Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-09-02
G. A. R. VETERANS
ELECT OFFICERS
County Association and Com
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panies in Reunion.
Bush Reelected County President-Col.
Il. w. Gibson and Rev. c. w. Bishop
Give Talks.


Give Talks.
More than 60 veterans including sew
eral from out of the state, and enough
women to bring the total attendance up
: to about 100, were present at the an
n,ial reunion of the Windham County
Veterans association in Grand Army
hall Wednesday afternoon. 1t was one
of the most interesting reunions the Assoc
citation has held in recent years and TOOK
place in G.. y. X. hall because the is
land Park pavilion, the usual meeting
place. was not available, the new Con
necticut river bridge not being open for
travel -,
Dinner was served in the hall by the
Woman's Relief corps, and the excel
lent menu and opportunity for soclaoli-
ity were greatly enjoyed. This was fol-
lowed by the association reunion ana Dy
company reunions. -.
At the association reunion these oiil
GERS were elected: PresideM, Il. WI
Bush of Brookline; vice president, H.
A. Dudley of South Londonderry sec,
rotary and treasurer ii. T.. Hunter OF
Brattleboro, succeeding f. ii. putnam
of Brattleboro, who declined reelection
executive committee. II. j. Allen and
II. w. EaSon of Brattlebor0, VINO VIII
appoint assistants.
Company Il. 10th Vermont Volunteers,
was represented by nine regular men,
bers and nine honorary members. one OF
the latter being Gen. George H. bon9
of this place, doorkeeper in the United
States senate the others being ladies;
The regular members present were joel
Flagg of Guilford, II. II. Burnett. Hor.c
alto n. Fish and Edwin ii. Putnam OF
Brattleboro, Alphonso c. C9pb OF hasu
Putney, A. Z. Ranney of Westminster
= West, Austin A. Hill of West Halifax
and d. b. Stedman and Charles A.
Clark of Springfield, Mass The COM
parry lost one member, Barney Pratt OF
OF
These officers were elected: President,
Stedman: secretary and treasurer. E.
II. Putnam; secretary of the flower
fund Mrs. Calista Bangs of Brattle-
boro.
Company X, 9th Vermont Volunteers,
held a reunion with seven regular mem
bers and one honorary member present
The seven regular members were Col
Thomas Harmon of Bennington, NJ. l.
Corbett of Bernardston, Mass, r.. f.
Copeland of Colerain. Mass; l.: w, BuSl
of Brooklne, NJ. Sears OF GreenneI9
Mass, W. II. Mason of Springfield
Mass, and James b. Randoll of Brat
tleboro., The honorary member rN wa,
were three deaths in the company. dur
ing the year. William Labare of the
Soldiers Home Bennington, Joel Grou'
of Newfane and Alex Ostlguy OF 1lcon
deroga, N. Y. Resolutions on the dealt
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reunions, were adopted. These officer
were elected President, Col. Thoma
Harmon; vice presidents, Il. r. cope
land and NJ. l.. Corbett; secretary ant
treasurer. l.. w. Bush. -, ~
The Society of Companies II and q
18th Vermont Volunteers, was repre-
sented by 10 members at its reunion
three of Company f and seven OF Com
pany G, as follows: Company IA
bert Patch of Medford, Mass, hoal
A. Carpenter of Nov fame; Company II
u. II, Campbell of Clermont. Fla 5. d!
Daggett of Bellows Falls. Thomas Ash
we'll of Westminster, G. w. johnson Q
Vernon. Col. II. f. Hathorn and II.
Howe OF Ludlow and Henry ]: Allen c
Brattleboro. Death removed two men
~ sbers during the year, Leonard PARK
chester and Henry Darling OF Sout
Londonderry, both of Company u. ,r
officers were elected: President, Albel
Patch; vice presidents, F, e. lay
Wilmington, Henry j. Allen. GeorG
Hubbard of Vernon and Emory Howar
of Newfane; secretary ana treasure
Henry A. Carpenter. "
Bishop of the Townshend Baptist churr
gave a talk in which he favored worl
disarmament as the only means OF II
,suring world peace. He showed IN;
% per cent of the expenses OF u
United States government is for mil
Col. r. W. Gibson of Brattlebor
colonel of the LIST Vermont regimen
gave a talk in which he pointed out Il
fact that the National Guard today
the real reliance of the nation, the re
ular army not being as effective as 10
Inerly, by reason of being cut down al
spread out He brought out the dihe
.ence between regiment today and
regiment of the Civil war days. I
COMPANIES now are made up of specii
lists A man in the army has to kAc
shoot gun.
Col. Gibson showed the workings of
automatic pistol, after which Sergt. -
A. Manlcy Of Company !, Vermont \
tional Guard. demonstrated the wo,,
inqs of a Browning automatic riff
with which every eighth man
equipped The old soldiers were mu
interested in these modern firearms.