The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-09
NEW MEMBERS
ADDED TO ROLL
Or ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting of Battle M0nu.
ment Society
COL. HANNON PRESIDES
Presidents Henry T. cushman of North
Bennington and other Officials
Given Reflections.
COL. HANNON PRESIDEs

i
ton Battle Monument and Historical
association was held at the office OF
Batchelder & Bates at ten o'clock
Wednesday morning.
The members present were, Thomas
Hannon, Alexis G. LaMarre, Charles
s. Mills, Merritt b. Morgan, Phillip T.
II. Pierson, Henry ID. Fillmore, Ward
l.. Lyons, Edward l.. Bates,
In the absence of the president,
Henry T. Cushman, Col. Thomas
Hannon was elected, unanimously, to
preside over the meeting.
The minutes of the annual meeting
of January 9th, 1918, were read by the
secretary, and on motion duly second
ed they were approved.
The report of the treasurer, George
f. Graves, was read and approved.
The same being as follows.
Balance on hand at annual
meeting OF Jan Sth. 1918 $l,239.53
Received as interest from
the state of Vermont on
July 5th.. 1918. 1902
Received as interest from
First Natl Bank of Ben.
nington, VT. on Jan. I.
1919 $500
Balance in hands of treas
urer this day, $l,3lS.55
The report OF the committee having
in charge the battle monument and
the lands owned by the state of Yer
mont whereon it stands made report
as follows, and on motion duly sec
onded. the same was approved and
adopted.
Received avails of
, IL key fees from
visitors to battle
monument for-she
year 1918, 40l75
Received from rent
of janitors house
IL months at $40
per month, 10000 s52O.7G
Paid miscellaneous
expenses in con
nection with care
of monument, sos
| Paid labor in care OF
monument and its
surrounding lands. 1875 1855
Balance of monies
deposited in Ben
nington County Sav
ings Bank TO credit
OF committee, S394.9
J The committee further reported
that they had caused the janitor
house to be repainted as to all It's eX
terror service, and its interior to b.
in part re.papered and painted as
cost OF $14349. such cost being mad
up of the following items duly vouch
cred:
j. Ed. Hackett, for
painting $685.
A Drysdale & Son,
paper and border 25.73
Adams Hardware Co.
paints, paste, var
nish. etc. 2S.5l
$l43.3
The committee further reported tha
II had caused the battle monument I
be repointed in respect of the ma
onry work composing 1t, both as to II
exterior and interior, and that II
b. believed that the same Is now in
= thoroughly whole and safe conditio
and its exterior joints so repaired 3
to make further inroads into Its co
!. struction impossible. The work s
D. done at cost of $SlS1l has been fu
o ly paid for from out the monies r
a ceived by the committee as 'visito
fees
The committe further reported tn
" II had on deposit TO its credit In BE
: nington County Savings Bank the su
of $49793 at this time and that no {
der has been drawn by the directo
of this association upon its treasur
~ since June 10th, 1909.
n The committee on membership q
M pointed at the annual meeting in 10
and consisting of Merritt h. Morga
William B. Sheldon and Edward
Hall. made verbal report in respect
- the several names then referred
them for membership and the folio
1, ing gentlemen were thereupon elect
y to membership in this assoclati
John Spargo. Guy b. Johnson, Edwa
II. Everett. William Leroy Bates
G. II. Cushman, Ralph A. Jones MI
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