The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-13
HISTORICAL DATA
To Be PRESERVED
BY ASSOCIATION
Action Taken at Annual Meeting
of Monument Society
ONE NEW OFFICER CHOSEN
John sparso Vice President to FIJI
Vacancy Caused by Death Of
L. r. Abbott

The annual meeting OF the Benning-
ton Battle Monument and Historical
society was held Wednesday forenoon
at the Office OF Batchelder 4 Bates,
the pres dent, Henry T. Cushman OF
North Bennington, III the chair. The
call for the meeting was read by the
secretary, Edward L. Bates, and the
following members were in attend
ance Rev. G.. s. Mills, John p Mul-
ligan, George NJ Hawks, Adeibert W.
Braisted, A. C. LaMarre, Edmond La
franchise, Rev w. @, Towart, James
X Batchelder. Henry d. FIJI more,
Jthn Spargo, Charles A. Maurer, Mer-
ritt b Morgan. Edward G. Bennett,
w lJ Sheldon, Thomas Harmon, DR..
+. S. Pratt, b. j. Hail. W. II. Berry, H.
l. Norton and Il. II. Holden.
! The report of the treasurer showed
a balance on hand on January II OF
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The report OF the committee in
charge Of the monument and the state
! property upon which ii stands showed
that nearly Il ne hundred dollars had
been pad in fees by visitors to the
monument during the year, Of which
| the association receives one-half
There were visitors at the monument
during every month in the year, the
largest number in August and the
second largest In September.
The reports Of the treasurer, the
monument committee aud the aud
tors were accepted.
It was voted that the expense In
CURED in procuring design for a
memorial to the Old First church at
! Old Bennington be referred TO the
secretary with instructions to make
4 a report upon the same at the next
meeting OF the association
| 1t was voted that the Instructions
lof January ii, 1920, TO James x.
/ Batchelder Ito procure necessary leg
/ station e permit Increasing the mem
lbershiP OF the assoc ati9a. from 400
TO 1905 10 amended TO read that
steps be taken 10 secure the neces
sary legislation TO give the assocla
tion the power 10 determine iis own
membership. either directly through
Its general membership or the agenoy
LOT its duly ccns1 tuted committeeS'
It was voted that the president ap-
point a committee of three members
Ito prepare and report suitable resolu-
Items upon the decease Of Lyman
Frederick Abbott, vice president and
director Of the association
The work in progress by the secre-
ltary in the collection OF historical
data re ating TO the town Of Ben.
nington came up for discussion and
remarks were made by Messrs. Cush-
man, Spargo. Mulligan, Norton and
Iothers. a letter addressed to the
president by p, T II. Pierson was
read. Following the discussion II
was voted that tho matter of compen'
saticn to be paid for serv ces rem
dered and TO be rendered in the com
lpilation OF such data be referred to
the historical committee consisting OF
Messrs. Cushman Spargo and Batch
elder with power to act.
It was voted that the historical
committee take such action as
seemed to II des rable in the preser'
walton cf historical data in the var
ious towns Of this county.
Tho secretary was instructed and
authorized to purchase the New
Hampshire state Papers and such
other books required in the COM
pilaton Of hlstor cal data
The secretary was instructed 70
procure copy of an historical ad-
dress by the president Of the Vermont
Bar association. -,
The committee on memorial hall
was instructed to see 70 1t that FIRE
proof yaut be provided in such build
ng for the use Of the association,
The following officers we're elected;
President. Henry T Cushman; vice
president John Spargo; secretary
edward L. Bates; treasurer George
+ Graves. aud Henry d. FIJI
more. Adelbert w. Braisted, Philip t.
II. Pierson; directors, Edward l.
Rates. Henry T. Cushman Irving %
. Gibson Charles II. Dewey Orion NJ
, porber. Jchn Spargo. Carroll S. Page
; IJ X. Batchelde- Hall McCupough
, The governors Of Massachusetts, New
Hampshire aud Vermont are exoiti cic
members Of the board Of directors.
Henry T. Cushman, Edward J, Han
= Collins NJ. Graves irving f. Gibsor
t and Edward L. Bates we're constituted
=. the committee for the erection OF
/ memorial hall
Edward l.. Bates was made tn'
2 committee on old First Church mem
orlal.
Irving f Gibson Edward l.. Bate
and John p. Mulligan we're eiecte'
committee to have charge OF the mon
Y ument and state property.
2 A. W. Varney aud NJ, b. Morgan
@ were elected comm ttee on pub'ica
$ t!on Of the historical writings of Rev
n Isaac Jennings and Henry Clay Day
. Henry T Cushmau, James X
: Batchelder and John Spargo wer
constituted the historical commltte
OF the association.
The committee appointed by tn
y president to prepare resolutions NJ
d on the death of the late Lyman
d Abbott. and cons sting of Edward
n Hal'. James X. Batchelder and Me-
r ritt b. Morgan reported the follow
ing which were adopted
whereas, since our last annut