St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-05-19
Patriotic Societies.
Five of Them Held Their Annual
Meeting in Burlington Last Week.


The 42nd annual encampment of tn
Grand Army and the annual meetings O
the Loyal Legion, the Woman's Relic
Corps. the Ladies of the G. A. R.. tn,
Sons of Veterans and the Auxiliary of tn,
S. Of V. were all held in Burlington last
week Tuesday and Wednesday.
The report of the assistant adutant
general showed membership of 2707 or
Dec. 81, 1907, and of 1922 a year later
The total loss during the year was 210
leaving 2612 in good standing Dec. 81
1908. The report of the assistant quar-
termaster general showed the total re-
ceipts to have been $1837.76, the total
disbursements $S6O.8O and cash on
hand, $976.96.
The g. A. r. elected the following Off
GERS: Commander, A. B. Franklin OF
Townshend senior vice commander, Eli
N. Peck of Burlington; junior vice COM
mander, Lafayette Myers of Cabot;
medical director, DR.. c. M. Ferrin of
Essex Junction; chaplain Stephen B.
Blodgett of Cabot; council of admins
tration, John l.. Mosely of Mortified,
Milo Lyman of Rutland, Elisha May of
St. .Johnsbury, O. E. Adams of Arlington,
Carmil Marsh of Enosburg Falls dele
gates to the national encampment at
Salt Lake City next August: Delegate
at large, W. c. Landon of Rutland, repre-.
sentatives, George B. Hall of Mortified,
E. E. Joslin of Montpelier, W. H. H.
Munsell of Wells River, Edgar J. VOL
colt of Essex Junction, Cassius Peck of
Burlington; alternate at large, E. c.
Hagar of Gaysville; alternates, l.. H.
Bailey of Putney, Norman Nichols of
Randolph, r. G. Brock of Wells River,
l.. B. Parker of Richford, F. ]. Hall of
Bellows Falls.
Two ballots were necessary for the
election of commander. Besides Col
Franklin, the candidates were E. I.
Hovey of st. ,Johnsbury, J. N. Culver of
Richford, and DR.. E. ]. Foster of Water
bury Center. DR.. Foster withdrew be-
fore the contest.
The Sons of Veterans elected these
officers: Division commander, E. L. Kel-
ley of West Salisbury; senior vice COM
mander, H. E. Harmed of Cambridge;
junior vice commander. G. L. Haywood
of Chelsea; division council, {. 6. McGaf-
fey and F. E. Goss of Tunbridge; delegate
at large to national council at Washing.
ton, A. W. Gutchell of Montpelier; dele.
gate, W. L. L. White of Hardwick.
Commander McGaffey's report showed
% camps in the state, with a total men,
Oership of 645.
The W.R. {. elected officers AS follows:
President, Mary L. Rising of Randolph
senior vice president, Hattie B. Richard
son of Chester; junior vice president,
Edna l.. Jewett OF Swanton; chaplain,
Harriet Sleeper of Newport; treasurer,
Lucinda Cleveland of Randolph.
The appointive officers were as follows:
Secretary, Louise Holman of Randolph;
Nellie M. Smythe of St. Johns.
bury inspector, Ella Roberts of Mont
pelier; patriotic instructor, Mary c.
Beckwith of Ludlow; |. and |. officer,
Mary B. Goodwin of Wells River.
The executive board was elected as fol-
ows Nina M. Stoughton of South Rov
alton; second member, Fanny Jones of
third member Bell billiard
)f Walliugford; fourth member EmmaA
Lapoint OF Barre; fifth member, Eliza
Watkins of Barre.
The delegates at large to the national
are: Mabel Baker of Rutland:
lrst delegate, Lucinda Cleveland OF Ran
iolph; second delegate. Phila Lamson of
3rattleboro; third delegate, Ada Beebe
u SWantOn; alternate at large, Maud A.
May OF Concord; first alternate, Mary T.
lyman OF Rutland; second alternate.
Mary Hanrahan of Rutland; third alter
rate, Corneia Cochin of Rutland.
SILVER Offering 500 was presented
1t the camp fire on Wednesday evening
~ Mrs Nellie NJ. Smythe retiring de.
lartment president of the w. X. c.. to
teurlng Commander c. E. Beach OF the
;; A. r., and through him to the G. AR.
his Offering will be placed in the relief
lnd and invested for the good of the
mall posts in the state.
Inc officers OF the Ladies Auxiliary to
ne Sons OF Veterans for 1909 are as
blows: President, Miss Lenure Rivers
I Bristol; vice president, Mrs. Emma
arrows OF Johnson; council, Mrs. Edna
aylor OF Hardwick, Mrs. Lottie Rug ,
les OF Lyndonville Mrs Marie DeFord {
Hardwick; chaplain, Mrs. Bessie Sad. :
r OF Huntington; inspector, Mrs. Alice !
. White of Hardwick; |. and |. officer !
lorenzo Little OF North Montpelier. ,
ational delegate, Mrs Alice B. White of 3
ardwick' alternate, Miss Martha I
tevens OF Lyndonvile; treasurer, Mrs. :
larie Smith of Huntington. .