Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-23

DR.. Z, ]. FOSTER COMMANDER
EdjutanS's Report Shows Loyal
Membership Of 2,436 in 30
Vermont Posts, o Net Loss
for the Year of 146.

Montpelier. June fc.--The 4Srd annual
encampment of tho department of YER
mont, Grand Army Of the Republic. con-
voncd mis- morning in the arnory With
IL veteran delegates present.
1ctirins Department Commander a. r.
franklin Of Townsend In his annual all
dress called attention e. the fact that
mary posts In the state haze become so
depicted by death and disability that it
IS only q question OF very short time
when several of them will be obliged TO
surrender their charters. Whom this is
Imperative he urged the comrades to afil
tate Themselves with tho nearest post
and thus keep in touch with The Grand
Army.
The rcnort of Acknowledgement ~. II.
Mic ot rownshend showed present
icyal membership of 2;tG in ~ posts. Gar
field Post Of Lincoln has dishanded dur
inp the year There have been 1853 deaths
and Il not loss in membership for the year
Of ! g. rho receipts for the year have
heca $i,97o9l end tho expenditures
st1sti5. Tic department now has on
hand e>oc.t9
E. y pccE Of Burlington. senior vice.
commander, protested in his report
against placing in the national capital at
Washington statues Of men who have
borne arms against tHc country.
Lafayette Myers Of Cabot JUNO" vice.
commander, reported poor success, in get
ting delinquent members 20 pay UP back
dues and he rcinstatod.
Gen. j H. Lucia Of Montpelier, judge
advocate, g. II. Russell Of Wilmington.
department. inspector. g. T.. rutnoY of
Burlington. patriotic instructor, Dr. g. VI.
Ferrin Of Essex Junction, medical direc-
tor. ana Mary l.. Rising Of Randolph,
State president of the Relief Corps,
made their reports. which We're accepted.
CHEERrD GEN. LEE RESOLUTION.
Col. Il. NJ. Mansur Of Newport offered
the following resolution. which was UNI
aninously adopted with cheers: Whereas
,he state Of Virginia has placed in the
statuary hall OF the capital at Wash
lngton. j. G.. bronze statue Of General
Robert T.. Lee in the uniform Of a gen
erai of the Confederate army therefore
pc ii
Resolved. That the members of the de-
,artment OF Vermont. Grand Army Of
he Republic, assembled at their i'rd
mc3mpment held at Montpelier. June a.
IL, 1910 deeply regret this action on the
part OF the state Of Vir-
yuia. While they would be glad to see
a statue Of Robert T.. Leo as q citizen of
the United States of America or in the
Uniform Of his rank while scrvln; his
county as an officer of the United States
army they deplorc the placing of his
statue in this noted place in the uniform
81 d general of commanding forces
that were in opposition to these United
States.
Resolved, That the Vermont delegation
n Congress be requested to use their
aest CndeaYcrs 20 have the present
statue removed.
DELEGATES AND OFFICERS.
The following uninstructcd d.lcratcs to
the national encumpment wor, elected.
Fl. W. Allen of Burlington; W. y. Bcll
of Ludlow, ". 5. Jenuc Of NeWbury
$. q. Collins OF Lyndonville, G. I. Marsh
Of EnoaourG: w. II. Niles ol Townsend:
altornatcs. 6. IS. Ceta OF -. Adams: l..
G. lIngcr OF GGYsvHlc; o. *. Lawrence
OF Essex Junction J. @ IAry9ru OF
Mcntpclicr; Elisha Nay Of St Johns
bury, Charlc7 Cout9 OF M!ddlebury.
io4I""'Ns o'"eefS were elected and
ihS'"IIo" 'h.' "I'cFAocn thus c!o9.na tho
official husinoca Of tho cncan9mcnt:
41op'l ''''"t ooiHn"ndoE' Dr. T.. j. Foster
u waterbury center senior NIcc-com-
I-''l'"'4' 'coiHc W. fFldSeman # Hard
WlrN' JNAl"l ce-coirnan"or, f. Il. Nye
OF 'IoF'r' assistant ad.utaiIt- general,
EDWARD f2@fr of Montpelier; medical
uiror,"V' Nc3crt =. WEIGH Of Franklin
ch'f'a'n' v. l. Cady~of M!ddlebury
'omhmnGer Foster has not ycr made hl
minor appointments. He has chosen Ed
ward Haker Of Montpelier as his aljutant
ana has established headquarters IN the
Office Of the adjutant- general at the state
House where Colonel Baker j. employed
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