The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-23
Entire Vermont Regiment
Now Assembled at Fort
Ethan Allen
COMPANY | AMONG
LAST TO ARRIVE
Local Boys Reach Grounds About
O'clock on Train With Springfield
and Bellows Falls Contingent-First
Hard Work Begins Today.


and Bellows Falls Contingent-First
Hard Work Begins Today.
BURLINGTON, June 23.-The First
regiment of infantry, Vermont ma
tional guard, modified yesterday at
the state reservation near Fort Ethan
Allen under the command of Lieut..
Col. Fred B. Thomas of Montpelier.
Col. Ira L. Reeves of Northfield, com
manding officer of the regiment, and
morning when Col. Reeves assumed
charge of the camp. The attached
sanitary troops of the Vermont IA
tional guard also encamped at the
reservation today and the First
squadron of the First cavalry will ar
rive at camp Saturday morning.
The average strength of the in
fantry companies is about IS men.
Company X of Springfield has
strength of l01 enlisted men, while II
company of Montpelier is the smallest
with 66 men. Company d of st. Johns
bury has 81 men and NJ company of
this city has 81 privates. The number
of company, field and staff officers
who arrived at the camp yesterday
was about 40, so that over 1000 mea
spent the night at the state grounds.
Companies c and NJ of this city
and & company of Winooski were the
first companies to arrive at the state
camp, having left their temporary
quarters at the University Of Vermont
campus about 0 clock yesterday
morning. The other companies arrived
during the day, the last contingent,
Including the Brattleboro, Springfield
and Bellows Falls companies reaching
the camp about 5 clock in the af-
ternoOn. The companies detrained at
the siding in the rear of the quarter
master S buildings at Fort Ethan Al
/ len and marched to the camp grounds.
! The equipment was carried by true Ks
/ TO camp.
Tents were pitched in a short time
/ and the first thing which followed the
/ tent pitching was mess call. Capt.
| NJ. B. Gill of Burlington, regimental
| eommissary, was a busy man for the
| task of feeding such a large body OF
men is not slight one and their ap-
! petites were sharpened by the exer
else in the cold air. All of the com,
panics reported that they were given
a rousing send off at their home sta.
tions. Company G of Winooski per
/. formed the first guard duty of the
camp last night.
Little else could be accomplished
yesterday beyond getting the reg:
meat under canvas but the real wort
of the camp will begin in earnest to
day when some of the men will bt
sent out on the target range, Will,
the others will be occupied with vari
Gus military duties. The guardsmen
veterans and recruits alike, are tax
ing the work with much more serious
ness than is usually shown at the sum
mer cncampment and are determined
to attain the maximum grade of eff
cheney in the maximum amount o
time.
Most of the guardsmen wore thei
overcOats but n number of recruit
to whom equipment has not yet bee
issued suffered from the wind. Thes
men will probably receive their out
fits tomorrow. Lieut.. c. Harold Hay
1 den, recruiting officer of c company
+ whose office is at the University O
Vermont gymnasium, has distribute
large number of flyers calling fo
0 recruits for the company and Capt
? J. l.. Shanley of G company at VIII
1 ooski has had large posters place,
through that town in an endeavor t
bring the company up to war strength
: Company NJ of this city had severa
! additions today.
r An innovation has been made in tn
s method of camp administration b
the establishment of a patrol cOnsis
) ing of members of the guard, whic
IS will operate in Winooski and Burlint
: ton. The primary object of the patrC
q is to help the members of the reg
ment, but they will also conduct bae
to camp any members found abser
after taps or without permission an
will be useful in other ways. Six me
will be detailed for this work in VII
ooski and II in Burlington and the
headquarters will be at the armoi
10 of each place.