The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
STATE c. a r. ENcsNpnEsr
Edward Baker o. nonfpslisr 10 Ns~
Commander


Thomas Harmon Of Remington. pre-
siding. and Commanderin-Chi ei
Washington Gardner OF Albion. Mich
present. Il has been one o. the most
successful meetings in many years
The next encampment will BE- held
in ST Adams.
Onlcers we're elected as follows.
Commander. Edward Baker OF Mont
pelier: senior vicecommander. Geo
p. Martin OF Burlington; junior vice
commander. A. W. Adams OF 81
JOhnsbury. medical director. DIR. r.
T. Johnson Of Concord; chaplain. J.
r. Goodrich OF Burlington: delegates
at large. 10 national encampment, J.
r. Wilton OF Montpelier. +. {. Hagar
OF Gaysville, John Mcdonald OF ST
Johnsbury. ". w. Martin OF Burling
ton. Lafayette Meyers OF Cabot. =.
A. Rand OF Gaysville. George w
Kidder OF Montpelier and A. C. Sleep
CT OF Newport.
The new commander appointed II.
NJ. Pierce OF Montpelier as assistant
adiutant Quartermaster.
The Sons OF Veterans held their
meeting today with Division Com
mauder Roy c. Brown OF Brandon
presiding. Twenty-four camps were
represented. with a membership Of
s55. The following officers were elec
ted: Division Commander. George
T. Brigham OF Barre. senior vice-com
mander. David $. Frechette OF st.
Johnsbury: junior vice-commander.
"A. W Ferris OF Brandon. division
councillors. Roy J. Brown OF Brandon.
Fred W Spear OF Bennington. +. l..
Phillips of s.. Johnsbury; delegates
atlarge. George T. Brigham and Ar
thur r. Guild of Lyndonville.
The ladies' auxiliary. 5. OF V. met
in annual session with Mrs. Lizzie a
Bloxson of Springfield presiding The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident Nellie Stone OF Morrisyille.
vice-president, Coro Guild OF Lyndon
vile; councillors. Mrs. Bloxson, Sar
an ]. Sheldon OF Manchester and Dai
sy Brooks OF Brandon. treasurer. Mrs
Mabel Fay of Morrisville: chaplain
Matte Gordon OF Lyndonyille install
ing officer. Margaret Flanagan OF S
Johnsbury; patriotic instructor. Car
cline Trow OF Hardwick. The offic
ers Of these two societies we're in
stalled by a. w Getchell OF North
Calais.
The Ladies of the c. A. r. chose
these officers: Department President
Elizabeth Cramelly OF Middlebury;
senior vice-president. Mrs. L. Rock OF
Mortified, junior vice-president. Mrs
Myrtle Parker OF Burlington; treasm
er, Mrs. Luna Morrison OF Middle
buy; secretary, Mrs. Florence Eddy
OF Middlebury, chaplain. Mrs. Sarah
|. Paulding OF Burlington: council OF
administration. Mrs. Emma Roberts
OF Mortified. Mrs. Abby Wiley oi
Barre. Mrs. Catherine Young of Bur
lington; delegates to national con
vention, Mrs. B. Wooster OF Middle
bury and Mrs. Nellie Plaisted OF
Northheld.
The Woman's Relief corps held an
all day session and win conclude its
business tomorrow morning. The
president. Mrs. Eta X. Martin of Bun
lington, presided. The national pres
dent, Mrs. Ira MacBride of Indiana.
polls. Ind, addressed the meeting
and extended an invitation to the
Vermont W. r. c., to attend the ma
tional convention at Detroit in Sep
TENDER. She was presented with
silver lemon set by the department,
Mrs. Martin making the presentation
The later received numerous gifts
among them a china loving cup a sa
phire ring, gold brooch. purse of golc
and a bouquet of American Beauty
roses.
The report of the secretary. Mrs
Alice T.. Jones OF Burlington, showed
63 corps with a membership of 1881
Segdwick corps of Brattleboro had
the largest gain in membership for
the year, II. Roberts corps of Rut-
land leads in relief given during the
year, Sl52.30. The Rutland corps al
so has the largest membership, 1879
The Relief corps officers elected
are: President. Mrs. Emily Marsden
of Bennington; senior vice-president
Mrs. Luella Bickford of Bradford; Ju
nior vice-president. Mrs. Nellie Bon
nett of st. Johnsbury; secretary, Mrs
Ruth England Smith of Bennington;
treasurer. Mrs. Elsie NJ. Wood of Ben
nington; chaplain, Mrs Helen Towne
of Morrisville; senior aide and chief
OF staff Mrs. l.. ~ Smythe of St
Jchnsbury; councillor, Mrs. Eta X
Martin of Burlington; patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Lulu Niles Spalding of
Montpelier; inspector, Mrs. Jessie
Sturtivant of st. Adams; installing
and instituting officer, Mrs. Izora Las
scr of Rutland; press correspondent,
Mrs. Georgia Stone of Burlington.
The encampment will close tomor-
row. A campfire was held tonight at
Colonial theatre. with an address by
the commander in chief and other ma
tional and state officers. A flag was
presented to st. Johnsbury academy,
and accepted by the principal, Dr. NJ.
G. Benedict