The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-06
PATRIOTIC RALLY
HELD IN PUTNEY
Gov. Graham and Frank
E. Howe Address Good
Sized Audience
BIG SUCCESS BY
BOY SCOUT TROOP
Town Hall Opened for First Time Since
Fire in April-Necessity for Constant
Giving and Working = Governor
Looks for Long Struggle.
Especial to The Reformer.)

PUTNEY, Dee. &.
Putnev residents turned out in good
numbers last evening for the patriotic
rally in the rebuilt town hall, and
representative audience was thrilled
by two of the state S prominent men,
Gov Horace F. Graham of Craftsbury
and cx-Lieut. Gov. Frank +. Howe,
editor and publisher of the Benning-
ton Daily Banner The Rally was held
under the auspices of the Putney
troop of Boy Scouts and it was sue
cess III every way. rejecting credit up
on those responsible for the affair, and
the audience manifested its interest
and enthusiastic patriotism by fire.
quent and loud applause.
The hall was damaged by fire April
10 and had not been used since, and
i it was only by dint of hard work on
t the part Of those in charge of the
| preparations that the main hall was
/ finally made ready to be occupied last
/ evening. The event was under the
! direction OF the scoutmastcr. Rev. NJ.
". Russell.
Before the rally the Boy Scouts, ac-
companied by drum corps and the
Green Mountain Boys, marched in and
took seats. Lawrence Devoll was col
| or bearer for the Boy Scouts and Rod
ney Darden bore the eolors for the
Green Mountain Boys. During the
evening several musical selections
were rendered pleasingly by Ricn s
Jazz and novelty orchestra of Brattle
boro.
After reveil1e had been sounded on
the drum by Kirk Crosby of Dummers
ton and on the trombone by Guy Rich
Of the orchestra The audience sang
Star Spangled Banner, accompanied By
the orchestra. The audience gave thC
flag salute and sang Rally Round tn,
Flag.
Scout Master Russell made brief re
marks, giving a history of the Put
ncy troop and mentioning some of it!
accomplishments, showing it to be F;
live organization.
Mr.. Howe was presented by tht
seoutmaster and prefaced his remark
by stating that this was the first tim
he had spoken publicly in this town
He urged a large exploitation of Nel
mont and her people and institutions
Referring to the war, he said W
; eouldn I 90 across but we could ''com
across, and that we must do so i
every possible way He referred t
the splendid record of the county a
. to enlistments. wholly avoiding the frs
draft, and TO the fact that Putney wa
the first town in the state to give TIL
! life of a young man to the Nations
army, his death having taken place be
> fore the regiment left the state Tha
y Young man was entitled to as niue
, !, credit as though he had died on til
II battlefield. The necessity for eonstar
= giving and working was emphasized.
Governor Graham followed Mr.. How
He congratulated the town on its fiji
town hall, and then reviewed some of tt
things that America has done in conne
tion with the world war and of II
10 prominent part that Vermont has take
referring to the war appropriation
81 100000 by this state. Vermont w;
5 in the forefront of states issuing pay
v their soldiers. He said it was not III
n likely that the war would continue tv
rs or three years longer, and anyone WI
IT says it will be over in a short time ma
id be put down as not being alive to existil
S conditions. The Governor urged the pc
is pie, to conserve i'll every way possible.
e. give up luXuries and to make sacrifice
N Every person must bear his or her pa
4. in helping America and her allies to ult
an mate victory in the great cause which ,
n. have espoused. Governor Graham G
n. pressed his willingness to come again
some future time when he could be
service.
Rev. L. j. Poelman rendered a solo, a
companied by the orchestra, and t
meeting closed with the singing of Mare
Ia ing Through Georgia by the audience a
taps by the drum and orchestra.
At private meeting of the Scouts |
We fore the public meeting the Scouts W
st coined Governor Graham and Mr.. Ho
1T, and enjoyed a chat with them and
ay handshake. Both were elected acti
ne members OF Putney troop of Boy Scol
n of America. In accepting the memb,
W ship, both Governor Graham and \
IL Howe thanked the Scouts for the hor
Ire and said they would try to be prompt
paying their dues Thus Vermont has
Boy Scout governor.
While here Governor Graham was
tertained by Charles LqFenberg and
Howe by H. G. Eyerleth