The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-10
AT BURLINGTON, JULY %
Place and Date Of Annual State EI
eampment. Spanish War Veterans


Place and Date Of Annual State En-.
eampment, Spanish War Veterans
The following orders have been IS
sued fixing the place and date for
holding the annual encampment Of the
department of Vermont, United Span
ish War Veterans and proposing GER
tain changes in policy: =
Headquarters Department of Yer
mont United Spanish War Veterans.
General Order No. 2.
"St. Adams, Vt, July 6, 1908.
IT. The annual encampment of this
department will be held In Burlington
Tuesday, July 20, 1908. Department
headquarters will be established in
the Van Ness house the afternoon of
that day and the encampment SEES
sion will be convened in the hall of
James w. Flynn Camp No. at 1880
o'clock in the evening.
III. This being the tenth anniver-
sary OF the period of service of the
Vermont troops in the war with Spain
IL Is earnestly hoped that comrades
will avail themselves of the opportu-
nifty TO enjoy happy reunion and
campfire by attending the encamp-
ment.
iii. The important business of re-
organizing the department will come
before the encampment and comrades
whether regularly elected delegates to
the encampment or not are urged to
be present and take part in the coun-
Gil that will pass upon such PROPOSE
ton to this end as may be laid before
|it.
Vermont furnished not more than
1850 troops, all told, in the war with
Spain. and even this number greatly
exceeded her quota. II Is very doubt
full II, today, there are more than 500
veterans of the war resident in this
state, and they are so dispersed that
II has already been demonstrated that
1t Is impossible to maintain separate
camp of the order in each of the ~
towns in which a company of the First
Regiment of Infantry, Vermont Vol
unteers, was recruited, The depart
ment commander, will therefore, pro-
pose to the encampment the desira-
bility of maintaining about three or
! -four camps In the department, so stu
ated that, by each enlisting its mem
bership in the country conveniently
near, the entire state will be covered.
( BY this means all comrades may have
IN opportunity to be enrolled in the
order even If 1t Is not practicable for
them 10 be regular In attendance up
on their camp, and thus may be able
to enjoyall theadvantageso of alllliation
with the United Spanish War Veter-
ans when outside the state. The de-
lpaTtment commander Is well assured
that, under some such plan as this,
many comrades not now so situated as
to be able to participate in the active
work of the order, will be glad to en-
roll themselves i'm ii and contribute
ANNUALLY to its maintenance. He is
informed that such a plan of reOrgani-
Zation will be approved by the com
mander-in- and arrangements
made whereby such camps as may so
elect can surrender their charters and
merge their membership in some
other camp of their choice.
"The department commander earn
estly urges the serious consideration
of this proposition upon all comrades
and bespeaks their attendance and CO.
Operation in the encampment to the
end that the department, in some
practical form may be saved to the
state.
by order of
Frank L. Greene,
Department Commander
official
John G. Norton,
"Adiutant."