Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
.HANNON ELECTED
CAR. COMMANDER
Mrs. Eta X. Martin of Burling-
ton President of WOman's
Relief Corps.
|ST. JOHNSBURY NEXT YEAR
National Commander Seeley Is
Guest of Honor at 18th An
nual Encampment Held
at Rutland.
ST. J0HNSBURY NEXT YEAR

Rutland, June 10-The Grand Army OF
the Republic. department of Vermont, as
sembled here to-day for its 46th annual
encampment and meetings of allied or
CARNATIONS. National Commander Henry
j. Seeley of Bridgeport, Conn. was the
business sessions with election of officers
to-day and this evening attended a camp
fire given at the Shrine Temple by Rob
erts Post and Roberts Relief Corps Of this
city. There will be more business SEES
sions tomorrow morning and a trip to
Lake Bomoseen in the afternoon The
Grand Army has 145 veterans here ana
the Sons of Veterans and Relief Corps
l25 each. There are 80 members of the
Auxiliary to the S. of V. present. The
Relief Corps reports 2,901 members in the
State. a gain of SO in a year notwith-
standing the fact that three corps were
disbanded.
Mrs. Hattie T.. Shipman of Hardwick,
retiring president of the corps, was to-
day presented with gold ring set with
a diamond and emerald n set of silver
knives and forks and a set Of pearl
handled knives and forks by the State
organization and her fellow officers. The
State corps voted the G. A. r. 500 to aid
smaller posts. At the camp fire this even
ing Hardwick Academy was presented
with a flag by Mrs. Lulu n. Spaulding
of Montpelier, department patriotic in
structor, on behalf of the State relief
corps.
The next encampment will be held at
st. Johnsbury.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers We're elected at
the convention:
! Grand Army-Departmen commander,
Thomas Harmon. superintendent of the
Vermont Soldiers Home. Bennington;
senior vice-commander, c. f. Youtt, Mid
dlebury; junior vice-commander, e. +.
Bowman, Randolph; medical director, Dr.
r. r. Johnson, Concord: cha plain the
Rev. ]. e Goodrich. Burlington: council
of administration, Albert Dow OF ST. AL
bans ]. NJ. Tracy of MiddIeoury. A. n
Learned of Chester. Perry Porter of West
Burke representatives to national en-
ca mpment George p. Martin OF Burling-
ton, William Richardson of Cavendish.
w. H. II. Slack of Springfield Nathaniel
Nc Wayne of Dorset, Henry 7. Cushman
of Nergennes. James Bennett of Concord,
George W. Flag of Randolph, George w.
Kenney OF Rutland
| Relief Corps-Department president,
Mrs. Eta X. Martin, Burlington; senior
vce-presdent Mrs Emily a. Marsden,
Bennington; Junior vice-president. Luella
X. Bigford. Bradford: treasurer, Mrs.
Anna A. Beach. Burlington: chaplain,
Mrs. George f. Lessor, Rutland.
Sons of Decentralization commander,
1lroy j. Brown. Brandon; senior vice.
commander. G.. T. Brigham. Barre junior
vice-commander. e. H. Shepherd Bur-
lington; first camp counsel, II. S. Howard.
Burlington; second. \. T, Griffin, Ben
nington third, Fred f. Terril. Underhill;
delegate to national encampment, Elroy
j. Brown: delegate-at-large. George f.
Carley, North Calais; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
| Harry W. Ferris, Brandon.
REPORT OF COMMANDER NILES.
In his annual address, Department
Commander Albert y. Niles of Norris
Vile said in part: Many who answer
ed the roll call one year ago have re-
ceived their final discharge and passed
over to join the silent majority. This
department, like all Others Is fast reced-
ing, recruiting our ranks is nearly al
its end. Our death rate grows larger
each year and l urge upon posts who
have suspended members to do their
| full duty to get these members back into
the ranks. In union there is strength
keep up your organization and hang to-
gether.
The Woman's Relief Corps is an or
ganization of which we should all be
proud. 1t is the handmaiden of charity
Ito our organization. This noble order has
been tower of strength and stand:
for the largest influence as an orgnniza.
ton of our department. Their work Is
one noble in its aim. rich in sympathy
and unceasing along all fraternal lines
In their financial aid we are greatly
their debtors. What is true of the Won
ans Relief Corps applies to the Ladies
of the Grand Army. Their object is main
lly the same and they should have full
confidence of lovers of true liberty.
| 1T is our duty to encourage the Sons
Of Veterans through whose veins course:
the blood of as brave, loyal and patriotic
men as ever faced death for country's
sake. Let us encourage them to fill oul
lplaces when the Great Reaper has mad,
His last call. The auxiliary to this or
ganzation is doing good work, Wher
ever there Is an auxiliary there is
good camp Of the Sons OF Veterans jus
as there is good post wherever there
Is Relief Corps"
Commander Niles. touched upon the Sol
diers' home. spoke of the beieft of thu
pension service bill and gave an outline o.
the duties he had performed and vista
lions he had made during the year end
ing December 81. 1912. In closing he ex
tended thanks to his staff and to thu
Relief Corps for their courtesies anC
said: I'VE are all nearing the sunset o
our lives and our work is mainly done
Let us so live as to inspire our youth will
safe ideals of patriotic love of countr!
and thus secure the culture of citizen
ship worthy of our age and one tina
will dominate all the future along thu
: loftiest plans of enduring liberty"
Assistant Adjutant-Genera Frank Ken
field of Morrisvile reported that on De
cember 81, 1912. there We're in Vermont s
Grand Army posts having 2l3l members
The net loss in membership for 1871
was A. the number of deaths for tn
year being IA. There We're % new mem
bers mustered In In the State and variou
: transfers We're made as well as suspen
sions and reipstatements.
. As assistant quartermaster- general
: Mr. Kenfleld reported that there was
cash balance of sl67oS ON hand at tn
= close OF the year. the total expenditur
for the Il months being sl.32'22. Their