The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-07
MAY DIsBAND CO. F.
People Of Mortified Are Being Urged to
Save Their Militia.

Mortified, April 1.-THE prospect thai
Mortified may lose Company +, Yer
mont National Guard, is stirring In,
people Of the community into action, and
a call has been issued for meeting to
morrow evening to see what can b,
done about strengthening the company
TO comply with the law. The call fol-
the meeting is as follows.
Eve are asking you to attend a meet
ing Of those interested in the keeping
Company + at Northheld, this meeting
TO be held at armory hall on Thursday
April S, az p. m. This meeting is call
ed because Of the fact that unless imme-
date steps are taken 10 strengthen this
company, IL will be mustered out Of ser
vice without delay and Mortified will
be- without representation in the Yer
mont National Guard This statement
is authorized by the state authorities,
who have consented to giveing this one
further opportunity 70 build up and re-
tain the company.
This condition is not due to any me-
glect or failure on the part Of the com
pany officers, but to the fact that for
various reasons the attendance at drills
has been 50 poor on the part Of the non
commissioned officers and privates now
in the organization. The United States
Inspector as a result Of his inspection,
March "a has recommended that the com
pany be disbanded on this account There
are not many young men in Mortified
at the present time. so few in fact that
unless We can get You to take an active
interest IN this matter, the company
win be disbanded and a new organiza-
ton be created elsewhere, II Is the in.
tention OF the undersigned to save the
company with your help. A thorough
reorganization win be necessary. Come
and help,--we need you. Remember the
date"
This call is signed by w. p. Mayo,
Fl. w 0rser, NJ. d. Smith, Charles A.
Plumley and w. f. G. Washburn
Very few people are aware Of the
conditions now existing in the National
Guard. Under the present laws each
company must have "a drills prior To
june 30. each OF which drills must Be
attended BY 81 per cent. Of the actual
enrolled membership. Should the num-
Der Of drills with this attendance be less
AAaH AAt kt4MlAEA NNtUHEAs NNt MaA MCr
partment must, under the law. refuse
to accept the organization as part Of
the Vermont National Guard. The re-
sule Of Company Fs failure, therefore.
would be not only 70 cause It's muster
out, but would also result in cutting out
the entire First Infantry, as under the
law only ~ company regiments can be
considered as part OF the National
Guard.
During the present fiscal year, Yer
mont IS drawing n total Of $4,000 from
the United States government for the
support Of the Vermont National Guard. /
The failure of even one company toll
meet the war department requirements
as to efficiency, drills or attendance,
would be to deprive the state of this
sum for the ensuing year. In view Of
this fact, the state authorities have to /
disband Company I at once unless it
meets the requirements, So as TO permit /
the organization of new company
elsewhere which win be able to put in
the required number of drills between
now and June 30. The situation is eri
tical and unless the response is imme
date ard general, Mortified must lose
Its representation in the National
Guard.
Under the United States laws. the
minimum number Of enlisted men in the
company must be SIS. Every one Of
lhese men must be Of good social stand
ng IN his community, Of high intellec
aual ability as well as Of strong ply
iique The present strength OCT che
company present in town is but 30.
Many of these men have not attended
hills this year--in fact, there has not
,ecn single drill this year which has
net the requirements az to attendance.
Such men as have habitually failed to
ittend drills will have to be discharged
ind at least 30 to 40 new men must be
Unlisted who viii attend at least "A
IriIls between now and June 3d. 1t Is
necessary that these new men shall be
Of the town; young men
f good standing in every way.