St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-03-04
Grand Army Encampment.
Chamberlin w. R. c. highly honored n list
of state officers for 1905

About 100 veterans attended HE fist
annual encampmeut Of the Department
OF Vermont, g. a t., At Montpelier last
week. During the past year one post
has surrendered its charter and one been
instituted. There are now 81 posts in
the state, with 2.7O6 members in good
standing. The net loss during the past
year has been 50. 1t was unanimously
voted to hold the next encampment some
time between May and July /, 1903.
The following officers were elected
Department commander, {. E. Beach OF
Burlington; senior yicecommander. {.
IL. Woodbury. OF St. Iohnsbury; Junior
yice-commauder, A. b. Beckwith Of
Ludlow; chaplain, S. B. Blodgett OF
Cabot; medical director, l.. II. Hemen-
way of Manchester.
The delegates elected to the national
encampmcnt are: H. ]. Nancor OF Bur
lngton, A, N Haskell OF Wilmington, f.
]. Bill OF Springfield, W. II. Ward of St.
Johnsburv, f. Foster Of Waterbury.
Josiah Grout OF Newport. The alter.
mates are: W. H. Gilmore Of Fairlee. A.
W. Lynde of West Charleston, George p.
Martin of Burlington, 9. H. Waldron of
Springfield, Lafayette Meyers of Cabot,
Edward Baker of Montpelier
The oldest man to attend the en-.
campment was probably ]. P. Brooks, of
Northheld, who is SO years old. The
youngest veterans were l.. /. Goodwin.
Wallace Noyes, and Edward Baker, all
under 60 years old.
A pleasing incident occurred Thursday
when Henry W. Spafford, of Rutland,
who has retired from the board of trus-
tees of the Vermont Soldiers Home, Ben
nlngton, as he IS soon to move to Cali
fornia, was presented watch chain and
charm suitably inscribed. John A. Shell
don, OF Rutland, was elected a trustee of
the Soldiers Home in place Of Colonel
Spafiord. The trustees also adopted
resolutions on the death of Col. A. S.
Tracy
The 10Th reunion of the 9th Vermont
regiment was held Tuesday with an at
tendance OF % survivors. These officers
were elected: President, T. S. Peck of
Burlington; vice-presidents, !. 0. Living
ston OF Montpelier, A. c. Sleeper of New
port; also one vice-president from each
company; secretary and treasurer, A. A.
Niles OF Morrisville.
The Oath annual convention of the
Woman's Relief Corps was held at
Montpelier, Wednesday and Thursday.
Those attending from here were Mrs.
Sarah l.. Hovey, Mrs Nellie NJ. Smythe,
Mrs. Henrietta l.. GoTham, Mrs. Sarah
j. Adams, Mrs. Mary +. SWEET. Tues
day evening reception was held in the
Pavilion parlors, which was largely at
tended. The convention was held in the
Church OF the Messiah, Wednesday. and
was very enjoyable one.
Officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident Mrs. Nellie M. Smythe of ST.
Johnsbury; senior vice president, Mrs,
Mary L Rising of Randolph; junior vice
president, Mrs. Hattie l.. Richardson of
Chester; treasurer, Mrs. Henrietta
Gorham OF St. Johnsbury chaplain,
Mrs Lavina =. kenney of Rutland.
This is the third time that the honor of
the state presidency has come to Cham.
berlin ". X. {. In 1890 Mrs Charlotte
A. II. Thompson held the office in 1901
Mrs. Sarah l.. Hovey, and now Mrs.
Smythe.
The new executive board is made I'D of
Mrs. Mary b. Goodwin of Wells River.
Mrs Sarah J. Adams of St. Iohnsbury,
Mrs Minnie Carr of Bradford Mrs
Emma A. Lapoint of Barre and Mrs.
Emma l. Mcbride of Colchester The