The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-29
Fairrnont Guardsmen
Leave For the South

At last and with brave hearts and,
smiling countenances. they have gone.
Fairmont Is bereft OF aboGt 220 OF It's
finest young fellows. sEAt. 2, 80 this at.
ternoon the lads entrained at the Bal
timore and Ohio station and will soon
be charging the hill sides OF kanawha
City at Charleston.
Companies II and / were well rep.
resented, enlistments coming into the
eoffice OF both Captain Thralls and
Carskaddon. even at the leaving hour.
After the departure OF the troops sew
eral were taken into the companies.
Second sergeants, Matthews and Lin
ger; were left here to accept enlist
ments for the next week or two. They
will be at the Armory.
Promptly after noon mess the lads
were told by their captains that they
would mot be allowed past the door
without pass. This was the first
order given in the present situation
at Fairmont. The guardsment were
willing to stay In doors or to SO out
side or to do anything, they were 80
anxious to get moving to the camp.
{. All expressed disgust that there were
many short postponements OF the hour
in which they were to move. They
wanted to go and they have gone.
Leaving the armory Captain Edward
B. B.{Carskaddon was In charge Of NOV.
ing Company | and Captain Thralls
in charge OF moving Company H to
the train. It was a difficult mattes
for the guard to get through the crowd
at the armory, many mothers and chill
dren blocking the way.
The companies marched to the sta
tion all feeling happy in the knowledge
that they are to be counted on II even
so little In taking care OF the rights
OF Americans and the United States.
Previous to their leaving the arm
ory, one Of the soldiers picked away
ON the piano such tunes as "Tipper-
ary,s 81 Didn't Raise My Boy to Be
Soldier,ne There'll be Hot Time In
the Old Town Tonight" and many
others. To these tunes laughing man.
hood stood and sang while loaded
IN with weight such as would make
any man uncomfortable. Some play
ed poker for matches and some for
cigarette papers, some played setback
and bid recklessly while others were
content to play little basketball.
Many women and young girls crowd
+ ed the armory and every once a
while guard could be seen sneak
Ing photograph OF a pretty Fair
mont lassie into his shirt bosom. The
budding girls could be seen looking
into the eyes OF their soldier boy
with eyes that told plainly there was
not other person in all the world who
had any place In those young ladies
Z hearts. Glad hands were passed around
ali morning and the great worry OF
getting the "makins" at camp was
the only dark spot in their lives.
Tho Morgantown guard Company
i arrived In the city at 12:40 this
afternoon. It was in coach and it's
paraphanalia In. q baggage car. The
Littleton Company D were shifted into
town on Train No. 72 at 11:o1 th.s
morning. It's equipment and tie Nor.
gantown equipment were held here
and consolidated with the coaches OF
the Fairnont companies and run to
Clarksburg whence 1t goes to Char.
stcstcn.
The honor list follows:
Company "H"
Captain Francis Thrails.
First Lieut.. Clemers ]. Straight.
Second Lieut.. Leonidas B. Linger.
First Segt. Claud A. Stuart.
Quarter Master Segt. Jesse G. Lem.
sergeauts T.iii.cr !icr-u7t Festus
w Price, Lawrence c. Tocthman, W.
Ray Matthews.