Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
VERMONT NOTES.

Corporal Leonard A. Lord, Swan
ton boy, who had been in the trenches
of France several weeks, is reported
as killed in action in France on April
112.
| An appeal signed by the heads Of
each Of the grand Masonic bodies OF
the state calls upon Masons to pur-
chase generously of thrift and war
savings stamps and form themselves
into Masonic war savings clubs. The
Masonic order is the first fraternal
order in Vermont to respond to the
appeal Of government officials for
such organization.
One week after commencement at
the University of Vermont, the first
week in May, 365 men will come to
the university on government orders
to receive ira ming as automobile me-
chanics, carpenters, machinists and
black this in the military service.
Two s~.40Ols O. two months each will
be held, covering the period from
May Is to Sept. Is. This contingent
with the signal corps men will make
565 men in army uniform at the uni
versity. The mechanics to be sent
here are all drafted men.
Dr. Richard E. Dodge, author of the
Dodge Biographies, and a reader in
Physical Geography for Beginners,
for many years head of the depart
ment of geography at Teachers Col
lege, Columbia University, New York
City, and contributing editor for the
Journal Of Geography and the Geo
graphical Review, will give a one
weeks course of lectures at the sum-
mer session of the Johnson Normal
school. Dr.. Dodge is not only one of
the foremost authorities in the field
of geography but is also specially in
terested in the problem Of rural edu-
cation, and for two years served as
head of the department of rural edu-
cation at Teachers College This Will
make his lectures of special interest
to Vermont teachers. The summer
session at Johnson will open July list
and continue for four weeks.
Vermont will hold a Second State
War convention at Montpelier Friday,
May 10. Last September Vermont
held at Rutland the first state war
convention of it's kind. 1t is particu-
larly important that all war workers
in the state, men and women alike, at
tend the conference. All members
of the Vermont committee of Public
Safety, including district and local
committees; the entire personnel of
the state Food, state Fuel, Farmers
ministrations, Public Service Reserve,
Four Minute Men, War Savings and
Liberty Loan committees, Red Cross,
health officers, editors, Knights of
Columbus, Salvation Army, and Y. NJ.
G. A. committees, all federal and
state officials, county agents, clergy
men, teachers and superintendent,
and all persons are urged to attend
this War Convention.
The Vermont Farm Machine COM
pany of Bellows Falls has been ex-
tensively engaged in the manufacture
Of munitions since the beginning of
the war. The first contract was with
the Canadian Car &, Foundry COM
pany Of Montreal to manufacture
shrapnel for the Russian government.
The second contract made about
Steel company and this contract is
now being completed During the
winter the production has varied from
1900 to 1000 shells day. Recently
the output has not exceeded 1900
shells daily. A third contract has
been made with the United States
government for the manufacture of
IS millimeter shells, and as soon as
the government furnishes forgings
according to it's contract the company
will again be running at full force
and probably continue so for the dur
alton OF war. On its munition pro-
duction the company works day and
night shifts.