Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-24
Command Mt Fort Ethan Allen Took
rnrt in Exercises Of the Dny-Serv.
ice Medals and Centenniul
Trophy Awarded.

mcu kOt themselves III TedOlueDD lUT tuo
afternoons work. Governor Bell. his stan
and ladies' appeared in camp shortly be-
fore two o'clock. His arrival was an
nounced by the cadets from Norwich
University firing tho prescribed salute of
II guns. The distinguished party entered
the camp grounds and drove past tho
duartermaster storehouse. Upon reaching
the guard house Captain q. p. woodbury.,
officer OF the day, had his guard turned
out and they in turn paid tho governor
the honors accorded him. The party then
drove TO regimental headquarters. where
Colonel Estey and his stan saluted the
governor and his staff. Governor Bell.
with Colonel Estey. then inspected the
hospital and the governor took a general
survey Of the camp.
In the meantime FIRST CALI had been
sounded and the companies were getting
ready for tho review. Governor Bell and
his stan proceeded to the quartermaster
storehouse, where horses from Weddells
livery stable in this city were saddled,
waiting for them. The regiment formed
and from the direction Of the fort was
heard the rumbling Of the artillery.
Lieut.. Col. Alex Rogers, post commander
yesterday. helped to make the day the
biggest at a State encampment. The 23rd
battery. F.. A. and the third squadron,
four troops Of the 18th cavalry command
ed by Major Wilbur L. Wilder, formed
on the left Of the guard and prepared
themselves for review. 1t was impossible
to have the entire command from Fort
Ethan Allen participate IN the review on
the camp grounds. but Colonel Rodgers
had issued orders for the entire command
10 prepare themselves for parade and re-
view on the fort grounds which occurred
after the exercises at the camp ground
Governor Bell, Lieut.-Gov Stearns Coils
Billings, Dole. Scarf, Wells, Roberts and
General williams. Lieut. Col. Rodgers.
18th cavalry, and his staff were the re-
viewing officers. After the column had
been formed, the entire reviewing party
inspected the command before Them
After the inspection the column moved on
and passed in review. When the 23rd
battery had passed the reviewing stand,
the command to trot was given and the
battery left the grounds in platoon for
nation at this gait. Tho national guard
companies were then taken to their COM
pany streets and dismissed.
The governor and his staff then pro-
ceeded to Fort Ethan Allen. where they
acted as reviewing officers for the review
of the entire command at the fort.
After the review at the fort the COVER
nor and his party returned to the camp
grounds and the governor rode around Tor
a short time inspecting the camp. First
call for parade was then sounded ana
the governor and his party at this lorna
ton presented the centennial trophy
which was won by Company I. at the
rife competition on the fort range last
Saturday and Monday to the company.
This company, in command OF captain
Ernest w. Gibson. was paraded IN the
center of a regimental square ana Cover
nor Bell presented the cup to Captain
Gibson, congratulating him at the same
time on the success Of his rifle team.
| This Is the fourth time the cup goes INTO
the hands of Company I.
Following the presentation OF the cup
all of the men who were entitled to serv-
| ice medals were called and the me"a's
we're personally handed to the men by
| the governor.
Those 70 receive service badges were
| as follows: For 30 years service
Major Frank l.. Howe. Northheid' com
mander of the first battalion; ~ years
| service, Lieut.-COl. {. Nj. honey o.
Johnsbury; IL years service MAJOR ~.
Edward Dyer Rutland. commander o'
the second battalion, Major HERBERT T.
| Johnson, Bradford. commander or the
| third battalion, Captain c. r. burnham
| burlington, regimental quartermas'er
Regimental Sergeant Major Louis A.
Uenkel, Brattleboro, Second Lieut.. Roel
S. Rowe, Company A; ten years ser
vice. CAPTAIN G. r. Anderson, assistant
surgeon. Brattleboro. and Sergeant
Hariie Fl. Moore, Company G.; i've
years service. Major c. c. Berkeley
surgeon, St. Adams, Captain w. w
Russell. rcgmcntal adjutant. White
River Junction. First Lieut.. H. NJ
Howe. battalion adjutant, Northficld
color Sergeant Elmer n. Bean, North
field, Drum Major Harold V. Allen
Bethel; Company b, Sergeants S. A.
Miller, Charles f.. Pell and Fred G
| Tisco; Company c, Captain +. l.. Smith
Private X. D. Davies; Company r, FRS,
Lieut.. James A. Dean, Second Lieut.
| William Brown, Sergeant Ira f
| Wright: Company T.. Private c. d
Chatier.on: Company G. Corporal /. +
Mcclure, Private w. NJ. Chamberlain
Cook Charles II. I.ufkin. Private W. H.
| Shepard; Company II, Sergcants y. Il
Moore. II. l. Nichols, Corporal Henry
j. Corsan, Musician Olin ERusscll Pri.
Yates A. l.. Bascomb. T. r. Carson and
Frank w. Hill; Company ], Ssrge,ni
G. "a. Tenney, Privates f. w. Haskell
w. +. Tooney and Cecil c. Turner; Com.
pany Is, Private John w. Rogers: Com.
pany l., Captain C. W. Richmond. Sec.
ond Lieut.. Charles G. Taylor, Sergeant.
4. w. Fisher and r. r.. Cory. Privat,
Albert f.. Heath; Company NJ. FRS
Lieut.. o. II. Parker. Corporal w. f
Babcock and Private Sumner Muir
Hospital Corps. Private w J. Collins.
After the presentation OF medals the
regiment was dismissed and the gov.
ernor and his party remained in camT
for an hour, when they returned tc
this city. Governor Bell in speaking
to a Free Press man expressed himself
as well pleased with the encampment
and with the review.
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