The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-10
VETERANS AT LONDONDERRY.
Annual Reunion Yesterday Addressed
by Prominent Speakers.

The annual reunion of the Windham
County Veterans association was held yes
terday at South Londonderry and the at
tendance of members and invited guests
was in the neighborhood of $50. A special
train left Brattleboro at 945 a. M, carry
ing about 70 members of the association
WlIh their wives and guests. w hen the
train of four cars reached South London
DERRY at noon it was filled to its capacity.
The veterans and their guests formed IN
line upon reaching their destination and
marched to the town hall where dinner
wa, served by the women OF the village
At 1.30 the assemblage moved across the
street to a rostrum that had been erected
for the occasion and Col. \. B. Franklin
of Townshend opened the exercises of the
afternoon by introducing the Rev. Mr..
Bennett of Londonderry who offered the
invocation. Colonel Franklin gave an ac-
count of his recent visit to Salt Lake City
as a delegate from Vermont to the national
G. A. r. encampment. a choir OF London
derry voices sang TO Thee, Our Country.
J,ieutenant-G Governor John \. Mead was
introduced and responded to the sentl-
ment Vermont. During his intensely pa
triotic address he dwelt upon the part
that Vermont played in the Revolution,
the Civil war and the war with Spain. lie
paid a tribute to the late Senator Proctor
for his work in connection with affairs IN
Cuba on the eve of the war with Spain:
Dr. Mead made the trip from Rutland
to South Londonderry in an automobile III
company with +. c. Tuttle of Rutland.
Congressman d. j. Foster motored over
from Manchester in company with M. j.
Hapgood MIR. Foster opened his remarks
with a collection of good stories and turn
ing to the serious side that the occasion
suggested he spoke of the greatness OF
General Grant and compared the condl
tions under which Grant died with those
surrounding Napoleon. The choir gave sey
eral selections and c. Nj. Russell OF WI
mington spoke briefly. Mr.. Russell ex
! hibited two Confederate. flags that he hat
| made especially for the occasion as bu
| few of those present aside from the vet
erans had ever seen such flag. As sou
yepir of the occasion Mr.. Russell dlstrib
uted over 800 portraits OF Abraham LIN
coin. Colonel Franklin, as Is his custom
on such occasions sang lhe sword Oh Dun,
ker Hill. Those attending the reunion and
those having charge of the arrangements
agree that the affair was one OF the pleas
ATTEST ever held by the ASSOCIATION. lhe
program had to be cut short to allow many
of the visitors to return on the special
train which left South Londonderry at $50
i'm the afternoon. Letters OF regret We're
received from Governor Prouty, senator
Page. F. c. Fleetwood and others and a
telegram from Congressman Plumly, be-
cause of their inability to be present,
The election of officers at the business
meeting of the association resulted as tol.
lows: President, Homer A. Dudley OF
South Londonderry; vice-president. IL. W;
Hutchns of Bellows Falls; secretary and
treasurer, C. NJ Russell of Wilmington.
The time and place of holding the next
meeting of the association was lett with
the above officers to decide and will be
announced later.