The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-01
Votes that Present Members
and Recruits Attend to
Their Teeth
ACTION CONSIDERED
OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
DR.. A. Louis Pettee Offers to Do
Work for Company Free Except Fill
ing and Artificial Work-Other Mat
ters of Business.

ICIo VI BUSINESS.
Company l, V. \. G., voted last
evening TO take step, which it is
confidently hoped by those who have
carefully considered it, will be the
opening wedge for greater physical
efficiency in the National Guard of the
state.
In nutshell it is that with the APP
proyal of Adjutant General Tillotson
and Lieut. Surgeon Herbert Taylor of
the lst Regiment, every man of the
company volunteers to have his mouth
| put in first class condition by some
dentist and report to Surgeon Taylor
| for inspection before June l. Every
new recruit is to have his mouth ex-
amined and necessary dental opera
| tions begun before receiving his uni
| form.
! On the occasion of the recent meet
| ing in the Armory to arouse interest
! in the company DR.. A. Louis Pettee
discussed this matter with Adjutant
General Tillotson, Surgeon Taylor and
| Capt. z. W. Gibson and the three Of
hcers were heartily in accord with
| the suggestion.
Only recently has the United States
awakened to the need of this class of
y 1
ent war in Europe has developed the
interesting information that some Of
the big nations have highly organized
corps of dental surgeons who rank
| with the other medical and surgical
officers
This move of Company l can be
ranked as one Of the most progressive
that has been made by company of
the National Guard and it is hoped it
will be the forerunner of similar ac-
tion by other companies of the state
The general plan and the offer of DR.
Pettee may be explained best in his
letter, which was read to the company
last evening. Addressed to Capt. Glib
son. the text Of the letter follows:
= In regard to the proposition
which you, Gen. Tillotson, Dr. Taylor
end myself We're discussing the other
evening, | thought it might be best to
address you letter stating Just my
proposition.
= will volunteer to give my pro-
fessional services to such members of
Company | as may care to avail them
selves of them for the purpose of put
ting their mouths and teeth in proper
: sanitary, healthful condition, accord
ling to the United States Army Dental
Corps regulations, without any expense
to them whatever. This is not to be
understood TO include any artificial
n work, and a charge will be made
J, where precious metals, as gold and
q platinum, are used
7 { As stated to vou the other night
: am prompted to do this for severa
! reasons:
D First: On account of your owl
J sacrificing interest in the com
Ipany.
g 'tSecond: That | believe the com
Il pany deserves the hearty support o.
any one who is in a position to aid it
5 s'Third: That l am anxious t,
!, demonstrate that this one thing alon
= can be of tremendous assistance il
: raising the standard of Company
by promoting personal appeai anct
! pride, health and endurance of it
- members.
- .'In order that this may be work
9 ed out to the greatest advantage
e will be necessary that the work b
IN systematized and that each man ente
= into it with some degree of enthus
r asm, and /, therefore, make this offe
on condition that the company volu1
re teers to a man to have their mouth
n put in first class condition by som
ne dentist and report to Surgeon TaylC
to lOI Inspection D6tWOtH now anu
to !, next.
as At the time of inspection the men
st ber will deposit with Surgeon TaylC
a chart from his dentist showing tt
exact location and approximate size
= every filing in his teeth, the materi
of which the filing is composed, a
missing teeth, artificial supplies, foo
~ note stating the condition of tt
mouth and throat, history, etc, al
D. date on which he is to return to h
- dentist for examination.
- every new recruit is to have b
q mouth examined and necessary dent
nn operations commenced before recei'
re ing his uniform.
no. q have confidence that this seher
will work for the greatest good, an
: if we can obtain the cooperation
;ob the men, Company I will lead. -
rba In addition to unanimously acceI
tbe ing the plan of DIR. Pettee the CO.
~. ipany extended a vote of thanks
+bo George E. Fox for his lberality a
anr his interest in the company and
pecially for his efforts in raising fun
for Benjamin F. Devoe, ianitor of t
Armory, and for his courtesy in inv
- ing the company to be his guests
the Auditorium.
Two new members We're enlist
in Christopher LaFOuntain and War;