The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-07
Washington County M en-
Will Be Given a Rous-
ing Send-Off
WHEN THEY LEAVE
FOR CAM EVENS
Montpelier Bs 5 is to Play
and Gov. iham to
Spea' Men

Barre, which ~ nding 20 per cent OF
the county quota and II per cent of the
states first increment, other Washing
ton county towns and Gov. Graham,
along with George n. Tilden, County
Clerk l.. C. Moody and DIR. j. H. Wood
ruff, members of the county registration
board, are to have hand in the farewell
for the soldiers who are leaving for the
capital early Sunday afternoon for Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass. Moreover, the Red
Cross workers of Barre are seeing TO il
that the 10 young men of this county,
| first to join the new national army from
this locality, do not leave for the canton
ment without some of the necessities
which the government does not supply.
To-day seven sets of housewives" COM
fort kits and as many pairs of pajamas
had been completed and the remainder
will be ready before the selective men
entrain.
Chairman Tilden announced to-day the
appointment of Francis j. d. Paul of
Barre as the man who shall have charge
of the contingent while it is en- route to
Aver. His assistant has been named in
the person of Robert B. Knox, also of
Barre. The appointment of captain
and an assistant is made in compliance
with the federal regulations and the hon
or has fallen to two Barre boys.
1t is stated that Gov. Graham is active
in arranging for something in the nature
of a farewell for the boys who are to
leave Montpelier at 1918 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The executive broached the
matter with Fred A. Howland, president
of the National Life Insurance Co., with
the result that the registration board
have found in him an active assistant in
all plans for the departure of the first
quota The men are under orders to re-
port in Montpelier Saturday afternoon at
o'clock but seven of them have received
permission to remain at home until Sun
day morning, so that the Barre represen
tation will not leave for the capital until
early in the forenoon of their leavetaking
day All men are to report at 9:30 a. m.
Sunday The headquarters of the county
board has been transferred from the
courthouse to room No. on the second
floor of the federal building because of
the September term of county court.
Sometime in the forenoon the selected
men are to be the guests of honor at
public exercises. The Montpelier Mill
tary, band will play and it is expected
hat Gov Graham will speak briefly.
Luncheon is to be served the selected
men after the exercises and the group
will entrain at 1918 p. m. 1t is expected
hat very large delegation of Washing
on county people, especially from the
hree towns, Barre. Montpelier and Cab
It, which are contributing the men in the
rst quota, will be present to give the de-
all hearty send-of.
Here are the men who are to set out
N historic journey in the noon hour
sunday. In every sense of much over
Forked phrase they are of the very flow
r of Washington county's manhood and
S they take leave of friends and families
hey are deserving of an affectionate
lrewell The names: Francis ]. d. Paul,
obert B. Knox, Wilbur ]. Duquette,
us San Miguel, William J. Pruneau,
ohm Grover C. Kenefick and Anselmo
ossi of Barre, Ashley c. Barnett and
richie G. Russell of Cabot, and Harold
Nelson of Montpelier.