The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
HELP FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES
Committee Named by Gov
ernOr Gates Meets in
Montpelier
NO APPEAL RECEIVED
FROM COMPANY I
Brattleboro Member Thinks That Fact
Reflects Confidence in Local Organ
ization - Sub Committee Formulating
System of Distribution.

| Horton ID. Walker, president of the
Brattleboro board of trade. who was
named by Governor, Gates as the rep
resentative from Brattieboro on the
committee to look after the needs Of
| dependent families of Vermont Nation
al Guardsman now on the Texas bor-
| der, returned on the owl train this
morning from Montpelier, where he at
tended yesterday afternoon the first
meeting of the committee.
The committee which consists of rep
resentatlvcs from each town where
there is company of the Vermont Ma,
tional Guard, is made up as follows:
Frank Wilson, Rutland; Arthur Ea-
ton, Montpelier; Prof. II. X. Roberts,
Northtield; George Leland SpringfieId:
Henry Conlin, Winooski: Senator H. c.
Cady, Northfeld; Capt. G. 4. Davis.
Newport; II. d. Walker. Brattleboro;
Col. John +. piddock. Bellows Falls;
Edmund Deschenes, St. Albans; Prcsi-
dent Guy Potter Benton. Burlington;
{. l.. Smith, Burlington, and Frank
Brooks, St. Johnsburv.
The committee went into session at
L3O and worked continuously until
$50 o clock with ali present EXCEPT
Mr.. Smith of Burlington.
Governor Gates read a letter from
Col Ira l.. Reeves containing a list
Iot the men who had reported to the
colonel that their families at home
were in need. Copies of these lists
were made and handed TO the represen-
fatlves Of the different companies. Mr..
Walker was the only one who did not
receive the name of a member of his
company who had reported that his de-
pendents were in need.
Mr.. Walker remarked that he sup
posed the fact that no member of the
company had asked for aid reflected
confidence in the organization at home
which was perfected and working be-
fore the boys left for the border and
which had manifested itself in various
ways. He said that the local commit
tee, III spite of the fact that no member
OF Company | had applied for aid, had
found something to do in the matter of
aid for families
The committee organized with Gov
ernor Gates chairman. Professor Rob
ertS, secretary and State Treasurer
scott, not member of the committee
and not present at the meeting, treas.
urer.
kilograms received by Governor
6ates from all states that have troops
at the border contained the iuforma-
tloh that no state action had been
taken Tor those dependent upon mem
pers OF the National Guard, which
means that Vermont is once more first
III taking definite action.
II was the sense of the meeting that
dependents of men in the Vermont reg.
lment should be assisted until the next
session of the general assembly, either
special or regular, until the bill now
pehdlng IN Congress is passed, or un-
III such assistance is no longer needed.
The committee voted to raise sum
not to exceed $4,000 for present needs
and to sign a note for the amount.
Concerning report which gained
currency some time ago to the effect
that former governor had offered to-
advance money to pay the soldiers and
wait for the legislature to reimburse
hlm, Governor Gates said he had not re-
ceived any such offer.
Discussion as to who were actual dc.
pcndents and how to disburse money!
according to the actual needs of de
pendents occupied the greater part of
the afternoon. 1t was decided finally
after long discussion to leave the mat
ter with a subcommittee of three and
the chairman and treasurer of the gen
eral committee TO work out a plan of
distribution. In the meantime urgent
leases are to be cared for by the com
mittees i'll the towns where found
III" Governor appointed Senator Ca
dy of Northfeld, Colonel Piddock of
Bellows Falls and Edmund DeschenesI
OF st. Albans, auditor of the Central
Vermont railroad, as the subcommittee.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
Icall of the chairman next week or as
soon as the subcommittee is ready to
report. The subcommittee went into
executive session, and at 1890 O'Clock
this morning. when Mr.. Walker left to
board his train, it was at work.