The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-04
MORE RECRUITS
OFFER SERVICES
TO THE NATION
National Guard Recruiting Station in
Barre Has Received 13 AppIca-
tions in Two Days.

the pace for the remainder of the week
as total of eight young men made ap'
iplication and were accepted for examina-
tion. In two days l3 recruits have been
registered and four of their number were
off for the fort to-day. At the company
office this morning Sergt. Maj. N. W.
Hooker, in charge of the recruiting, said
that the patriotic appeal made by Barre
advertisers earlier in the week was hav-
ing its effect on the young manhood of
Barre and vicinity. Volunteers are in
oculating others with the ardor of their
patriotism and before the end OF the
week it is expected that a much larger
aggregate of recruits will have been
reached.
Here are the eight young men who
joined the colors to-day:
Gughilmo Pasetto, granite cutter liv-
| ing at Bolster place, native of Italy,
who has taken out first papers of citi
zenship, mounted orderly section.
James A. Brown of Is Bassett street,
clothing clerk at the Lamorey Clothing
| Co.'S store, who enlisted for the mounted
orderly section.
Glenn George of "a Jefferson street,
drug clerk employed at the Red Cross
Pharmacy, who expects to be a mounted
orderly.
Lauraine Densmore of AZ Ayers street,
senior at Spaulding high school, cap
tain OF this years basketball team and
the third high school lad to enlist,
mounted orderly.
Leslie E. Young of 80 Elm street, cleo
trician and horseshoer, re-enlisted as a
horseshoer.
George Thayer of Clark street, gran
ite cutter, enlisted for the mounted or
derby section.
Walter Loso of Williamstown, young
farmer who recently came to Vermont
from Plattsburg. mounted orderly sec.
tion.
Douglas H. Newcomb of LOG Merchant
street, a clerk at Eastman Bros store.
Mr.. Newcomb will be examined for serv-
ice as mounted orderly
To-day four of the recruits left for
Fort Ethan Allen, where they are to re
ceve their final examina tion, after being
put through the eye and ear test at the
recruiting station. The four who made
the trip are Walter o'Kelly, Gordon Guy
and Ralph Lawliss, who enlisted Wednes-
day, and Walter Loso. Sergt. Maj. Hook
er was at the train to provide the men
with transportation to the reservation |
and before the train pulled out of the |
station number of people had gathered |
to make their fsrewells to the recruits.
That the local recruiting station is |
keeping well above the average in turn |
ing over enlistments to the lst Vermont |
regiment speaks well for Barre's patriot |
ism. 1t is to be noted that proportion |
of those who confer with the sergeant |
major aver that the newspaper appeal
made by Barre business men set them to |
and furnished the needed slim
ulus for move in the direction of the
recruiting headquarters. Over the tele-
phone Sergt! Maj. Hooker has been called
to confer with number of young men
living outside the city and in several in
stances potential recruits have indicated
a desire to come to Barre for more in
formation concerning opportunities in the
state National Guard. Three musicians
in Marshfield are considering enlistment
and will probably be here for a confer
snce at the station sometime to-day or
TO- morrow. Besides the recruits who
have actually declared themselves, there
ire several Others living here in the city
Who may enroll at any time. Eight of
he IL already registered are to leave for
Fort Ethan Allen Monday morning
Capt. G. n. Barber of the Headquarters
who had to be at the state ar.
enal to-day, called at the station this
Ifternoon. As the head of the company i,
ecruited largely in this city and accord
d an enthusiastic farewell on the occa-
ion of its departure for the fort some ,
weeks ago, he is elated over the showing !
Barre is making and plainly appreciates :
he fact that the city is giving his COM !
amy the most whole-hearted support
'ossible. Another member of the COM :
any who called at the recruiting officers !
to-day was Sergt. Edward
logers, who is busy about the state on !
mission which has for its first purpose ,
he enlistment of musicians for the regi-
rental band. Sergt. Rogers is former
GODDARD seminary student, a resident of
'ethel. He was with the Headquarters T
ompany when it left this city in April.
IN Friday and Saturday of last week he
ecruited five musicians in Brandon, Rut-
md and Proctor and left to-day for Z,
White River Junction and Windsor.
Sergt. Maj. Hooker stated to-day that
acancies in the company still remain
nd that anyone who contemplstes en- a
stment should make known his desire b
once. The recruiting station is open e.
ach day from a. m. TO IL o'clock and n
-om ! 80 p. m. to 5 p m. If these hours +,
re inconvenient for anyone living in 9,
,wn or at a distance, the officer will !,
lady make an appointment that will be d
ltisfsctory. q