Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-05
STATE c. A. r. ENcAMPMeNr.
Now 81 Posts with 27oe Members.-'
c. e. Beach Chosen Commander.

26 with a large attendance. At the
morning session 147 veterans were pres
emit and later arrivals brought up the
number to l75. About $50 members of
the Womans' Relief corps and fifty of the
Women of the G. A. Il. were in attend
ance.
resolution was adopted which pro
vides that past commanders from other
states who have moved to Vermont may
have the privileges of their rank in this
state.
Col A. G. Brown, department COM
mander, in an address of welcome called
attention to the fact that the assistant
quartermaster general will be able to turn
over the sum of Sss5.32 to his successor
in office, a sum much larger than in
former years and showing excellent man
agemeDt OF the finances. Colonel Brown
renewed the Recommendation asking that
the permanent headquarters Of the YER
mont department be established in the
state capital at the state house and recon-
mended that the matter be brought TO the
attention of the legislature in proper
form. The headquarters have been estab-
lished in the room OF Adjt.-GeD. w. II.
Gilmore during the year, but increasing
business necessita.es more room.
The report of Assistant Adj;.-Gen. Ed
ward Baker contains many facts Ct inter
est. Post No. % Of Mortified was the
only organization to surrender its char
ter, and a post was organized in October
at Jacksonville, Post 100. The numerical
strength of the posts is as follows:-
Number in good standing Dec. 81, 1906,
2,7S7; by muster in, gain Of 80; by
transfer, AZ; by reinstatement, "a; total
gain, 1876.
The losses are as follows:-By death,
14s members; by honorable discharge, 3;
by transfer, 33: by suspension, 81; by
dishonorsble discharg, /; surrender of
charter, Is; total loss, 275. This leaves
Dec. 81, 1907, 2,707 members. The
ninety-one posts have net loss Of
membership of eighty and the number
temporarily suspended is 1874.
Assistant Quartermaster General Ed
ward Baker also submitted the report OF
the financial standing of the posts. The
receipts amount to si,795.31 and the dis
bursements to S909.99, leaving balance
OF cash on hand ssS5.32-
Department Inspector Eli y. Peck re-
ported the inspection OF thirty districts
and ninety-one posts during the year.
of these, 2,73S were in coed standing
| Eighty-three posts observe the ritual
properly and only two fully uniform I;
eighty-two have well kept records. The
aggregate value of property owned by the
posts amounts TO SIS, g07.49 Sixty posts
have Woman's Relief corps attached,
twenty-four have Sons Of Veterans
camps, and three, Women Of the q. A. r.
The prospects of fifty-four posts are good,
of twenty-nine, fair, and of eight, poor.
From the ninety-one posts, eighty-two
reported Memorial day services, 2,094
comrades participating, and 1,29S mem
bers of the w. X. G. assisting, In $50
cemeteries, S,721 graves were decorated,
OF which 12S were unmarked by head
stones, and 1923 children participated
in these services. Fifteen posts have
burial plots
The session Thursday afternoon was
largely taken mp with the election and
installation of officers and election of
representatives to the AID national en-
oampment.
For department commander, c. r.
Beach of Burlington was happily nomins-
ted by Judge c. $. Palmer and be was
unanimously elected to that position.
The other officers, ali elected without OPP
position, sre:-SenIor vice commander, {.
II. Woodbury. Of st. Johnsbury; junior
vice commander, A. ID. Beckwith of Lud-
low; chaplain, 5. b. Blodgett of Cabot !;
medical director, l.. III. Hemenway of
Manchester. These officers were install
led after the business OF the encampment
was concluded by Col. J. III. Goulding.
The delegates elected to the national
encampment are:-H. j. Vancor of Bur-
Iington, A. N. Haskell of Wilmington, +.
J. Bill of Springfield. w. II. Ward of st.
Johnsbury, L. J. Foster of Waterbury,
Josiah Grout of Newport. The alternates
are:-W. II. Gilmore of Fairlee, A. w.
Lynde OF West Charleston, George p.
Martin of Burlington, G.. II. Waldron of
Springfield, Lafayette Meyers of Cabot,
Edward Baker of Montpelier.
The rousing campfire held Thursday
evening in the opera house was fitting
close to day filed with enjoyable events
for the Civil war veterans. The hall was
we'll filed and enthusiasm at times ran
high. Retiring Department Commander
A. G. Brown presided. In the enforced
absence of Mayor j. $. Haley, because OF
illness, a brief welcome was extended by
T.. A. Mutt, president of the local organ
ization of associate members of the
Grand Army.
Gov. +. ID. Proctor was given a most
cordial welcome as he Yves happily intro
duced by Colonel Brown.
Retiring President of the Woman's Re
lief Corps Mrs. Kate ID. Lee of Wells Riv-
er extended the greetings of the Vermont
department OF the Relief corps and gave a
summary of the work of the last year.
The greeting of 1850 loyal women of
the Relief corps was extended by Mrs.
Calista Jones of Bradford, past national
president. Mrs. Jones also gave his
tory of the Relief corps since lie organiza-
/ ton.
Other speakers were:-Mrs. Clara n.
Sawyer of Portland, Me-, national presi-
dent Of the Ladies OF the Grand Army;
Mrs. Emma Pierce of Springfield, Mass,
who also represented that organization;
Mrs. Rose Allen of Lyndonville, patriotic
instructor for the Woman's Relief corps,
who presented a flag to the Montpelier
High school, which was accepted by
Principal e. Z. Thompson; Major-Gen.
0. o. Howard of Burlington, who was re-
ceived by the veterans with three rousing
cheers; Mayor H. w. Hovey of Mortified
for the Spanish-Americsn war veterans
Ex-Governor c. J. Bell, Iieut.-Gov. @. III.
Prouty and the Hon. z. s. Stanton.
The following officers of the Ladies OF