New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
SERGEANTS NAMED
FOR LOCAL GUARD
PnVates to Compete for Appoint
ment As Corporals
EXPECTS EQUIPMENT SOON


Selected for Non.Commissioned Of
ficers-Trumbull Confers With Mill
itary Emergency Boa,d-Notes.
| Appointing four sergeants for the
Plainville unit of the Home Guard,
Captain J. H. Trumbull announced
this morning his Intention OF having
the men in the ranks enter into COM
petition for selection as corporals
and these officers in all probability
\ will not be named until after the
| compan has had more experience in
drilling and the members get an OPP
portunity to show their capacity for
leadership in military affairs.
Captain Trumbull has named Ever
EFT Distin for first sergeant; Frederick
Bullen quartermaster sergeant; Will
lam Cassidy first duty sergeant and
| Charles Roberts. second duty SER
seant.
The appointm announced are
| in keeping with Captain TrumbulPs
declaration that in an effort to make
the Plainville unit second to none in
the state he would select for officers
the men of most experience and suit
ability for the posts regardless OF
| their social, financial or political po-
sftions in the community. Sergeants
! Distin, Cassidy and Roberts have all
been in the regular army and are
well versed in military evolutions and
the rules governing army divisions.
Mr.. Bullen has served in the Ma
tional Guard for number of years
and he. too, is well fitted for the place
to which he has been assigned.
Captain Trumbull was in Hartford
yesterday afternoon to confer with
the states military emergency board
regarding the Plainville company. He
| was particularly anxious to secure
information as to the equipment =. to
be furnished to the local unit and the
probable time of its arrival here. The
board has been 50 rushed with work
during the past few weeks that its at
fairs have not been placed in order
and the members find trouble in
giving definite promises regarding
the delivery of equipment. Captain
Trumbull. was advised. however, that
the acquisitions from Plainville was
one Of the first to be filed with the
board and 1t is proposed to distribute
the uniforms and arms in the order
in which the applications were re-
equipment for the local company will
be here during the next week, prob
| a bly, before Wednesday.
] For the present Captain Trumbull
proposes to continue the plan of
drilling his men in squads in the town
| building. Later the entire company
will be assembled to go through the
manual of arms after which the men
will be ordered to report regularly.
probably on Saturday afternoons and
Sunday, for outside drill. The mem-
hers had hoped that the company
would be able to participate in the
Patriots Day parade in New Britain
next Thursday, but the delay in the
shipment Of equipment will probably
make this impossible.
DR.. L. II. Frost and George Kent in
charge of organizing of medical corps
which is to be connected with the
! guard had been advised by the sur
geon general that their plan has his
approval. They have been authorised
! to give their men instruction in first
aid and other duties which will be
part OF the work Of the corps Com
missiens for officers of the corps will
probably be given in few days
To Make Surgical Dressings.
A meeting of the women of the
town has been called for Monday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Edwin Hills for the purpose OF
forming an organization to affiliate
with the National Civic Federation.
The society is made up Of patriotic
women Of the country who are band@
ing together to provide surgical Dress
ings for wounded soldiers.
All women OF the town interested
in the plan are invited to attend the
meeting Mrs. Edwin Hills is serving
as chairman and is taking a great in /.
terest in the plan.
Fake Solicitors.
F. L. Benzon, secretary Of the Bust
ness and Improvement association,
received a letter this morning from
Secretary Nichols of the Bristol
Chamber Of Commerce advising him
of the activities of two women who
are said to be visiting manufacturing
concerns in this locality to solicit SUBJ
lscriptions for a catalogue for the pub
lie libraries Of Plainville and Terry
Vile. They are alleged to have in
ttmated that the subscription money
Is to be turned over to the library
building funds in the towns in ques-
ton. The women do not represent
any organization interested in the Ii
hraries in either places and the Bris-
to. Chamber Of Commerce is warning
manufacturers against making contri-
buttons
One of the women was detained in
Bristol yesterday afternoon by the po-
lice. She denied that there was fraud
l cd with her She do.
(clered that she was simply soliciting
advertising for library catalogues and
she disclaimed having made any false