The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
74RECRUITS
OFF FOR CAMP
Nearly AL Will Join the
First rmont Reg
Enent
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GIVEN ( fyND-oFF
sr MONTPELIER
Washington and Orange
Counties We're Rep
resented


parture was another reminder to the
people of Montpelier and those from
other towns who gathered for the fare
well that Washington county-and
Orange county as welfare alive to the
fact that we are at war. Sixty-seven of
the men are of the flower of Washington
county youth, and the remaining seven
represent enlistments from Orange coun-
ty towns. 1t was a moving scene as the
nearly four score stalwarts marched to
the Central Vermont station, alert and
ready for the first lap of the journey
that may take them far overseas.
A delay of two hours, occasioned by
drifts piling high along the main line,
postponed their final farewells. The
train was due to leave the station at
IL: 10 o'clock, but il was 235 before the
young volunteers got away. At one
time or another there were 800 people
gathered in and about the station The
government, through the county local
board, provided dinners for the men at
the Montpelier house, and Just before
they entrained the Montpelier Red Cross
society supplied each man with ham
per containing sandwiches, cigars, cigar
cites and other articles calculated TO
Tighten the burden of travel and the first
feelings of homesickness. Through the
kindness of Frank NJ. Cory and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank H. Tracy, the recruits were
supplied with an abundance of reading
matter, including magazines and current
fiction.
Roy Sargent of East Barre, the only
man in uniform. and garbed in khaki by
reason of the fact that he was a third
year student at Norwich university when
he enlisted, was designated as captain of
the party. He was easily singled out by
the contrast of his garb with that OF the
men in multi. His eight assistants, des-
ignated as lieutenants for the trip, are
Elwin D. Joslyn, William w. Beattie.
George NJ. Thompson, Lynn c. Stewart.
Edward Plunkett, Harry Miller. Elmer
I. Smith. William Leonard and Forrest
Stewart
At the station brief speeches were
made by Mayor I. w Mitchell and
George H. Almon. tile latter representing
the Board of Trade. Music was furnished
by Karl Forsel. the cornetist. All Of the
men were in fine fettle. and while the
breaking of home ties naturally imposed
, strain on the natural reserve of the
'ecruts, they seemed ready and willing
o forsake the brand of Vermont wealth
II WHICH prevailed to-day for the more
,ongenial climate of the South Perhaps
he tempestuous conditions outside made
t easier for them to take leave of home
md dear ones.
Tourist cars for the first lap of the
rip were not at hand. but two of the
caches ordinarily used on the New Eng
and States Limited train were placed at
he disposal OF the volunteers, and at
Mass, it was expected, they
ill exchange for the tourist accommoda
ions.
The seven men from Orange county
ssembled in Montpelier early to-day.
hey were i'll charge of NJ. c. Knight OF
ewbury, a member of the Orange eoun
y local board. and the contingent was
ated to share the accommodation cars
18th their Washington county brethren
William Henry Dame is captain of the
ompany
Ralph Palmer Chamberlain.
Bert George Wright
Carl Eugene Clifford.
Frank %. Kennedy.
Harley Rodman Mcdonald,
Oren Luther Holmes.
Silvia Crozzoi.
John Miles Tower.
Elmer F. Bancroft
Harry Russell Miller
William W. Beattie.
Wesley William North.
Horace James Emerson.
Clyde A. Fisher
Tonne w. Lamberton.
John J. Gavin.
Philip Bean. jr.
Ralph Oren Sprague.
Joe Arsenault.
Dorman Louis Freeman.
William Frank Holden
Dean Roy Gallison.
Walter Ira Hurdle.
William Wallace Leonard
Ewyn Joslyn.
Charles Francis Sullivan.
Andrew Alonzo Warren
Nelson Dube.
Leon Olin Davis.
Giovanni Giromplni.
Wallace Lafayette.
Alfred Ralph Jackman
Henry Arthur Tromby.
Carl Ivar Leonard Erickson.
Harold John Clark.
Flick Clair Bolio.
Lawson William ingalls,.
George NJ. Thompson.
Fred Roy Guyette
Arthur Merrill Miller.
George Carl LavanWay
Edward James Flunkett
Knut oausnd
Paul Everett Davis.
James Erastus DWinell.
Issrer Dwight Thompson
Archie Hill.
Lester Chsries Mcleod.
Roy Agro Hunter.
Tafsy Nenner.
Frederick joseph bcrry.
Ernest John Tierne,
Perley Alon4o Goddard