The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-10
Gov. Graham Addressed the.
Men in Montpelier
City Hall
LARGE CROWD WENT
TO CAPITAL STATION
First Delegation of ash
ington County M !. for
National Army Goes

The men who res ed TO the
first call from washi- ? county un-
der the selective draf : : left Montpel-
er Sunday afternoon amid the cheering
of over 1000 persons, who gathered from
all parts of the county. more especially
from Montpelier and Barre. The pro-
gram of the day which was in charge
of Mayor F. W. Mitchell, the chairman
Of the local public safety committee. in
cluded speaking by himself and Gov. H.
r. Graham at the city hall at $3.50 in the
morning. Then the Young men were
taken in automobiles for ride about the
city and at II o'clock sat down to q
dinner at Miller's inn in company with
George n. Tilden, L.sC. Moody and DR..
J. +. Woodruff OF the local exemption
board and some from Montpelier, after
which they were escorted by the Mont
peier Military band. police, Red Men,
Eagles, Brooks post, Grand Army of the
Republic, and other civic organizations to
the Central Vermont depot, where over
1000 persons had gathered to give them
a farewell. This was done with the
band playing national airs.
Probably 300 went to Montpelier June
tion TO see the young men depart. This
number included the local exemption
board, which carried with it the packages
that the Red Cross societies of Barre and
Montpelier had arranged for the young
men. The board carried with it pack
age of 10 boxes each of which enclosed
an individual lunch that were placed
in the hands of Captain Francis J. D.
Paul with instruction that when hunger
seemed to demand attention they were
to recall that these had been presented
by the Women's Relief corps of Brooks
post The local board also presented
them with box of cigars for their en-
ioylnent while taking the ride to Aver,
Mass, where they join other Vermont
ers. who like themselves, have been
called in the draft. Robert B. Knox,
who has been for years craftsman at
Jones Bros, was assigned the duty of
assisting Mr.. Paul in the management,
of the party.
W. A. Pattee, who formerly was cap
tain of CO. Fl, had general supervision
after the autmobiles. A large number
good bye were from Barre, city and
town. Many of these brought with them
which were given the
boys as they left the city.
The attendance at city hall was not
arge. About GOO listened TO the ad-
iress made by Gov. Graham, who was
introduced by Mayor Mitchell after he
lad paved the way by few remarks
Ipon the occasion. Gov, Graham, ad-'
lressed the men as soldiers" because
hey were, he said, entitled to that name
low, having been called by the selective
ervice law of the country, and explained
hat when they reached France, where
hey would probably go, they would find
mother Montpelier" and he expected
hey would make there the friendship
which had existed here. He said it was
ot a time for talking, that too much
f that had been done now, and now il
time for action.
Gov Graham explained that the coun-
nv is not at war for territory, re-
ources, or indemnity. but that democ-
aey may be perpetual. The war has
eased to be one upon the Prussan rul-
RS, as it was for long time, but now
is on the German people, because, If
man devastates your property, spois
our home, kills your sons, robs your
raves, and rape your sister, or takes
our brother into captivity as the Ger
an people have done, then it becomes
me to fight the German people. He as
lred each of them that their loved ones
ere would be safe and that everything
lat could be done to make their burden
ring the war lighter would be done.
e urged the men to conduct themselves
that when they return they will be
lysically and moral clean. Having
osed his remarks, he shook hands with
eh of the men.
The 10 drafted and the three substi-
ties were present. The drafted men are
ilbur j. Duquette, Louis San Miguel.
arold B. Nelson, Ashley c. Barbett,
,bert b. Knox, William j. Pruneau,
I'm g. c. Kenefick, Anselmo Rossi. Ar
lie Glenn Russell, and Francis J. D..
.ul. while the substitutes were Newell
II Curtis of Montpelier, Paul MovaIli
Barre ad Jesse Leonard Lawless of