The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-16
PARADE HONORS
SELECTED MEN
Contingent of 20 Left for
University of Yer
mont Today
SEVEN JOINED AT
BELLOWS FALLS
one More Joined at st. Johnsbury,
Making Up County Quota of g. One
Less Than Originally Ordered-Wiu
Receive Special Training.

Twenty men out of Windham county's
draft quota left Brattleboro this morn
ing on the lao train for the Uni
Versity OF Vermont at Burlington. where
they will receive mechanical training for
special work at the front and behind the
lines. 4 parade took place in their honor.
accompanying them to the railroad sta
ton. The original quota was %, but one
man, Lawrence H. f. Hakey of Grafton,
enlisted III the navy and as there were
enough men without him, according to IN
structlons received at the Office Of the
local board, nobody was called in his
place. This left the quota at 2S. One of
these was given leave to 90 from 81
Johnsbury, where he has been emoloyed.
and seven others were asked to ioin tbe
bfattleboro contingent at Bellows Falls.
ieaNing ~ to go from here. They re-
celNed their Red Cross outfits here. and
were To be given boxes of luncheon at
, W hlte River junction, a canteen station.
ne ~ men reported at the office of the
local board this morning and received
final instructions. William +. Blake of
Brattleboro was placed in charge of the
entire contingent. When all was ready
the company proceeded to the town hail
building, lining up on the street, and were
given tobacco supplies by Secretary II T.
Stiegter representing the board of trade
he high school chorus which had assem-
bled on the Hooker lawn rendered patri-
otle selections under the direction of Mu-
steal Director Frank NJ Cram
Some 200 persons had gathered on the
streets to see the parade, and about | 20
o'clock the order to march was given by
Chairman +. j. Fenton of the board of
trade entertainment committee. The
Liberty drum corps was in the lead. fol-
lowed by st. Michaels cadets in uniform
and with guns. the Boy Scouts in uni
form, the contingent of soldiers. Edward
Fenton jr., years old. in khaki with a
tiny gun on his shoulder, and a delega-
tion of business men,
The soldiers were cheered on the march.
and crowd went to the station, where
good-b were said. The train arrived
on time. Following is the list of the
men:
Going from Brattleboro
Roderick j Filion, Brattleboro.
Clarence Q. Reed. Springfield tVt.),
formerly of East Dummerston.
William L. Clegg, Springfield Mass.
formerly of Brattleboro.
Franklin r. Bradley, Putney.
Harry /. Brown, East Dummerston.
Clarence X. Lewis, Williamsvlle
Eugene \. Butler Bratteboro
Fred W Montgomery, Bellows Falls.
James Steele, Bellows Falls.
Alfred J. Ryan, Brattleboro
Fred NJ. Newton, Putnev
Alfred J. Guyette, Troy, \. H., formerly
of Bellows Falls.
Robert W Fisher, Brattleboro.
Edward {. Naile, Proctorsville, for
merly of Brattleboro
Jesse G. Hopkins, Springfield, Mass,
formerly of Brattleboro
James G. McCarty. Welland Ontario,
formerly of Bellows Falls.
Freddie A. Bernard, Griswoldvlle,
Mass, formerly of Halifax
Albert l.. Paquette, Chicopee Falls,
Mass, formerly of Brattleboro.
William +. Blake, Brattleboro.
John l.. Sparks, New Haven, Conn,
formerly of Grafton.
Going from Bellows Falls
Raymond H. Moore. Westminster.
Edmond G. Bosley. Bellows Falls.
Richard G. Rice, Toronto, Ontario, for
merly of Bellows Falls.
Gladwin ". Welch, Bellows Falls
John +. Connors. Bellows Falls.
John I. Cleary, Bellows Falls
Paul ". Thayer, Bellows Falls.
Going from st. Iohnsbury
Allen W. Frizzell. ST. .Johnsburv, for
merly of Brattleboro.