The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-20
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT
is CONCLUDED AT
MONTPELIER
Public Exercises We're Held Last Evening
&C. T. S. Pierce of vergennes
Elected Department
Commander

| Exercises held in the city hall audito
rum by the state department of the 9
A. r., and the allied patriotic organiza
tions, the Woman's Relief corps. Ladies
of the G. A. r., Sons OF Veterans ans
auxiliary, brought the 50th annual en-
campment 10 close in Montpelier last
evening. Nearly all of the 400 visitors
left last night and early to-day for theil
respective homes, although about l0t
members of the Woman's Relief corps
met in the city hall this forenoon TO con
clude some routine business.
G. T. s, Pierce of Vergennes was elect
ed commander of the state department
G. A. r. Other officers elected were.
Senior vice e-commander, John r. Wilson
of Worcester; junior vice-eommander, +.
f. Pierce of Springfield; chaplain, L. w.
Bush of Townshend; medical director,
C. M. Ferrin of Essex Junction; council
of administration, d. C. Woodward of
Essex junction, r. G.. Brock of Wells
River, George A. Briggs of Morrisville,
Capt. j. l.. Mosely of Northfield, George
w. Colby Of Montpelier; representative
TO national encampment, George FL.
Waldron of Springfield; delegate,5 A. NJ.
Teachout of Montpelier, E. Teller of Tun-
bridge, W. +. Bliss of East Calais, w. L.
Cady of Middlebury, George Barnett of
Bradford; alternates. George Z. Morgan
Of Burlington, John II. Amidon of North
Hyde Park, William Bond of Bellows
Falls, r. W. Eason of Brattleboro, George
w. Bridgeman of Hardwick and George
w. Flagg OF Randolph.
The other organizations elected the fol-
lowing officers;
Woman's Relief eorps-President, Mrs.
Nellie Crowley of Rutland; yice-presi-
dents, Mrs. Jesse Sturtevant of ST. Al
bans and Mrs. Mary Goss of Montpelier;
treasurer, Minnie e. Kingsley of Rut
land chaplain, Mary Roberts of Spring
field; executive board, Emma LaPoint of
Barre, Louise Switzer of Bellows Falls,
Anna Bush of Newfane, Mary X. Colby
of Montpelier and Mary Brundy of Mont
pelier; delegates large, Louise Switzer
of Bellows Falls; first delegate, Mary
Lyman of Rutland; second delegate, Ada
Merritt of Cabot; third delegate, Lucy
Cutting of Bennington; fourth delegate.
Alice Smith of Chester: alternate-at
large, Tzora Lassor of Rutland; alter
mates, Belle Hilliard of Wallingford, Alice
Hill of Burlington, Hattie Parker of Wa
terbury Center and Lottie Ladd.
The following appointive officers were
named: Secretary, Cordelia Meedham of
Rutland; inspector, Carrie Dean of Cas- |
tleton; councillor, Helen p. Bonnet of
loncord; installing officer, Alice Smith
If Chester; press correspondent, Belle
dihard of Wallingford. The officers
we're installed this forenoon.
Sons of Veterans-Commande J. p.
Ioadley of Wallingford; vice-comman-
Iers, +. f. Walker of johnson and A. l..
Ware of Chester; delegates to national
onvention. L. NJ. Hill of Montpelier and
J. r. Davenport of Ssxtons River.
Sons of Veterans auxiliary-President,
lrs. Eugenia Fracier of Springfield; vice
resident. Mrs. Maude Fitch of Walling- 1,
ord; treasurer. Mrs. Josephine Hanson
f Chester; delegates, Mrs. Mabel Fay of
iorrisville and Mrs. Clare Perry Of Barre.