Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-23
COL, GREENE HEADS S. A. R.
F. S. Pease of This City Succeeds
Him as Vice President.
Sons of American Revolution Will
Erect Tablets nj Historic Spots
rIans for Celebration Of platts-
burgb Battle Centennial.

col. Frank L. Greene Of st. Adams
was Yesterday elected president OF the
Vermont Society. Sons of the American
Revolution. to succeed the late presidctt
of the order. William Tarbox Dewey uf
Montpelier, who died during the year
past. col. Greene was previously vice.
president of the Vernon. society, and the
vacant vice-presidency left by his adj
vancement was filled by the election of
Frederick s. Pease of this city to the
second office in this society.
The annual meeting of the society was
held in the Van Ness house parlors ves-
terday afternoon at two o'clock col.
Greene, vlce-president Of the society. was
in the chair. and paid a fitting tribute to
the memory of the late president. The
reports of the officers Of the society wore
read and adopted. The treasurer's re-
port was of special Interest. showing q
balance in the treasury amounting 10
81, 247, 80, the fund for historic markers
and memorials amounting to $1.212.
The matter of the preservation of the
old Constitution House In Windsor. re-
ported the committee on memorials. has
been placed in the hands ~ a local or
ganization in that place. The interest in
this relic Of the days when Vermont was
a republic that was stirred mp by the So
ciety led to the formation of a Windsor
association. whose purpose is to preserve
and keep in repair the old building.
The committee appointed a year ago to
consider the erection Of a tablet in the
town of Shelburne to mark the site Of
the old block house where the battle Of
piarGop's 20 Pr, ton1- r1,,a -z-.t,.-1
in office. The tablet is to be erected prob
ably during the coming year, The mem
bers of the committee are Charles II.
Allen, Clarence L. Smith and Harry ).
Howard, ali of this city.
The president and the board Of mana
gers were authorized to fix the date for
the dedication of this tablet. and also to
choose sites for other historical memorials
in various parts of the State, purchase
tablets and arrange for their dedication
These officers We're also empowered to
appoint a committee to make preliminary
arrangements in anticipation of the OBJ
servance in 1914 of the centenary of the
building of Macdonough's fleet ana the
battle of P~lattsburgh.
The following are the officers of the so.
ciety for the ensuing year;
Iresident-Frank Lester Greene. -. Al
bans.
Nice-president- Frederick :. P-ase. Fur.
linston.
Secretary-W Walter hin Crockett. Mort
pelier.
Treasurer Clarence Lucius Smith. EAR
lington.
Registrar Henry 1.-onard Stillson. Ben
nington.
Historian Walter fltll Crockett, Mont
pelier.
chaplainaR17 itomeF Ablal Flint
Montpelier"
Auditing gQmnittee G w. Brownell
Burlington. Narvey * Kingsley. Rut
land; spencer w. Hindes. Burlington.
Obituary committee-Chnrles f. Allen
Burlington; Redfeld Proctor, Proctor, Il
a. Slayton, Morrisville.
The board of managers fui the comm
year is as follows: Governor John \
Mead of Rutland, Ex-Governor Urban :
Woodbury. of Bun engton, Colonel II. :
Foster, L. S. A. OF North Calais, Colon'
Henry Q. Clark OF East Orange, y. ]
DR., Henry d, Holtou of Brattlebort
Harry S. Howard Of Burlington an
Maurice W. Dewey of Montpelier.
Since the last meeting the fOlIoWin
members AVE died; Harry NJ. Cross ,
ST. Johnsbury. William r. Dewey {
Montpelier, John If Flags of New Yor
city. Col. T. c, Fletcher of St. Johu>bur,
William E. Hawks of Bennington j.
HindeS of Nergenne,, Luke Parish
Randolph. Col. L. Henry Powell OF Bu
lington. Fletcher D.. Proctor OF Proctu
Henry Wells of Burlington and Georl
s. Wright Of Burlington.
Walter II. Creamer of Lynn, Mass
has been Identified 10 the M~assachuset
Society. and the following new membe
have been received since the last NEE
ing: Henry A. Rabbit Montpelier; Just
!, s. Leach, Hyde Park Allen }. Spragu
= Hartford; Peter Fleury, Chicago, II
! Justus l.. Ratchelder, Woodsville, y. n
Eugene f.. Wiimon.. Pompanoosuc: by d
mission from the District of Columb
I Society, Franklin G. Butterfield, Derl
, Line, and Horatio l.. French, Barton.
Delegates to the national convention
n the order are as follows: Or. II. d. He
ton of Brattlehoro, Heman w Allen
burlington, Nelson w. Fisk of Isle I
. Motto, Col. G. S, Forbes of White Riv
Junction Col. Charles f. Nelson OF Der