The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
Listen Attentively and APP
plaud Speakers Appre-
ciatively
FOUR PATRIOTIC
SHORT SPEECHES
Senator Daniels Presided and Intro
duced Rev. Mr.. Trout, Rev Mr.. Vir
gin, Capt. Gibson and Hon. Frank E
Howe of Bennington.

v, listened attcntivelv and applauded
approximately at the open air recruit
ing rally on the grounds of the former
Hooker property, at the corner of
Main and High streets Saturday even
ing The Twin state Gas Electric
Co. provided the use Of the grounds
and the porch as Il more desirable
place for speakers and audience than
the steps of the town building and the
street IN front
At 80 O'Clock drum corps with
Capt W. T. Iaigh as drum major be
gan parading up and down Main street
and then for a time played in front of
the recruiting tent across Main street
from the town building. Capt Heigh
gave a demonstration of bavonet drill
that drew applause.
Senator Sanford A. Daniels, a mem
Der of the committee on public safety
presided at the meeting and introduced
the speakers. He said that the state
had appropriated a million dollars to
aid in providing the sinews Of war and
caring for the dependents of soldiers
He told of the appointment of a com
mittcc of public safety of 90 members
and the division of the state into 4G
districts. He introduced Rev. Delmal
f. Trout, pastor of the Universalist
church, as the first speaker.
Mr. Trout said that not since Fort
sumter was fired upon had the coun.
try faced so dark a situation as that
of today, One hundred and forty years
ago new nation was born and it was
"a republic. Today there are 20 re
publics aad the present question is as
to whether dcmocracv shall live or bC
tramplCd ont by the heel of might. We
are fighting for the same principles
that were fought for in the Revolution,
Iirf-~4sle in 1861 and in 1898, and all
of Ms are called to do something. The
man who is at the head of an industry
'aad conducts that for his personal en-.
Iichmont III these times is human
leach. We have had noble past and
must continue that record by being
true to our country and 10 our God.
The second speaker was Rev. J. Fred
nix Virgin, rector of st. Michael 5 Epis
.opal church He said that the speak
ers were not there as alagmists to scare
people, but to discuss conditions as
they were This war is not to be fought
with dollars, but with the life blood OF
Young manhood. 1t IS not with the
German people that we are at war, but
with autocracv. For two years ano
eight months our allies in Europe have
been acting as buffers 20 keep the wal
away from us. Now it mas come right
up to us and we must face i. In .hC
spirit of every man, woman aud chile
i'm the country must be incuicated the
determination to win. In some way
there is work for every person, no mat
ter of which sex or of what age. ii,
urged that the young men read thu
slogan over the recruiting :cnt Of Com
ipany /, ''Gct In Out of the Draft,
and enlist
Capt. +. ". Gibson of Company |, fol
lowed Rev. Mr.. Virgin. He asked hi
auditors if they fully realized that thu
nation was at war and that men whit
/ had been to the front and were tamil
War with conditions declared that TIL
war would last srom two to &c years
1t is costing the United States a bill
! lion dollars a month. Hc told of HOY
/ the company left Brattleboro with IL
men. Of the transfer of 10 Of them t
other companies t. bring the numhc
down to peace strength and of the loSse
because Of the physical examination
and later because of the discharge o
others with dependents. The order nov
is TO recruit to $50 and it must b
obcvcd. He said that ne knew whcr
he could pet enough recruits to fill til
ranks, but he wished to nave them fror
Brattlchoro aud Windham county. II
lspoke of the advantages to the DO
who cnlists in his home town company
and said that he has as good, clCa
young men in the company as were t
be found in any organization. He sal
that it had been said that the member
ship was not representative of Brattl,
boro, but those in the ranks were me
who were willing to face the light c
battle and as such the representation
was good enough for him. Quick al
plause followed that statement. II
added that II members Of the compan
mad been members Of one Sunday scho'
class and over so per cent of the men
bcrship of the company were affiliate
with churches.
In introducing Hon. Frank +. How
Of Bennington, former lieutenant 60
rrnor, Senator Daniels said that NJ
Howe : father enlisted from Brattl
boro to 90 to the front in 81, that Il
son had spent his boyhood here an
now had a son in Company |, preferrn
to enlist here. Mr. Howe was hearth
greeted and said that it had take
him 30 wears, after n failure to reel
SpartacuS to the Gladiators in the AGA
envy at West Brattleboro, to speak
a Bratt!eboro audience. The Unit,
States is now ut war with Germany,
country organized to the last degree
military efficiency. Russia is now
the throes Of irving to make over Il
government and the United States mu