The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-04
DEATH HAS TAKEN
27 IN PAST YEAR
Forenoon Given Over to In
formal Exchange of Rem
iniscences by Veterans

bers of the Washington County Vet
Grams association, together with tn
usual complement from the Woman
Relief corps and the Sons of Veterans
gathered at Dewey park this mofnin;
for their annual reunion. Clear skiei
and bracing atmosphere contributed L
the general enjoyment of the get-togeth
er and as the forenoon wore on the Gus
tomary preliminaries of registration
were carried along with celebrity. Every
trolley car, automobiles and teams
helped to swell the attendance and II
was confidently anticipated that no few
er than 900 people would be at the park
for the first campfire this afternoon. In
the spacious pavilion at noon the women
served a bountiiul dinner to veterans
whose appetites were on edge.
| For the evening there is an elaborate
program in prospect. A huge campfire
will be tine occasion for spcechmsking
by representatives OF the state Grand
Army department, the Vermont encamp-
ment of Sons of Veterans, the regular
United States army, militiamen and the
veterans themselves. Barre is to con
tribute one of the speakers in the person
| of @. Herbert Pape.
The forenoon was given over mostly
to an informal exchange of "reminiscences
between the veterans. "0ld boys" of
20 and more who had not met since the
streets in their home towns rang to the
martial tread of sturdy northern soldiers
marching 10 the front these 80 years
ago came together in a number Of In
stances. What the emotional effect of
such meetings must have been one who
knows nothing oil a long separation be-
tween comrades can only conjecture.
but the scenes that accompanied the
first clasp of hands over a gulf OF 80
years will not soon be forgotten by
those who assembled at the park. Often
it so happened that veterans who came
from distant states to participate in the
reunion glimpsed each other for the first
time since the grand review that Wash
ington witnessed in %. And so it
seemed fit that any attempt to order a
prearranged program for the mornings
doings should be abandoned. In one
corner Of the pavilion Secretary John r..
Wilson of Worcester rugged out a tenn
porary office and for the better part of
four hours he was busy registering the
veterans, their wives and other honorary
OF the association. DIR. f. j. |
Foster of Waterbury Center, the presi- |
dent, was at the desk to greet the new
Wherever men gathered about |
the park the conversation concerned it. |
self with revival of the old days in /
the South. or driffed into speculation /
as to how many OF the "vets" will be
toward Detroit for the ma
tiona1 encampment few weeks hence.
It is interesting to note that the greater
share of the Washington county vet
srans are planning to go to Randolph i
to- morrow afternoon to participate in
The reunion of old soldiers from Orange,
Windsor and Washington counties. The
reunion is to be held Thursday. At
Dewey park there will be something at
ractive for the veterans tomorrow fore
ioon and in the afternoon. too. At 10
,'clock in the morning the annual bus
ness meeting will be held with camp
ire to follow. Ii is understood that Dr..
1oster and Secretary Wilson will be re-
urned To the offices they have held so
ong That is the prediction, if the
entiment found at the park to-day ,
ings true to the feeling of the majority. J
Enough of music and to spare there !
will be at the grounds tonight and to- i
morrow Plenty of vocal talent from !,
Iarre and Montpelier will be on hand
0 sing the old martial strains that =
TIRED mems hearts in the dark days of !
SOL. A piano has been stationed in the !,
avilion and the singers will not lack !,
Dr accompaniment. Then, too, the
arre Citizens band has been engaged !.
Or this evening. A detachment from !.
fternoon and played az the campfire. :,
n this connection, the passing Of the !.
lmous Getchell drum corps should be
ientioned because of the prominent part 4
hich the drummers and ifers from !,
alais have PLAYED at the reunions Gf !,
Their years. The death of Andrew
etchell last spring removed the leading
,irit in the corps organization and at :;
ie park to-day there was not a veteran
! the grounds who did not miss the ;
miliar figure Of the little old drummer !.
". ;srsf-S Il
Death has laid heavy hand on the
soeiation in the past wear. Time has
"a its way with no less than % mem 7,
rs. an but four OF whom were vet. !,
ans. Last wear the neurology roll was y
ound 20 and with but a single excep-
ln IN the history Of the organization y
Is wears record is the largest A list =
those who have been mustered out -
the rolls Of the secretary since the
4 reunion as given below contains the =
mes. ages. regimentai connections and ~ y,
te 81 death.
Henry J. Anthony. 70. 60. c. 9th Vt. ar
tts6eld. Nav IS 1919; Moses LABEL.
Co. Y. llth Vt Waterbury sept. ~.
~. George r Holmes. "a. 60. A. sth
= Waterbury, sept Q 1913. Orlando
lrne. "a. Co. ID "A Vt. Tallapoosa. NJ
b.. oct. IL 1913. Sylvester Cameron.
@. y. sth VT Barre. OF. NJ. 1919.
man ". Circuit. al. major sth VI. and
tersn of TIE Mexioan var. IssT. Wa "
bury, Der. ? 1875 Jesse Cavh,se. IS 81
Vt battery. Barre Dee. ~. 1913 81
VI. Wrisiey. y. 60. n. - vt Alma. ue'
. Dec- ,. 1913; Chsrles 2 White. ~. ini
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