're present TO attend 10 t1e
wants OF those who arrived late.
The business meeting in the after.
noon was prssided over by +. II. Shep.
hard Of Fall Haven who has been sec
rotary since II was organized. The
association numbers about what IL lid
year ago. He could give no stalls.
ties as his record book was lost on
the train coming down. Comrades
we're present from Fair Haven, West
Rutland, Castleton, Bristol, Middle.
bury, Dorset aud Manchester in ad1i.
ton to those from Bennington aud vi.
cinity. II was voted to hold the next
reunion at Middlebury, Oct Is, 1851.
These officers we're elected for the
year: President, c. f.. Beach, Burling
Ton; vice presidents, Co. A, A G.
Patchin, Bennington; Co b, NJ. V. B.
Williams OF Wallingiord; C, John
Belden OF Dorse.; ID, W. II. Bingham
Of Cornwall; +, Otis +. Abbey OF Mid.
dlebury; +, Henry Adams OF Fair Ha.
ven; G, Arson G. Wright OF New Hav.
en-; II, John II. Sargent OF Middle.
bury; /, William Cady' OF Middlebury;
X, II. ID. Beaumont OF Bennington;
secretary and treasurer, F. q. SheI-
herd of Fair Haven.
The committee on resolutions, @. E.
Albro OF Glens Falls, Harley G.. Shell.
don OF West Rutland, NJ. w. Utley OF
Manchester presented resolutions at
camp fire in the evening, thanking the
GAR post and the WRC for the cour.
tesies extended the visitors, express
sions OF sympathy to those who could
not be present on account OF Illness,
etc., which were adopted. During the
afternoon many comrades visited the
soldiers home and were shown around
the institution and others visited the
monument. Altogether, it was an en-.
joyable day and all present enjoyed 1t
Immensely.
The camp fire n the evening was
we'll attended. The hall was decorated
with flags and military insignia and
presented fine appearance. Comrade
Shepherd presided. An Address OF
welcome was given by Capt. Gore to
which Comrade Shepherd responded.
Addresses we're given by J. Y. d. S.
Merrill, Il. NJ. Houghton, several local
and visiting comrades, the whole be-
ing interspersed with vocal and instru-
mental selectians. Capt. B. Thurber
OF the Saratoga, formerly Of the 9th
New York volunteers also spoke his
remarks being we'll received. One OF
those present who attracted considera-
BILE attention was the youngest son Of
veteran OF Bennington, the three
months old son of Comrade ID. a..
Rudd and wife. The little fellow be-
haved himself admirably and TO all
appearances enjoyed himself very
much. Among the comrades present
we're 1t. H. G. Sheldon OF West Rut.
land, Comrades w. III. King, Castle.
ton, II. j. Adams of Fair Haven and
w. M, Utley OF Manchester in addi-
ton to those mentioned yesterday.