News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-04-29
Vermont G.. A. r. Annual SEES
sion at ST. JohnSbury

The annual epcampmenr of the Depart
ment of Vermont, G. A, r.. the Woman's
Relief Corps, the Sons of Veterans and
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Sons OF Vet
Grams was held in St. Johnsbury Wednes-
day. Chamberlain Post, No. 1, of st.
Johnsbury is 46 years old this month and
this was The second time that this Town
had entertained the state encampnenf,
the veterans having met here in 1873.
About 100 veterans were there from all
over the state, with Thomas Harmon OF
Bennington, commander. Mrs. Eta K.
Martin of Burlington presided as presi-
dent of the Woman's Relief Corps, and
800 members attended r. j. Brown OF
Brandon is the division comm tnder of
the Sons of Veterans, of whom 50 were
present. Forty members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans we're
presentand about 30 ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, an affiliated or
ganization.
The Department of Vermont, G. A. r.,
eleCleu In6So OIuCelF '-COtblhduueij IN
ward Baker. Montpelier; senior vice,
A, W. Adams, st. Johnsbury; chaplain,
Rev. j. b. Goodrich, Burlington; il, lNI-
ant adjutant and quartermaster gtuclal,
Hiram NJ. Pierce, Montpelier.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected these
officers president, Mrs Emily Marsden,
Bennington; senior vice, Mrs. LuelIa
Bickford, Bradford; junior vice, MIS-
Nellie Bonett, St. Johnsbury; secretary,
Mrs. Ruth England Smith, Bennington;
treasurer, Mrs, Elsie M. Wood, BennDg-
ton; chaplain, Mrs. Helen Towne, Nor
risville: senior aide and chief of staff,
Mrs. Nellie M. Smythe, st. Johnsbury;
councillor, Mrs. Eta K. Martin, Buring-
ton; patriotic instructor. Mrs. Lulu Niles
Spaulding, Montpelier; inspector, Mrs.
Jessie Sturtevant, st. Adams; installing
and institutng officer, Mrs. Izora Las
sor, Rutland; press correspondent, MIS-.
Georgia Stone, Burlington.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, S. of ", elected
the following president Nellie Stone,
Morrisville; vice president, Cora Guild,
Lyndonville; 1st council. Lizzie Bloss IN.
Spring field; 2nd council, Sarah j. Smell
don, Manchester: 3rd council, DAISY
Brown, Brandon; treasurer, Mrs. Mabel
Fay, Molrisyille; chaplain. Matte Gl-
don, Lyndonville; installing officer, Mar
garet Flanagan, st. Johnsbuly; paIrlo ic
,t
inspe ctor, Mrs. g. j. Chatfee, JohnSon;
national delegate. Mrs. Nellie Stone, Mnr-
lisville; alternate, Mis-. Marie DeFold,
| Hardwlck.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. chose these
officers :-Departmen president, Eliza
beth Cramelly OF Middlebury; senior
vice president, Mrs. K. Rock of North
| field; junior vice-president, Mrs. Myrtle
Parker of Burlington; treasurer, Mrs.
! Luna Morrison of Middebnry; secretary,
Mrs Florence Eddy of Middlebury; chap
lain, Mrs. Sarah |. Padding of Burling-
ton; council OF administration, Mrs.
Emma Roberts of Northfield, Mrs Abby
| Wiley of Barre, Mrs. Catherine Young
of Burlington; delegates to national con
ventiou, Mrs. B. Wooster of Middlebury
and Mrs. Nellie Plaisted of Mortified.
| The Sons of Veterans held their meet.
ing with Division Commander Roy C..
Brown of Brandon presiding. Twenty
four camps were represented, with a
mem bersbip of 755, The following Off
GERS were elected division commander
George 7. brigham of b IRE; senior vice
commander, David s. Frechette OF St
Johnsbury; junior vice-commander, II.
w. Ferris of Brandon: division councillors,
Roy j. Brown of Brandon; Fred W.
Spear OF Bennington, e. e. Philips of St.
Johnsbury; legates-at-large, George 7.
Brigham and Arthur r. Guild of Lyn-
donville.