Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-25
WORK ALL DONE
Veterans Of the Grand Army and Allied
ORGANIZATIONS Close Meetings

Organizations Close Meetings
No final session of the Department of
Vermont, Grand Army of the Republic,
was held Friday morning at the Sher-
wood. as was called for owing to the
fact that the business had been entirely
transacted. Many of the veterans left
on the morning trains for all parts of
the State.
No date or place of the Sind annual
encampment was settled upon, the ar
rangements for the same being left in
the hands of the commander and his two
assistants, the senior and junior vice.
commanders.
At the final business meeting Thurs
day afternoon resolutions were passed
and these were made public Friday
morning. Included in the set Of resolu-
tons were thanks to the members OF
Stannard Post of Burlington and its
woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies of
the G. A. r. Thanks also was extended
to the city for it's cordial welcome and
the use of the city hall, to Commander
in Chief Orlando r. Somers. Resolutions
endorsing the pension bill presented to
| the Senate by Senator Smoot of Idaho
! were unanimously adopted. 1t was sug-
gested that the rooms of the Vermont
| Historical society at Montpelier be used
| in which to keep the records OF the de-
partment. The final resolution adopted
was to the effect that the department
favor the increasing Of the funeral ex-
penses Of the veterans and their widows
from SIS to 500.
OFFICERS OF LADIES' AUXILIARY.
Immediately following the election of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Sons of
Veterans in Stannard Memorial hall FRI
day morning. there was joint install
lation Of the recently elected officers
Of the Sons of Veterans and the auxil-
larry. National Commander in Chief
U. r. F. johnson of Washington. D. c..
and National Secretary H. Fl. Hammer
of Reading. Pa. assisted by several for
mer officers of both organizations. in
stalled the officers Of the Sons Of Veterans
and their AUXILIARY. Following the in
stallation there were remarks by both
the national officers and the installed Off
| GERS.
The officers Of the Ladies' Auxiliary tc
the Sons Of Veterans, who were elected
Friday morning at nine o'clock, arc
as follows: President, Clara =. PER-.
of Auxiliary No. s. Barre; vice president
Adenia Davenport of Saxton's River
council. Eugenia Frazier Of Springfield
Mollie Barnard Of Brandon and Bertha
Hill of Montpelier; treasurer, Lull
Blanchard Of Montpelier; patriotic in
structor, Oressa Meigham Of Lyndon
VILE; chaplain. Gertie Baker Of Roches
ter; inspector. Jessie Archer Of Roches
ter; !. and I. officer, Maudc Fitch Of viii
mington; press correspondent. lola NJ
Rollins of Barre; national delegate
Oressia Meigham Of Lyndonvillo; alter
nate, Jennie Warren of Montpelier; dele
gate at large, Mollie Barnard of Bran
don; alternate, Doris Baker Of Roches
, ter.
Following the installation and remarks
the Both annual encampment was de
clared adjourned
WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS.
7 Tho Department of Vermont Women
, Relief Corps met in the Masonic Tenn
l pie Friday morning and completed tn
business which was left on Thursday
The officers elected were installed by Mrs
Eliza Brown Daggett of Attleboro. Mass
national secretary of the Women's Relic
Corps.