The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
ANNUAL FIELD DAY BY
SPANISH WAR VETS.
Enjoyable Occasion, Participated in by
Former Soldiers from Washing
ton County, Held Sat-
urday.

In commemoration of their being mus
tered into the United states service, May
10. 1908, the spanisb-AmerieaH war vet.
Grams Of Washington county gathered at
Caledonia park Saturday for their annual
asld day. Fifty Of tie veterans from all
over the county turned ont aud spent
the day In most enjoyable manner.
Adiutant General Henry Trueheart Of the
national department. Of spaDish.Ameri.
can war veterans AZ Boston, Rev. ~ T.
Dusseault of Lynn, Mass. a comrade N
the veterans. and Il. W Fennell Of Bur.
lineton. csemander of the department
Of Vernon. we're the honored guests Of
the day and poke during the afternoon.
The vets got ont for q few innings of
baseball TO sharpen up their appetites for
the feast Of hroileJ live Holsters, steamed
CLANS and fruit, which was served at 2
O'Clock iii the pavilion The chef for the
spread was Joseph Dyer, who is past
master in the art Of serving up broilers
and clans. and the rondng vote Of
thanks which he received from The com
pany and the encOninms personally ex-
tended him left DO doubt as 10 the sue,
cess Of bis culinary abilities in this line
Al the close Of tlie spread. the annual
business meeting snd election Of officers
Of the county association was held, and
the following o1icsr were elected:
President. Capt. ~ A. pattee Of Mont
pelieri secretary g. R Bayce of Mont
pelieri treaurer Frank E. Giadaing Of
Barre; vice presidents. I, g. Carswell.
Barre. Capt f L Howe, Northdeldi
E H Prouty, Montpelier These officers
win also constitute TIE committee 10 AT
range for the annual Beld day next year
The company next went out on the
grounds and posed for group picture
and then returned 70 the pavilion 20
listen to the speakers Admtant General
Irueheaft was The ffst 70 speak, and be
stated thar he wac there IS a representa-
tive 81 the national department, to bring
greetings from that department aud 70
as his best to Ret Barre and Montpelier
10 otganixe camps and JOIN the national
Organization He said that only through
solid organization would tlit veterans of
aS egef ha of any nse . themselves as
veterans or Be- able q accomplish any
thine of importance that they desired.
Through the effort af the national de-
partment, he said bin had been passed
through Congress and recently signed by
the president. to have the battieshlp
Maine raised and the bodies Of the sailors
that ars still gYfnR al the bottom Of the
harhof taken up and buried ID the Ar
hngton cemetery Among many of the
thines which the national department j.
now striving for IS to have a medal
awarded by the government to every
man who enlisted IN the war aud WIS
honofabiy discharged
There are regular departments now IN
~ of tie states he said. and provisional
departments ii 81. 81 the rest. THE pro
Ti ional Departments sre s. Che West ard
South where tie race problem has tauseo
trouble among the camps. and these de
partments have been organized for Tile
eolofed veterans He said that tie ma
ti0nai headquarters are now ia good
shape and n 8 position to siye assistance
to al che camps and state departments
that could be expected 81 them, and with
three stenoaraphers employed ct the
headquarters Office there would be no de-.
ley ii getting answers promptly to an
communications sent them
He ended his remarks with an urgent
plea for more camps to be organized inI
Vermont and as the national depart
ment grows larger and stronger tha o0nn-
try wiil have 70 recognize ils. lie de
clared it has the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Of which We are the logical sue
cessnrs.
The Rev Mr.. Dusseaat who spoke
next said That the spanish American
war veterans achieved l8t this country
reputation throughout the civilized world
and made ii recognized as one 81 tho
world powers fle said that tho veterans
OF 'gS cannot afford to remain un0rgan.
ized TIE bsnefits OF organization, he
declared keep rs In touch with each 9TH
er for our own mutual welfare 1T II
well known that no political party can
afford 70 disregard the 6. A. r.. and
with the 100000 veterans of the spanish
American war firmly organized and bound
together. they can receive the same fsc-
ognition lie suggested that If Barre
and Montpelier did not think thew could
organize a camp IN each city, the two
cities might combine into one camp.
Department Commander Fennell said
that out Of nine camps organized n the
state two years ago only four of them
remained id good standing He said
that there seemed to be a general lack
of interest among the veterans about tie
state to keep their camps together. Bur
lington, Brattleb0ro ST. Iohnshnv and
Rutland were now tile only camps II
good standing. He claimed that he had
sent ont during the past two years over
J 400 letters to the camps and veterans
in the state; from those letters most
all Of which required answers he bad
received only 400 replies. This made
the work Of the department headquarters
very discouraeing, but he hoped that at
the next annual state encampment which I
viii he held at Rutland on July 10,
there viii be renewed interest shown in
the work
The committee which had charge Of
the arrangements for title annual oelebra-
tion this year were the board Of officers
elected last wear, as follows: President, |
William Wishart Barre; secretary treas
urer G. Z. Boyce, Montpelier; first vice
president. +. 6. Carswe1 Barre; second /
vice president, VI A. Pattee, Montpelier. |
TAFT WILL ATTEND