The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-30
NATIONAL GUARD
COMPANY RANKS
SLOW IN FILLING
Local Situation Difficult to Un-
derstand
CAPT. l.. H. BOYD EXPLAINS
Addresses Young Men Who Have
Signed Muster Roll Of New
HowitZer Co.
CAPT. L. H. BOYD EXPLAINS

There wos meeting Of the young
men who haye Joined the new howit.
zer company at G.. A. K. hall Sunday
ternoon when Capt Leon II. Boyd
spoke briefly upon the purposes OF
the organization and TIE difficulty
that Is being experienced IN filling
the ranks.
The objects OF the company, said
Capt Boyd, are 70 so train the Young
men Of this commun ty that IN case
they are ever needed I'm the service
OF the country they will not only pos
sess tle needed experience but viii
also be fitted, mentally and physical
y. for that service Much Of the loss
81 lIfe and hardship o. the recent
wOr war were primarily due 10 the
fact that II vas necessary 90 put IN
the field men who had lacked boz
mental and physical training. They
did not know what 90 do and thee
d d not know how TO care for them.
sp yes und9f the changed conditions
Cant Boyd called attention % the
accompli! lmeuts that have been
made In Bratueboro. town smaller
than Bennington where there is now
established an Infantry company. a
headquarters company and a band Of
SO pieces Here In Bennington. he
sa 4, dIffiCuty is heing experienced
N securing the 80 men needed for
one company
Lack Of interest In the proposed
company Is believed to be largely dlc
10 a misunderstanding. Some of the
young men in the village ARE believ
ed 10 be holding back tor tia reason
that they dislike the idea OF beng
called ont for strike duty. some.
thing that Is not likely % happen in
Vermont During 80 years state
troops have been called out hut once
Tor this purpose and on that oeras-
ion no ammunition was issued. TIT
guardsmen were merely summoned
Tor the moral effect and TO prevent
destruction of property.
Some Of 'ae young men who are
hesltating to become members 0f the
howitzer company may have taken
this position because they have o
personal dislike for some Of those
who have already signed the roll.
This iardly seems possible During
the war the Young men from Ben.
nington rubbed shoulders, fought and
died with men from all sections OF
the United States and It appears
rather absurd that they are not ready
TO hold up their end in times Of
peace
11e federal government pays each
and every member days pay NJ to
$50 a year for attendance az drills,
TINS enabling the young men to OBJ
tain some financial remuneration as
we'll as it themselves for better cit.
zenship. There is. Of course. o high.
er compensation for noncommisslon-
ed officers aud uniforms are furnish
ed by the government.
The organization o. the company
means that Remington will be In
line Tor one Of i:le armories that the
state OF Vermont is building. These
armories are splendid bu'ldlng'
built for the comfort OF the guards
men, and offer opportunities Tor en-.
iertaiumcnt and recreation that can
be secured iu no other way
Bennington during tho war always
went over the ton" \ little OF the
same spirit that gave the town It's
nationwide reputation during the
great conflict is apparently neeued
Just now to carry throug.l the howit-
ger company