The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
BATTLE OF BENNINGTON
TURNED TIDE IN FAVOR OF THE
C0LONISTS WILLIAM ALLEN
MARBLE SAYS.


Year.
William 7. Dewey, of this city,
president of the Vermont Society
Sons of the American Revolution, cal
led the annual meeting of that Or
ganizatin to order at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at Kellogg Hubbard
library Chaplain Homer A. Flint,
d. d., offered prayer and President
Dewey touched upon the activities Of
the year in brief, expressing his
appreciation of the work of the Off
GERS and managers.
Col H. S. Foster of North Calais,
reported for the Board of Managers
and Treasurer Clarence l.. Smith of
Burlington, reported a balance of
$1,09314 in the treasury. 1864 of
which is applied to the fund for me-
MORALS and markers Registrar
II. L. Stillson of Bennington was UNI
able to be present
Charles f. Allen of Burlington re-
ported for the committee on obitu-
verse, May 3, 1910 and Daniel w.
| Robinson. December 80, 1909, and
read sketch of Mr.. Converse, refer
ring to him as a man of great bust
ness ability philanthropic service
and loyalty. A sketch of Mr.. Robin
son will be prepared later.
REPORTS $50 Members.
Sc >~ctNry Walter H. Crockett OF
! this city reported $50 members, two
deaths above referred to and the ac-
| QUESTION of eight new members, II
/ w. Thomson, Burlington; Lieut.. John
Howard, T. S. A., Fort Wayne, Michi-
gan; W. j. Ballou, Ludlow; A. w
Stone, Morrisville; J. r. Flint, Derby
Line; NJ. W. Dewey, Montpelier; E. II.
Prouty, Montpelier and A. II. McMur-
| ply. Randolph Center
The secretary recommended that
the site Of the engagement at Pier
sons Farm, Shelburne. and the old
block house at North Hero be mark
ed
Dr. Henry ID. Holton Of Brattleboro
! of the Board of Managers, reported
concerning the Constitution House
at Windsor and it was voted that the
work of the committee in charge be
continued Col Allen moved that
the proposed change in the constitu-
| ton of the Vermont society he made
| this being done to make the Vermont
constitution uniform with those OF
other States and the requirements OF
the National society.
Governor and Party Arrive.
About this time Governor John A
Mead, Secretary Harvey r. Kingsley
and others of the Governors party
came in and sat through portion OF
| the exercises following.
Mr.. Howard of Burlington moved
that the Chair appoint a nominating
committee and H. S. Howard of Bur
lington w. H. Crockett of Mont
pelier and W. J, Van Patten of Bur-
| lington were named
Mr. Dewey then presented William
Allen Marble of New York. president
general of the National Society in
brief and graceful manner and Mr.
| Allen spoke as follows, being warmly
applauded on several occasions, es-
lpecially in his reference to President
! ewey. OF whom he said:
Il congratulate you upon youl
ipre.ldent, William r. Dewey. TO hiH
more than any other man is our Ell
thusiasm and moral uplift due IN
great measure. l tell you if YOU
should cut Mr.. Dewey into pieces
section by section, he would be founj
red, white and blue, all through.
your State is rich in Revolutions
airy memories. There is no one who
erican Revolution but has received q
deep impression OF the wonderful pa
! triotic work done by the Green Noun
tain be and the story of Ethan
Allen at Ticonderoga and of General
Stark at bennington sends pulsing
through the veins spirit of en-
! thusiasm.
Taking cf Grown Point.
THE taking of Crown Point on
the same day that Fort Ticonderoga
fell, by Seth Warner and his Green
Mountain boys, | feel has not had
the publicity that is its due,
Each State Of the original thirteen
colonies has some particular spot
on which some battle was fought
which is claimed by them to be the
turning point in the fight against the
British crown. But am FIRE to say after
careful study that the so-called Battle
! of Bennington was one of the most
| important engagements and one
which turned the tide of war in favor
of the colonists and did more 70
rouse their dropping spirits than any
of the battles fought during the Re-
volution.
Il wish to call special attention ia
an important measure. When Hor-
ace Porter was United States Minis
ter to England he discovered the ra-
imains of John Paul Jones, first AM
/ erican admiral, and received permis-
sion to send them to Annapolis by a
battleship especially consigned by the
United States Services were held
and it was the intention to place the
body in a crypt to be completed in
the chapel. Under IA flight of stairs