The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-22
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COLONEL GIBSON
About 1000 Persons ON Street When
Company 1 Is Escorted from Train
Music and Speaking.

CompanysI Vermont National Guard,
which Wis ordered TO Bellows Falls IN
July because of the strike situation and
went from there TO Camp Devens for the
annual muster, returned to Brattleboro
on the LOG train Saturday afternoon
and was met AT the station by the Brat
tleboro Military band which accompan-
led the company to the armOry on Main
street. where short program of music
and speaking was held in recognition of
the election at Camp DevenS of Ernest
w. Gibson az colonel of the 1St Vermont
regiment
The crowd at the railroad station. on
the plaza and on the street numbered
probably 1000. and there were frequent
outhurstS of applause Marching behind
program, We're Adjt. Gen. Herbert T.
Johnson of Montpelier, Col. f. w Glib
SON., Maj. Leonard +. Wing of Rutland
and Maj. Linn ID. Taylor of Brattleboro.
The new captain, Capt. Charles A f.
Goodwin. commanded the company.
At the armory Major Taylor was in
charge as master of ceremonies and re
ferred to the fact that the election of
Col. Gibson. brought the regimentaI head
quarters TO Brattlebnro. He presented
as the first speaker Walter O. Cooley of
Brattleboro, who was lieutenant colonel
of the 372d regiment in the World war.
and he made reference to the citing of
Lieut.. Col. Cooley for gallantry under
fire.
The speaker said he realized that mill
tary subjects were not popular in tiIaes
of peace but he wished TO call attention
to the folly of following blindly the prop
oSition of disarmament and losing sight
of the fact that in an emergency the
safety of the country lies in its military
forces. He congratulated the regiment
on its selection of its new colonel.
Major Taylor directed the attention of
the audience 10 three men who were
seated on the armorv porch. Gen. George
w. Il. Haigh former captains of Com
pany l. who had long and honorable mil
itary records.
Attorney NJ +. Maurice was intro
dueed and spoke a few minutes as 'one
Of the home folks He extended the
congratulations of the home folks to the
company. the regiment and the colonel
and told the members of the company
that the people We're proud Of them, that
they knew them 10 be good soldiers and
that SO long as the young men continued
TO show the spirit already manifested the
state of Vermont was not in danger.
Colonel Gibson responded to the ex-
presSionS of goodwill in behalf of him.
self and of the officers and men of Com
pany j. accepted the reception from the
viewpoint of the public interest i'm the
company and the 1St Vermont regiment
He said the larger part of the business
men of Brattlehoro were ar some time
connected with Company / and that there
was every reason why the town should
be interested in ii. This. he said. was the
fourth time the regimPutal colnrs had
come 10 Brattleb0ro. the others who have
served as colonel Of the regiment having
been the late Gen. Julius 7. Estpy. Gen
Gorge III. Bond, now doorkeeper in the
United States senate, and Col. ]. Gray
Fstey than whom better colonel
never led regiment"
Three cheers were given for Colonel
Gibson and three more for the band