Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-10
NATIONAL SOCIETY
COMING TO BURLINGTON
Convention of General Council of
Society of Colonial Wars to Be
Held in Queen City on Flag
Day, June 14-The Program

An invitation extended by the Vermont
General Council, Society Of Colonial Wars
to the General Council Of the Society of
Colonial Wars, national body. to conduct
its annual one-day convention at Bur-
lington has been accepted and Flag day,
Saturday, June IA, has been set as the
convention day.
The announcement of the acceptance
of the national body was made yesterday
afternoon at special melting of the Ver-
mont General Council Society of the
Colonial Wars, held In the rooms of the
organization at 1856 College street w. b.
c. Stickney of Rutland was elected deputy
governor general second officer of the
organization, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of General s. p.
Jocelyn, U. S. A.. retired.
Approximately so delegates. including
the governor of the society in each state
and several of the national body officers.
will be in attendance. together with their
ladies. The morning and afternoon of the
day will he used for the transaction of
the business. and the evening will be
given over to an excursion on Lake
Champlain and banquet at the Van
Ness House.
The committees appointed by the local
national convention so far as Burlington
is concerned follow. Arrangements, w.
B. c. Stickney of Rutland chairman,
Harry Stinson Howard and Harry B.
shaw: reception and automobiles for
sightseeing. Monroe j. Barnes chairman,
DR.. L. T. Brown. Elias Lyman and II.
L. Ward; banquet, Charles L. Woodbury.
chairman Gardner Brewer and Harvey
r. Kingsley of Rutland: entertainment,
Professor j. L. Hills, Merritt d. Chit
tenden and James T. Dewey of Mont
pelier
An invitation is to be sent to all the
patriotic societies of the city to be
present on the lake excursion and BAN
quet, and assist in every way to make
the National Flag day day of real
patriotism. Among the local societies to
be invited will be the Colonial Danes
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, the Society of the War of 1872, the
Daughters of the War of 1872, the Grand
Army of the Republic, the Woman's Re-
lief Corps. the Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic, the Sons of Veterans,
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Sons of
Veterans and the Loyal Legion.
AS the day of the convention is Satur-
day great many of the delegates will
remain in this city over Sunday and
possibly Monday, and so preparations are
being made to entertain them on those
days. On Sunday an automobile sight
seeing tour is being planned and for
Monday another feature will be presented
The society's object is to perpetuate the
memories of the people who not only
fought in the Colonial Wars but who had
part either in the military or the
civilian life in developing the country
In this period. Any person who has an
ancestor who served in the military or
as an office holder in the public affairs
of that period is eligible to membership
in the society, and will be welcomed as
a brother member.
At the business meeting notice of the
death of Henry Walter Webb of New
York city, a member of the organization,
was read and a resolution of regret was
ordered adopted. The society also re-
ceived notification of the death of
Registrar George Norbury Mackenzie of
Baltimore. Md. Several new members
were admitted.