The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-06
GREAT CROWD
SAW TROOPS GO
Barre Gave Good Send-Off
to Headquarters Co.,
V. N. G., To-day
FULL COMPANY OF
ENLISTED MEN
Including the Regimental
Band, Go to Fort
Ethan Allen

Rain, hail and snow, then more rain
followed by hail and snow, failed to
qneneh the fires of patriotism that
burned high in the breasts of more than
5000 people who gathered this morning
| for Barre's farewell To the first OF its
volunteers to be called into the service
of their country. The occasion was the
| departure of the Headquarters Company
i Vermont National Guard, for Fort Ethan
Allen in obedience to orders received yes
terdsy and it was marked by great
demonstration of patriotic enthusiasm
Nor was it all an outburst OF hurrahing,
| for there were notes of soemnity in the
spectacle and at times the feelings OF
those who watched the soldiers as they
marched from the barracks to Depot
square and there entrained were notice
ably subdued.
Nevertheless. it was a send of which
Barre in years 70 come may recall with
a certain sense OF pride, the more so be
cause il was a spontaneous turnout OF
half the eitys population, a demonstrs-
ton in which emotions were intensely
patriotic Barre, with its cosmopolitan
population, showed its Americanism in
no mistaken manner. II will be remeln.
bered that no more whole hearted dem.
onstration OF affection was accorded any
fy nhau ,~F a.
added to the parade by the appearance,
Just before train time, of long line of
sonth-end granite workers and manu-
facturers, 400 strong, who stepped brisk
~ through the street to the rat tat OF
the snare drummer. Veterans of '6l,
members of r. b. Crandall post. and
Spanish American war veterans. mem
bers Of the old Company f. were also
accorded places of honor in the parade
The first regiment band played on the
march and at the station John w. Cor.
don addressed the company and crowd in
stirring phrases.
No more unpropitious weather could
have broken for the leave taking, but il
Jupiter Pluvius planned to wreck the
program, he failed to reckon with an
element OF loyalty that in trice turned
fairly vacant streets into a stamping
ground for thousands and every window
along the thoroughfare into a gallery. |
Flags were everywhere. At 1880 O'Clock |
the crowd began to gather, slowly at |
first. Fifteen minutes later the military |
call was sounded on the fire alarm in |
three sets of skies. Seemingly from no.
where the crowd sprang into field day |
Rain began TO fall but the |
crowd grew. At s o'clock the presence |
of so many people, from Depot square
as far south as City square worked an
effective prescription on traffic. Not 10 !
afterward the crowd had to
break in the middle of the street to per-
NIT the passing of the well.ordered col
umn from the south end.
There, patriotic granite manufacturers
had shut down their plants and lent ef-
forts to organizing the line of march
Led by a drummer and under escort of
three flag bearers, the men swung down
the street in fine form, and their appear.
1nce in front of the company barracks in
The Rowland building was the signal for
the first outburst of enthusiasm. As
The granite workers passed, the crowd
tapped and cheered them to the echo.
The column was posted south of Keith
lvenue and then the Grand Army vet
'rans and men of '9s were formed in
inc. And the crowd waited, not impa-
iently, for the appearance of the MS.
Presently bugle sounded somewhere
Ibove and at that the company began to
orm in the barracks and marched to the
treet. There was more cheering as bits
Il khaki began To be discerned through
he crowd. Rolleall was taken under .
he flag which spans the street in front
# the armory and as the parade began
o move the regimental band fared forth
With a brisk military march. From the {
'arracks TO the train it was a series of {
vations for the marchers. Depot square
racked under the axiom of physics that
he contained can be no larger than the {
ontainer, but by dint of much effort the 9
ulk of the crowd managed to squeeze !
nto the little plaza and the overflow a
ook TO poles and roofs or remained on !
,orth Main street. Directly in front of G
he station, the company halted and ;
TODD at attention. while John w. Cor
on, the speaker of the morning, added
more formal touch to the farewell BY
peaking briefly. r
His words carried well and those who b
card found themselves listening to 4
atriotic exhortation to be true to the 6
Dlors. Mr.. Gordon declared that the &
resence of such large crowd~testifed f
lore eloquently than words to Barre's ;
lterest in the company. He spoke of G.
be possibilities of service in the field 2
Ist at this time and in the event that
yme OF his hearers should 90 overseas to q
ght he urged them TO remember that Of
ley will be making common cause with oi
,urageous allies. He spoke Of the moth s
of one Of the departing soldiers who n
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