The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
Unnamed Friend to Present
One to BrattlebOro Mil
itia Company
COMPANY MAY BE
CALLED TO SERVICE
Motor for Aeroplane offered at Nend-
nal Price, Also Materials for Con-
Struction Of AeCoplane - Captain
Gibson Wants Recruits.

The members of Company l, Y. \.
e., were treated to several surprises at
drill last evening. Capt. L. W. Gibson
announced that the company had re-
ceived from an unnamed friend the
promise of a machine gun as soon as
the government decides upon the make
to be used. The gun viii be bought
and presented to the company.
He also announced that the COM
pany has been offered, at a nominal
price, q motor for an aeroplane and
some of the materials necessary for the
construction of an aeroplane.
| Later the captain asked such mem
bers of the company as felt that they
would not be able or willing to respond
| to the call to 90 into active service to
/ request at once their discharge papers,
and not man stepped from the ranks.
! Captain Gibson said that he did not
! lay claim to being prophet, but tkat
/ he expected the company would be
called into service by the government
before the Mexican situation clarified,
and he wished every member of the
company to be ready TO respond.
Three men have been discharged re-
Gently from the company. Walter F.
Spear was discharged upon his own ap-
!plicatiOn. William Tweed was dis
charged by reason of his removal from
the state and Raymond Collins because
of his departure to parts unknown.
Within the next few DAYS several 9th
er members will be discharged because
they have moved out of the state, and
the company will be reduced thsn to
about 62 men and officers.
The new army bill becomes effective
July /. This calls for the recruiting of
National Guard companies up to to-
ltal of l03 men and officers, divided as
follows: One captain at a salary Of
$500; one first lieutenant at 424O; one
second lieutenant at 5000, one first ser
geant, one supply sergeant, one mess
sergeant. six sergeants, II coT9orals,
two buglers, one mechanic. 10 first
Iclass privates and 80 rrivates. The non
commissioned officers and men draw at
the rate of one-quarter the regular ar
my pay, provided they attend at least
Is drills year.
The strength of the militia of each
; state, under the provisions of the army
bill is to be at the rate of 200 for ev-
erv representative and senator, and il
, shall be increased at the rate of 5C
+ per cent each year until the tota
: strength amounts TO 500 for every
senator and representative.
Capt. Gibson Is very anxious to get
, the company recruited up to the full
: strength before July l in order thai
: the men may ali begin drawing pay
= The pay is received ever six months
! but unless a member attends "a drill
+ between July I and January l he vii
mot receive his pay until the end o
= the year This means quick reeruitin,
! if new members are to get into th'
! company membership in time to draw
the first six months pay January l.
The fact that the company is nov
! assured a machine gun viii help at
! tract new members, for this detaeh
! ment of the command viii be entirel,
= new to National Guard circles and
! one that few companies in state vii
: ihaye.