Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
1000 GIVE SENO.OFF
Addison County Turns Out in n Body
to hid Its Boys OF National
Army GOdaneed.

Middlebury, Sept. 1S.-Four thousand
people gave a farewell tonight to the
drafted men. The "a conscripted men of
Addison county all came to the court
house at five o'clock this afternoon in
answer to their names. Otis N. Williams
of Bristol was chosen to lay charge Of
the men, assisted by Henry x. Cheesman
Of Addison and Roy p. Harris Of Middle
bury. The men will be lodged tonight at
the Addison and Sargent Houses.
At 1870 tonight 25 members Of the g.. A.
r. headed by bands with the committee
in charge went to the court house and
accompanied the men to the Addison
House park, where they joined the 1900
people who were awaiting them. The
band furnished music and the Hon. John
f. Weeks. acting as chairman. introduced
the speakers. These men spoke: The Hon.
Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes. judge of the
superior court; DR.. John NJ. Thomas of
Middlebury. president of the college; the
Rev. L. M. Isaacs of Orwell. pastor Of the
Orwell Congregational Church; the Rev.
T. B. Hughes of Bristol, pastor Of the
Bristol Baptist Church.; and the Rev. T. J.
Leonard of Middlebury. pastor of st.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
After the speakers had finished. Presi-
dent John M. Thomas in behalf of the
Hon. and Mrs. ]. L. Weeks presented the
men with a flag staff. A. T. Calhoun made
the speech of acceptance. thanking the
donors for the men.
The conscripted men,. the members OF
the G. A. R. and the committees and press
men then marched to the Addison House.
where they were served a banquet in the
dining room. which was decorated with
American flags. The Hon. Mr.. Weeks
made a few appropriate remarks, but there
were no toasts, as 1t was felt that the
men would prefer to talk to their friends.
The meeting closed with the singing of
America" The committee in charge
of the farewell consisted of Arthur Hin
man. DR.. p. l.. Dorey, c. f. Crane and
A. r.. Sturtevant. The examining board,
composed of A.. G. Calhoun and Rufus
Wainwright of Middlebury and DIR. c. II.
Dean of Salisbury. were guests.
Tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock the
Grand Army men with the band, citizens
and societies will meet at the court
house and escort the men to the 1926 train.
Ali business in the village will be sus-
pended until after the train leaves and
the public schools will be closed to en-
able the children to go to the train.
The men who will leave are: Addison,
Henry st. John, Rupert NJ. Sheldon,
Thomas p. Harte. George b. Adams,
Henry X. Cheeseman and Harold A.
Crane; Bridport. Frank II. LaFlam. Ray
mond C.. Vanderhoof and Thad Smith
Bristol. Otis N. Williams. Walter L.. Irish
and Francis L. Kilbourn; Cornwall.
Harold w. Sperry; Ferrisburg, Royal ].
Plant. Walter l. Haight, Henry Z.
Bushey, Henry T.. Langway and Henry
B. Parish: Granville. Riley A. Bostwick;
Hancock, James A. Goodyear and Robert
l.. Stewart; Lincoln, Clarence c. Atwood.
Charles A. Matthews and Perry l.. Cram;
Middlebury. Noble A. Brooks. William C..
Crannelly. Milton Brown, William A.
Hawks. Milo X. Moore, Jr.. Napoleon ].
Desjadon, George A. Halnon. Roy d.
Harris and Guy B. Collins; New Haven.
William II. White and Lewis r. Shepard
Orwell. Henry d. Wolcott; Ripton. Edison
F.. Harrington; Salisbury, Wallace j.
Mayor, Walter T. Wemitt and Orlo S.
Bump; Shoreham. John c. Stokes. Ashley
NJ. Belden, Ernest w. J. Turrill. Albert
' F. Bourdeau and Harry r. Riley; Starks-
boro. Willie E. Phillips; Vergennes. Frank
C.. Moorby, Benjamin w. Fisher. Walter
F. st. Peters, Thomas r. Murphy, Carl
A. Duprey. Jim Mills. Frank s. Domino
and Oliver T.. Tatro; Waltham, Albert
G. Hunt; alternates, Benjamin e. Hope
Albert NJ. Russell. Roy II. Pierce. Oar
o. Mason and Charles Il. Bartlett, all OF
Middlebury.