The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-25
BEST SESSION
EVER HELD
Washington County Veterans
Went Home To-day
DIR. FOSTER AGAIN AT HEAD
John R. Wilson Of Worcester Is Re-
elected Secretary-Treasurer. Total
Membership For Coming Year
Is 52s.

/ Today marked the close at Dewey park
of the most successful reunion which the
Washington county Veterans Assoeia-
ton has ever held since it organization
ten years ago. The meeting was called
to order at a little after $50 by the
president, Dir. 2. i Foster.
The first business transacted at the
meeting was tho report Of the secretary
treasurer, John X. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson reported the'association to
be in stronger position numerically
than ever before. The membership last
year was 522, lost by deaths 10, added
this year 26, making total membership
at the close OF the session 500, net in
crease of seven.
The report was followed by the elec-
tion of officers as follows: Secretary
treasurer, John r. Wilson, Worcester;
president, DIR. i. ]. Foster, Waterbury
Center; vice presidents, Chas. II. Buck
ham, Calias; i. II. Thurston, Barre;
Jere Hutchinson, Barre Town; Hiram
Perkins, Berlin; Il. l.. Knapp, Cabot,
Stephen johnson, Duxbury; S. J. Dana,
\ Fayston; Il. 4. Stoddard, East Mont
pelier; r. S. Hudson, Marshfield; Capt,
IL. III. Hutchinson, Montpelier; J. W..
Brown, Moretown; Horace Briggs, North
1 field; George Whitcher, plainiield;
George b. Hall, Roxbury; Il. N. Savage,
Waitsfeld; w. Z. Dana, Warren; J. w.
sleeper, Waterbury; Henry Rickard,
Woodbury.; c. w. Richardson, Worces-
ter; Ira Johnson, Middiesex.
Committees were elected as follows:
on neurology, George B. Hall, L. NJ.
Hutchinson, W. L. Bliss; executive com
mittee, John r. Wilson,, f. j. Foster, L.
NJ. Hutchinson, George b. Hall, j. j..
Knapp.
A vote of thanks was extended to f.
A. Mutt, the press and to the Others who
helped to make the affair q success. The
date Of tile next reunion was left in
the hands Of the executive committee for
decision. Addresses were made by g. w.
| Flaqg of East Braintree and John SEN
ter of Montpelier.
The additions TO the roster OF the as
soeiation added at this meeting are as
| follows Veterans, George NJ. Smith, 0.
10. Turner, @. s. Turner, j. NJ. Risley,
David Dudley, A. j Morse, j. B. Ayers,
II. O. Sturtevant, W. IL. ii. McAllister,
Tim Blanchard. C. E. Shepard, p. ..
Kent, George May; sons Of veterans,
Johns b. Hicks. Charles A. Jondro, NJ.
/ II. Richardson. G. De 4. Bancroft, Jack
lIocklin, r.. w. Foster, G. Il. Monroe,
Herbert Williams, Bert Wilder; Spanish
American, w. w. Russell, J. N. Yaldes,
lC. w. May,
Addresses and Campfire.
At The session yesterday afternoon an
interesting and instructive programme
was given, one of interest to both the
llaymen and the soldiers Of three wars,
1.-The Mexican, the Civil and the later
Spanish American war.
The exercises Of the afternoon were
opened by the singing Of The Bugle
lCalln by quartet OF veterans composed
Of Capt. /. NJ. Hutchinson, pr. Z. j..
Foster, Byron Stockwell and +. i. Knapp,
after which the chaplain, G. 3. Hall OF
Roxbury offered prayer. The prayer
was followed BY brief addresses OF well
come BY Mayors Haley Of Montpelier
and Robins Of Barre. Next, the song,
AThe Old Guard" was rendered as CON
tralto solo by Mrs. Josephine Reed of
New York.
The address for the Grand Army Of
the Republic was given by Col A. G..
Brown. Department Commander for
Vermont. Col. Brown said that the OBJ
\ ieets OF the G. A. r. were often misun-
derstood and that II did not get credit
for the things which il had done. he
also mentioned the Sons Of Veterans,
the Womans' Relief Corps and the
Ladies' Of the Grand Army.
Capt J.. o. Livingston next spoke for
the Medal OF Honor Legion, saying that
the medal was many times granted Tor
4 humanity in taking wounded comrades
| from the field as well as for conspicuous
bravery. Capt. Livingston was followed
Inv Col r. 0. Sturteyant Of Shelburne,
who smoke of the part that the Vermont
soldiers took in the Civil war, notably
AZ the battle of Gettysburg. Gen. j. II.
Lucia was the next speaker, and he spoke
for the Loyal Legion, telling OF its OBJ
iects and the limitations on its mem
berships.
Col. II. S. Foster, Of the regular army,
/ retired. spoke tOr tnat OfHhnhaOAoly lfil-
ina Of the notable work that II had
done since its organization in the early
part of the 10th century. Col. Foster
said that he considered that the regular
army was too small and that it was
kept that way by mistaken sense Of
economy on the part Of the government.
Capt. i. b Thomas next made q brief
address on behalf Of the Spanish Ameri-
can war veterans and the National
lGuard.
Mexican War Veteran Spoke.
Capt. Thomas was followed by Major
Luman NJ. Grout OF Waterbury, Major
Grout IL a veteran Of the Mexican war,
one OF the three living survivors in the
state at the present time. Major Grout
said that he considered that for small
army the soldiers Of the Mexican war
did more than any body of men Of the
same size, acquired more territory In O.
shorter time than was ever done since.
The addresses Of the afternoon were
closed by Rev Donald Fraser ~ Berlin
1 MIR. Fraser said that he considered The
Grand Army noble monument Of a
mobile past, that the Union soldiers went
into battle to fight with one edge Of the
sword for the preservation Of the Union
laud with the other for the freedom Of