The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-11-11
THE ARMY OPENS UP.

The Army Recruiting for service
in Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. is now open,
and for the month of November,
1921, there are 70 vacancies. These
vacancies will be held open until the
70 men are enlisted when recruiting
will again close until there are more
vacancies.
The service at Fort Ethan Allen is
delightful and the social conditions
in the surrounding communities are
most desirable. The City of Burling-
ton lies but five miles from the Post
and is reached by a car line on
schedule of every twenty minutes in
the afternoon and evening.
Fort Ethan Allen is situated, part
in Colchester and part in Essex
Townships, in Chittenden County and
two miles on the car line from Essex
Junction, Vt. 1t covers about 1000
acres of land.
Since the beginning of the Post
the following Cavalry Regiments have
been stationed here, Third Cavalry,
Fourth Cavalry, Fourteenth Cavalry,
Eleventh Cavalry, Tenth Cavalry,
Second Cavalry, and the Three Hun
dred and Tenth Cavalry. Many Off
GERS, famous as General Officers, such
as General Dickman, Nicholson,
Beach, Marshall, Etlinge, Gayle, 7 R
Rivers and Dodd, were also at times
stationed here.
The large and spacious barracks is
source of comfort and content
ment for soldiers now stationed here
and is greatly enhanced by ample
lighting facilities for reading and
writing and athletics, in the even
ing when the men are not on duty
There is always an adequate supply
of hot water day and night. Every
effort is made to have the barracks
as comfortable as possible, as they
are the only homes the soldiers have
during their period of enlistment.
| The environment of the barracks are
so attractive that the men are glad
to spend the large part of the even
ings at home. The Troop Club
| features are not wanting, there is al
ways sufficient reading matter and
suitable games, music, dancing etc.
There is the service club in the Post
where men can 90 who want to study
and write in quiet. The Club is fur
nished with the best of everything
I in the way of furniture, such as COM
Portable and genuine leather rockers
and chairs. The piano and other
musical instruments are there. Many
n books of travel, fiction, and is con-
trolled the same as a City Library
Each organization in addition, also
has Library where books, magazines
and papers are for the soldiers use.
The Spirit of the Cavalry.
1T IS THE BOAST OF THE
CAVALRY that the bold, the dash.
ing, the venturous spirits flock to its
standards. The desert Arabian is &
Cavalryman, and also the Indian war
rior of our plains, Wherever broad
spaces lies, wherever the lure of the
open appeals, wherever the red blooc
surges in the veins of those who love
adventure, there you will find the
mounted man in his glory and pre-
dominance. From the days of Light
Horse Harry" the American Cavalry
man performed most distinguished
service, and the names of Sheridan
Stuard, Mosby, Merritt and Custer
will always live as the embodiment
of all that is chivalrous and glorious
in the profession of arms.
How TO Join the Cavalry.
Come to Fort Ethan Allen, VT, oil
write to Captain Fenton Jacobs
Cavalry, at the Post and he will tel
you all about how to get here anC
enlist. But if you believe that there
is anything the matter with you
physically don't bother because the
; examination is rigid. First of al
you must be over Ga inches tall anC
must weigh over 100 pounds. In the
very near future there will be trans
portation here in the City to give
the man who wants to join the Caval
nv at Fort Ethan Allen a ride TO the
Post in Vermont, or he can report
anytime in person at the Fort.