The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-06
". v. M. DEMOBOLIZED
Object of This Organization Having
Been Accomplished it is Now
Discharged
STATE OF VERMONT
The Adjutant Generals Office
General Orders No. 10.

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L. The purpose for which the
First Regiment Vermont Volunteer
Militia was organized having been &C.
compliShed and the State of Vermont
having been authorized by the Fed
eral government to organize, at once
a. Battalion of Infantry and a Ma
chine Gun company of the National
Guard, the rehabilitation of this
Regiment is hereby ordered to take
effect on Friday, June 20, 1919.
2. The Regimental Commander
will cause to be prepared discharge
papers for the entire enlisted per-
sonnet of the Regiment to date juno
20, 1919 in ample time to be deliver
ed on that date.
8. The following commissioned of
ficers of the First Regiment, Yer
mont Volunteer Militia are hereby
honorably discharged as of June 20,
1919:
Col! Preston H. Hadley, Lieut.. Col.
Aaron H. Grout, Major Geo. H. V.
Allen, Major Frank P. Johnson, Ma
jor Henry w. Ellis, Captain Ellis
worth ]. Piper, Captain George w.
Grandy, aCptain George B. Walton,
Lieut.. George F Root, Lieut.. Phelps
N. SWEET, Lieut.. BENZ. w. Johnson,
Captain Raymond w. Paine.
First Lieutenants-Frank L. Carr,
Walter F. Burbank, George B. Hop
kins, Henry G. Holmes, Charles H.
Anderson, Herbert T. Kelley, Ralph
B. Denny, Harry z. Pike, Frank r.
Wright, Thomas w. Ray, Ernest T.
Griswold.
Second Lieutenants-J. Milton
Slack, Charles w. Buckley, Edmond
c. Bolles, Charles R. Cheney, James
S. Wood, John L. Jones, Carol e.
jenkins, Elroy r. Woods, Elmore r.
Smith.
A. The Company Commanders and
the Commander of the Hospital
Corps will be discharged upon settle
ment of their property accounts.
5. Details of disposition of all
in the hands of company
commanders and future care, or re-
leasing, of Armories under their
charge will be taken up by letter di-
rect with each Commanding Officer.
6. The State of Vermont desires
to express to the officers and men of
this command the appreciation of the
whole people of the state for the
splendid, loyal and efficient service
which you have performed during the
past two years. This Regiment was
composed largely of men who, for
various reasons, were debarred from
a more active part in the military ser
vice of the country, but who were
nevertheless anxious to aid in some
way in maintaining an adequate pro-
lection to home industries, volunteer
ed for this work, and have given free
ly of their time and efforts to main
tain an efficient military force. It's
many of the leading business and pro-
fessional men of the state who had
no other desire than to faithfully
serve their state in an emergency. To
1 few it has been a valuable training
school before entering the Federal
army camps.
Since this Regiment was organized
n June 1917 it has always been look
ed upon as an efficient force and in
3tantly ready for any emergency that
night arise 1t has never been call
I'd upon to perform any serious work,
out the moral effect of such a force
within our borders has been of vital
Every man who has served in it's
'anks during the past two years can
llways remember with pride his part
n maintaining this Regiment
To the officers, especially the COM
,any commanders, is due the thanks
If the state for their untiring efforts, |
irving freely and willingly of their
ime and energy with no compensa-
ion except what comes from a duty
veil done.
By command of Governor Clement, !
HERBERT T. JOHNSON,
The Adjutant General