The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-05-20
COL AB T0wgSHEND ELECTED
As COMMANDER or VERMONT
& A
Resolution Adopted Conaemalng
Those Who Dia Not flight open
~" Against The Union Army In
The Civil War

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eierlsa ~ ~ drpafimtHi = Vermont
ia A. Il yesterday afternoon, a. 90
laat
commapdu A B Franklin q lssu
sheud.
ssbsa sire commander vi n perA
u Burlington
Janiat yief commander Lafayette
Myers q Cai,a
MeaieAl director Dr c, ~ fcnin
u E,ses Junction.
Chaplain Stephen Is. Blodgcti d
Cabot.
Council of Administration John l..
Moseley u Mortified. Milo Lyman q
Rutland, ELISHA May u s. Johusbary,
~ T. Adams II Arlington, Carmi l.,
Narsh u Rnosburg Falls.
Commander Franklin appointed ".
II Mlle, q ToNnsbeud IS assistant
adiuiani general.
The following were elected b repre-.
sen, The department 10 the national en-.
esmpmcni. 10 be held IN Sail Lake
! City neat August
Delegates at large w G. l.andon 81
Rutland; representatives, George Is.
Hall 81 NoribGeld r. r.. Joslin Of
Montpelier, W II. Munsell Of Wells
River, EdRarJ Wolcoti o. Essex June
ton. Cassius Peck Of Burlington.
Alternate al large h. G, liagar Of
Gaysyille; alterDates, h. 2. Bailey Of
Puiney, Norman Nichols OF Randolph
! Il. @. Brock Of Wells River, l.. Is. Par.
ker Of Richford, Frank J Hall Of Bel
lows Falls.
The only strife was over the Office OF
commander. Besides Colonel Franklin,
there were three other candidates, Il.
j Hoyey Of st. Johnsbury, J n Cul.
yer Of Richford and DR.. T.. J, Foster
Of Waterbury Center DR.. Foster with
drew from the contest before the meet
ing yesterday.
The following resolution. supposedly
pertaining 10 the Bennett II. Young
episode, was adopted at yesterday af-
teruoon's session
/" Resolved. that the department Of
Vermont, Grand Army of the Repub
lie, yields to none IN respect for the
soldiers who fought 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 contrary to
all civilized warfare. lSigned)
j. II Gouldng,
=. Henry Powell, Com.
Hugh Henry.
W0MAS'S RELIEF CORPS OFFICERS
E The Woman's Relief Corps elected
the following officers;
President, Mary l., Rising of Ran.
dolph; senior vice.president, Hattie b.
Richardson of Chester; junior vice
president, EdnaL. Jeweit Of Swanton;
chaplain, Harriet Sleeper of Newport;
treasurer, Lucinda Cleveland of Ran.
dolph; delegate-at-large TO nation con-
yention, Mabel Baker of Rutland.
LADIES or TIKI o. A. r.
The new officers Of the Ladies of the
q. A. r. are:
Department president. Mrs. Ida Prem
tiss of Burlington; senior yice.presi-
dent. Mrs. Youtt OF Middlebnry; junior
vice president, Mrs. Eddy Of Middle
bury; treasurer, Mrs. Lillian Meier of /
Burlington; chaplain, Mrs. Lillian Zott.
man Of Burlington; council of admins
tration. Mrs. Luther clough, Mrs.
Laura NJ. Morrison of Mlddlebury,
Mrs. Maud Dyke OF Mortified, and
Mrs. Il. j. Thomas Of Burlington; dele
gates 10 the national encampmenl TO
be held in Salt Lake City next August,
Mrs Bertha Tilley and Mrs. Sarah
Spaulding of Burlington, Mrs, Lucia
Getty of Mortified and Mrs. Lillian
Zottman of Burlington; alternates,
Mrs. Mary +. Langworthy, Mrs. Eta
l.aPage and Mrs II. A. proulx.
SONS or VETERANS.
The election and installation Of the
Sons of Veterans came late yesterday.
Officers were elected as follows.
Division commander, f.. H. Kelley of
West salisbury; senior vice. command,
er. II T.. Harmed of Cambridge; Jun
Tor yIce'commauder, q. l.. Haywood Of
Chelsea division council, c. g. Me-
Galley and +. +. Terrill of Burlington,
+. T.. doss of Tunbiidge; delegate.at-
large 10 the national convention TO be
held AT Washington. u. c., a. w. Gut
chell OF North Montpelier; delegate,
w H. White Of Hardwick.
;, OF Y. AUXILIARY.
The new officers OF the Sons Of Vet
Grams Auxiliary are as follows:
President. Miss Lenore Rivers Of
Bristol; vice president, Mrs. Emma
l3arrows Of johnson; council, Mrs.
Edna Taylor Of Hardwick, Mrs. Loltie
Ruggles Of Lyndonville, Mrs. Marie
Deford Of liardwick; chaplain. Mrs.
Bessie sadler Of Huntington; inspec.
tor. Mrs Alice b. White Of Hardwiek:
|. aud |, officer, Florence Little Of
North Montpelier; national delegate.
Mrs. Alice b. White Of Hardwick, al.
Iernate, Miss Martha Stevens Of Lyn.
donvillc; treasurer. Mrs. Marie Smith
of Huntington.