The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-23
GAVE PAJAMA PARTY
Vermont Soldiers at the Border
Amuse Themselves.


First Battalion of the First Vermont
Infantry, composed of Companies A,
B, and d, from Rutland. st. Adams,
University of Vermont and st. Johns
bury, respectively, has been relieved
from outpost duty along a border
frontage of eighty-one miles by bat
talon from the Second Kansas Regi-
ment. The home-comers could hardly
get their bearings at first because of
the changed appearance OF the camp
since the new mess halls have been
constructed.
They all say they enjoyed the out
post duty, but are nevertheless glad
to be back with the regiment. In
Company c, the University of Yer
mont boys, great concern is felt as to
whether they should take advantage
of the War Department order which
allows them to be mustered out of the
service September first to resume
their college work
The concensus OF opinion Is that the
majority of these students will go
home, although the benefit OF years
experience Of this nature would
without doubt, be looked back upon
as one of the most profitably spent
years of their lives. Many OF the
students have sought advice from the
colonel, but he is loath to give it be.
cause he believes this is question
! for they themselves to decide. The
answer by no means has been found,
and II is possible that they may de-
| eide 10 stay.
Former Quartermaster Sergeant
Leon H. Boyd, who has been with the
regiment for more than ten years, has
been appointed second lieutenant of
the Supply Company.
He was thoroughly initiated by the
| officers of the regiment. The initia-
tion consisted in well worked up
| little program in which he was the
leading man. The first step was to
confine him in a guarded tent, from
which, however, he shortly escaped,
only to be captured after a 200.yard
sprint:
AS a penalty for trying to get away
he was plastered with pancake -four.
He was then taken to the command
ing officer who was told that 'it' had
been found to have in its possession
a commission as second lieutenant in
| the First Vermont Infantry.
The commanding officer was asked
| II he could recognize it, but he re.
piled that he could not and suggested
that bath might make the victim
easier to identify. The poor candi
date was rushed to the shower for
treatment, which by the way Was
given without allowing him to remove
a stitch OF clothes.
He was then taken back and pre-
sented to the commanding officer
this time to be recognized as the
new and very welcome second lleuten
and of the supply department.
Then Given Uniform.
The lieutenant was then given q
new uniform with ornaments which
distinguished an officer from an en-
listed man.
In compliance with instructions
from the Southern Department Head
quarters an efficiency board hai
been appointed for the purpose of de
termining the ability and general fit
ness for military duty OF those OH
GERS who may be ordered before II
. This board is composed of Lieutenan
Colonel +. b. Thomas of Montpelier
president Major w. O. Cooley o
Brattleboro, member, and Captain II
NJ. Howe of Northfeld. recorder.
An excellent drainage system ha
been laid out by Captain c. N, Barber
. ! a graduate of Norwich Universit
Civil Engineer College. 1t is expecte
that when the camp is again settle
, that the sanitation will be nearly pei
feet.
Captain Henry Hossfeld OF tn
Third U. S. Infantry has been a,
signed to the First Vermont lnfantr
as pector.instructor. vice Capiai
I, II. A. Ripley. also OF the Third U.
!. Infantry.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has grown constan
| ~ III popularity iht WllNilb lubltl
accommodating between forty am Il
ty, are kept busy all the time. ~
tween 200 and 400 letters are write
., daily at these tables.
= An innovation in the way o, pi
y jana party was recently held In III
- association building. Men arrived
!. white, blue, pink and even stripe
pajamas of summery cotton whio
showed bright against tho Texan cor
: ploxions filled the hall to capacit
The entertainment was snappy an
we'll received II consisted of music
numbers, clog dancing by eX.profe
II sionals and an adjective letter @
K, the trip from the Green Mountains
n. the Rio Grande, written by the seer
.6 tar.