The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-26
FINAL RECRUITS
JOIN COMPANY |
Squad Leaves at 9 o'clock and Another at II in
Response to Hurry Call Captain Gibson Re-
Ceives Orders in Night -EnistmentS Follow
Public Patriotic Meeting

members of the squadron are Norwich
university students with the exception
of detachment Of 30 business men
from Bethel.
Although none of the companies arc
yet recruited to full war strength the
lack of men is felt principally in the
cavalry and IN the regimentaI band
which Is being reorganized. A full reg
lment of cavalry is expected to be re-
crulted as the vacancies in this attrac-
tive branch Of the service should be
filled without delay Several Vermont
aviators have offered their services TO
Col. Reeves, but as there is no proyi-
sion for the employment of an aviator
the matter must be taken up with the
war department.
Well-Known Citizens Speak.
That there is great interest in Com.
pany l and in the efforts to recruit
1t up to full war strength and to do
it in a hurry was made plain Satur.
day evening, when Main street was
crowded with persons, young and old
of both sexes, who were there espec.
tally for the recruiting meeting adver-
tised for the corner of Main and FL
liot streets
Promptly at 7.I5 clock q drum
corps led by Capt W T. Haigh. who
commanded Company I in the Spanish
American war, and who carried
large American flag paraded up Main
street to the fountain, countermarehad
to Bridge street and came back to the
corner of Elliot ana Main streets and
played numerous pieces with spirit
and accuracy surprising in a group of
men some of whom had not played an
instrument IN weeks and others prot
ably not in years. The membership of
the drum corps was George Stone,
Frederic c. Adams and Charles Belden.
ffers; Clayton Daniels. John L. Stew
art and II. W. Sargent, snare drum
mers, and Chauncey Young, bass
drum.
DR.. H. P. Greene : automobile was
pressed into service by Capt F. W
Gibson of Company I, who is here on
recruiting duty. Mounting the run
ming board. Capt Gibson outlined
| briefly the status Of the company and
the need Of recruits. saying that the
roll at that time showed 9S names,
while $50 was the maximum war
strength. The bulk of the recruits
must come from Brattleboro. He had
received word from the adiutant gen
eral that there were Is0O uniforms
and equipment sufficient for outfittiug
the entire regiment of u companies
of l50 men now at the state camp
grounds. He said that he appreciated
the fact that there are men who hest
tate TO enlist because of the sacrifice,
but he said he had a wife and four
/ children himself and was giving up
i law practise that meant heavy loss to
+ him. lie introduced Col. J. G. Estey,
i q former commander of the company,
a major Of the battalion during the
| Spanish American war and later com
mander of the regiment
Col. Estey said that he heard a
/ great deal of talk about a second call
/ for recruits. He urged that the first
call be taken care of first Some peo-
/ pie believe that the Mexicans will not
| fight, but he believes they viii and
that the Mexican campaign viii be no
| picnic. It will be a case of fight and
| he urged that we be prepared to fight
| before being called upon to do so, and
/ the only way to DO that Is to have
enough men properly equipped and
| drilled. He wanted to see enough
men register their names for service
to have enough on hand for second
company. He said that he understood
that the physical examination being
made here was the final one and that
there would be no danger of recruits
who had passed here being turned
back from the state camp as was done
in 1898. lie declared that men who
try to enlist and arc turned down are
entitled 10 as much credit as those
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