The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-17
EN- CA MP ME- Mt AT.
BENNING TON 3
NEXT YEAR
SO Decided at Annual Gathering
In Montpelier Yesterday
E. J. FOSTER COMMANDER
Vigorous Protest Against Statue of
Confederate Commander Lee in
Hall Of Congress

Montpelier, June 1.-THE ARD annu-
al encampment of the department Of |
Vermont, G.. A. r. closed here with |
campfire The next encampment |
Is to be held at Bennington.
The following uninstructed dele |
gates to the national encampment !
were elected. II. W. Allen of Bur
lington w. ID. Ball of Ludlow, w. S. |
Jenne Of Newbury S. G. Collins Of |
Lyndonvile, c. l.. Marsh of Enosburg |
w. H. Miles OF Townsend, alternates,
c. II. Gotta Of st, Adams; E. c. Ha-
ger Of Gaysyille; o. w. Lawrence of |
Essex Junction; ]. G. Farwell ot
Montpelier, Elisha May OF St Johns
bury; Charles Coutts Of Middlebury
The following officers were elected
and installed this afternoon, thus clio
sing the official business of the en-
campment; Department commander,
DR.. +. J. Foster OF Waterbury Center;
senior vice commander. George W.
Bridgeman of Hardwick; junior vice
commander Il II Nye Of Glover; assis-
tant adjutant general, Edward Baker
OF Montpelier; medical director, Rob
ert h. WEIGH Of Franklin; chaplain W.
l.. Cady Of Middlebury; Commander
Foster has not yet made his minor
appointments He has chosen Ed
ward Baker Of Montpelier as his adiu-
tant and has established headquarters
in the Office Of the adjutant general
az the state house where Colonel Ba-
ker is employed
The campfire in Armory hall tonight
that closed the encampment was at
/ tended by 1000 people Retiring Com
mander Franklin presided. The Mont
pelier Military band orchestra played
several selections and In the opening
number a patriotic medley when the
| orchestra swung into the Star Span
gled Banner" the great audience rose
and remained standing until it was
finished.
Commander Franklin made a brief
Introductory speech and introduced
Dr. +. J. Foster of Waterbury Center
the newly elected department com.
mander who extended his thanks for
the honor bestowed upon him. +. A.
Mutt spoke briefly for the associate
members, the Hon Joseph A. DeBoer
made a ringing ten minute speech and
Mrs. Mary l.. Rising of Randolph the
retiring president OF the Woman's Re
lief Corps, spoke on the work Of the
organization
Mrs. w. f. Terril. OF Montpelier
recited effectively Hats on. the Flag
is Passing BY" after which the Relief
Corps through Mrs. Nina Stoughton
OF South Royalton presented the Ran
dolph high school with a beautiful
silk flag. Il was accepted by Princi-
pay r. c. Ham. A. j. Boutwell, OF
Hopknton, y. H., brought TIE greet.
ings Of the national society of the
Sons OF Veterans and Hugh Henry OF
Chester euloglzed the Wclan's Relief
Corps.
One OF the most en- able things on
the program was that address by
Judge A. b. Beers OF Bridgeport, CT.
the national senior vice commander
Although the program was not COM
pleted until nearly eleven o'clock
very few left the hall until America"
was sung in closing.
Montpelier, June 1.-THE i3d an.
nual encampment OF the department
OF Vermont Grand Army OF the Re.
public, opened at 10 o'clock yester.
, day morning In Armory hall with a
/ large attendance A resolution pro
testing against the placing OF a statue
, OF Gen. Robert r. Lee in the National
Hall Of Statuary in Washington was
unanimously adopted. The resolu.
ton was presented by Col. Z. n. Man.
/ sur. OF Newport.
, The delegates TO the national con.
vention will go unlnstructed the con.
ventlon having opposed itself 10
John MoElroy.
In his annual address Col. A. r.
! Franklin, Of Townshend spoke feel
ingly OF their thinning ranks. He
said that many OF their posts were
, now so reduced in numbers that ID
was only a question OF time when
I they would be Obliged to surrender
, their charters. He hoped that wher
such was necessary those remaininl
: would affiliate with other posts ant
J maintain their relations with IN,
j Grand Army. He approved the meth
! DDS OF many posts In establishing m
Z associate membership lie praised
the county reunions and said they
A abound IN patriotic sentiment
3 Other reports during the forenoon
p session were made by Eli y. Peck
h senior vice commander. of Burlng
. ton; l.. Meyers, Junior vice command
/, err, Of Cabot, w. II. Miles. assistant
adiutant general. Of Townshed: ]. II
Lucia, Judge advocate, OF Montpelier
c. NJ. Russell department inspector
OF Wilmington: c. r. Putney patrio
q tic instructor. OF burlington; c. NJ
Ferrin, NJ D., medical director. o
Essex Junction; Mary l.. Riding. de
u partment president OF W. r. c.. O
l. Randolph
e ELI n. Peck of Burlington, the Sc