The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-23
H CALLED
TO DUTY.
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COMPANY And BAND READY N LESS
THAN IL HOURS--mAEY STORES
AND BUSINESS PLACES 1T BY LOS
OF EMPLOTEs VACANCIES SHOULD
Be KEPT OPEN As FAR IS POSSIBLE
TWO RECRUITS ACCEPTED.

1Wu hI1hoiio hsSEI Id
Il Il almost revelation. the quick
ness and willingness Ehown by the
members OF Company Il Of the
First Regiment Maryland National
Guards 70 serve their country In the
best possible way. that Ihef we're
ready is evidenced by the despatch
with which orders to prepare we're
carried out
The fret order vas received Mon
day morning b Captain John ;.
Welgie, from Colonel Little. reading
Assemble your company u YouT
armory n once and recruit i up -
not less than sixIy-fiye men, A
soon - that number : obtained re
port b. wire total strength and com
mence drilling company. Load sag-
ons and collect leutage and have ex-
erything N readiness 70 move. Make
arrangements for transportation o.
men,
Immediately upon receiving tha
above telegram. Captain WeIgle and
LientenanIs HerwageT and Dewey
went 10 The Armory and aet lhe ma
chInerY Of mobilization n motion.
kilograms were sent - nonzTesidenI
company members and men vare dia=
patched IN automobiles over the eonn.
ny 10 bring IN the men b o'clock
In the evening man after man report
ed at The Afmery md Wa equipped.
and the majority OF The command Wa
on hand and lifted ont nd we're ready
TO move ny p. m. The wagon We
packed with Ieniz aud ne eommizzaFY
equipment by o'clock. and moved ID
fIaFbaagh.s Garage.
Al Of he drezs uniforms Of The
company we're packed and sent haeE
20 Headquarters
The military routine was II once
puI IN force, The men IoitHTed around
The armorY joking Nth each other M.
III about 5 O'Clock. Khsn Captain
WeIgle ordered he Company 10 faIl
IN line a which tine he presented
each member Of The company sltn a.
Identification check The check had
i ribbon % i - aa 10 faataH around
Their neck afler The number sas psl
on T. The number i o Identify sach
nan i h ia injured or killed IN bat.
lie. They wHre afIHFYard dismissed
mil Tuesday morning. They Ners
On duty from o.eleek Tuesday morn.
InE until o'clock IN he afternoon
when The company headed BY IN
First Regiment land. psrade1 Main
street, being dlSmissed until s. % We'd.
neEdaY morning shan theY returned
TO The Armofy. Captain NeIKle re.
eelxed orders The same evening e
have his company ready n leave or
The 7.os train Wednesday morning
II go o'clock Wednesday morning
The fra bell va runE and ne iirs
company assembled and marched q
The Armory II escort I1s band ana
Company 70 he station. who're tire
thousand persons had assembled
Each member Of he fins company
carried a lag and v. L. Seabrook led
The procession carrying q large lag
Cheer after cheer vent u - Ih1
soldiers paraded To The car that sas
SaiIinR for them on a switch at The
station When The band PLAYED he
Star spangle1 Banner hats Harf
raised and everyone stood erect SAD
moments wera experienced when Ihs
g0od-bY vas passed around b. our
soldier boz. Nearly every person IN
The crowd had tears N their eyes. Biz
men who are supposed 70 have nerve
Of iron showed emotion. sveeIhearts
shed tears when lheY bid farewell "a
theIr beat fellows. The HAd1est ol
them al xas Joseph YinglIng xho
vas married IN haste On Monday even.
ing. after he found ne was 10 10 "a
The front.
Al O. the soldiers held up veil
Only q few had tears n LheIT eyes,
but all wore ; aad eountenanoa as
hey LEFT On train for Laurel, Prince
Georges county, where he Maryland
troops viii be modified. preparatory
10 service On the Mexican border.
On Tuesday q the armoTy he
Company vas addressed b. Hev. u.
Read OF the i. ?. Church, John Ill
ton ReifsnIder. Ell. President Of he
Industrial Accident Commission.
whose Oldest aon. Ient Lawrence r.
Reifsnider. Is serving n the !. 3.
EavY, and whose two daughters re
Ihe wives of Capt Thomas 8. CLARK,
Of the L. s. Marine Corps, and Cant.
Thomas NJ. Robbins Of the 7. :. In
EInesring Corps, and by Lieut. Allan
Sharrer. son Of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
{. sharTer. of this city, and a recent
graduate OF West Point l. :. Military
Academy. all Of whom exhorfed the
members to lead clean lives, TO be
brave n the face o. danger md to
never forget their duty to the state
and nation.
The business men will feel the loss
most keenly a. some had AZ many as
i've 10 come out OF one business place.
Five were taken from the Knapn's
Machine Works.
T. W. Mather : Sons are short Of
tvo.
We hope that al employers vii
hold the positions for the return Of
those Who have gone II serve onr
country and II possible continue their
salaries n TnlI Or paTI.
The Band LEFT With fuIl quota
With Major Harry KINNEY IN charge.
The HofTacker family. OF Manchester,
furnished four members 10 the Band.
We lose rumber Of business men
a follows: Messrs. =. Frank Thom-
a.. L. G. Dewey, Dr.. Jesse :. Myers,
James Z. Mitchell. &C.
The MeGInnIs DIstIIIery. whose en-
tire ofiic9 force has eone; tie AsbeB-
tos Company and the Schloaser Tan
merry II fact nearly every business
ie effected.
Messrs. William Manning md Geo.
HIckell had contracts Tor laying brick
and Hhen Mr. Manning xas called 70