St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-21
G. A. r.. ENCAMpsrENr
Only 100 Veterans In Attendance
g. p. Martin Elected Commander

only 100 veterans In Attendance
G. p. Martin Elected Commander.
Only $50 veterans attended the
state encampment of the G. A. r. at
st. Adams, April 10, but that was
a good attendance compared with the
total membership. During the year
there was a net loss in membership
of 318, of which 158 was by death.
The total enrolment is now 1906.
officers were elected as follows:
Department commander, George p.
Martin of Burlington; senior vice
commander, F. HI. Ketchum of Ran
dolph; junior vice-commander, l.. T.
Barber of Rutland medical inspec-
tor, DR.. George S. Morgan of Bur-
lington; chaplain, Rev. Henry Crock
er of Chester; council of administra-
ton, A. N. Learned of Chester, j. o.
Wright of Woodstock, George B.
Blake of Swanton, B. f. Bowman of
Randolph, Charles Ross of st. Johns
bury; Representatives to national en-
campment at Washington next Sep
TENDER, H. M. Pierce of Montpelier
Cat large), and A. N. Downs of Ben
nington, w. H. Flint of Brandon,
George L. Mcbride of Essex juno
ton, Willard H. Mitchell of Rutland,
Charles Ross of st. Johnsbury and
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member of Stannard post, Burling-
ton. G. ID. Williams of Burlington
was appointed assistant adjutant-
general and assistant quartermaster-
general on the department cOmman-
der's staff. The officers were in
stalled by Commander-in-Chie Da-
Yid ]. Palmer of Iowa.
The Woman's Relief Corps elect
ed the following officers: President,
Mrs. Luella Bickford of Bradford;
senior vice-president, Mrs. Helen
Bennett of Concord; junior vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. Ruth England Smith OF
Bennington; treasurer, Mrs. Minnie
Carr of Bradford; chaplain, Mrs.
Emogene White of Waterbury; ex-
ecutive board, Mrs. Jessie Sturtevant
of st. Adams, Mrs. Emma Lapoint
of Barre, Mrs. Emma Cady of Bethel,
Mrs. Martha Dana Clark of Wood
stock, Mrs. Amy O'Brien, of Walling-
ford; delegate at large, Mrs. Ada
Merrill of'Cabot; alternate, Mrs. An
ma Rush of Newfane; delegates to
the national convention next Septem-
Der, Mrs. Fannie Jones of Burling-
ton, Mrs. Hattie Hudgins of Benning-
ton, Mrs. Louise Switzer of Bellows
Falls, Mrs. Ina Tabor of Cabot; al
ternates, Mrs. Carrie Dean of Cas-
Teton, Mrs. Blanche Merrill of Brad
ford, Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler of
White River Junction and Mrs. Ma
bel Bonnet of Concord.
The officers appointed by the pres
ident are: Counsellor, Mrs. Salista
Bangs of Bellows Falls; inspector,
Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler of White
River Junction; instituting and in
stalling officer, Mrs. Mary Kibby
Colby of Montpelier; press CORES
pendent, Mrs. Alice Jones of Burling-
ton; patriotic instructor, Mrs. Mary |
Ellen Conant of Bradford; treasurer,
Mrs. Minnie Carr of Bradford.
The officers elected by the Sons of |
Veterans at their annual encamp- |
ment were:
Commander, A. w. Robinson of |
Barre; senior vice-commander, Elias |
Jangraw of Rutland, junior vice
H. L. French of South |
Londonderry; secretary and treas
urer for three years, E. E. Perry of |
Barre; division council, George T. |
Brigham of Barre, Hugh Henry of |
Chester, r. B. Gleason of Manches-
ter; delegates to national encamp |
ment, o. J. Dodge of Barre, John It. |
of Wallingford.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Sons i
of Veterans elected these officers:
Division president, Mrs. Nellie
Stone of Morrisville; vice-president,
Mrs. Marie DeFord of Hardwick;
treasurer, Mrs. Mabel Fay of Nor
risville; secretary, Mrs. Hannah Tay-
Tor of Morrisville; chaplain, Mrs. Ca
rolyn Trow os Hardwick; division
Mrs. Emma Barrows of
Johnson, Mrs. Jessie Bosworth of
Chester, Mrs. Clara Perry of Barre;
national delegate, Mrs. Hannah Tay-
or of Morrisville; alternate, Mrs. De-
Ford. The president appointed the
officers: Patriotic instruc-
,or, Mrs. Hazel Hopkins of Spring
field; inspector, Mrs. Laura Phillips
If Morrisville; installing officer, Mrs.
Eugene Frazier of Springfield; chief
If staff, Mrs. Gertrude Parmenter of
Rochester; press correspondent, Miss
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