The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-06
PLACES NAMED FOR
RECRUITING DRIVE
Officers of the First Vermont Infantry
Now Stationed at Charlotte, N. c.,
Will Begin at Bradford Dec. 2
and End at Bennington
Dec. IL.

Acting Adiutant General II. T. John
son has issued the following statement
relative to the recruiting drive which il
| to be made the rest of this week and thu
first of next week to recruit the lst Yer
mont regiment:
| Three recruiting parties are being
sent from headquarters lst Vermont in
fantry, Charlotte, N. c., TO Vermont for
seven.day drive for recruits to rehabili'
tate the lst Vermont regiment.
ut is now possible for all men of draft
age who are not now in service or who
have not been called by their local boards
to volunteer for service up to noon, Sat
urday, Dec. Is.
These recruiting parties will visit the
following points IN the state on the
dates named below. Inquire of post
master as to location of recruiting office :
Bradford, Friday, Dec. Z; Newport, Sat
urday, Dec. s; st. Johnsbury, Sunday,
Dec. 8; Morrisville, Monday, Dec. 10; st.
Adams, Tuesday, Dec. IL; Montpelier,
Saturday Dec. s; Barre, Sunday, Dec. 0;
Springfield, Monday, Dec. 10; Bellows
Falls, Tuesday, Dec. IL Burlington, Sun
day, Dee O; Brandon, Monday, Dec. 10;
Vergennes, Monday, Dec. 10; Benning
ton, Tuesday, Dec. IL; Rutland, regular
recruiting station.
"The lst Vermont militia has been
asked to assist in this work; also the
members of the local boards of public
safety are asked to cooperate.
This will give all men who are of
draft age not now in service, or called,
an opportunity to volunteer and receive
the $40 per month state pay for the pc
riod of one year"
In addition to the above, Adjutant
w. W. Russell last night sent to each OF
the company commanders of the LIST Yer
mont Volunteer militia an order advising
that they cooperate in the work, and
that the work might be under way Col
onel johnson called the majors of the
regiment, advising them of the plan and
urging them to get their work started.
BY the letter sent out by Adjutant Rus
sell some 50 men will be available in
each county for recruiting service.
The part of Adjutant Russell's letter
not referred to in the above follows:
at is the wish of the governor that |
the LIST regiment " V. NJ. be used as an
organization to aid and assist the re-
,ruiting officers in every possible way.
'It' is therefore desired that you at |
,nce mobilize your command for quick
in your county to advertise
md encourage enlistment in the lst Yer
mont infantry.
"The present situation is that any man
Il draft age not already in service or
allied by his local board can volunteer
o enlist up to noon Saturday, Dec. Is,
nd such volunteers will receive the state
id of $40 per month. However, it win
,e advisable to have recruits report to
ecruiting officer at places and dates
amed above in order to assure their en-
stment.
"The time for this is necessarily very
hort. so that you are authorized to use
he telephone freely and where necessary
nd advisable to send a man TO some |
istance in your county. Actual neces
ary expenses will be paid by the state Z
n vouchers signed by company com /
landers covering expenses of his com {
land Where automobile transportation "a
needed it is desired that volunteer ma s
hines be used so far as possible. IN
at is up to company commanders to t
ct results in their respective counties. S
he several public safety committees viii c
,-operate with you in this work. Use /
our armories for recruiting stations c
here advisable" o