The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
MONTPELIER
Corporal Raymond c. Guyette Told Fas.
cinating Story.

Corporal Raymond c. Guyette, ma
tive of Moretown and son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis Guyette, received a surprise
Thursday afternoon following his ad-
dress to 300 persons in the city hall in
Montpelier when Mrs. H. J. Norton, his
sister, went to the platform and almost
grasped his hand before he saw her com.
| ing. Ii was her first chance to see her
| brother since he came back to America,
and with her husband and baby they
came here to Montpelier from Hunting
| ton to meet Corporal Guyette, with
whom, they expect, he will spend Sun.
day before going back TO Washington,
D. C., to take up another assignment Of
speaking in the interest OF our allies
Many speakers have been listened to
in Montpelier since the war broke out,
but none of them have told more fas-
einating story than did Corporal Guy
cite as he gave history of his life since
he entered the service of his country
last August in one Of the first regiments
to go to France, arriving there in De-
cember, and then telling Of going over
the top a couple Of times and ending
his address by stating that the soldiers
are doing their part, and are ready to
lick the Hun. He made an appeal to his
audience TO support the Salvation Army,
Y. NJ G. A., X. of c., Liberty loans, and
buy thrift stamps, that if they will do
that the soldiers will lick the Hun in
quick order
The young soldier Ia IS years OF age
and, following his address, and fearing
they would not have another chance to
meet him, 100 friends who had known
him here and in Mad river valley, grasped
his hand and asked him many questions
There were also many others who went
to the platform to congratulate him
upon coming through the service thus
far, escaping everything excepting a lit |
tie throat trouble due to gassing. received |
from the Huns He was frequently APP |
plauded during the course of his story /
He was introduced by Mayor F. W
The committee. of which John Adams
was chairman, expected possibly that
the body of the house would be well Il
filed, but the balcony had to be opened
and was well filled, some 200 persons
standing at the rear of the hall. 1t was
hard for those who knew the boy as a
youth in Moretown to realize that he is
In honor man, the first one to return to
lis native state wearing the medal OF
honor; but he had grown to six-footer,
| picture of perfect health, yet with that
nodesty seldom found in human nature, Il
or in two weeks of praise and lauding. /
lis nature is of that makeup that it has |
lot turned hair, TO use slang phrase.
Earlier in the afternoon Corporal Guy II
tie, after dining with the committee, H
poke at the high school at 80 o'clock,
Jnion school at o'clock, seminary at H
$50 o'clock, parochial school at o'clock H
nd then went to the State House, where
reception was given him in the ex-
cutive chambers of the building, after
Thch he was taken to city hall, where
e delivered his address of the afternoon. \
Burton Ward of Moretown, whose ia
her employed Curtis Guyette, the young II
oldier's father, for many years, met II
orporal Guyette at the end Of his ad. H
ress and took him to Moretown, where n
celebration of the honor that has come III
, him and his native town took place II
lst evening