The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-06-23
PALATKA BAND WILL
MARCH INTO MEXICO
With the Second Florida
Regiment of Which it is
a Part,

a Part,
And Split the Ambient, "Greeser" Air
With Some of Chattaway's Process
sionals.
The word came to Band Leader
Chattaway on Monday evening. He
had been prepared by reading in the
morning papers that President Will
son had called out the National
Guard of the several states to the
number of 100000 to patrol the Mex
lean border, and was shifting the mar
tial air which was pervading Palatka.
Therefore he was not surprised when
he received telegram from General
Foster to round up the band boys
and have them ready at moments
notice to leave for Black Point, the
rendesvouz for Florida troops.
Chattaway rounded 'em. By Tues
day evening they were ready to leave,
and all expected to take the early
morning train for camp. But there
was a hitch.
On Tuesday evening the band gave
it's farewell street concert and big
crowd was present. During the con-
cert the young ladies of the Ladies
Band presented Prof. Chattaway with
big boquet. Young Currey held
aloft in the center of the band ring
the American flag. The band closed
the program with Dixie and The
Star Spangled Banner. Applause
greeted every number, but when it
came to the finishing numbers hats
came off and yell followed the play
ing. ,
Young wives were in the crowd and
mothers and sisters to the band boys.
There was some weeping. Citizens
pressed about at the conclusion of the
concert and bade good bye to the boys.
They expected them to go on the early
morning train.
But they were all on the street next
morning; there had been a hitch, or
some misunderstanding at the head
quarters of the generalissimo in St.
Augustine. The boys said the delay
would be for "a hours; that they
would not 90 until Thursday morning.
But on Thursday morning they were
still here-that is to say, most of
them. But the delay was utilized by
several Of them in communicating with
Tallahassee. They asked the govern
or for a pardon, reciting sob-stomcs
that would move any man with q
heart, especially one who had Just
been promoted by the people to the
U. S. Senate. At least two pardons
we're granted on Thursday-those of
Herman Collette of Crescent City and
Herbert Appleby of this city. They
had good excuses, and the governor
honored them. 1t is said Mark Shaw
was also working heaven and earth
land Tallahassee for release, but none
had come when The News story was
written. Mark had most excellent
excuse for wanting to remain IN Pa
latka. Attorney George B. EVerSon 9
pardon hadn't arrived, but he was so
sure of it that the Gainesville lieuten-
ant in command let him off-condi-
tonally. George can't play a horn,
hut he was the drum major with his
soul and arms filled with the rythni
of the music. Another was assigned
to the drum majorship and this left
our popular young attorney stranded,
as it were, with nothing ahead but a
possible exchange to that of trench
digger extraordinary, and his muscles
a1c slack. So he applied for a par
don. Mr.. Everson had been undecid-
ed all the time. At certain times he
was reconciled to the call, then again
his soul revolted at the prospect; it
was during one of these soul revolts
that he applied for a pardon. He
SAYS that
Now, instead of mounting barbcd
steeds,
To fright the souls of fearful ad-
vcrsaries,
He'll caper nimbly in a lady's cham
Der
To the lascivious pleasing of Lutte
The band left on the 2:15 train over
the A. C. L. yesterday They go to
Black Point there to remain until the
Second Regiment is ready for the
march to Mexico. The days dispatch
cs seem to indicate that they will not
have long to wait. Those WHO COM
OOSeQ tnc company, Ill lulilpSl 10,
we're ]. W. Chattaway, director; Thos.
c. Slim, H. H. Griggs, W. W. Smith,
. W. H. Beasley, George Coddington, r.
I. King, ]. c. Merwin, c. ]. Hudson,
F. K. Sumner, Robert Ray, S. e. Co
burn, Roy C. Gridley, j. c. Marshall,
Frank Appleby, C. H. Strockman, A.
VI. Clemens, Mark Shaw
Yesterday morning telegram was
received from Adjutant General Fos-
tcT. St. Augustine, to effect that no
, enc short of the Secretary of War
himself could release an enlisted man,
now. 1t was different on Tuesday
But On Tuesday night all the boys
signed articles of enlistment placing
them in the hands of the United
States. The releases from Gov.
= Trammell came after these men had
resigned. Collette and Appleby were
among the signers, and there is a
doubt concerning the value of their
"parodn." They may have to go yet,
although the Secretary of War might
honor a request from the Governor of
: Florida.
, Be it said that the boys who sought
and obtained release had the best of
reasons-family ties and relatives de-