Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-08


association held business meeting at
which the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President l.. W.
Bush, Brookline; vicc-president, H. A.
Dudley, South Londonderry; secretary
treasurer. II. p. Hunter, Brattleboro. Fl;
j. Allen of Brattleboro was elected
chairman of the executive committee.
Commander Bush then read letters of
regret from the following comrades who
were unable to be present: J. w. Steb-
bins, Hartford. Mimi; Lieut. II. II. Rice,
Sioux Falls. Iowa. S. G. a. Field. Com
merce, Texas, and f. S. Wright, Kenne-
bunk, Me.
The Vermont department of the
Womcn's Relief corps was represented
bv Mrs. Emogene f. White of Brattle-
boro. who read letter of regret from
Ruth England Smith, president of the
Vermont department.
Her letter follows: with sincere APP
probation of the honor extended to me,
| acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton to be with you in Brattleboro today
on this pleasant occasion. How | wish
it were in my power to be there {; but as
| cannot. | am sending to you these few
words of affectionate greeting. / extend
to the you the most cordial greetings of
the Department of Vermont. Women's
Relief Corps. whose president | have the
honor to be and pledge to you our loyal
service, individually and as an organiza-
ton, and for myself. l will say that a
daughter of comrade salutes you each
and all l wish l might look into your
faces today and clasp your hands, for
though many hOnors have been given me,
my highest is that my father was n sol
der, of stainless character and sterling
worth and | have never met n comrade
vet who was not the same. / shall visit
Brattleboro later on and trust that | can
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today; and | want you each and all to
feel personally acquainted with me 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, 10Th Vermont Infantry,
Henry Miller Of Brattleboro and j. ii.
Clark of Westminster West.
Company X. 9th Vermont regiment,
elected the following officers for the
coming year: President, Thomas Han
non. Bennington; first vice president
NJ. l.. Corbett, Bernardston, Mass.
second vice second vice president, NJ
ichae Sears, Greenfield, Mass. third
vice president. f. f. Copeland, Cole
rain. Mass. secretary-treasurer, L. w
Bush. Brooklne.
The Veteran Society of Companies +
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 f and the
same number from Company q. as fol
lows: Albert Patch. Medford, Mass, II
A. Carpenter, Newfane, Rollin Il. Harris
Greenfield, Mass, John II. Sears, Green
field, Mass, from Company f., and III. }
Westminster, Samuel Daggert, Bellows
Falls. and George w. Johnson, Yves
BrattleborG, from Company G. The sec
rotary and treasurer's report was reat
and accepted and on motion the old boar,
of officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident. Albert Patch: vice presidents. ii
j. Allen. George Hubbard and +. IL. Ray
secretary-treasurer, II. A. Carpenter.
The speakers at the afternoon session
were Rev. Il. Il. Wood. pastor of TIN
First Universalist church. Rev. G. {
Chayer, pastor of the First Methods
church and Rev. +. III. Buffum of Eas
Mortified.
Rev. Mr.; Chayer's subject was The OIL
Soldiers Worth and by symbolizing tn
outstanding ideals of American unity
American integrity and American spiri
of sacrifcial devotion, he showed how tn
old soldier still contributes to America
greatness.
Rev. Mr.. Wood, who was the secon
speaker, chose for his subject. Progress
Through Struggle, and he used the Civ
war as an illustration of the struggle b
|, which this country has come to n highe
degree of civilization and devotion t
} American life.
The last speaker Rev. '!r. Buffum @
the 18th New Hampshire Eo'unteer'
] Americanism
I Retwcon the talks. there was singin
of Marching Through Georgia, Yanke
Doodle, and solo, Barbara Frietchi'
: by Mrs. Marion w. Farnum. The sessio
. concluded with the singing of Americ;