Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
SOCIETY
r OF COLONIAL WARS
Annual Meeting with Election Of
Officers and Paper by Walter
H. Crockett on Fort Drummer
and First English Settlements
in Vermont

Harry 8 Howard of this city was
elected governor Of the Society or
Colonial Wars in the State of Yer
mont at the 25th annual meeting In
the society room, 1866 College street,
Saturday afternoon. which was the
195th anniversary Of the first per-
Drummer, VT, and also the 18TH ami
versary of the birth of George WASH
ington.
Luncheon was served at noon and
Immediately afterwards a paper on
Fort Drummer and the First English
Settlements in Vermont was read by
Walter II. Crockett secretary and his
torian of the Vermont Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution.
Then followed the regular business
session. Announcement was made with
regret of the deaths of Gen. Richard
NJ. Cadwalader of Philadelphia COVER
nor-gencral of the General Society of
Colonial Wars, and of Wylie y. Jones
and i. Il. Greenleaf, the former in
Binghamton, N. Y, and the latter in
Alabama. Treasurer Charles l.. Wood
bury in his report showed n substan-
tial balance on hand after settling all
debts. A 5000 Liberty bond also is
IL
to publish the 1919 year book as usual.
An invitation was extended to the gen
eral council of the general cour. ina
tional body to hold it's convention at
Burlington this summer. Votes of
thanks were ordered sent to the Junior
high school for the printing of the
menu and business program, which
was donated to the society, also to the
Woodmen for use of some furniture.
The elected and appointed officers for
the year 1919 follow:
Governor-Harry Stinson Howard. Bur.
lington.
Deputy Governor-Harvey Roberts
Kingsley, Rutland.
Lieutenant Governor-Redfield Proctor
Proctor.
Secretary-Byron Nathaniel Clark, Bur.
lington.
Deputy Secretary-Thomas Henry Hack
Proctor
Treasurer-Charles Lincoln Woodbury.
Burlington
Chaplain-Reverend Henry Lincoln
Ballou, Chester.
Historian--Hamlton Sullivan Peck
Burlington.
Registrar-Merritt barrow Chittenden
Burlington.
Observation-Disclosures Christopher Web
Der. Rutland.
Surgeon-Thomas Stephen Brown. Bur
lington.
Gentlemen of the council for three
years-Edmund Towle Brown, Burling
ton, Dorman Bridgeman Eaton Kent
Montpelier.
| Gentlemen of the council for two years
Erwin Maurice Harvey Montpelier
Monroe James Barnes. Burlington.
Gentlemen of the council holding owe
for one year-Gardner Brewer. Burling
ton. Henry Clay Humphrey. Burlington
Committee on membership-Oliver Stet
son Presbrey Burlington. John Henr,
Booth, Plattsburgh. N Y, Jerome Tabo
Flint, Derby Line. Elias Lyman. Burling
ton Edwin Lewis Olney, Rutland.
| Committee on historical documents
Edward Curtis Smith, ST. Adams. Herr,
Fuller Hamilton, Newport, Newma,
Reyes Chaffee. Rutland, Warren Edward
Putnam, Bennington, Maurice William
Dewey, Montpelier.
! Comn,taee on nstallation-Charle
| Herrick Mower, Burlington. Horace Ed
ward Dyer. Rutland, Clarence Menzie
Miller. Brattleboro. Henry Big Glow Shaw
Burlington, Ceylon Lafayette Greene
Burlington.
| Delegates to general ssembly-Edwar
Alonzo Chittenden. ST. Adams, Rober
! Harvey Gay, New York city, n. Y, viii
liam Stickney, Rutland, Marion Shale
Alien, Brooklyn. y. Y, Frederic Harri
man Sanford, Brattleboro.
In response to his election as gov
ernor, Mr.. Howard said: The pre-
amble of this society states: 1T Is de
sirable that there should be adequat
celebration commemorative of tn
events of colonial history, there for
the Society of Colonial Wars has bee,
instituted to perpetuate the memory o
those events. and of the men who Il
truth were the founders of thi
nation"
With this end in view this societ
seeks to collect and preserve manu-
scripts. rolls. relics and records; t
provide suitable |commemorations o
memorials relating to the America
colonial period and to inspire in tn
community respect and reverence 70
those whose public services made GU
freedom and unity possible.
Gentlemen: is it now more than eve
before, in face of the present crisis o
our nation with great national pol
icies to be adopted IN order that on
great republic may continue to stan
for proper liberty, freedom and right
eousness. that such patriotic societie
like this one of ours strive harded b
increased membership and interest t
spread by educational and other mean
the fundamental principles that estab
lished our free nation.
MR.. CROCKETT'S ADDRESS.
| The addresa WAS daliverod nv Waite
II. Crockett, of this city, secretary an
historian of the Vermont Society, Son
of the American Revolution. who spok
on Fort Dummer and the First Englis
Settlements In Vermont" Mr.. Crockett
said, in part:
AT the outset desire to combat tn
mistaken Idea. held by some persons. tina
patriotic societies like yours are com
posed of persons who look backwar
rather than forward; that they are sem
aristocratic organizations whose mem
besr consider themselves better than thos
fellow citizens whose American lneag
does not extend back so far on this sid
Of the Atlantic. Logically followed out
this idea would make the Indian an In
sufferable aristocrat I am sure you wi
bear me out In saying that none of thes
patriotic societies will claim that the &C
cdent OF birth Of itself makes a ma
whose ancestry may be traced to 9Th
Mayfiower Pilgrims. a better America
than the immigrant who came here a fe,
years ago, Every individual whose an
cestors were brave and honorable me
and women has right to be proud @
the fact and 1t ought to be an incentiv
to good citizenship and to the unsullie
maintenance Of an honored name.