Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-13

l and applause He made an earnest | plea for uniforming all camps and re- | ferred to the button and it's significance i to the Spanish War Veterans. He | said: The button of the Spanish War Veteran typifies and symbolizes the l quickened pulse at the sound of the drum beat and the spirit hearkened to 1 by the elect of our land"
 All other societies, both social and fraternaI were open to practically ev- | eryone according to station in life and other conditions. but the button of the | Spanish War Veteran could only be worn by one who had served his coun- | try in the army or the navy or allied | branches. He wore his at all times | and he was a member of many other organizations. He considered the but i ton more than all the others, as he had l earned it even at what might have proved the sacrifice of his very life.
 He paid high tribute to Past Com
 mander in Chief Charles w. Newton
 and also to Adjutant General Saunders. | The applause accorded him at the close | of his long talk was sincere and pro- i longed. Greetings to New Jersey.
 the department of New Jersey, in ses- sion at Paterson. N. J. Saturday. 1 New London the Choice 1 The vote on invitations for the de- l partment encampment for 1911 was taken. Comrades Ettridge and King were appointed etellers. A delegation | from the Ladies' auxiliary was pre- sented to the encampment and escorted
 to the platform. Mrs. Dutton present. l ed Department Commander Gammons | a handsome bouquet and thanked the encampment for it's courtesy to the la | dies. Mrs. Newton also spoke for the | ladies
 1 The result of the balloting for the
 next encamplnent was: Total vote cast
 61, necessary for 8 choice 33, of which
 New London received B and Stamford 2s. New London was declared the place for the 1911 encampment. Last i year Willimantic defeated Stamford | for the encampment of 1910 by B to | H.
 Frank P. Fenton Department Com r1ander.
 The report of the nominating com
 mittee was then made, showing that Past Camp Commander Frank P. Fen ton was favored for department com i mander. It was decided that each of- 1 flee should be taken up separately and
 number of nominations for depart
 ment commander were made from the floor.
 Past Department Commander Louns- | bury nominated Charles GoIlnick of | Meriden, but he declined and nominat- | ed Comrade w. H. Latham of Meriden. l Past Camp Commander Joseph Magson | of New Britain nominated Past Camp i Commander w. J. Rawlings, who is 1 chief of police in that city. Comra de l William R. Harrington, delegate from | floor, saying: Let us not forget com
 rades, that we have nominated Capt.
 Frank P. Fenton of Willimantic." There was applause. Nominations were closed 1 and a ballot ordered. The result | showed that Captain Fenton's friends 1 had worked hard and that he was l easily the choice of the encampment,
 the vote standing as follows: Frank P. l aAnw, TQar sr,~r I T T l Latham A. On motion of Conrade La 1 tham, Captain Fenton's election was | made unanimous.
 l Other Officers Elected. The remainder of the officers elected
 are as follows: Senior vice department
 commander, R. D. Chapin of Hartford | junior vice department commander A P. King, Waterbury: inspector, Edward 1 l.. Best, New Haven; judge advocate Russell Porter Clark. Stamford: sur
 geon; Dr. T. F. Rockwell, Rockville;
 marshal C. H. Conine, Seymour; coun-
 cil of administration, Joseph Dykes l Derby E. P. Leonard, Bridgeport. s. M. Leonard, New Britain, w. F. Ma
 honey, Hartford, H. J. Thayer, Put
 nam, G. F. Gammons, New Haven.
 Delegates to National Encampment 1 Department Comma nd der-elect Frank P. Fenton nominated Comrade William Baseley of New London and Comrade l c. c. Bryant of Hartford as delegates
 at large to the national encampment at
 and four alternates were not chosen,
 but will be left for the department commander to name later.
 r. Installation Follows.
 l Department Commander Gammons appointed Past Adjutant General Saun- ders and S. c. c. Frank F. Johnson of Hartford installing officer and master lrAF Tar1 mander Fenton was presented and in- l stalled. He was escorted to the plat | ford and took the chair, thanking the ] encampment for the honor conferred of Commander Fenton the ladies of the auxiliaries were presented and
 given seats upon the platform Advocated Local Auxiliary.
 The remaining officers were installed and Mrs. Ida M Galloway, president | general of the national body of Ladies 1 auxiliaries to the U. s. W. w., was in- l troduced and spoke briefly. thanking l the department of Connecticut and the l people of Willimantic for the fine way | in which she had been treated and 1 graciously entertained while in the l city She asked every veteran to dc what he could to assist in establishing l Ladies auxiliaries and urged A. C. Ty- 1 Ter camp to institute one before she | left the city, If possible. A motion was l P0S5C0 lt1uOis sAIlS iu0 NOIk OI lHe dO
 ministration of the present president general of the Ladies' auxiliary. II was voted to have the quartermaste1 purchase a gold badge for the retiring department commander. A cordial vote of thanks was rendered. Depart ment Commander Fenton announced 1 that he would appoint Robert O. Snow of Willimantic as department adjutant and William R. Harrington, also of this city. as department quartermaster and ] they were Immediately installed and took their stations on the platform. A cordial vote of thanks was rendered l Montgomery Hose company, the may or, Rev. MT. Beard, the G. A. R., the | Woman's Relief corps, other city off cials, the selectmen. the citizens and public in general for the royal way that the encanpment had been enter tained while in the city of Williman- tic.
 | Department Commander Fenton an nounced that the Woman's Relief corps l were ready to serve the banquet in the G. A. R. dining hall below. Adjourn 1 ment was taken at 1.15 o'clock.
 w. R. c. Serves Dinner.
 Practically all of the members and