The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-01

then meet many of these to whom ] write
today; and / want you each AMI all -
feel personally acquainted with re from
now ON. May God bless and prosper you
all and grant you many years In which
to meet and renew the ties which bind
you together; and as Anthony Wayne
once said, lead you forward to all you
most desire
1t was unanimously voted to hold the
ANNUAL meeting and reunion next year at
Brattleboro.
The following deaths were reported:
From Company X, 9th Vermont In
fantry, O. NJ. Williams of Winhall: from
Company b, 18th Vermont Infantry.
Henry Miller of Brattleboro and j. III.
Clark of Westminster West
The Veteran Society of Companies E
and G. met late in the forenoon and was
called to order by President Albert Patch
of. Medford Mass. Eight comrades were
present; four from Company E and the
/, same number from Company q. as fol-
lows: Albert Patch, MedfOrd, Mass, III.
A. Carpenter. Newfane, Rollin ID. Harris,
Greenfield. Mass, John Il. Sears, Green
field Mass, from Company Il, and III. !.
Allen, Brattleboro, Thomas Ashwell,
Westminster, Samuel Daggert, Bellows
Falls, and George w. Johnson, West
BrattleborC, from Company G. The sec
rotary and treasurer's report was read
and accepted and on motion the old board
of officers were elected as follows: Pres
| ident. Albert Patch: vice presidents. H.
]. Allen. George Hubbard and f. e. Ray ;
| secretary I'll. A. Carpenter.
The speakers at the afternoon session
were Rev. E. p Wood, pastor of the
| First UniverSalist church, Rev. c. c..
| Chayer, pastor, of the First Methodist
! church and Rev. f. II. Buffum of East
/ Mortified.
Rev. Mr.; Chayer's, subject was The Old
| Soldiers Worth and by symbolizing the
outstanding ideals of American unity,
/ American integrity and American spirit
| of sacrifcial devotion, he showed how the
I old soldier still contributes to America s
greatness.
1T is a mistake for you to say at any
/ time, i am of no more use, the speaker
declared. Rather the present worth of
! the old soldier to the life of this country
! hardly can be oyerestimated. Allow me
representing the younger generation. to
I suggest to you what You now mean to
us, that every old soldier at this reunion
may so home, not Respondent because of
his in6rmity, but filed with a feeling
! that life is good because YOU are still
useful" The speaker then dwelt at some
/ length on the thought that the blue uni
J formed veteran symbolizes to the present
generation American unity. You. sol
diers of the G. \. r.. viii do much" he
said, by symbolizing to the children of
| the immigrant the ideal of American
unity. The little Italian boy hears the
story of the men of 81 who loved united
nation enough to die for it. and when he
sees you in your blue uniform, though
you be aged and infirm, he knows you
! symbolic the true America, for which
| Americans are ready to die,-the united
| America"
Rev. Mr. Wood who was the second
speaker, chose for his subject, Progress
Through Struggle, and he used the Civil
war as an illustration of the struggle by
| which this country has come to a higher
degree of civilization and devotion to
American life.
I'VE see the operation of this law of
progress through struggle in Natures
progress TO higher forms-to better
| types said Mr. Wood We see it in
human progress" Attention was called
to the pioneers, the Revolution. and the
Civil war, and the progress of American
life through these struggles. The strug-
gle is not merely struggle for self, but
the struggle for others The spirit OF
sacrifice is always present The call OF
today is forward vision in struggle for
others The higher patriotism means