The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-27
COMMITTEE ASKS
FOR 100000
Public Safety Organization
Sends Resolution to the
Legislature
RIGHT TO SPEND
PART OR ALL OF SUM
work IN Preparation for Meeting Amy
War Emergency-Col j. Gray Estey
Heads the Committee for Organization
and Recruitment.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. March .

MONTPEL1ER, March 81.
The executive committee of the Yer
mont committee on Public Safety,
which includes 30 prominent citizens
of the state named last week BY Gov.
Graham, held meeting here vester
day afternoon and in a resolution asked
the legislature for an appropriation of
Sl,oOO,OOO, part or all to be expended
as necessity requires.
The executive committee is headed
by Col. Ira L. Reeves, president OF
Norwich university, and the other mem
bers are: F. A. Howlaud Of Montpelier.
Walter J. Bigeiow of st. Johnsburv.
Perelyal w. Clement of Rutland,
George Q. Gridley of Windsor, John f.
Maun Of st. Adams and Frazer Metzoer
of Randolph.
All members of the committee were
present and Gov. Graham and Adit
Gen. Tillotson joined with them in the
| conference.
In addition to adopting resolutions
| the committee perfected its organiza-
ton by naming its committees for ac-
tual work. Col. j. Gray Estev Of Brat
tleboro heads the committee on mill
tary organization and recruitment Col.
Estey was major in the First Vermont
regiment in the Spanish American war
and was colonel Of the First Vermont
regiment ten years. On clothing and
equipment of troops eX-Gov John A.
Mead is chairman; on transportation.
eX-Gov. f. {. Smith of St Adams, pres
Idcnt Of the Central Vermont railway
company; on food production and con
servation, cx-Gov. Charles w. Gates of
Fran kin; on publicity. Frank +. Howe,
editor Of the Bennington Banner; on
finance, ex-Gov. Allen NJ. Fletcher of
ICavendish; on home protection, Charles
II. Darling of Burlington, former as
SiStant secretary of the navy; on in
dustrial survey, James Hartness of
springfield, noted manufacturer ana
inventor, and on coordination of aid
work, eX-Gov. w. W. Sticknev Of Lud-
low
Following arc the resolutions adopt
ed, and the full list Of the several com
mittees:
| Resolved: That it is the opinion Of
the executive committee of the Yer
mont Committee of Public Safety. aft
er careful consideration of the exist
ing military necessity, and upon con
ference with the adiutant general Of
he state, that for the purpose of carry.
ing out the provisions of legislation
already passed and now pending III The
Vermont Legislature relative to mill
tary affairs, an appropriation of 81
: 100000 be authorized by the general
assembly, such part or all of the same
to be expended as necessity requires
Further resolved That copy Of
this resolution be transmitted to his
exccllencv, the governor
The following list are the commit
tees selected by the executive commit
tee:
On clothing and quipment of troops
ExGov. John A. Mead, Rutland; +. II
Babbitt, Bellows Falls; c. S. skinner
Orleans; r. S. Page, Hyde Park; Chas
! S. Lord, Winooski
: On transportation-E. c. Smith, ST
Adams; G. II. Prouty, Newport; II. +
? Folsom, Lyndonville; S. s. Cotton, Rut
land; J. J. Flynn, Burlington; l. II
E LaFleur, Middlcbury.
Military organization and recruit
5 ment-Col. J. G. Estey, Brattleboro
e Col. II. S. Foster, Calais Rev D. ]
/, o Sullivan, ST. Adams; Alexander Iron
/ side, Barre; DR.. H. c. Tinkham. Bur
: lington; James A. Stacy, White Rive
h Junction.
. Food production and conservation
Chas. w. Gates, Franklin; Harland r
Howe, st. Johnsbury; W. n. Cady, Mid
dlebury; A. A. Dunklee, Vernon; job
V ). Sweeney, Island Pond; II. NJ. Mat
tison, Chelsea.
Publicity-F +. Howe, Bennington
F. G.. Fleetwood Morrisville; Georg
+. Root, Newport; r. W. McCuen. Vel
gennes: II. t. Baldwin, Wells River.
Finance-A. NJ. Fletcher, Cavendish