The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
New Secti' : If Vermont Ma
tional Z ard in Barre
Forr = ly Recognized
COMPLEMENT OF MEN
NEARLY COMPLETED
But Their Equipment Has
Not Yet Been Re-
ceived

| In the strictly military sense that non
military people never have in mind when
they say that breakfast of 10000 Gallo
ries and an egg passed muster" or that
the latest escapade of Charlie Chaplin
was uncensorious in the same degree and
expressed by the same catch phrase, the
recently recruited headquarters company
OF the Vermont National Guard passed
muster last evening. The recruits, as
sembled in Howland hall, which is to be
| their very own for a term of years, ex-
perienced their first sensation of being
reviewed when Maj. Charles 4. Smith.
regular army officer of the infantry, con-
Quoted the initial inspection of the
mounted orderly section and the regi-
mental band. Maj Smith, who is at
tached to the eastern inspection depart
ment, with headquarters at Governors
Island, n. Y, was accompanied to Barre
by Col. +. B. Thomas ,Athe recently elect
ed head of the state regiment. Capt.
q. n. Barber, the regimental adiutant,
was in charge of the men and to friends
of the adjutant who have been with him
first and last in his efforts to recruit the
company in Barre, the conduct of the
company must have been source of real
satisfaction.
To casual visitors who dropped in to
note the progress of the inspection, the
drill recalled memories Of old Co. Z days.
when company inspection was taken
as matter of course in Barre. Forty
seven men have been recruited and prae-
tically every member was present with
the exception of out-of-town recruits
who stood inspection elsewhere on the
ma jor's tour through Vermont. As the
property of the headquarters company Is
still in storage at the state arsenal. the
property inspection was conducted by
Maj. Smith at the capital in the after
noon. At the company inspection, the
men did not appear in uniform nor were
they supplied with any OF the regulation
equipment, although regimentals, rifles,
etc, are to be provided at once
Among the visiting officers the impress
sion seemed to prevail that the makings
of strong headquarters company have
been brought together through the en-
ergy of Capt, Barber, who has been as
sisted ably by Sergt. Maj. Neal Hooker
and Bandmaster Durham. Drilling thus
far has been confined to the elementary
formations. After the muster rolcall,
the mounted orderlies were drilled in the
school of the trooper, the detachment re-
spending exceptionally well to the call of
the drillmaster. The same detachment
executed the platoon drill and the mnsi-
clans came in for their share of attention
when the inspecting officer asked them to
play. A marked degree of skill was
shown by the bandmen and they were
warmly commended along with the
detachment.
Recruiting continues. although it is
expected that the required number of
men, 5S, will be enrolled within a short
time. All told, AZ men eligible for the
service have been received within COM
short time and the compile
ment of the company will be enlisted at
once.
The Roster of the Company.
The roster of the company, as it has
been compiled to date, contains the
names of many well known young men
If Barre 1t will be noted that some of
he city's best musical talent has been
assembled in the band. Men from other
owns have also swelled the ranks of
10Th the band and the mounted detach-
nent. The roster follows:
Captain. c. Newell Barber, regimental
Idjutant; regimental sergeant majors,
Harry P. Shaw of Northfeld, Neal Hook
r of Norwich university; battalion SER
cant major, Henry ID. Rolfe of North
eld; first sergeant and drum major, G.
l. Nelson of Northfield; color sergeant.
red NJ. Ballard of Milton; stable ser
cant, Maynard ID. Colby of Northfeld;
John Mcdonald of Barre; cook,
'homas Sibley of Barre; horseshoer,
'larence McIver of Barre; band leader,
rank c. Dunham of Northfield; assist
mt band leader, William j. Gilbertson of
arre; sergeant, burgler, Leroy c. Bryant
{ Burlington; musician OF the third
lass, Harold B. Pike of Montpelier; band
ecruits, Garibaldi Barberi, Mario Bar
eri. Artenzio Bardosi, Joseph Bardosi,
hester Bennett, George Brigham, Italo
attoneo, Nicola Cola, Amedeo Calcagni,
harles DeMori, Ernest Fletcher, Thorn
5 Lausi, Alex f. Milne, Guido Monto-
oil. Pietro Palumbo. Giovanni Piretti,
ohm Spera, Ernest Trembly.
Privates, first class, mounted, William
Dewey. Walter G.. Knutson, Guy
Gorge: mounted privstes, Justin Barber,
oses Cerasoli. William Ducharme. Clar
zee Geddes, Walter Geddes, William
udson. Gerald Hunt, Richard Hoar.
aul d. Lesvitt. Jesse Sibley, Morris
NTH. Lawrence Wilson and Leslie
nunu