The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-21
TRANSFER G
co. TO BARRE
Formal Action Taken To-
day by State Military
Department
IN RECOGNITION
OF RECRUITING
Officers Arrived To-day to
Fill Company to War
Strength

ment at Montpelier to-day, formally
transferring Company G OF the lst Ver-
mont infantry, National Guard, from
Burlington to Barre, thus bringing to a
successful elimination the efforts Of
Barre men during the past few weeks.
The formal transfer is, too, a recogni-
tion of the splendid recruiting drive
which has been vigorously conducted for
two weeks and which was continued on
the arrival of members of the company
to-day. The company is still somewhat
short of war strength, and it is to COM
plete the complement of men that the
drive was resumed to-day.
The transfer of Company c to Barre
makes the second company in the lst
Vermont infantry TO be accredited to
! Barre, the first being the Headquarters
company, containing the regimental
| band, the mounted orderly section and
the commissioned staff. The com
plement of the Headquarters company is
So men, and the ranks were filed some
| weeks ago. The success OF Captain C. N.
Barber and his aides in that work, to-
gether with the incentive offered for the
transfer OF Company G in case OF sue
cess, inspired the effort to recruit anoth
er company in Barre.
Local men went into the matter de-
terminedly and, with the assistance OF
detail from Company c, conducted a
drive in Barre and then extended the
campaign to the surrounding towns to
the east and south. Recruits poured in
so well that the company soon grew
from the smallest in the regiment to an
even rank with the average and then to
a position among the leaders. At the
present time Company C stands well to-
ward the top, if not actually at the head
in numerical strength.
In recognition of that fact, application
was made for the formal transfer of
the company from Burlington to Barre,
and to-day the application was honored
and the announcement was made by Ad- |
jutant General Tillotson that the com
pany is now accredited to Barre. When |
the war with Mexico broke out year
ago Company @ was taken over by the
University of Vermont military depart
ment and was recruited almost entirely |
from students of that institution. On
the return of the regiment from the
Mexican border the company dwindled to
but a shadow of its usual strength and
was practically without home although |
its official status was maintained. When
Barre filed the ranks of the Headquar-
ters company the overflow was turned
over to Company c. after which devel-
oped the purpose to transfer the COM
pany to Barre.
Inasmuch as the effort succeeded and
Barre has two companies of the lst YER
mont regiment, this city is placed in line
for construction by the state of an
armory commodious enough TO aceommo-
date the two companies. The present
armory is in the Howland block, third
floor, and while fairly sizeable it is by
no means large enough or suitably adapt
ed for the housing of two companies.
1t has been Is years since Barre had
in the National Guard. In !
the years just prior to the outbreak of 4
the Spanish war Barre had one of the [
best in the regiment. Shortly after the (
return of the Vermont regiment from
interest in the local or
ganization began to decline and it was
thought advisable by the military de-
oartment TO transfer the company to {
Bellows Falls. There the company is
low located. However, Company f has
.wo promising successors in the Head
quarters company and Company G. t
More Recruits To-day.
To-day's additions to the Company C :
,onor list contains six names and in .
ludes twin brothers, Ora and Aura :
! s-hitney, the one a resident of Williams
own, and the other of Barre, who signi-
morning. The half dozen recruits were
ecured through the good offices of Ser :
cant Brown and Private Harry Levin, =
rho are in charge of the recruiting Office
{ Rowland hall. Four were secured yes =
erday and the Whitney brothers, prob y
bly, the only twins to be found in the
It Vermont regiment, presented them
elves to-day. The list follows:
oa Whitney of Williamstown. X
Aura Whitney of Barre.
Sherman r. Matthews of Waterbury.
Allen B. Nixon of Orange.
Richard Menegat of Barre.
Henry A. Trombly of Washington. ~
On the final lap of the big drive for G y
the Barre Board of Trade COM .,
littee is to have the assistance of Off u
,rs from the LIST Vermont regiment. :, 81
he half dozen men whose patriotism "a
as emphasized in such a substantial pa
anner yesterday and to-day form fine % %
ucletss for the recruits necessary to "
ring the company complement up to sc
ar strength. Captain Paul d. Moody SC
/ the regiment and Lieutenant II. p.
haw. whose indefstigsble efforts meant
, much to the local committee during
ie past fortnight, arrived in the city Fl
Irly this afternoon from Fort Ethan
lien. The same train brought to Barre
ie regimental band, which is TO assist
recruiting as well as boosting the c rio
mpany benefit tonight and tomorrow fir
ght. Early this evening Captain John an
Sullivan. head OF the company that is tn
ares now by right of adoption, will di:
rive in the city. officers and privates co
in Join in a whirlwind campaign to wa
ing the registration up TO the desired
int.