The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-16
C. A. r. ENCAMPMENT
officers for Department and Associ-
ate Organization. -.

st. Adams, April Little annual
state encampment OF the G. A. Il.
with allied patriotic organizations,
closed today. This morning the di-
vision auxiliary to the Sons of Neter-
ans elected the following officers:
Division president, Mrs Nellie Stone
of Morrisville; president, Mrs.
Marie DeFord of Hardwick; treas
urer, Mrs. Mabel Fay of Morrisville;
secretary, Mrs. Hannah Taylor OF
Morrisville chaplain, Mrs. Carolyn
Crow of Hardwick; division council
Mrs. Emma BarroWs of Johnson,
Mrs. Jessie Bosworth of Chester,
Mrs. Clara Perry OF Barre. national
delegate, Mrs. Hannah Taylor OF
Morrisville; patriotic instructor,
Mrs. Hazel Hopkins OF Springfield;
inspector Mrs Laura Phillips OF
Morrisville.
For the department of Vermont,
Woman's Relief corps, the president
made the following appointments;
Delegate at large, Mrs. Ada Merrill
of Cabot; counselor, Mrs. Calista
Bates of Bellows Falls: inspector,
Mrs Elizabeth Wheeler OF White
River Junction; insttuting and in
falling officer Mrs Mary Kobbey
Colby of Montpelier. The president
of the Ladies of the G. A. r. appoint
ed Mrs. Julia Wetherell of Burling-
ton to act as department secretary;
Mrs. Hannah Flagg OF BTaintree as
patriotic instructor and Mrs Clara
Rock of Mortified as department in
spectof
Officers elected by the department
of Vermont, G. A. r., yesterday after
noon are as follows: Department
commander George j. Martin OF
Burlington; senior yice-commander,
+. II. Ketchum OF Randolph; junior
vice-commander l.. r. Barber OF Rut-
land; medical inspector, Or. George
5. Morgan of Burlington: chaplain,
Rev. Henry Croker of Chester; coun
Gil OF administration. A. \. Learned
of Chester J. O. Wright of Wood
stock George G. Blake OF SWanton.
b. F. Bowman of Randolph, Charles
Ross OF St Johnsbury; representa-
tives to national encampment AT
Washington next September. H. NJ.
Pierce of Montpelier (at large, and
a. n. Downs of Bennington w. n.
Flint OF Brandon, George L. Mcbride
of Essex Junction, Willard II. Nit
chell Of Rutland. Charles Ross Of st.
Johnsbury and Charles Fl. Gotta of st
Adams, member of Stanard post,
Burlington. G. d. Williams OF Burl-
ingtOn was appointed assistant adj
jutant-general and assistant quarter
mastergeneral on the department
commanders staff. The officers were
installed by Communicated
David j Palmer of Iowa
The Vermont division Sons of Vet
Grams opened it's 33d annut encamp
ment at Pythian hall this morning,
about 20 members being present The
following are the officers that were
elected in the afternoon: Command
err. \. w. Robinson of Barre; senior
vice-commander, Elias Jangrdw of
Rutland; junior vice-commander H.
H. French of South Londonderry;
secretary and treasurer for three
years, f.. Il. Perry of Barre. division
council, George r. Brigham of Barre,
Hugh Henry of Chester r. s. Gleas
on of Manchester; delegates 10 ma
uonal convention, o. j. Dodge OF
Barre, John T. Hoadley of Walling-
ford.
The following officers We're elected
by the Woman's Relief corps Presi-
dent Mrs. rLuella A. Bickford of Brad
ford, senior yice-president, Mrs Hell
EN- Bennett of Concord. junior vice.
president. Mrs. Ruth England Smith
OF Bennington; treasurer Mrs. Carr
OF Bradford; chaplain, Mrs Emogene
White of Waterbury; executive
board, Mrs. Jessie Sturteyant of st.
Adams, Mrs Emma LaPoint of
Barre, Mrs Emma Cady OF Bethel.
Mrs. Martha Dana Clarke of Wood
stock, Mrs. Amy OBrien OF Walling.
ford
The Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic, who met at Knights o.
Columbus hall. elected the following
officers, President, Mrs. Myrtle Bak-
er OF Burlington, senior vice-presI-
dent, Mrs. Adeline Clough of BurIing
ton; junior vice-president Mrs Mae
Christmas of Essex Junction; treasur
er, Mrs Lydia A. French OF Burling-
ton; chaplain, Mrs. Hattie Persons
OF Mortified Falls: department
council OF administration. Mrs. Lucy
Getty of Mortified, Mrs Luna Nor
rison OF Middlebury and Mrs. JOS
ephine Griffin OF Burlington dele
gates to national convention. Miss
Florence Eddy of Middlebury. Mrs.
Elizabeth Wright of Burlington.
Mrs. Hatty Stone of Essex Junction.
alternates, Mrs. e. Martin OF Middle.
bury, Mrs. Cora Warner Of Burline.
ton, Mrs. Maria Woodland of Essex
Junction. The officers were installed
by Mrs. Lucy Getty of Mortified.