The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-29
Recruited to War Strength
AS Result of Drive This
Week
VIII -
STILL BE TA7A IN ON
Six More Name > Added To-
day-Lieut .law Ex-
presses probation

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company of the lst Vermont reci.
ment is Barre's by right of adoption and
| by reason of its formal transfer from
Burlington to this city, but what is more
the lien of guardianship was sealed to-
day when the rising tide of recruits from
this territory carried the unit up and
beyond the war strength mark Of l50
men. No longer can Company of Brat
tleboro claim the honor of being the only
company in the regiment to attain war
strength, and to-day Barre shares with
st. Albans the high honor of contributing
two companies TO the state National
Guard, the Headquarters company hav-
ing been recruited here before the war
broke out and transferred to Fort Ethan
Allen in April. Here are the men whose
names thus added to the honor roll put
G company on a war basis:
George S, DeMerel of Barre.
Alexander Robertson of Barre.
! Frank Hutehns of Barre.
Earl L. Lamberton of Marshfield.
| Ernest f. Eastman of Orange.
| John Mcdonald of Barre.
| In the midst OF something akin to ex-
ultation over the splendid response of
the young manhood of Washington and
| Orange counties, it should be borne in
mind that c companyi as a Barre unit
would not have been possible had it not
been for the strenuous efforts put forth
by the officers from the post and the
Barre Board OF Trade committee, who
were aided at all times by local COM
mittees in the towns visited by the re-
cruiting details.
The story of the development of G
company begins properly with the cam
paign for Headquarters company recruits
early in May. The movement launched
hereabouts at that time had the effect
of filling the first company and then
leaving a complement of many men who
were assigned as a nucleus for G COM
pany, formerly at the University of Yer
mont. As the days went by it became
apparent that c company would be cred
tied to Barre if enough men were OBJ
tanned in this vicinity, and to that end
a recruiting party headed by Lieut.. I'll. p.
Shaw, set out for this city more than
month ago. F. g. Rowland was the
first citizen to be approached in the mat
ter, but word to him was sufficient. On
the night of the arrival of the party in
Barre, there was staged rally in How
land hall, at which time the Barre Pipe
and Drum band and the Christopher CO.
lumbus band furnished inspiring music
and local men Joined with the officers in
making patriotic speeches. From that
moment the destiny of company was
secure.
Since then various sorties have been
made into the outlying towns, conspicu-
ously successful results being realized in
Chelsea, Brookfield and
Tunbridge. Everywhere the recruiting
parties enlisted the hearty cooperation
of citizens and the matter of demonstrat. .
ing the advantages of enlistment in the
was by no means difficult.
During the week number of young
women have been of great assistance to
the recruiting party at the armory by
giving freely of their services in address
ing a large number of postcards sent out
BY Lieut.. Shaw. This service was one of
many favors rendered in an unobtrusive
fashion by people who were earnestly
mbued with a desire to do their bit. In
Chelsea not long ago young women of
he village, working at the county court
house under the supervision of Miss Bu
I'll, addressed cards to many of the
young men in surrounding towns who
,ad registered June 5. A part of their
-eward may be the satisfaction that their
,fforts undoubtedly contributed to the
Iispatch which marked the efforts of the
ecruiting detail in enlisting men for the
ompsny.
The names of the young women in
helsea who assisted are given as fol-
ows: Misses Emily johnson, Frances
'ratt, Impa Mieka. Edna Larkin, Agnes
.arkin and Cyda Blanchard.
To-day. with the announcement that
he roster had reached war strength. came
he additional statement that any young
len who wish to enlist before Saturday
light may send applications for COM
any to Capt. Sullivan.
The Times is asked to publish the fol-
owing statement by the company Off
Prs, the same having been submitted by
lieut.. Shaw. who, from first 70 last, has
cen heart and soul in the work Of bring
lg in recruits.
c Company Recruiting Station,
Barre, Vt, June %. 1917
The Editor Of the Barre Times: II is
ith feeling of real gratitude that we
Ike this means of conveying the thanks
the officers of c company TO the Barre
GARD Of Trade, to other citizens of this
~, and the representative men Of sur
,unding towns for their patriotic ef-
rts in recruiting for the company.
To-day we are in position 90 state
at the company has reached war
rength. Looking back over the weeks
at have elapsed since the drive" for
listed men began in this vicinity. the
fcers Of the company have been keenly
i've 20 the value Of civilian cO-opers
IN We are glad Barre has adopted c
and in the days TO come we
pe and believe that the record Of the
IN who have volunteered viii reflect
,on the Granite city and outlying
wns
We are especially indebted to Frank q.
,wlsnd for the use Of Howiand hall a.