The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-20
TROOPS WERE READY
WITHIN Is HOURS
Company H of Montpelier
Will Be Given a Good
Send-off When 1t Leaves,
Although the Exact Time
of Departure Has Not
Been Made Public - Re-
cruiting Going On

The Vermont National Guard which
was called out early yesterday by the
presidents order in order to do patrol
service on the Mexican border with the
whole organized militia OF the country,
! will mobilize at the state camp ground
near Fort Ethan Allen, in the town of
Colchester, according to orders which
were issued this morning. Since the call
to arms the companies have been held in
readiness for immediate departure from
their home stations, while in the mean
time steps were taken to recruit to the
full strength of 65 men per company.
At the headquarters of Col. Ira L.
Reeves, commanding officer of the Ver-
mont National Guard, at Northfeld. it
was announced that within Is hours of
the receipt of the order from President
Wilson the Vermont troops were ready
to proceed to the state camp ground.
All Norwich university cadets eligible
for the first squadron of Vermont cavalry
will go. There are $50 men in the squad
ron now, being short 100 men. The
squadron will probably go to the state
reservation on Friday 1t was also an
nounced that there is an opportunity to
JOIN the regimentaI band.
Although over dozen applicants ap-
peared at the Montpelier armorY vester-
day and to-day to enlist, Company Fl at
noon to day lacked FIVE of having the
necessary 50 men for the minimum
strength required. 1t is expected how
ever that a number of Others viii be ac-
cepted as soon as the necessary examina-
tions can be made. Orders were re-
ceived this forenoon to the effect that
the company shall entrain sometime to-
morrow, the exact time to be determined
to night A passenger car from White
River junction was brought on the north
bound train over the Central Vermont
railroad this morning and set on the
near the station to carry Com
oanv H to the state reservation.
Following is the complete list of Off
,ers and men of the company, not in
,luding those who have enlisted since re-
.ruiting commenced:
Captain, j. Edward Coghlan; first
lieutenant Raymond w. Paine; second
lieutenant. Clarence Lepage; first ser
.eant, w 4. D. Coghlan; quartermaster
ergeant, Carl f. Nelson; sergeant, Ed
ward Ducket: sergeants, William tan
nc, Edward Buley. Archie Mcdonald;
orporals, Robert Glennie. P. G. Wells,
Spooner, John Mcdonald;
ooks. James S. Wood, Lorton Lothrop;
musician, O. +. Russell privates, Ray
lond Hathaway, Archie Adams, Andrew
ackson, Henry Desliet, H. W. Sumner,
1arshall Dennis, Henry Parker. Thomas
ibley. Henry Galaise, Wallace Smith,
ohm Lucia. Lucius Provenche jr. Io-
sph Jangraw, Ralph Carpenter, Clyde
incent James Glenne, Merrill Shewell,
rville Fordham, George Stone, Ruel
aldwin. w A. Carroll Merton Martin,
alph Lawliss William Gauld, John
ohnson. A. L. Lord, Francis O'Brien,
rthur Lombard William Greenleaf,
oward Alexander Peter Harold Barnes,
fired Edwards. William Blanchard,
enry Badger, Armon Pinard, -. Vega,
harles Cadet. Forrest Blay. Walter
nutson. Charles Beck, Charles Lovely
I'd Myron Davidson.
II has been arranged to give the boys
good send off when they leave Mont
lier. the Montpelier Military band hiv-
2 been secured to play for the occasion.