Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT
Large Gathering Of Veterans and Mem
bers Of Relief Corps in Rutland-coI.
A. c. Brown Commander.

A. c. Brown Commander.
About 200 veterans and 100 women at
tended the 4Oth annual session Of the YER
mont Grand Army and Relief corps in
Rutland Tuesday. The national command
en- Gen. r. b. Brown of GAINESVILLE o.,
and Mrs. Carrie H. Sparkin of St Louis,
president of the National Relief corps,
were guests of honor
Gov. Proctor was one Of the speakers
at a public campfire held by the old sol
dicrs and their wives Tuesday evening.
The Grand Army has 20 posts in Vermont
with membership of 21S1. There was n
gain by mastering in, transfer and REIN
statements during the year Of 119. There
was loss Of lis by death during the last
year and the removals from other causes
made the total loss 20l so that the total
enrolment at the end of 1906 was 27S7
Two posts, lrasburg ana ReadsbOro, hav-
ing surrendered their charters during 1906
The net loss in membership during that
time was 50. The veterans elected these
officers:
Department commanders. COL A. G.
Brown. Montpelier. senior vice COM
mander. a. G. Sleeper Newport: junior
vice commander W. l.. Cady. Middle
bury; chaplain. w. O. IIigley. Castloton
assistant adjutant ana quartermaster
Gen. Edward Baker, Montpelier; inspcc-
tor Eli n. Peck. Burlington; CHIEF Of
.
medical director pr John J. IIanrahau
Rutland
The Relief corps elected the following
officers: President. Mrs. Kate d. Lee
Wells River; senior vice president, Mrs
Lavina KenneN Rutland: junior vice
president, Mro Mary l.. Rising. RAN
dolph: treasurer Mrs. Addie h Bigelow
Wells River; chaplain. Mrs. Anna S
Bush, Brookline: secretary Mrs Mary
Il. Goodwin. Wells River: inspector
Mrs. Anna Armes Beach. burlington:
counsellor, Mrs. Calista II. Bangs. Brat
tleboro: installing officer. Mrs Ida
Goodeuough. Brattlcboro: patriotic in
structor. Mrs Rose Allen. I.yndonville.
\ reunion of the eth Vermont Volun-
teers' association was held with 81 sur
vivors present. including Joseph St Pc
tiers of Rutland, age 90 years. These
officers were elected: President John L.
Mosely. Mortified; vice presidents
William Cronin. Charles Clark Rutland;
treasurer and secretary. William Ward
st Johnsbury; assistant secretary, Oil
yer p. Murdoch Company ID of the eth
reorganized and will meet each year at
Rutland. The officers are: o. e Ad-
ans, Arlington. president; \. p Wait
Rutland, vice president; O. =. Murdoch
keene. secretary and treasurer The eth
regiment adopted resolutions on the death
Of the late Judge William c. Holbrook
its commander in the civil war
Col. y. G. Brown. elected state depart
ment commander, was born In sutton.
lS2S, being "A direct desccndent In the
eighth generation from Chard Brown.
who emigrated from England to Boston
in 1886 Col Brown is now retired from
active business
He graduated from Ncwbury seminary
i'm 1Sir and for few years taught
school He located i'm Bradford in 1852
and for the next two wears published the
Northern Enquirer. In 1854 he went to
Montpelier ana became business mana
ger of the Vermont Waterman. Three
years later he was made editor Of the
paper. holding the position until 1862
when he organized the 18th Vermont Vol
untecr regiment, being elected captain of
the Montpelier company
Col. Brown was later promoted to lieu
tenant colonel. serving in that capacity
until May. 1868. when he resigned to ac-
cept the appointment of commissioner Of
the honrd of enrolment for the first con-
Gressional district of Vermont with
headquarters in Rutland. He was hon
orablv discharged in 1865.
At the close Of the war Col Brown re-
turned to Montpelier ana established an
insurance business which he succcssfulIv
carried on until 1889