The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-09
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all have remained in the service and
many have gone to higher and more ac-
tive commands.
The Vermont committee Of public safe
ty was appointed in March, 1917, and
Immediately organized under the chair
manship Of Colonel Ira L. Reeves and the
secretaryship of Fred A. Rowland. When
Colonel Reeves was called into service he
was succeeded as chairman by James
Hartness, who subsequently was sue
eeeded at his entrance upon special war
work at home and overseas, by Judge
leighton p. Slack. When Mr.. Rowland
entered upon the war savings stamp cam
paign, Joseph G. Brown became secretary
Of the committee. The committee has
been able, with the aid of patriotic and
liberal citizens, to finance its work with
out funds from the state and now has
balance in the hands OF its treasurer,
Charles +. Lowe. While in some of our
sister states, like expenses have been
paid from the public treasury, Vermont
ers have performed this service as a pa
tTiotic duty.
Vermont Joined with the other New
England states in furnishing sawmill
units for use in England When the Yer
mont troops left Fort Ethan Allen, 81, 900
was placed in the hands of Major j. M.
Ashley to assist any of the men. The
district exemption board was organized
as prescribed by the president, George o.
Gridley representing manufacturing, Will
liz n Cadv farming Alexander Ironside
labor II. c. Tinkham, M, D., as the med
ical member and Judge Henry Conlin as
the legal member. The board appointed
j. g. Norton chief clerk. A local eXemp-
tion board was organized in each county,
Rutland county having two boards, Med
zeal and legal advisory boards soon fol-
lowed Captain S. S. Gushing was APP
pointed military aide and Dr. ]. b.
Wheeler medical aide to the governor
Dr. Wheeler was afterwards succeeded by
DR. j. H. Woodruff In one of my inter
views with General Crowder he told me
that the machinery of the law was as
well organized in Vermont as in any
other state and had given his department
the least trouble Vermont has contrib
uted two officers to the Office of Provost
Marshal General Crowder, Lieutenant
Colonel Joseph Fairbanks and Major
Henry B. Shaw, Adjutant General Lee
S. TilIots0n went into service in Decem
Der, 1917. Colonel Herbert T. johnson
was appointed acting adjutant general
and has proved to be most efficient and
painstaking officer II should be borne
in mind that all this organization and
the work that followed meant many con.
e,rar,os ,,,,,oh o,rraurcndauco and Yuanvy
trips to Washington and elsewhere. |
have attached to this message table
showing the condition Of the military APP
preparation on Dec. 81, 1918 At the sug
gestion of the national government, a
home guard regiment of IL companies of
SO officers and men each, was organized.
The first regiment, Vermont Volunteer
militia, should be kept intact until Con
gress determines the military policy OF
the country. The officers and men haze
been attentive TO the work, have served
without pay and, while luckily they have
not been called into active service, were
fully armed, clothed, equipped and thor
oughly drilled and if needed would have
given a good account of themselves, From
Colonel Johnson down, many .pf the Off
GERS and men had long been in the Ma
tional Guard, some had seen service in
the Spanish American war and few in
the regular army. For a time certain
factories, plants and public utilities were
under guard at state expense. These
guards we're withdrawn at p. m. Sat |
urday, June 80, 1917. The state has a
valid claim against the national govern |
ment for approximately $4,000 for
money expended in putting the LIST Yer
mont infantry upon a war footing and |
am advised by those in authority that
this claim will be honored in due time.
The question of whether state pay |
shall be granted to all who entered the
service will come before you and the
treasurer will advise you how this mat /!
ter is being handled in other states and
what the probable expense will be. This I
is a matter of state policy for you to de- /
termine. About $4,000 men have entered /
the service from Vermont, $500 have I
been paid the state pay in full and $500
are now on the roll The balance of the
$4,000 who have not yet applied are +
mostly selectiye service men to whom I
the present law does not apply. Volun
teer nurses should be recognized as well /
as volunteer lDBlls Ht butdl dut'uut NA !
pended for state pay to Dec. 81, 1918, was I
S5l2, l03O4 The balance of the war APP
preparation unexpended on that date was i
l04,s467S Sixtyone men from Yer
mont have been cited for their conduct |
or for bravery.
have appended to this message a ia
BILE showing the total enrolment from |
Vermont and the casualty list as il stood |
on Dec. 81, 1918. ] recommend that "A !
proper certificate be given to each soldier, /
sailor. nurse and civilian employe from
Vermont, showing fully the war service
performed. It is needless for me to re-
count the different war endeavors, each
Of which Vermont has made remark
able success.
Vermont was the first state to organ
ze the pupils of her public schools for
home garden work. This organization
was known as the Green Mountain
Guard. The second year it became a
branch of the U. S. boys working re-