Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-13
ANNUAL SCHOOL FOR VT. OFFICERS.
Closing Session Held Yesterday Morning in
the Brooks House-Large Attendance of

The annual school for the officers Of
the First Vermont regiment has beer
held in Brattleboro this week, Col. j
officer in the state was present. The
opening session was held in the grange
banquet hall Tuesday evening Capt.
H. W. Hovey of the oath United States
infantry, who is now on detailed duty
at Norwich university, gave talk up
on the provisions of the new national
militia bill and pointed out the
changes which the law makes. This
was supplemented by general talk
upon the duties of commissioned off
GERS, especially captains. At the
Wednesday morning session, which
was held in Grange hall, the officers
were divided into squads each under a
captain who took up the school of the
soldier and the school of the company
as prescribed in the drill regulations.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the sword manual, the officers going
through the various movements under
the direction of Captain Hovey, and
to the school of the battalion, the Of
ficers being divided into their proper
battalions, each under its major
Al the Wednesday evening session
Captain Hovey talked on outpost duty
and explained the use of the Krag
Jorgensen or United States magazine
rife, which is soon to be issued to the
Vermont National Guard. Thursday
mornings session, which was held in
the Brooks House, was given over to
the discussion of the affairs of the
regiment by Col. J. Gray Estey. Com
pany NJ of Burlington delivered the
competition cup to Company E of
Barre, it having been won by the lat
ter company the past season. There
was some discussion as TO the advisa
bility of continuing the competition,
but it was voted to continue.
In addition to the regular staff and
company officers there were present the
cadet officers from the Norwich uni
versity battery which constitutes a
section of the company at Northtield.
Several candidates for commissions
took examinations yesterday.
Following is list of the officers:
Gen. W. II. Gilmore, Col. j. G. Es-
tey, Mai. F. L. Howe, Maj. II. E.
Dyer, Maj. H. T. johnson, Adjts. j.
c. holden and W. W. Russell, Capt.
J. Harry Estey, regimental adjutant;
Maj. Berkeley, regimental surgeon;
Capt. G.. r. Anderson. assistant sur
geon; Lieut.. Dodds, assistant surgeon;
Chap G. B. Lawson: Capt Brownell,
pay master: Capt. Durham, inspec-
tor of rife practice: Capt. Miller, com
missary: Capt. Hadley, quartermas-
ter; Capt. Stickney and Lieuts. Hy-
land and Hayes of Co. A, Rutland;
Capt Tillotson and Lieuts. Worse and
Evarts of Co. B, St. Adams: Capt.
Segar and Lieut. Smith of Co. c,
Brandon: Lieut.. Gum of Co. ID, st.
Johnsbury: Capt Rogers and Lieuts.
Cadger and Dean of Co. E, Barre;
Capt. Plumley and Lieut.. Morse of Co.
F, Mortified: Capt Brock and Lieuts.
Smith and Merrill of Co. 9, Brad
ford: Capt. Pratte aud Lieuts. Thomas
and Monlton of Co. III, Montpelier:
Capt. Waterman and Lieuts. Gibson
and Davis of Co. |, Brattleboro; Capt.
Graves and Lieut.. Frost of Co. X,
Bennington: Lieuts. Woodbury. and
Taggart of Co. NJ. Burlington Cadet
Major Williams, Cadet Captains Eos
ter and Fuller, and Cadet Lieutenant
Bird of Norwich university.