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BADGE FOR COL. BROWN.
Feature of 18th Vermont Rcgimentnl
Reunion Mt Saratoga


Col. H. w. Allen returned Thurs
| lay from Saratoga whittier he went
to attend the national encampment OF
the q. A. r. In the party with Col
Allen were Col. n. O. Clark OF East
| Orange, n. j. formerly OF Milton. C. l..
| Marsh of Enosburgn Falls and the
| venerable Thomas T. Smell of East
| Enosburgh, who in spite of his four
| score and two years, bravcd the tor
rife rain OF Wednesday and partici-
pated in the parade of the soldiers of
| 81. The larger number Of the Bur
| lingtonians who attended the encamp-
ment returned on the boat Thursday
| afternoon
| A meeting of the 18th Vermont Reg
| iment association was held Wednesday
| morning Mt ten o'clock in front OF the
| tnited States Hotel Saratoga which
| hosiery was tho Vermont hoadouar-
| ters The meeting was attended no,
| only by members of the 13th Vermont
| but by largo number of otaer Yer
| mont comrades and veterans from diff
ferent States. The meeting was call
| ed to order by COL Hiba r. McAllistcr
| or Waitsfela. who presidcd. Col. Al
len of this city acted as secretary pro
| tenn.
Lafayette Post. No. 14o. of New York,
| or which Col II. O. Clark Is a mem
Der was escorted to the band stand In
| front OF the hotel by the Jyndonvillc
| band The first speaker called upon
| by President McAllstcr was F.. II.
| BriEaw n member of tho New York
stock exchange ami commander OF
| La fayette post VINO Is an honorary
member of the 9th Vermont associa-
| ton. Comrade Brigaw paid deserved
compliments. not only to the 3tn but
to the Vermont troops generally.
The event OF the meeting was the
presentation TO Col. A. c. Brown Of
Montpelier by Comradc Henry Il.
| Meigs of Baltimore. n member of Com
pany x Of the 18th, of gold badg.
of beautiful design, cmbclllshej with
diamonds and other precious stones
Col. Brown is commander Of the depart
ment of VI G. A. r. and was Lieut.. Col
! OF the 18th. He resides In Montpelier and
is halo veteran. who achieved an
| enviable war record ana who has since
been conspicuous figure In Vermont
as fnancier and man Of affairs. The
! presentation speech of Comrade Meigs
| y
worth as n soldier and as n man. The
colonel was taken completely by sur
prise but made an earnest and APP
preciatve response Seated upon the plat
form were his daughter, Mrs. Ella Brown
Bailey and his granddaughter, Mrs. Bliss,
both Of Montpelier.
| The idea of the presentation to Col
Brown originated with Comrades Allen,
hfoy ,,-1D ra1f
appointed committee and carried the idea
| to n successful Issue. The badge is the
gift to Col. Brown OF his comrades of
the 18th in recognition of his hard work.
| loyalty and devotion 70 the order.
Col Allen presented for honorary mem
hership of the regimental association the
name of Henry p. Butler of Lafayette
Post. prominent New York lawyer, and
he was unanimously elected. Comrade
Butler was a guest last year OF the as
ISOLATION at It's reunion In Colchester.
He made an appreclative response to
| the honor conferred upon him. Col. Clark
presented the name of the Hon. f. r.
| Holbrook of Milton for honorary member
ship and Judge Holbrook was unanimous
~ received into the organization.
Stirring speeches were also made by
Ell Torrance, past commander-n-chef of
the national department of the G. A. r.
Daniel Ross OF Baltimore, past senior
vice-commander-in- chief and F. o.
Bushnell Of Worcester. Mass, COM
tnander y; George H. Ward Post. G.
A. r.. the largest Grand Army post in
the United States.
During the exercises the Lyndonvile
band dscoursed excellent music. After
cheer. for Lafayette Post and for Col
Brown, the meeting adjourned. A
picture OF the assemhlase was made by
Photogra pher II. p. Settle and copies Of
the picture may be procured of him at
81 Putnam street, Saratoga.