The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11

the public led to realize It's auvan,
tages in this direction.
The time will come, nay is rapidly
approaching, when all those who have
known the generation who knew the
fathers will have passed from our
midst. 1t win then be too late to
gather any authentic or even hearsay
knowledge Of those days.
1t is unwise to despise history. The
| good Book tells US that it is the fool
ish man who despiseth his mother.
trust that some one with the gift and
the consecration may recognize the
call and take up the work effectually,
leading on to a museum or some
trustworthy receptacle for our local
treasures. both OF books. household
| goods and papers. For | believe that
if there were some such place a col
lection could at once be begun, and
added to, until it would be worthy
the history which it would commem.
| crate.
| And now while withdrawing from
| your midst, while you will perforce
elect another TO take my place as
your president, | still hope to be per-
mitted to remain upon your roll, and
to serve you, and to work with you in
| any capacity within my power.
| | thank you for the Office unsought,
so generously thrust upon me, for the
uniform courtesy and sympathy with
| which you have seconded my efforts
and assure you that if it seems best
| for me to leave the town and state,
shall do so with regret But in SO do
| ing / Icannot refrain from adjuring
| you-don't forget that you are the
| custodians of a very rich heritage
| Keep ii jealously and self-sacrificing-
| ly as become men,
| Very sincerely yours,
| Isaac Jennings.
| Clifton Springs, n. Y, Jan s, 1917
| The committee on erection of a
memorial hall as monument to the
| Union soldiers and sailors of the war
of lS61-lS65.. and for an endowment
| fund TO sustain il, made a verbal re-
port of their doings. and it was duly
| voted, that such committee do now
| make diligent effort to accomplish
| the purpose for which they were ap-
pointed and that the sum of one hun
| dred dollars be appropriated for the
| incidental expenses of such commit
| tee the same TO be paid from time TO
time and as required by the commit
| tee having in charge the Bennington
battle monument and the lands of the
| state of Vermont Yhereon 1t stands.
The meeting ther. proceeded to the
| annual election OF officers as follows:
/ President, Henry T. Cushman; vice
president. Col Lyman F. Abbott;
| secretary, Edward l.. Bates: treas
urer. George F. Graves; auditors,
Henry d. Fillmore, Adelbert w.
Braisted, Philip T. H. Pierson; direc-
tors, Edward l.. Bates. Orion NJ. Bar
Der, Lyman f. Abbott, +. b. Jennings,
Irving L. Gibson, Carroll S. Page,
Charles II. Dewey James X. Batch
| elder Hall Park Mccullough
The governors of Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Vermont are ex-
ofiicio directors of the association.
The report of George F. Graves,
treasurer, was read, approved and re-
| ferTed to the board of auditors. The
| report shows a balance on deposit in
the First National bank of Benning-
ton. of $1,163.5l and that no orders
have been drawn upon such treasur-
er since June 10, 1910.
| Voted, that the thanks of this as
sociation be rendered to the retiring
| president thereof, Rev Isaac Jen-
nings, ID. D.. for the careful, thorough
and energetic manner in which as
such president he has ever admins
tered its affairs; that in his removal
from Bennington II Is the sense of
. this association that good and cap
able man has gone OUT from amongst
us whose lobours and advice will be
sorely missed by all who have depen-
! ded upon him in time of need, and
that this association now express to
him its most sincere regret at the
severance of relations so beneficial to
it and that have existed for so many
| years.
Edward l.. Bates, Irving Z, Gibson
and Henry c. Day were elected a
committee to have charge of the Ben
nington battle monument and the
( lands of the state of Vermont where
on IL stands.
The report of the committee on
First church memorial showing va
cancy therein by the removal from the
state of the Rev. isaac Jennings, u.
d., it was voted that such committee
do now consist of Hall Park McCul-
Tough, Lyman F. Abbott and Edward
l.. Bates.
! Henry r. Cushman, James X. Bat
I chelder and Henry c. Day were elect.
ed historical committee.
The names of George NJ Hawks,
Edmund LaFranchise and Claire NJ
Soule were proposed for membership
in this association and on motion re-
ferred to a committee consisting of
Philip T. II. Pierson, Edward J. Hall
and John p Mulligan. t
The committee to whom was refer
red the names of F. d. Mabrey, DR..
f. r. Bristol and W. L. Gokay at the
adjourned annual meeting OF May 10.
1916 reporting favorably upon ballot
being had all Of said gentlemen were
declared duly elected
1t was voted, that the committee to
whom was referred the matter of pub
lication of the historical writings of
Rev. saac Jennings and Henry c.
Day be further continued, such COM
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