The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-02
MILITARY BAND
CONCERT DREW
LARGE CROWD
Throng of People in Putnam
Square Saturday Evening
MORE RECRUITS SIGNED
Young Italian Takes Out First Papers
and Joins Regiment in the
Same Hour.

Same Hour.
One Of the largest crowds seen on
the streets OF Bennington in many
months gathered Saturday evening to
listen Ia the concert given by the
First Vermont Regimental band The
band arrived in the village Saturday
noon. Immediately after disembarklng
from the train the band formed ana
marched over Main street The men
made q fine appearance in their plain
military unifonns and they gave eyi.
dence, particularly in their marching,
Of the consistent drill to which they
haye been subject since they have been
lat the post The band is wen balanced
with enough volume in the base section
to meet the requirements OF a military
organization.
The concert Saturday evening, under
the direction Of Leader Frank G. Dun
ham, formerly Of North Bennington,
was thoroughly enjoyed. The musici-
ans were stationed on the piazza of the
Putnam house in plain view OF the big
throng in the square and the energetic
manner in which the leader directed
the organization was one Of the lea-
lures of the entertainment. Between
two of the numbers Capt f. w. Glib
son of company | made an address
from an elevated position on South
street urging the young men of the
village to respond to he call of the
state. He appealed to their patriotism
In this great crisis and urged them to
sustain the record Vermont has al
ways made in time of national need.
The recruiting station here which
has been in charge of Sergeant Phillip
'B. Ericsson and Private Harry Hopkin-
son Of company ! was closed Saturday
night Ten recruits were sent TO
Fort Ethan Allen on the afternoon
and evening trains They were;
James p. Manuex
Edward keesan
Lester A. Stratton
Albert Caron
Raymond 3. Dixon of South Shafts
bury
Amos M. ketcham
Giuseppe Martela
Kenneth Stanley
Vernon Field
Saturday evening five more recruits
we're enlisted for the first Vermont
regiment:
Jesse e. Robinson
Marshall r. B. Lyons.
Frederick C. sorivens.
Loren Nj. sprague.
James j. Broueham.
The case Of Martela is an encouag
ing feature Of the effort to enlist men
to fill the ranks of the regiment. The
young Italian was one of the men who
appeared before Clerk f. s. platt at
tn special session of the United States
court Friday He was given his first
papers and walked directly to the re-
cruiting station to enlist
Sunday was one of the first pleasant
opening days of the week since the
ice went out of the river and large
number of people gathered at the
soldiers home park for the concert by
the regimental band. The members
of the band we're the guests of Super.
intendent and Mrs. George p. Martin
of the home during their stay in town.
They we're comfortably quartered and
thoroughly enjoyed their visit here.
One of the musicians came down with
German measles while here and was
sent to the hospital at the post.
The band is composed of the follow
ing: f. G. Dunham, Northfeld, lead
er: e. l.. Rogers, Bethel, W. ]. Mink.
Ter, Proctor, w. w. Hatch, Burlington,
sergeants; H. II. Gale, Barre, H. A.
Lessor, Burlington, r. Proyencal, st
Johnsbury, first class musicians; J.
II. Best, Morrisyille, f. H. Ayres
Springfield, G. w Russell, Center Stat
ford, N. H., A. C. Pierce, Hartford, cor
porals; c. G. Larsen, Proctor, G. w
Taylor, St Albans G. Barberi, Lynn Il
Ellis, Morrisville, second class musici
ans; Mario Barberi, Barre, ArtinziC
Bardosi, Barre, Hercules Zambelli
Proctor, Harold b. pike, Montpelier
Joseph Bardosi, Barre, Thomas Lausi
Barre, J. Raymond Pollard, Proctor
Howard Wheeler, Poultney Fred e
Jacobs, Bradford, John A. NJ. II. Sill
WELL Bradford, Lloyd NJ Pearl, John
son, Archie l.. Goodrich, Morrisville,
| NJ. Benoit, S. Albans, Fred D. Story
ST Inhnshnrv ihirl nlass m11sicians