The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-17
HAD THEIR REUNION
IN SPITE o. RAIN
Washington County Spanish War Vet
Grams Become Accustomed to ].
PluNus' Visits, Which Have
Occurred Twelve Out of
Fourteen Occasions.

| Fourteen occasions.
The celebration of the fourteenth ami
versary of the muster Of the First Ver-
mont regiment into the service of the
| United States at the time OF the war
with Spain in 1898 was held by the
| Spanish American war vets. at Caledo-
MIA park yesterday. The volunteers Were
mustered in at the United States reserva-
ton at Fort Ethan Allen the sixteenth
day Of May, 1898, and left for the front
on the twenty-first of the same month.
The force that left for the front the
! twenty first of the same month was
composed of Company Z of Barre, II of
Montpelier, of Northfield M of Bur
lington and two companies of the reg
ular troops from the fort. The re-
union yesterday was held under the au-
spices of the veterans of Washington
county, and the attendance numbered
about forty.
One OF the pleasing features of the
| day was the cornet solos rendered by
| Carl Forsell of Montpelier, who was a
member of the fifth regimental band OF
Massachusetts,. Representatives of the
companies that were ordered to Chicka-
mauga, Tenn, were present, the major
| ity from Barre and Montpelier, one from
the Burlington company and two of the
regulars. OF the regimental officers at
! the time of the muster who managed to
! put in appearance yesterday were Regi-
mental Adjutant A. G. Eaton Of Mont
pelier and Walter Sterling, adjutant of
the third battalion.
| At 10 a. m. the gathering commenced
| ! A.. - IL prtx
were present. After the "reminiscences
OF the young vets, business meeting
was called TO order in the pavilion by
w A. Pattee OF Montpelier, captain of
Co. H and president of the organization
during the past year. The following OF
ficers were elected for the ensuing year,
who are: President, A. G. Eaton OF
Montpelier of Co. H; first vice-president,
G. n. Tilden of Barre of Co. +; second
vice president. Thomas Mercer of Barre
Of Go. r.; third yice-president, George
w. Laird of Montpelier of Co. H; sec
retary, Walter Sterling of Montpelier of
Co III; treasurer, W. S. Robins of Barre
OF Co. f. w. A. Pattee of Montpelier,
the retiring president Of the Washing
ton County association, presided over
the business meeting.
One of the resolutions that came be-
fore the meeting and which was accept
ed was an appropriation for a prize to
be awarded to the best all-around ath-
lete competing at the Clan Gordon games
this coming summer A neat sum was
taken up by the new treasurer. At the
close of the meeting, the president for
the coming year, A. G.. Eaton of Co. II
of Montpelier, was called upon for a
few remarks. He thanked them for the
honor bestowed upon him and said il
was only by gathering together as they
do every May that they can realize what
they almost were. He said that they ex-
hibited the spirit of patriotism to as
great an extent as was even shown in
the Civil war and the Revolutionary
war, and that it was to be the duty of
every member to encourage the younger
generation to the duty that they may
some day be called upon to carry out.
Jupiter Pluvius for the twelfth time
of the fourteen occasions that the Chick
amauga boys have embraced for the cell
ebration Of their patriotic spirit, was
around early with his condensed vapor,
but j. Pluvius, with his wet goods. was
unable to delay the annual champion
ship game of baseball, although the 9th
er sports were indefinitely postponed.
Teams captained by William Wishart
and Thomas Carswell played seven
inning game in a pouring rain. which re-
suited in 0 to victory for Wishart's
outfit. The misplays of Ladd at short,
Sterling at first and Capt. Pattee in
right field were the downfall of Cars
wells aggregation. The curves of Cars
well were dented for a total of nineteen
hits by the Wishart boys. Capt. Eaton
of Montpelier, Frank Gladding and Fred
Eaton OF Barre We're the strong hench
men behind Capt Wishart
Seven carpenters were at work lay
ing new floor in the pavilion when the
gathering congregated there for the pro-
gram of musical and literary numbers
that had been arranged. The company
ordered the labors of the workmen to
cease. and from then on the carpenters
forged to the front in the afternoons
festivities. The program comprised the
following numbers: Reading. selected,
Thomas Carswell; solo. selected, Thomas
Mercer; reading, "The Power of Hyp-
notism," Charles Mills; selections by
the old Co. f quartet, which is com.
posed of the following. Thomas Mercer,
Hugh Gillespie, w. S. Robins, and Chas
Mills; "reminiscences of '9s, composition
relating to the most feasible means of
apprehending the swine, was read by
Adol h Gonyon as the last number of
the program.
All during the day refreshments of
ice cream, cake, sandwiches, salad, gin
ger ale, cream soda and coffee were
served by a committee acting under the |
direction Of the committee in charge of |
the anniversary celebration.
The following comprise the committee
in charge of the affair: w. A. Pattee
of Montpelier of Co. H; 7. G, Carswell
of Barre of Co. E; f. H. Prouty of
Montpelier of Co. NJ; F. L. Howe of
Northfield OF Co. F; F. f. Gladding of
Barre of Co. f, and c. B. Boyce of Mont
pelier of Co. Fl.