Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-03
MEET
AT ISLAND PARK
Reunions by County Associa.
ton and Companies
Patriotic Address by r. H. Babbtt-L.
w. Bush of Brookline Elected Presi-
dent-Dinner to 100.


dent-Dinner to 100.
More than 100 members and honor
airy members of the Wndham County
Veterans association attended their
annual association reunion at Island
park Tuesday with company reunions
in the forenoon, dinner served by Sedg-
wick Woman = Relief corps and regu-
lar business of the association and an
address by Frederick II. Rabbit of Bel
lows Falls in the afternoon.
There was little business to be trans.
acted for the association and this in
cluded the reports and election of off e.
GERS, which resulted "a follows: Pres
ident, l.. w. Bush of Brookline, who al
so is department commander of Yer
mont; vice president, II. y. Hunter Of
Bnttlcboro; secretary and treasurer,
f. ii. lutnam of Brattleboro; execu-
tive committee, Henry J. Allen of Brat
tlcboro, II. A. Dudley of South Lon
donderry, and II. =. Hunter, Mrs Julia
Cooley and Mrs George Hall of Brat
tleboro
Mr.. Babbitt s address was thoroughly
patriotic. He referred to the signif-
canoe of Memorial day and to the
steadily decreasing ranks of the vetcr-
ms of go. lie also spoke of the sol.
Tiers of the World war and of the i'm
DressiOns he gained from tho gathering
II 400 or more members Of the Amer-
AN Legion, who are in state convention
At Barre, and remarked that no ono
need fear for the safety of America
so long as there was such an army of
young men ready to fight for liberty
md justice. The questions Of Bolshc-
vism and Socialism in this countrr
also were touched upon briefly.
Eight veterans attended the joint re-
union of Companies f and G. of the ] tn
Vermont regiment. The report of the
secretary showed that a veteran of each
company had died during the year,
Barna Phelps of Company T. of West
Brattlcboro. ard Phincas Allen of Com
)any Of Jamaica. These officers
were elected: Pres, Albert Patch OF
Nedford, Mass; vice pres, Henry j.
Allen of Brattlcboro, George II. Hub
bard of Vernon, Francis T.. Ray of Will
ninGton and Emory Howard of New
fame; sec. and treas, Henry A. Carpen-
ter Of Ncwfane. Members from away
who were present included Thomas
Ashwcll of Westminster, Samuel Dag
get of Bellows Falls, Rollin +. Harris
of Greenfield, Mass, II. A. Carpenter of
Newfane, and George Martin.
The company B, 10th Vermont regi-
ment. reunion was attended by eight
members, including Joel Flagg of Gull.
ford, Oscar A. Fisher of Keene. Alfxd
p. Ranney Of West minister, ID. d.
man and Charles A. Clark of 81
field, Mass, A. c. Cobb of PutneI
II. H. Burnett and L. II. PUTIN
Brattleboro
Eight associate members as(
present. The secretary report
death, William H. Tyler of Brat
Nov "a, 1919. The following
were elected: Pres, II. II. BurnN
Brattleboro; vice pres, Joel Flag9
Guilford; sec. and treas, f. II.
nam of Brattleboro; treasurer of fl
fund, Mrs. II. /. Bangs of Brattle
Fourteen persons attended tho
union of Company X, 9th Vermont
lment, including seven veterans
six honorary members. They were:
Thomas Harmon of Bennington,
ron L. Corbett of Bernardston. CT
Robbins Of Wardsloro, f. +. Cope
Of Colerain, Joel Giout of Newfand
K. Powers of Gan dner. Mass, L..
Bush of Brooklinc; honorary M
bers-Leon Axtell of Wardsboro.
Lawrence of Townshend Mrs. Eastll
Mrs. Corbett of Bernardston, Mrs. II a.
non and Mrs. Copeland. One veteran,
William Lebare of Richford, was re.
ported to have died during the year.
Letters were read from j. w. Steb-
bins of Northfeld Mimi. Miles Shcr-
ow Of North Troy, Alex. Ostergan of
Ticonderoga, n. Y, s. G.. A. Field of
Commerce, Tex, and Lieut.. II. II. Rice
Of Sioux City, Ia, deputy sheriff of
woodbury. county, all of whom were un-
tble to be present. Mr.. Copeland of
'olerain reported that T.. B. Bissell of
Brattleboro also was unable to attend.
}. b. Harmon, son of Col. and Mrs. Han.
non of Bennington, was made an honor
ary member. These officers were cleo
ted: Pres, Thomas Harmon; vice pres.
NJ. l.. Corbett, Michael Sears of Green
held, Mass, +. F. Copeland; sec. and
treas, L. w. Bush.