The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-14
AT Closing Session of G. A.
R. Encampment in
st. Adams
G. P. MARTIN HEADS
VERMONT DEPT.
Congressman Greene and
Governor Gates Speakers
at Campfire Last Night

; st. Albans, April l4.-The annual stat
: cncampment of the G. A. r., with allie,
patriotic orgariza tions, closed to-day
This morning the division auxiliary t,
the Sons of Veterans elected the follow
ing officers: Division president, Mrs. Mel
lie Stone of Morrisvile; vice president
Mrs. Marie DeFord OF Hardwick; treas
urer, Mrs. Mabel Fay of Morrisville; sec
retary, Mrs. Hannah Taylor of Morris
vile; chaplain Mrs. Carolyn Crow ot
Hardwick division council, Mrs. Emma
Barrows of Johnson, Mrs. Jessie Bos
worth of Chester Mrs. Clara Perry oi
Barre; national delegate, Mrs. Hannah
Taylor of Morrisville; patriotic instruc.
tor, Mrs. Hazel Hopkins of Springfield;
inspector Mrs Laura Phillips of Morris
Vile
| For the department of Vermont, Won.
ans Relief corps the president made the
following appointments; Delegate at
large, Mrs. Ada Merrill of Cabot; coun-
selor, Mrs. Calista Bates OF Bellows
Falls: inspector. Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler
of White River Junction; instituting and
installing officer, Mrs. Mary kobbey Col.
by of Montpelier. The president Of the
Ladies of the G. A. r. appointed Mrs.
Julia Wethercll OF Burlington to act
as department secretary; Mrs. Hannah
Flagg of Braintree us patriotic nstruc.
tor and Mrs. Clara Rock of Mortified
aa department Inspector.
Officers elected by the department of
Vermont, G. A. r., Yesterday after
noon are as follows: Department com
mander, George y. Martin of Burlng.
ton; senior vice-commander, r. IT, Ketch
um of Randolph; junior vice commander.
L. T. Barber of Rutland; medical inspec-
tor, DIR. George s. Morgan OF Burlington;
chaplain, Rev. Henry Crocker of Ches-
ter; council OF administration. A. Y.
Learned OF Chester. j. o. Wright of
Woodstock. George G. Blake of Swan
ton, B. +. Bowman of Randolph.
Charles Ross of st. .Iohnsbury; represen-
tatives to national encampment at Wash.
ington next September. H. NJ Pierce OF
Montpelier tat large, and A. Y. Downs
Of Bennington, w. II. Flint OF Brandon.
George T.. Mcbride Of Essex Junction.
Willard H. Mitchell of Rutland. Charles
Ross of st. Johnsbury and Charles II.
Gotta of 81. Alhans. a member of Stan
nard post. Burlington. c. u. Williams of
burlington was appointed assistant ad-
jutant general and assistant quartemas-
ter-general on the department comman-
der's staff. The officers were installed
by Commander-inC Chief David y. Palmer
OF Iowa
At 3 o'clock the parade took place.
Adjutnnt General Lee :. Tillotson acting
as marshal. Many Of the frsternal and
uniformed organizations Of the city were
in line and an attractive feature was
the car float of the Central Vermont
railway bearing Is high school girls rep. |
resenting the states Of the union. The |
car was run over the line of the street 1
railway company. After parading some
Of the principal streets the line passed /
in front Of the peace arch on Taylor rark I
and was reviewed by the veterans and
other distinguished guests.
During the early afternon moving pic.
turc men were taking pictures Of The
Grand Army officials and other promi.
nent visitors. They also secured pictures
" the parade.
City hall was filed 20 the doors last
light when a campfire was held. Con
rressman Frank l.. Greene Of this city
presided and the following program was
yiveni
Introductory. Post Commander !. A.
Jarvis; salutatory. Congressman Greene:
Felcome. Msyor J. =. Maun: response,
department. Commander Edward Baker; +,
one. "Star of Love" Miss Ruth r. Fish.
y. address. "Nermont's War Governor
Il 81 Years Ago Governor Charles w.
sates Of Franklin; address. cx-Governor
sdwArd e. smith Of 81 Alhaus. music.
'elton's orchestra. address. Commander
n Chief David J. Palmer. music. male
uartet composed of ". r. Marvin. =. Y.
loOmis. G. w. and T. v. Anderson r..
marks. senator Carroll :. Page Of Hvde
ARK. presentation t. the {. Alhans high
ehool Of q silk flag bv Noman's Relief
orps. response Principal n. y. Dickin- 2
on. music. feitoHs orchestrn; remnrls !
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Remington. president of Nonau's Re- .
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