Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29

the Mississippi river. If it had not
been for this fact the boys would not
have gone to France as soon as they
did nor would they have seen service
so soon. After all, the 57th was q
Vermont organization, for there were
so officers and some 430 men when
| the $500 Tennessee recruits came to
the organization. In two months TO-
900 men were placed on the roll of
the regiment, many later going to
other organizations. Seventeen days
after the Tennessee boys left their
homes the regiment was en- route for
! France. Influenza affected the reg
| iment, some 236 men dying upon ar
rival in France.
In the last big drive the regiment
became replacement organization,
leaving Capt Gibson and three 9TH
ers, but the organization was kept
complete. All of the routine of a
regiment occurred. All of the re-
ports used by regiment were regu-
larly made as though there were
3,40O men, including regimental in
spections.
Color Sergt. Albert J. Seguin of
Newport gave a history of the 302d
field artillery and presented the col
ors. His was a pleasing talk as he
explained the part which the organ
ization had in the last days of the
war with only IL deaths, three of
which were Vermont boys, Sergt.
Couplings, Corporal Noble and Pvt.
Buttons.
Probably as welcome a visitor as
there appeared was Col. W. J. Ke-
vile, commanding officer of the 101st
ammunition train, who was given
round of applause when he came for
ward. His story was one of consid-
cradle interest and was well told.
He explained the foundation of the
| train and paid the Vermont boys
some nice compliments for their
excellent service. He read several
4citations which the train received for
its bravery He told the ordealS
through which the boys passed, the
| suffering from meningitis of which
the fo ks back home did not know.
the delays of getting equipment after
they reached France, and then the
excellent work they did in service in
the Toul sector at the battle of the
Marine, back of the st. Mihiel sector
and later near Verdun.
When asked what day he could
come to Vermont he wrote Gen.
observance of the death of the two
boys who were killed. His beautiful
tribute to the memory of those boys
brought tears to the major portion of
the audience. The last citation he
read was a long one from Gen. G. r.
Edwards.
No remarks were made when the
presentation of the guidons took
place because of the lateness of the
hour. These were presented as fol-
lows: Co. L, 101st ammunition train,
Capt. Haroll M. Howe; Co. E, Capt.
Row B. Miner, Brattleboro; Co. Z,
Sergt. Arlon z. Spaulding, st. AL
bans; Co. G, Corp. Chester Mooney,
Newport.
Lieut.. Chas. A Pellet of Brattle-
boro presented the shield of the 101st
machine gun battalion, Capt. Harold
p. Sheldon of Fair Haven that of the
1O2d machine gun battalion, Capt.
Joseph a.. Everts of St. Adams of
the 103d machine gun battalion and
Sergt Paul A. Raymond, Stowe, OF
the 103d infantry. Each of them
told of the experiences through winch
their Organizations passed, glvlng
some interesting data concerned with
the same.
Fred L. Laird, Jr, spoke for the
800 bows who went into the navy
from Vermont, giving an excellent
history of the work done by the boys
in that department of our defense.
Pre-. John M. Thomas of Middle
bury college, who spoke on the his
/ tory of Vermont's $4,000 men in the
war, said in part:
IF the story could all be told, the
record of Vermont in the great war
would be found not less honorable
than her part in the Civil war. All
honor to the Vermonters who fought
side by side in the glorious 18th!
And not less honor to the men who
without the stimulus and comrade-
shin of men from home also did their
duty wherever and however the call
of duty came"
Lieut.. Gov. Mason S. Stone accept
ed the colors and shields for the state
of Vermont, acting for Gov. Clement.
He said in part:
vermont is proud to receive these
standards of cleanness and of true
ness and of uprightness IN character
and conduct, observed and maintain
ed by our Vermont and other Ameri-
can boys overseas, and l am pleased
to state at this time that from per-
sonal inquiry and observation / am
convinced that no army ever con-
! ducted itself so well, so in accord
with the standards of right living
and high ideals, as the American
army in France.
"But Vermont is especially proud
to receive these insignia on account
of the splendid service of her boys.
While ali did not get to the front and
into the trenches, while no great
numbers of our boys heard the su-
preme command, since the supreme
/ moment and made the supreme sur
render by going over the top, while
not many in comparison made the su-
preme sacrifice, yet every Vermont
boy stood ready to perform his SUI
preme duty and he would have per-
] Formed it even if ordered into the