St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-09-08
THIRD VERMONT
REGIMENT HOLD
35TH REL
Twenty-eight Veteran
and Exchange Rem
cences of Civil w

The Third Vermont regim
their 35th annual reunion
Grand Army Hall Tuesdav}
of the veterans were present
others belonging to other re-
Twelve OF the members are n
80 years old and James r. s.
Barnet led the list at 80 yea
Lieut.-Gov. Pingree only a y
hind. Capt. HORACE French {
Lebanon, N. H., presided and
business session the following
were elected: ...
Commander, Horace Frenc
commander, ID. r. Gilchrist: S
! treas, Charles H. WOODBURY.:
tive CON-, Isaac S. Moore of
does, Charles Gee and Millcn
of South Peacham. The mem
Chamberlin Relief Corps SER
excellent dinner.
The address of the occasion
given by Rev. George A. Mart
it was a scholarly and eloquei
scntation of the stirring even
led up to the Civil War, and h
victory of the North over the
paved the wa~ for Americas I
the last wal.
A most interesting and en-!
feature of the occasion was the
by Mrs. Alvin w. Flint. After
ing several solos, with Miss H
companist, she led in the
singing of such wcll-known wa
rodies as "Tenting on the Old
Ground" "Battle Hymn of Il
,aublis" and "Amcrica." The
Ems heartily joined in the s
and she gave at the close by +
of Commander French "The
Left Behind Me-"
The hour that followed wa
voted largely to "reminiscences
the veterans and many ins
were related of sacrifice and {.
ing. Comrade Vesper gave qu
extended account of his paint
perience after his arm was amp
in the battle of the WILDERNESS
how finally he reached a HEAVIER
earth in the hospital at Washi
Capt. -Ffon Oh fO1TOWed With al
dress full of optimism and
cheer and then introduced Col
gree who was received with mu
thusiasm. Col. Pingrcc cont
the days Of 81 with the days OF
particularly in the line of inve
and when he denounced the
rine as a means of warfare
would never be tolerated agai
veterans heartily cheered. Col
gree said he had missed but OF
the 81 reunions and the las
was always the best.
DR.. Henry C. Newell exp
great pleasure at being with
comrades once more and said tn
older he grew the more he CT
his friends. He said he had G
the best outlooks for the future
good wife and a rood home al
assurance that he would be
cared for as long as he lived.
Harvey Powers of Lyndo
spoke of seeing today IA of tn
Grams that he saw on the St. J
bury Fair Ground when they er
under Gov. Fairbanks in 1861.
two newspaper men present, A
F. Stone and Charles T. W
were called upon. by the comm
and both expressed their pleasl
being honorary members of su
worthy organization. Comrades
bois and Arnold were the last S
ers after which there was a gt
exchange of greetings until the
parture Of the late afternoon t
The following members of tn
Vermont were present, their r
being followed by the compan
which they served and their ag
o. r. Vcsper, Woodstock, F,
Carleton Felch, St. Johnsbur
"a.
Samuel M. Wales, Williamst
S2.
C. H. Woodbury., st. Johnsbu.
70. (
II. II. Houghton, Woodstock
IS.
VIM. II. Coon, Springfield, M
s6.
r. J. Dana, Lyndon, c, 80.
Chas. P. Gavin, Shoreham, M
Horace French, West Lebanon
H., F, 81.
Geo. c. Bryant, Lowell, N
Band. 78.
S. E. Pingrcc, Hartford Lit.
88.
P. M. Abbott Ryegate, X.
James r. Symes, Barnet, l, SO.
Charles Gee, st. Johnsbury,
W. H. H. Stevens, St. Johnsbu
78.
John Shannon, Newport, 80.
John w. Page, Lyndon, K, Z
DR.. H. C. Newell, st. j.;
SURG, 85.
Timothy r Emery, Groton, II
s. M. Farrow. Peacham, A. 7
Chas. McKown Sutton, A 81.
Millcn Farrow So. Peacham. 1
Matthew Robinson, Lyndon
C.. SO.
G.. B. Dubois. Nashua. 78.
Harvey A. Fletcher. A. 80.
Lyndon Arnold, st. j.. G, rs.
Isaac s. Moore Mc1ndoes. G.
u. r. Gilchrist, Barnet, H, 7s
The following veterans regis