The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-14
c. A. r. ENcAMPMENT

G. A. r. ENcAMPMENT
Veterans and Associated organiza-
ton Elect Officers
Burlington, May 13-At the after
noon session of G. A. r. encampment
officers here Wednesday were elected
and Installed and a resolution was
adopted expressing the sentiment of
q. A. X. of Vermont with regard to
the much discussed Bennett Young
incident. The resolution follows:
Resolved, That the department of
Vermont. Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, yields to none in respect for sol
diers who fight openly against us
within the rules of war, such as Lee.
Jackson. Gordon, Longstreet, Johnson
and their brave men but we condemn
any man, who, outside the rules of
war, committed acts of violence con
trary to civilized warfare.
",Signed)
a. H. Goulding.
&c. Henry Powell,
Hugh Henry.
Committee.
The following officers were elected:
Commander-A. b. Franklin of
Townshend
Senior vice commander-Eli n.
Peck Of Burlington.
Junior vice commander, Lafayette
Mers of Cabot
Medical director, DR.. c. NJ. Ferrin
of Essex Junction.
Chaplain, Stephen B. Blodgett of
of Cabot.
Council of administration. John l..
Moseley of Mortified. Milo Lyman of
Rutland, Elisha May of st. Johnsbury,
o. r. Adams of Arlington, Carmil
Marsh of Enosburgh Falls.
Commander Franklin appointed W.
III. Miles of Townshend as assistant
adjutant.
The following were elected to rep
resent the department in the national
encampment at Salt Lake city next
August:
Delegate at large, A. C. Landon of
Rutland.
Representatives, George b. Hall of
Northfield, Il. +. Joslin of Montpelier,
w. II. Fl. Munsell of Wells River, Ed
gar j. Wolcott of Essex Junction, Cas-
sius Peck of Burlington
Alternate at large, T.. C. Hagar of
GaysviITe.
Alternates. L. H. Bailey of Putney,
Brockof Wells River, i. b. Parker of
Richford F. ]. Hall of Bellows Falls.
The Sons of Veterans
Division commander, f. L. Kelley
of West Salisbury.
Senior vice commander, II. +. Har-
ned of Cambridge.
junior vice commander, G. L. Hay
wood of Chelsea.
Division council, C. G. McGaffey and
F. E. Terrill of Burlington, F. E. Goss
of Tunbridge.
Delegate at large to National coun-
Gil at Washington. A. w. Gutchell of
Montpelier
Delegate, w. L. L. White of Hard
wick
Woman's Relief Corps
President, Mary L. Rising of Ran
dolph
Senior vice president, Hattis b.
Richardson of Chester
Junior vice president, Edna l.. Jew
EFT of Swanton
Chaplain, Harriet Sleeper of New
port
Treasurer, Lucinda Cleveland of
Randolph
Delegate at large to national con
vention, Mabel Baker of Rutland.
Ladies Of c. A. r.
President, Mrs. Ida Prentiss of Bur
lington.
Vice president, Mrs. d. E. Grout of
Middlebury.
Junior vice president, Miss Eddy 81
Burlington.
Chaplain, Miss Lillian Zottman of
Burlington.
Council of administration, Mrs. Nor
rison of Aliddlebury, Mrs. A. w. Tho
mas of Burlington, Mrs. Maud Dyke
of Mortified
Delegates to national encampment
at Salt Lake City, Mrs. Bertha Tnley
of Burlington, Mrs. Sara Spaulding of
Burlington, Mrs. Lucia Getty of North
field, Mrs Lillian Zottman OF Burlng-
ton.
Treasurer, Mrs. Lillian Neser of
Burlington.
Secretary, Mrs. Mary e. Langwor-
lny OF Mluuiebury.
The auxiliary to S. of V. elected the
following officers:
President, Miss Lenore Rivers of
Aiddlebury.
Vice president Miss Emma Barrows
of Johnson.
Council Mrs Edna Taylor of Hard
wick, Mrs. I.ottie Ruggles of Lyndon
vile, Mrs Marie Deford of Hardwick
Chaplain, Bessie Sadler of Hunting
ton.
Inspector, Mrs. Alice B. White of
Hardwick.
Delegate to national convention,
Mrs. Alice b. White of Hardwick.
Alternate, Mrs. Martha Stevens of
Lyndonville