New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-10
500 LEAVE CITY
TOLEARN WARS
WAYS AT CAMP
Bankers, Lawyers, Artists
and Policemen Among
Recruits.
MAYOR mitchell
AT PLATTSBURG
Well Known Names on List
Women Wave Merry FarewelIs
to Husbands and Fiances.

W fIuSDdHuS anu frances.
They're off, The cream of New
York's young manhood, 500 strong, will
alight from twenty-five Pullman sleep
ers this morning at Plattsburg, where
Mayor Mitchell already has donned the
khaki, to learn the art of soldering
along with young men from all parts
of the country. For to-day the bust
ness and professional mems camp
opens.
Bankers, lawyers, doctors, artists,
policemen and clerks gathered at the
Grand Central last evening long before
train time and greeted former gridiron
stars, steeplechase riders and polo
players. And for the next four weeks
men who have been remembered for
kicking a goal will vie with men whose
names are high lights in the business
world, in digging trenches and making
practice hikes. A month in camp and
these men will be proudly returning to
the city in the uniforms.
In the crowd about the gate to the
train only an occasional campaign hat,
with is red, white and blue cord, was
seen. Complete uniforms we're even
less in evidence most of them were
carefully packed in suitcases and car
ried by red capped porters. A few
Wallets carried the baggage of their
young masters, who on the morrow may
be washing their own shirts. Perhaps
the Wallets were smiling inside, but they
never showed it.
Gay Scene at Station.
Wives and sweethearts were there,
some with tiny flags, but all dry-eyed.
The scene was gay, and the event sa-
vored more of the drawing-room than
the military.
Police Commissioner Woods was
there to wish his boys" good luck
members of the force who will be able
to show even some of the better known
athletes something when it comes to
downright hard work and discipline.
Dudley Field Malone was there as one
of the soldiers-to-be. Nelson O'Shaugh
nessey, Rhinelander Waldo, Hamilton
Fish, jr., and Alderman II. ii. Curran
were also aboard the tram.
Owing to the large number going, the
special train was run in two sections
of eleven cars each. leaving the Grand
Central Terminal at 9:20 and $3.50 re-
spectively. Another special left Boston
at about the same hour. Delegations
from Chicago and Pittsburgh VIII be
outnumbered only by the New York
men. The Philadelphia and Baltimore
contingents joined the local force last
evening.
George Wharton Pepper, although if-
ty years old, led the Philadelphia boys
as an example TO the younger men. He
has been active in the work of the
National Security League in that ci.y.
With him were ". j. Clothier, the
banker and ex-tennis champion; Victor
c. Mather, 7. y. lie Roy and number
of polo players.
When the porters had placed all the
baggage in the cars and most of the
men had found their seats, 1t was dis
covered that Collector Malone and Nell
son O'Shaughressey were to bunk to-
gether. Commissioner Woods watched
the departure of the trains from the
platform with an envious look in his
eyes that spoke palmer than words.
Six more of his force went along with
the business and professional men.
Democracy of Khaki.
From the moment the men alight at
camp all social and business distinc-
tions will be wiped out in the demOc-
racy of khaki. The Mayor, who is al
ready at camp, will handle pick next
to an alderman, perhaps. "They will
know the mess call on Tuesday night
by intuition" said regular army offi-
Ger yesterday, "and no one will suffer
from insomnia"
Men who could finance the entire en-
campment and never miss the small
change will make their deposit of $50
this morning to cover the board OF 90
cents a day and any breakage of rife
sights or implements. All paid the
$3.50 fare TO Plattsburg last night,
with the 81 extra for berths. The
members of the police force are paying
their own way as well.
Among the distinguished rockies"
who took the trains last evening were
Bradley Martin, P. j. Roosevelt, DR..
Richard Derby Magistrate Daniel Muir
ply, r. S. Pierrepont, Crawford Blag-
den, Willard Straight, T. f. Murrell,
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, jr.; c. Oliver
Iselin, Adrian Iselin, Alexander Smith
Cochran, Gordon Macdonald and Wal
ter Seligman.
Raymond Belmont, C. C. Rumsey, ].
C. Fargo, T. W. Carnegie, Police Cap
tain Edward Hughes. Martin j. Keogh,
jr., John W. Alexander, I'd, Philip
Brashear, John d. Crimmins, jr., Regi-
nald Durant, r. Grosvenor, W. S. Van
Rensselaer,, A. A. Parker, Bronson
Winthrop. p. c. Wadsworth, f. D. Nor
gan, jr, G. b. Kip, Edwin DeT. Bechtel
and Frank Butterworth.
Major General Leonard Wood. COM
, manding the Department of the East,
earlier IN the day expressed his gratiti-
cation ut the large turnout Of proml-
nent New Workers and the enthusiasm
with which they were planning for
camp. And no one who witnessed the
leavetaking last evening had any doubt
of the enthusiasm which grpped every
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