The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-29
co. | WILL DRAW
CLOTHING FUNDS
Savings Average About $40
Each on This One
Account
BROUGHT NUMEROUS
PETS FROM BORDER
Good Showing by Quartermaster Sergt
Clapp - Work of Cooks Gonyer and
Heap Appreciated - Lieut.. Miner
Nav Make Regular Army
Fay Make Regular Army.
Especial to The Reformer.)

FORT ETHAN ALLEN, Sept. 90.
Yesterday morning at $50 Col.
Reeves assembled all the officers of the
lst Vermont Infantry for instruction
i'll the preliminaries to muster out.
Troop b barracks was set aside as an
office for the officers and all of them
were required to bring all company pa
pers for inspection. The muster out is
really a settlement between the sol
dier and the United States government
The soldier is expected to account for
all of the time of his period of service
through the company records, for all
credits by way of pay and clothing
drawn.
Each soldier is entitled to a clothing
allowance of 1925 a month or at about
the rate of 81 cents a day. He may
draw this amount in clothing or he may
allow clothing savings to accumulate
and draw the difference between what
he is entitled to draw and what he actu-
ally draws III cash. Company / men
have clothing saving of approximately
$40 each, which the men will draw in
cash at the time of their muster out.
Each also will draw, in addition to pay
| and clothing saving, three and one-half
cents a mile for travel between the
/ place of muster out and the home
rendezvous of the company. The state
also will provide transportation for the
troops by special trains to their home
stations, so that the men will have the
advantage of full travel pay. The third
battalion will be the first to be mustered
out, and may get out of the service by
Wednesday of next week.
Company | men have with them a
variety of pets, mostly dogs, for which
the border is famous. An inspection of
these CANNES does not inspire one with
a belief that they viii be welcome
addition to every household which will
be expected to receive them.
A banquet was given last night at
Burlington in honor of the return of
Company NJ and Company C. Several
of the regimental officers were in at
tendance.
Quartermaster Sergt. Clapp has made
good in a position which requires ac
curacy. Yesterday his clothing accounts
checked to a cent, so it was possible tC
close up that detail at an early hour.
Company | has been fortunate il
having two good cooks in eddie
, Gonyer and Levi Heap. Nearly every
man of the company has added to hi:
! normal weight. This is a good testi
monial for the cooks. 1t would not bt
, surprising if one of them drew tht
Florida trip with the rifle team.
Lieut.. Miner still has an opportuni
, tv for service with the regular arm,
and is seriously considering taking al
examination for second lieutenant
l There are many vacancies to be filled
F. and one now successful in passing gain
=, an advantage of several hundred place
+ ahead of others to be appointed at
$ later date.
There is a rumor about the post tha
"Sandy' Daniels called yesterday fo
a hasty survey of the situation. \
other Brattleboro politician has so ia
X appeared, although the boys expected
see several of those who came to til
Republican convention.
u 1t is planned to have a review TIL
lie afternoon by Governor Gates at 2.30
N m. 1t will be the first time the entil
IS regiment has been together since tt
III muster of 1915.
r. The band, called back by Gen. Tillo
y son, has been doing excellent servic
lf and its music has been much appreciate
IN during the past few days.
One of the busiest men in the col
~ pany is Mess Sergeant Marion, who
a looking after the food supply in a mo
III. efficient manner.