The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-23
COMPANY u LEAVES FOR FRONT.
The Local Boys Report Tor Action
Promptly.


Answering their country's call on II
few minutes notice, every member of
Company d who was in Hartford report
ed at the Bel Air Armory on Monday
morning prepared to go to Mexico inn
mediately if necessary Az soon M he
received the call to arms Cnpt. Archer
got in touch with his men by telephone
and messenger, and like the true men
that they ARE, they responded promptly,
no matter how great personal neon
vcnience and financial lu-s 1t cnuapd
kilograms were rushed to members Of
the guard in other pnrt4 of the state
and they joined their comrades N nm
incredibly short time.
After supplies had been issued mud
the men fully ndyl4cd IA to the serious
ness of the situation, they were put
through brisk drlll and permitted to
return to their homes in order that they
might get their personal matters IN
shape before departing on "Wednesday
morning. In many instances the men
found it almost impossible to leave their
homes and business, but in every cnsr
love Of country and loyalty to duty
overcame all obstacles,
The work Of recruiting the company
to full war strength was begun prompt
ly, and in this connection IInvrr de
Grncc sprang into the lim"lighl Some
tim" since the Ilnyrc de Grncc Company
was mustered out of service, but former
Lieut., Willard b. Tydings was IN the
act of recognizing the guard when the
call came. He Immediately suggested
that his followers cast their lot with
Company ID, and to amnn they nescntrd
These recruits arrived in Bel Air on
Iuc4day morning and established head
quarters Mt the armory at once.
In order that they might bid the
local boys Godspccd and express then
appreciation of the splendid spirit shown,
n large number Of patriotic citizens IA
semhlcd at the armOry on Tucsdn}
night. The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. J Edwin Webster, who moved
that Col. Otho S. Lee and Cnpt K. f.
BouldIn. veterans Of the Civil War, net
as Joint charmen. After few appro
pirate remarks from Col. Lee, brief
stirring speeches were made by Mcs-r-
James j. Archer, S. A. Williams, ThOs
II. Robinson. II. \. Whitaker, Willard
+. Tydlngs, II. S. Carver, Walter W
Preston and Judge William II. Harlan
Although the occasion was sad one,
many Of the audience being moved I,
tehrs. all present were confident thai
when the crucial test came Company !
| would be in the front ranks and give ,
| good account Of herself
Probably three hundred parents, -is
tcrs. swcethcarts. brothers and inter
ested friends gathered at the station pr
Wednesday morning to see the trooper
pull out Mt 7i5 on n special train foi
| Laurel. The occasion wns considered
too serious one for the expression oi
much enthusiasm, but everything VA
done to Impress the boys with the fac
that the best wishes, the trust, hnc
the prayers Of this community viii b,
with them no matter where duty mny
call them.
The members of the original company
who mad" the trip were: Capt Robert
| II. Archer, Jr Lleutenants Winfield u
Harvard and Alex NJ FuIford, Jr,
and Mcssrs. Frank O'Brien, j. n
Dean, David Ross, John Jeffrey, J. G
Stamford, Harry H. Flowers, George
Elicit, James Guillott, Emmett hyerItt
Norman Small. Price Shcrtzer, George
Keen, John LDngAker. Ernest Akcrs
Bernard Bedford, Clyde Brophy, Archer
Calder, George Clark, Albert CoaIe
William Curry, Robert V. CuIlum
Clarence Cnllum, Hanson Dean, ChRrl"'
bowling, Stanley FInney, Wilton Flow
ers. John Foreman, Leroy Griffin, Jane,
| X. Griffin, Howard Heck. Leslie Jane Il
Albert Jones, Albert Johnson, Patrick
Kelly, Frank Kelly, Melvin Keen, Al
fred KImbe. Edwin Kirkwood, Frank
Llngnn, George Reynolds, T. II, Robin
son. Jr., William Schapiro, John Shhna
han, Norman Spencer, William Stand
ford, Herman Stemple, Glenn b. Thomp
son, Carl TreadwelI, Earl TreadwelI,
James NJ. Walbeck, George Watts,
Roland Wilgis, Russell WlIgis, RicharC
Singleton, Hiram Brown, Charles w
Bailey, Earl K. Burkins, Albert r.
Norris, S. H. Smith, Fred. NJ. Henck
Samuel c. Jordon, Samuel l.. Schofeld
Lewis F. Murphy, Thomas s McNutt.
Benz. f. Singleton, Ralph o. knight
John X. Roussey, Walter J. Smith
Charles Thompson.
' The recruits who left for Laurel wer,