St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO ENLIST MEN HERE
in new ARMY BRANCH

A call has been made by the United
States government for al enlisted
force from the State of Vermont, for
the Quartermaster Enlisted Reserve
Corps. The force asked for from this
state is so sergeants, 29 corporals, 112
privates. and cooks, to be distribu-
ted in different branches and COM
panies of the service. To enlist men
in the Quartermaster Enlisted Reserve
Corps of the United States Army,
committee consisting of Rev. George
A. Martin, Capt. Henry Ellis, and DR..
H. A. Miltimore, has been appointed
in ST. Johnsbury.
This branch of the army service is
not generally known to civilians and
for this reason the government has is
sued a description of the service and
the men desired in it. The import
ant facts are:
Congress, on June 8, 1916, author
lied the formation of the Enlisted Re-
serve Corps as an auxiliary of the
Regular. Army, such reserves to be
made up of men skilled in various
trades and businesses. The object in
organizing the QuartermaSter Enlist
ed Reserve Corps at this time is t.
obtain high class Of intelligent spe
calstS, form them into the various
units and. in other words, to be sc
| prepared that, In the event of tho
! President calling for their services,
they will be ready to render efficient
service without further training. 1t
is the intention to carefully select
| men for these responsible places and
| give them their rank and position
in the Enlisted Reserve Corps now.
All that is required of q reServist is
this: That during a period Of four
years he shall keep himself physically
| fit for military service, and present
himself for active duty at the proper
place in time of actual or threatened
| hostilities Men who enlist in this re-
serve retain their status as civilians
and are only required to leave their
homes to attend encampments and il
time of war or threatened war.
The Quartermaster Enlisted Re-
serve Corps requires men skilled in
practically every trade and business
sand military training as a soldier is
not required before enlistment. The
! memebers of this section are required
to perform the duties of their particu-
7 lar trade or business incident to the
them with supplies of every kind. in
Guiding their food, clothing, equip
ment and their pay, and are not re-
i uuired to drill with rifles perform
guard duty, or other purely miltar
duties which fall to the lot of soldiers
of the Infantry, Cavalry. and othe
branches of the Army, except in ar
|-emergency.
The force asked Of the State of Yer
mont is enumerated as follows: one
auto truck company to consist of "a
! SergeantS and one cook; four wagon
companies, to consist of 16 sergeants
12 corporals, 112 privates, and ono
cook; II clerks are also asked for
making a total force of 1876 men.
All applicants must be between tho
ages of IS and As years. Private:
receive a salary of $40 per month
while the pay ranges to $S1 for Sc
nior grade Quartermaster Sergeant. l.
is promised that promotion will be
rapid for men who prove themseve:
capable Enlistment is for term o.
four years during which time the re
servist retains his civilian status eX
cept when called for training, which
lis limited to two week annually witt
pay, or when called in time OF war.
Application blanks for this branci
of army service can be had at the AT
mory, while any of the committee VII
be ready at any time to give lntor
nation to and enlist men.