The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-08
PLAN STATE FAREWELL
FOR THE VERMONTERS
1t Is Hoped to Have Big Celebration in
Montpelier Week After Next, When
Entire Quota of Drafted Men
Would Be Received.

II the plans which arc now somewhat
in the air can be perfected, and the pros
peets look as though they can be, the
Vermont quota of drafted men who have
been at Aver, Mass, since they were
called some weeks ago, will be given a
| celebration. Ever the time and the de-
tails of the plan have not yet been worked
out enough so that they can be stated
definitely. 1t is planned to have it
about week after next if Washington
county and Montpelier in particular,
rises to the occasion and assists in the
effort.
To that end Mayor +. w. Mitchell has
called conference of the members of
the Montpelier public safety committee
at 1870 O'Clock Thursday evening in the
Montpelier city courtrooms, to which
those outside the above organization
have been invited if they are interested
in the matter. To this the presiding Of
ficers OF the boards of trade in the coun-
ty were given invitations this morning
to send delegates to the conference. A
committee composed of +. A. Howland.
secretary, and G. L. Lowe, treasurer. of
the Vermont public safety committee.
and Mayor T. w Mitchell, waited upon
Gov. Fl. +. Graham last evening relative
to the matter.
To perfect the plans outside the state
Mr.. Rowland left on the night train
Wednesday for Boston to confer with
officials there relative to the matter of
transportation. II. i. Folsom, superin-
tendent of the Boston & Maine system,
VIII attend the meeting this evening,
while some of the Vermont public safety
will also be present Gov
ernor Graham will be there to represent
the state and its interests in the plan.
If the plans are perfected, it will give
the boys chance to get back to Yer
mont. II is hoped that two days leave
can be obtained and that possibly some
Of the officers in charge of the soldiers
ran be sent here. They would reach here
in the neighborhood of noon Of the first !
day. Appropriate exercises will take !
place during that afternoon, with pro-
gram suitable for the occasion in the
evening
But this means that Montpelier, being |
he capital of the state, must throw its
ZONES open to the soldiers, for it will be
to have them separated into
lifferent towns. In view of the fact that |
he secretary of the Montpelier Board of
Trade has accommodations for about 700
persons on his list of rooms which are
iyailabe for occasions of this kind, the
natter of rooming without expense will
Ne easily disposed of. The boys would 20
lack to Camp Devens on the following
lay. IL would in all probability be the
arewell to these soldiers and will show
o those back home what can be done to
bunch of recruits in two months. 9th
r New England states have done some
hing of this nature, but the financing
vas not as great as it will be in this
rip.
The time is so short that some hus-
ling viii be needed to complete thet
lsns, but everything is working well
o-day so that it is expected that when
fr. Rowland arrives home tomorrow |
he plans, if undertaken, will be well un
er way. If il is concluded to have the {
slebration, which would probably be the l
Irgest since the centennial in 1905, it :
i'll be necessary for Governor Graham. !
r some one representing him, TO go to !
amp Devens to obtain the leave for Z
le soldiers to come to Vermont