News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-08-25
COMPANY D. REUNION
Ninth Annual Gath ering at Morrisville Last
Thursday. Officers Reelected

Another reunion of the old veterans oil
Company D, Fifth Vermont Infantry,
was held on the shores of Lake Lamoille
last Thursday, this being the ninth an
nual event since the organization of the
association. Although the attendance
was not as large as in some previous
years, those present made up in enthusi.
asm what they lacked in numbers ard
| the occasion from the time the line OF
march was formed in Academy Park I'M
til the last note of the martial music was
sounded on the picnic grounds, was a
grand success. AS usual, Messrs. Glenn
A. Wilkins andDr Geo. L. Bates as mem.
bers of the executive committee had
much to do with the arrangements and
for their untiring efforts the old veterans
are duly thankful.
twenty-five old veterans formed in line
at the Park about 1890 for the march
to the grounds. the line being headed by
the Morrisvlle Military Band, followed
by the Co. D Drum Corps. These two
organizations added much to the plea
sure of the occasion. The Band leader,
u. A. Sanders, had arranged an excellent
program, which was rendered in such
manner that it elected manv compli-
ments. The drum corps was welcomed
again this year as permanent feature
of the reunion, among the signs that the
organization will endure being the new
snare drum which c. L. Gates has pur-
chased expressly for use on these occa-
sons. The musiciansthis year were Lin.
coin Griswold, c. H. Crane, flies; Arthur
Foss, c. l.. Gates and Waiter Barnes,
snare drums; W. H. Towne. bass drum,
and w. F. Benson, cymbals.
The veteran of wonderful memory,
Henry Mudgett of Johnson, was present
and he informed us that there were rep
resentatives present from the following
regiments:-The I'd, Sd. 4th, 9th, 9th.
7th, 9Th, 9th, 18th, 10Th, 18th and 18th
VT. Infantry and the LIST VT. Cavalry
At the business meeting the officers
were all re elected for another year, the
officers OF the permanent organization
being, President, DR.. Geo L. Bates; Sec
rotary. Glenn A. Wilkins; Treasurer, w. M.
Sargent, all of Morrisville. Following is
the Executive Committee:-C. l.. Gates,
w. F. Benson, L. P. Butts. A. Wilkins,
S. D. Luce, A. P. Lawrence, w. P. Gates,
Jackson Sagent, George Lanpher.
The following honorary members were
elected:-Col E. B. Sawyer, Hyde Park;
Clement Moody, Stowe; Charles A. Davis,
Timber Lake. S. D.; VIM Hodges North
Hyde Park; Rollo G. Reynolds, Morris
vile; w. A. Beebe, Proctor; Joseph Chap
lin, Morristown; L. l.. Camp, Morris.
vile; William Emery, Eden; George Har-
low, Stowe; A. M. Adams. E. B. Gle, W. |
Fl. H. Goodell, Morrisville; James Knee.
land, Johnson; w. w. Barnes, l.. H.
Lewis, Hyde Park; w. H. Towne, w. G. |
McClintock, Geo. w. Drown, Francis
Young, Morrisville; Edmund Perkins and
Seth c. Hill, Johnson; c. L. McMahon,
Stowe; H. ]. Vancor, Burlington; E. M. |
Stevens, Kansas City, Mo-.
An interesting feature of the morning i
session, following the business meeting,
was the presentation of Col. E. B. Saw.
yer of Hyde Park, Colonel of the First
Vermont Cavalry, the only surviving
Colonel of a Vermont Regiment. AL
though 81 years old, the Colonel enioys
good health and he was felicitously in
troduced by DR.. Bates and over one hun
dred passed up on the platform and took