The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-08

lots had resulted in a tie between Capt.
Stack of Bellows Falls and Capt Buz-
zell of Newport. The election of ma
Ior therefore was put over to tonight.
The news of the result of the election
10 the cOleneley will come as a surprise
TO most persons, but q few persons in
Brattleboro and elsewhere knew that the
promotion was likely to come to Capt
Gibson, although it was not of his seek
ing. The man in line FOR the position
was Lieut., Col. John w. Tinker of ST
Johnsbury
Col. Gibson is the first full colonel in
command OF the regiment. which has been
organized only since June 1919 He
took command Immediately after his elec-
ton.
The choice leaves Company | without
captain. and that office will be filed
later. Col. Gibson not long ago was
made captain, although in order to accept
the office ii became necessary for him to
give up the staff positions of major and
judge advocate. He commanded the COM
pany during its service on strike duty
at Bellows Falls previous to going to
Camp Deyens last Saturday afternoon.
Col. Gibson was born in Londonderry
40 years ago. His education. the cost of
which he earned by working on a farm
was received in the common schools
Black River academy at Ludlow and
of the Chester high school from 1894 to
1898. when he came to Brattleboro TO
study law in the Office of Waterman &
Martin He married in 1896 Grace F.
Hadley. They have four children He
was deputy clerk of the United States
courts from 1890 to 1906. when he was
elected to the Vermont house of repre-
sentatives and became one of its leaders.
In 1905, he was elected to the senate
lie served four years as judge of the
Brattleboro municipal court was n dele
gate to the Republican national conven-
tion in 1912. He has been states attor-
ney for Windham county. is chairman
Of the commissioners of the village Of
Brattleboro, a trustee of Norwich uni
versity, and is = trustee of the EpiSco-
pal diocese of Vermont
He enlisted in Company 1, 1st Yer
mont infantry, in 1899. commanded the
company from 1908 to 1906, when he was
promoted TO colonel and Inspector of rifle
practice. retiring with that rank in 1905
In 1915, in order to build up the COM
pany. he again assumed command, and
continued until June. 1913, when he was
appointed personnel adjutant of the 57th
Pioneer infantry. He served during the
for the World war April ,, 1917. and
served two years. He recruited some
1 200 men. saved Windham county from
the first draft. went overseas with the
51th Pioneer infantry, the redesignation
of the LIST Vermont, and returned in com
mand of all not transferred. Later he
was the war risk officer of the Ameri-
can Legion. bearing the expense of the
| Office from his own funds in order to be
of help to service men. He is com
mander of Brattleboro post of the Amer
| lean Legion.
Nearly 1000 members of the regiment
arrived at Camp Devens Saturday night
on special trains. and the first official act
was to elect colonel. They are quar-
tered in the area Immediately behind the
hostess house.
| Adit Gen. Herbert II. johnson de-
clared that the spirit of the National
Guard in Vermont was such that the Off
GERS of the regiment responded to the call
| for field training with 100 per cent of
their personnel on duty. When they left
for camp only two of the officers were
not among those present and these were
unavoidably detained. One is on emer-
i gency leave and the other is in the hos
pital as the result of an accident. The
| strength of the regiment is IS officers
/ and OH enlisted men.
4 Governor Hartness of Vermont is ex-
pected to visit the camp Monday, Aug.
l15. and the regiment will stage a review
lin his honor at that time
One hundred per cent of the officers of
the Vermont regiment saw service in the
j World war and about % per cent of the
enlisted men are veterans.