The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-08
Chosen President of County
Association i'm An
nual Meeting Il
ADDRESS GIVEN BY
REV. r. H. CLAPP
Company Reunions, Reports of National
Encampment, Singing and Story Tell
ing Features of Session Yesterday
at Island Park.

The afternoon session of the annual
reunion of the Windham County Veter-
ans association at Island Park yes
terday resulted in larger attendance
than did the morning session and the
dinner hour, for numerous veterans
came to town on the early afternoon
trains for the business meeting at 2
O. clock and the following talkfest.
In the business meeting of the county
organization the following officers were
elected: President, Capt. III. G. Streeter
of Brattleboro, department commander
of Vermont; vice president, L. w. Bush
of Brookline; secretary and treasurer
committee, II. P Hunter, Franklin
Stockwell and John NJ. Tucker all of
Brattleboro and the following members
Mrs. Emily Allen, Mrs. Albert J. Has
kins and Mrs. Frank Hildreth, all of
Brattleboro.
During the day the annual Joint re-
union of Companies E and G of the 1lth
| Vermont regiment was held and the old
board of officers was reelected as fol-
| lows: President, Albert B. Patch of
Boston; vice president, Henry j. Allen
| of Brattleboro; secretary and treas
iurer, Henry A. Carpenter of Newfane.
/ The annual reunion and dinner of
Company + Of the 4th Vermont. was
held as customary at the home of Mai.
Linn ID. Taylor, whose father served in
that company. This company has per-
manent organization and merely re-
jeleets the old board each year unless
deaths make necessary changes. No
tehanges were. made this year Those
present were Everett Alden of Taunton,
Mass, Ferdinand Klinge of Easthamp-
ton, Mass, Lewis FL. Lynde of Dunn
,,merston, Fran kiln Stockwell of Brattle-
tboro, Henry Hutchins of Bellows Falls,
tJOhn Grout of Townshend and G. l..
Gould of Springfield, Mass. After the
Injecting those present went to West
IBrattleboro and visited Roscoe Fisher,
a member of the company, who was un.
able to attend the meeting. as.
President Streeter presided at the
business meeting of the county associa-
ttion and afterwards at the speaking,
the veterans and members Of their fam.
lilies being seated on the grand stand.
Prof. L. A. Butterfed was the first
called upon and he spoke briefly and
read the poem, New England's 8 Dead.
i Rev. Richard I'll. Clapp. pastor of the
Centre Congregational church, made a
brief address in which he praised the
VETERANS of the Civil war for their read
|! mess and promptitude in answering the
call to arms to fight for united ceun-
try. He pointed out that the desire of
every true American is to do the best
for the entire country and all of its
inhabitants; not to do something that
will be beneficial only to class. His
hope, he said, is to see the United States
in position at the close of the present
world disturbances, to lend helping
hand to all, not 1tfor what there is in
] it, but for the brotherhood of man.
j A. A. Butterfeld of Jacksonville
: spoke briefly in approval of military
, training in the public schools.
w. III. Goodnow of Newfane, q mem
Der of Gettysburg post, No. l9l, of Bos
. Il ton, said that 80 years ago he left
God s country, but had now returned tt
q Windham county to spend his last day.
) and was glad to meet with comrades
again.
AS Mr.. Goodnow finished speaking
Albert S. Fox of Boston, who is guest
of his cousin, George E. Fox, arose ani
said that he, too, was member o,
Gettysburg post of Boston. He spok,
!, briefly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Doolittle O
South Vernon sang duet without ac
e compartment and later Mr. Deolittl
: sang While We Were Marching Through
Georgia and led the veterans in singing
S the chorus.
a Peter S. Chase told some stories. II
: P. Hunter of Brattleboro, adjutant gen
eral of the department of Vermont, an,
Department Commander Streeter CAV
brief accounts of their trip to Kansa
ICity to attend the national encamp
ment and l.. w. Bush of Brookline an
, Mrs. Calista Bangs of Brattleboro, pas
:. department president of the Woman
: Relief corps, spoke briefly. The meet
: ing adjourned, after vote Of thank
9 was extended to the management o
Island Park for the use of the pavilie