St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-03
The Bows in Blue.
Reunion of the Fifteenth Vermont Regi-
ment

| Reunion OF Inc FlIleenl1 vermont keSl-
ment,
The 18th annual reunion of The
Fifteenth Vermont was held in Crane
Army Hall Friday. The attendance wa:
ahead oflast year, nearly so member:
being present. In the absence of the
president of the association, Senator
Proctor, who was the Colonel of the
regiment, his place was filled by Capt. E
L. Hovey, the vice-president. Chamber
in Relief Corps served an excellent dinner,
after which these officers were elected:
Colonel, Redfeld Proctor of Proctor.
Lieut.-Col,, E. L. Hovey ofSt. Johns
bury.
Major, F. E. Cobleigh of Lyndonville.
Adiutant, ]. T. Gleason Of Lyndonville.
These are the same officers as served
last year. These resolutions were then
read and adopted:
Resolved, That we express our sincere
sorrow at the absence ofour beloved and
admirable Colonel, Redfeld Proctor
who is unable to meet with us on this
occasion. At this time we wish to extend
to him our esteem.
Resolved, That we extend to our
Governor, Comrade Bell, our regret that
he cannot be with us today.
Resolved, That we deeply regret the
absence of our departed comrades who
no longer can meet with us here. We
also wish to express to their families our
sympathy and love.
Resolved, That we thank heartily
Chamberlin Post, No. I, for their kind
ness in placing at our disposal their well
equipped hall.
Resolved That we remember the hos
pitality of Chamberlin w. R. c., No. 1,
for their splendid dinner.
Resolved, That we extend our thanks
and appreciation to our friends who
gathered with us and addressed us.
Resolved, finally, that we appreciate
the courtesy of the B. & M. railroad in
giving us reduced rates on their line.
Following the business came the trib-
utes to those who had died within the
past year. r. G. Brock of Wells River
spoke of the memory of Comrade A. M.
Heath of Groton; George w. Humphrey
of East Burke of Comrade w. G. Eggles-
ton; A. M. Whitelaw of Wells River of
Comrade George Weber; Adjutant
Gleason of Comrade B. 7. Orcutt; A. S.
Mclaughlin of Barnet of Comrade Dan
iel Taisey; Capt. E. L. Hovey and Ar
thur F. Stone of Comrade Albert Harris
of St. Johnsbury; Elisha May and Alex
ander Dunnett of Comrade William W.
Grout Of Kirby the lieutenant-colonel of
the regiment; M. W. Smith of Fairlee of
Comrade Horace Putnam of Post Mills.
The last speaker was Rev. c. J. Brown
of Danville, who paid an eloquent tribute
to the accomplishments of the Vermont
officers and troops in the war of the re-
bellion
The roster of the gathering showed the
following veterans present:
Joseph T. Gleason, Lyndonville; AL
phonso c. Pillsbury, Wheelock F. E,
Cobleigh, Lyndonville; S. w. Hall, St.
Johnsbury; Charles E. Davis, Vernon;
S. H. Kellogg, East Concord; Obadiah
Moultroup, East Haven; w. c. Pratt,
Concord; D. W. King, Newark; |. H.
Gray, Wheelock; H. A. Joslin, Concord !;
B. +. Woodbury., Concord; F. O. Ran
dali, Lyndon; Sias E. Dunton Lyndon;
Edward Grannis Lancaster; Curtis G.
Mooney, Wheelock; John Arthur, West
Glover; |. c. Longe, East Albany; F.
W. Cheever, St. Johnsbury; E. l.. Hovey,
ST. Johnsbury; Charles Bundy, Sutton
A. c. Farmer, East Burke; G. w. Humph-
rey, East Burke; A. w. Harrington,
South Walden John Kelley, Jay; J. D.
White, St Johnsbury; ] B. Jones, Grove
ton, N. H.; jeremiah Simpson, East
Burke; Matthew Robinson, Lyndonvile;
John H. Stephenson, Peacham; H. w.
Damon, st. Johnsbury Center; N. H.
Page, st. Johnsbury Center; E, H. Ran
ney, Lyndon ]. B. Stuart, West Barnet;
w. S. Brock, Barnet; N. A. Hunter, Wells
River; A. M. Whitelaw, Wells River; NJ.
w. Smith, Fairlee R. G. Brock Wells
River; ]. S. T. Wallace, Barnet A. S.
Laughlin, Barnet; Nelson Drown, East
Hardwick