Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-07
STATE HAS AMBULANCE CO.
'1Ready and Awaiting Orders, !"
Message Sent by Commander.
Unit Recruited by Dr. William stick
neg Of Rutland Consists Of Three
Surgeons ana lsS Men Going
to France.

The Vermont Ambulance Company, No.
q. formed by the Vermont branch of the
American Red Cross at tho request OF
the United States government. II now
ready and awaiting orderp. The company.
which 10 commanded BY DR.. William
stickney Of Rutland. who practically or.
eanized II, consists Of three surgeons and
I25 men representing % cities and towns
OF the State. The company will bc taken
over by the government within a few
days, and after brief period Of training
at some point in this country will be sent
to the trenches in France.
Under DR.. Stickney as captain will
serve Or. A. A. Cross Of Wiliiamstown,
DR.. l.. ]. Lovejoy Of Manchester and
Or. J. A. Wark Of Barre. lieutenants.
Ono hundred and twenty-three men have
already been accepted toward the necss-
sary LIS and enough more have volun-
teered to more than all the vacancies.
The preliminary examination has bcen
sufficiently strict 80 that DR.. Stickney
feels confident that the Anal examination.
ordered only after the company Is In
readiness for training, will throw out
very few II any Of his men.
The places in this State that have fur
nished mon for the Vermont ambulance
boro, Bennington. Nfiddlebury. Proctor
Poultney. Burlington, Woodstock, ST.
Johnsbury. West Rutland. Castleton
Ludlow. Proctorsvills. Saxtons River
Fairfax. Manchester. Dorset and Wal
iingford. whitehall and Granville. N. Y.
also have representatives in the body.
Tho members Of the unit will occupy
positions as Ambulance drivers. me-
chanics, cooks. stewards. buglers. order
lies, first privates and privates.
The duty OF the company will be te
transfer the injured from the first dress
ing station, at the line Of battle. to the
field hospital.
Although LIZ men are enough to form
the unit for federal service 1t is likely
that the Green Mountain State will send
out 150 men as this is the maximum mum
Der and the volunteers already in sigh
make the larger company seem likel,
Of easy attainment.
THE ROSTER.
Following are the names Of the mem
hers of the Vermont Ambulance Com
pany:
G. L. Aldrich. L. Adams. II. S. An
drews. H. L. Amidon. E. F. Binder. A
A. Bronson. r. Ballard. L. Burns. w. NJ
Breed. j. I. Bliss, r. e. Bundy. d. F
Blodgett. A. s. Bloomer, c. c. Bloomer
G.. s. Brankett. w. w. Bowden, j. P
Bedan. C. lombard. B. E. Bowen. r. L
Brown, H. NJ. Boyd, J. Calhoun. H. F
Crowley. F. Crane. w. S. Caswell, A. ]
Cayo. r. Cushman, e. Cops, K. y
Clement, w. H. Cyro, H. r. Coburn
j. G. Dolby. ]. I. Dodds. S. p. Dow, J
X. Doyle. c. v. Damon. L. Dimes. H
Ellis. w. w. Falmestock, w. NJ. Fay. ]
w. Flint, w. R.. Fullers. J. Gilfeather
F. F. Gilbert B. J. Gale. NJ. L. Goldth
waite, NJ. Gilmore. A. d. GoodalI, G
Godsoe. f. A. Gray, D. c. Hurley. r
Hammond. C. s. Hazelton, n. Holden, g
F. Hay. s. L. Humphrey. W. r. Hayes
B. Hadlock. II. Hunt. C. X. Hughes, J
J. Haukard. l.. Hanley. S. Hillard. c
Joyce. c. P. Kelly, r. G. Kimry, G. L
Lamb. z. c. Lane. C. B. Larson. R. I
Logan. G. c. Leittmer. e. ]. Lawlor F
Murray. V. Martin. G. r. Murray, L. X
Morgan. P. Morton. J. B. Manlcy. w. n
| Morgan, J. H. Mcdonald. e. c. McGuin
| mes. o. Mass, r. M. Olsendam, S. f
| Osgood. P. M. Peltier. 1. W. Plat. Ralp
Parker, r. NJ. Parker. II. w. Peden, {
j. Perry. s. P. Pollard. E. S. Porter. "
L. Raymond. L. c. Rowell, c. A. Rot,
f. Richardson. L. l.. Ralte. H. M. Sid
| ney. r. w. Smith. l.. H. Stone. G. H
| Stone. r. c. Sirnonds, U. Space. F. Stock
we'll, c. A. Thompson. G. F. Towers. {
Thornton. F. Trigley. w. G.. Taylor L
II. Thinker. L. H. Thayer. B. D. Taylor
j. A. Nelson. J. C. Newton, A. vondetts
f. F. voyo. c. wenneber. F A. Wen,
worth, A. Wright, H. E. Winchester, Il
Winchester, J. J. weisner and A. /
Young.