Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13

MS at this time. My hope is that the ma 81
| tional organizations may follow where
Vermont leads. our sons are natural
successors, and it is our duty to uphold
them in their honest endeaVors to live
up to the example of their fathers We
should attend their meetings at which
we are all most heartily welcome. and
in humble way tell them of our exper-
| icnces. the Joys and sorrows OF our ser
vice, our fun and frocs All the little
things which may seem so tame 10 us.
VIII he matters OF much interest 10 them.
and in nfter years when we have ali
passed over the river some one ma y
gather these things together and write
a true history of our time. IT should be
the duty Of all comrades Of our order.
when ono OF our number answers the
last roll call. to sec that ono or more of
the sons unite with their order and thus
help it to grow as we are growing less.
SONS OF VETERAN AUXILIARY.
Some might say that because of it's
small membership this organization had
not a work To do. vet where there is n
camp of Sons Of Veterans and no good
working Woman's Relief Corps. the
auxiliary can work along the same noble
n
for by live Woman's Relief Corps we
can say with ono OF their members
when some son spoke OF an auxiliary for
their camp. hands off
NATIONAL. ENCAMPMENT
Tho forty-second National t.ncampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic was
held in Toledo. ohio. Aug. 81 to Sept 5,
!'S. Tho departments Of Vermont and
New Hampshire went together on a spe-
cial train leaving this state Saturday V
evening, Aug. %. via the Central Ner-
mont and Grand Trunk railroads The
attendance from Vermont was not large
but lack of II was made up by an abun-
dance Of enthusiasm. and all who went
were paid for their time and expense
Toledo was reached on time Sunday
afternoon. and headquarters opened Mon
day at the "Southern." After some
slight re-arran.ng in rooms our depart
ment, with the Woman's Relief Corps
occupied adjoining parlors which many
ca Hers said We're the best Of any had
by departments OF our size and much
better than those secured by larger ones
''he department turned out about 100
for the parade and made as good . show
ing as manN larger departments the
flags and green spriGs being heartily
cheered all along the line
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTOR
4 now Office, but one of the most i'm.
portant in our order at this time, Is that
90 patriotic instructor Comrade Charles
II. Dunton. Post No. 49, was appointed
ia that Office but he felt obi iged. after
severe loSSes py IRE ana otnerwlse' 10
'ehuer MS resisha'ioh' winch was on
"H part reluc'ah''y accepted Comfade
,.ia,,,,. w. w. ~ Ne'S
created and the a,nointnoap, uas md.
The work Of the Office has heen r,ised
to n high level under his r,anager,o,,
and want to thank him for his efforts
So freely given. ia tho ,nd tba. n,+,;o,
ism might he more f,,ll, taunht and I'm.
derstood by the teachers and schoIara
in our schools. For further narticuIars
refer Won ia tbs assistant adiutan,-go,
erals renort
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Nv 'epo'' Vi our department 'haPIaih
"''' give "iuch Information anou' the oo-
SCI ai'oe oi Menoriai daN'-our most
'''N''" "aE' "eNerai c"radss are anN-
,a,. u.l;oh ~ s".'ua, memorial
orders. vet feel that in some localities
this change would he benescia, and wnere
comrades fee, SIRE that tho chanse
would he advantareous IA tbeir courur
itv and create n ,re,tar rovorsrca for
orr dead comrades and - tho teaching
OF patriotism cou,d he boter ;nculcat.d
on Sunday than a weeL dav tber r
would recommend tbs, ,hev h. alIowed
to ohserve Sunday Nav 90 or mic voar
as their Memorial dav
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ihere are Twelve posts in our depart
men, "hich nave associates and some
o' the o'hers are considering the matter
OF ASKING 'he leadihs ana 'hhncnual men
IN 'ner Vc'h''y 10 he'o'ne associates
,sr,n.r,oa n,h,os h,nn a,. ,.i,n ,n."S .:aaa,
ciatps" and frnlv believe that II will
create more interest in the order and
encourage the comrades to hold together
many years longer II they have the
financial aid and encouracament that so
many of our posts are sadly in need OF
| hone to SEQ the time when ..associates"
may be leraljyed bv our national organ
ization
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