Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-23
II Off TO WAR IN A DRlZZlE
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high and low there has certainly been
no army like II In all American history.
THE Addison County boys who have
already gone to Camp Devens have
made good, was surprised 10 find how
many of them had 30 quickly won pro-
motions. We have every right 10 be
proud of them, And II Ia doing our
boys good. Every one of them that ]
saw looked stronger and better for their
experience at camp looked as though
they were leading good lives, becoming
well disciplined and getting the inspra'
ton of their work.
"You boys will find that there are
many things TO learn you will find
some things that you don't want to
learn and must not learn, You must
exercise your ahreWd Vermont sense
your good judgment to distinguish be-
! tween what you should learn and leave
unlearncd. You cannot learn too well
what your superior officers teach you as
to the discipline of the soldier 90
and the spirit of the soldier, But out.
side of these things take care In what
you learn | once talked with soldier
who hadEbeen sentenced to the guard
house. He had stayed out too late, and
| had been doing some other things he
ought not and he was put in the guard
house. He made light Of il, saying
they tell me that no man is worth any.
thing as "A soldier until he has been in
the guard house, Now, gentlemen,
that il lie, You will hear good
many lies of that sort Use your iudg.
ment what to learn and what not to
learn and you will come back stronger
men.
II is not the worst thing that could
happen to you by any means to go away
nor is it the worst thing that could hap
pen to US to send you Off. Most of you
will come back to Addison County per
haps all of you, as we hope and be n
great credit to your families and our
county, You are going to stand by our
flag whatever sacrifice it NAV mean. 1t
is hard but necessary task ii we are
10 secure for ourselves the liberty for
which the world cries.
"Our blessing and goodwill is going
with you all am sure'.
When DR.. Thomas had stepped down
from the chair from which he spoke in
the center of the group, the friends and
relatives of those who were to leave
pressed around for their final leave
taking and there were, as usual, many
who were moved to tears
AS the 1926 train pulled in, Chairman
Allan Calhoun of the Local Selection
Board stood by the track and shook
hands with all the men in the final roll
call, just before they embarked. The
members of the Send-Of Committee
me AWHILE boarded the train and stored
away on the hat racks in their car a
dozen big lunch boxes that had been
supplied by the Send-Of funds. The
boxes were done up neatly in white
paper and decorated with paper flags
packed at Taylor's restaurant. There
were also box of cigars and dozen
boxes of cigarettes thrown in for the
smokers.
! Charles E. Bartlett, senior at the
college, who was the only one of the
/ party from Middlebury, was the man
selected by Chair man Calhoun to have
charge of the trip to Aver. Roscoe +,
DaNe, another senior at the college, left
ON the same train for his home in New
York State to answer call to colors.
Britton A. Everitt, cheer leader of
the college boys, led the students in
rouslng cheers for the National Army
and for Dake and Bartlett.
I Those who left yesterday went to fill
vacancies caused by the return of other
men by reason of physical uniitness
and are not in completion of Addison
County's quota. Nineteen more are to
leave, it is understood, on the next call
which is expected next month, but def
mite announcement has not yet been
made, Those who left yesterday are:
Charles f. Webster, Whiting
Stewart f. Bacon, Waltham
Patrick j. Cook, Bridport
Allan l.. Drolette, Cornwall
/ Albert G. Shorkey, Cornwall
GIenden X. Rising, Orwell
William c. McCauley, Shoreham
Clarence A. Belanger, Orwell
Russell j. Easton, Shoreham
Elmer Patch, f. Granville.
Lawrence d. McShane, Bristol
Charles f. Bartlett, Mddebury