Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-01-19
Joint Installation.

One of the most ENJOYABLE events in
Middlebury for many years was the
banquet and joint installation of the
recently elected officers of William P.
Russell post, No. 80, G. A. R., and of
William P. Russell Circle, No. 5, Ladies
of the Grand Army, which occurred last
Friday evening.
The banquet was held in the Grand
Army hall, beginning at Z o'clock and
nearly 100 people sat down to the
various tables, and some had to wait for
the second table. Everything that any
one wanted to eat was provided by the
ladies and there was more than an
abundance of all kinds of good things
for the large number of guests. Among
the people present from out of town
were State Department Commander c.
M. Ferrin of Essex Junction and Past
Department Commander C. E. Beach
and Comrade George P. Martin of Bur-
lington.
The young ladies who served at the
tables were: Mrs. Edward Crannally,
Miss Florence Eddy, Miss Theresa
Wooster, Mrs. Robert T. Morse, Mrs.
Edward Wooster and Miss Martha
Carey. The mattresses carried out
their part in nice and humorous
fashion, and so the banquet passed off
splendidly.
At about $50 O'Clock the whole COM
pany passed to the Odd Fellows hall,
where the installation exercises were
held. This hall had been fitted up in
fine manner for the ceremonies and the
resulting proceedings were of an es-
pecially pleasant order. First came the
installation of the new officers of the
Circle, who were gravely but handsomely
indicted into their new positions of
honor and trust by Miss Florence Eddy.
These officers are: Mrs. William H.
Morcombe, sr., president; Miss Martha
Carey, senior vice president; Mrs.
Jerome holland, junior vice president;
Miss Florence Eddy, secretary; Mrs.
L. M. Morrison, treasurer; Mrs. Archie
Watson, chaplain; Mrs. Robert Morse,
conductor; Mrs. Edward Crannally,
assistant conductor; Mrs. Edward
Wooster, guard and Miss Theresa
Wooster, assistant guard. When she
had got the others all introduced to
their new positions, Miss Eddy was in
stalled as secretary by the retiring
president, Mrs. Crannally.
The officers of Russell post were in
stalled by Department Commander
Ferrin, and are as follows: Commander,
Charles H. Balm; senior vice-commander,
Patrick Halpin; junior vice-commander,
Jerome B. holland; chaplain, Edward E.
Jones; adjutant, William l.. Cady;
officer of the day, James M. Tracy;
quartermaster, Charles f. Youtt; quar-
termaster sergeant, P. G. Potter;
officer of the guard, Clarence f.
Sampson.
Following the installation the hall
became a scene of great merriment,
which continued until nearly midnight.
Miss Ruth Brunette presided at the
piano during the after supper proceed
ings, and various witty and humorous
remarks were made by Comrades
Ferrin and Beach, of the visitors, Com
rade Walter w. Martin, the retiring
Commander of Russell post, Comrale
and past Commander James NJ. Tracy,
Rev. Richard b. Esten, Past Com
manders Charles f. Youtt and William
l.. Cady, and Associate members of the
post, Clarence w. Page, Ransom S.
Benedict and Clyde Hulburt. Mrs.
Morcombe, the new president of the
Circle, and Miss Eddy also made some
cheerful and inspiring remarks and Miss
Carey and Commander Balm gave some
Rotations which We're greeted with
very generous applaus.
1t perhaps ought to be noted that at
the last regular meeting of Russell circle,
held on Wednesday evening, January 3,
a beautiful and ornate past president 5
pin in solid gold and filligree work was
presented by the circle to their retiring
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