The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-13
VETERANS CLOSED
THEIR ENCAMPMENT
Will Meet Again Next Year at Dewey
Park, Although There Was Some
Opposition to the Proposal


With the approach of late Afternoon
to-day, the closing exercises of the six
teenth annual reunion of the Washing
ton County Veterans association wer
held at Dewey park with but Fraction
Of the two hundred and twenty veterans
who registered participating. Member
of the Brooks Relief corps of Montpelie
served the last meal at noon to-day, ant
veterans Immediately began the home
ward march after one of the most sue
cessful gatherings in the history of tn,
organization.
The forenoon's gathering was giyel
over largely to remarks by several of th'
veterans who were present at the notable
Gettysburg celebration of last month
Among those who told touching little
stories of the reunion between the blus
and the gray were DIR. =. j. Foster oi
Waterbury Center, president Of the asso
citation, George w. Flagg of Braintree
and Charles Rich, who enlisted in the
Fourth Vermont from Roxbury. Mr.
Rich now lives at the soldiers home in
Bennington. He was not the least inter.
esting speaker of the forenoon.
Before dinner the following names
were approved from the floor for the
neurology committee; w. +. Bliss OF
Calais, chairman; John r. Wilson OF
Worcester, secretary; Hiram Pierce OF
Montpelier. The executive committee
was named as follows: George w. Kid
der, S. W. Benjamin and Thomas a.
Cory, all of Montpelier. Mrs. A. G,
Lapoint offered the thanks of the relief
corps for the veterans decision to con-
tinue the reunion at the park Her
words were gracefully couched in a neat
little three minute speech. Among the
women who spoke at the campfire last
evening were Mrs. Batchelder of Bur
lington and Mrs. Jason johnson of South
Barre, president of the Col j. B. Meade
circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., of Barre.
Vote To Meet at Dewey Park in 1914.
At the business session yesterday aft
ernoon, practically the identical person
mel of officers that have held Office dur
ing the past year were reelected for
another term. DR.. 4. J. Foster of Wa
terbury Center was unanimously re-
elected to fiji the office of president of
the organization, which he has fulfilled
for the past few years. Capt. John Will
son of Worcester was the unanimous
choice for the office of secretary and
treasurer, the duties of which have been
performed by him for years. The only
changes were few of the vice presi-
dents.
The meeting was called shortly after
! o'clock by Benjamin Gates of Mont
pelier. Mr.. Gates opened the meeting
with an address of welcome. The usual
routine of business was transacted. Dur
ing the meeting the proposal was ad-
vanced that the Washington county as
ISOLATION accept the invitation that had
been rendered by the Orange and Wind
sor county veterans to meet in a joint
session at Randolph next year. The vet
Grams were divided on the question and
a discussion was entered into that waxed
warm at times and continued for a
lengthy period. Those in favor of ac-
cepting the invitation cited the argument
Of the undesirability of Dewey park as
a yearly rendezvous for the veterans,
setting forth the dampness of the park.
Those who opposed the resolution
averred that the Washington county or
ganization was still strong in numbers
and prosperous. They also opined thar
If the session was held at Randolph next
season, many OF their membership would
be unable to attend When a vote was
called for the resolution was defeated.
Dewey park will be the meeting place
Of the Washington county veterans next
season and efforts will be made to make
the affair the most successful ever held.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Z. j. Foster of Water
bury Center; secretary treasurer, John
R. Wilson of Worcester; vice presidents,
Barre, L. H, Thurston; Barre Town, A. ).
Calais, c. w. Bumpus; Cab
1t, Aaron Witham; East Montpelier,
A. W. Getchell; Duxbury, w. H. Lewis;
Fayston, S. j. Deady; Moretown, j. w.
Palmer; Plsinfeld, John w. Getchell;
Roxbury. Theodore Kendall; Waterbury,
J. w. Sleeper, Woodbury., Zolva Chase;
Center, w. NJ. Woodan;
Montpelier, G. W. Kidder; Worcester, c.
W. Redmond.
After supper the evening session COM
nenced at about 1880. The speakers
we're all veterans or members of the
Relief Corps and spoke chiefly of the
ate reunion at Gettysburg and of remi-
liscences of actual warfare experiences.
The program was opened by selec-
ion by the orchestra, after which the
audience sang, "Tenting on the Old
Jampground." Mrs. A. j. Slsyton of
then gave two recitations.
The principal speaker of the evening
vas George w. Flag of Randolph, who
elated many interesting incidents con-
lected with the reunion at Gettysburg
nd war time happenings. Mrs. Emma
.aPoint of Barre spoke for the Relief |
'orps, as did President Mrs. May Kibby, |
)ther speakers were: DR.. E. j. Foster,
asst department commander, of Water
Jury Center; John r. Wilson of Worces-
er, j. B. Freeman of Waterbury Cen
er, who gave "The Old Army Mule;
,olva Chase of Woodbury. and others.
america was sung at the close.