Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
BOYS GET ENCOURAGEMENT

BOYS GET ENCOURAGEMENT
Mayor Kamrar, Hon. Wesley Martin,
Col. Hyatt and Major Lund
the Speakers.
|. The farewell banquet given by cit
liens of Webster City to Company c
and the regimental band at the Bap-
fist church Friday night was one OF
the most impressive occasions of the
kind in the history of the town. The
members of Company C gathered at
the armory about 6 o'clock and head
ed by the regimental band marched
down Second street and Wilson av-
enue to the church. The ladies of
the church prepared a fine spread,
extraordinarily fine considering the
short time in which they had to do
it. Fully two hundred, including
Company c and the members of the
band, sat down to the tables, which
were prettily decorated with roses.
peonies, etc. Small flags in groups
also adorned the tables.
At the conclusion Of the banquet
the throng sang America" with a
vim that demonstrated deep feeling
and realization of what this patri-
otto air really means.
At the conclusion of the singing,
Toastmaster C. H. Richeson made a
few appropriate remarks, voicing the
sentiment of Webster City toward
the military organizations that are
about to depart to respond to the call
of their country. Mr.. Richeson as
|sured the boys that the good will of
the people of the town would follow
them wherever they go and that If
the feeling of the populace had not
seemed as marked as it might, it was
nevertheless here, and was too deep
and intense for expression.
At the conclusion of Mr.. RICHIE
sons remarks, Mayor Kamrar was
called for and spoke words of cheer
and encouragement to the soldier
boys and the band. He impressed
upon them the necessity of living
right and of taking the best possible
care of themselves. He expressed the
hope that out of the great conflict
now raging in Europe would develop
la sentiment throughout the world
that would render wars unnecessary;
that nations would find some better
way to settle their differences than
a resort to arms. He had faith that
some day there would be world
court established where vital inter-
national questions that threatened
the peace of the world would be adju-
Dictated and settled. But until that
time comes, nations must defend
themselves with the sword and the
mayor lauded the courage of the boys
that prompted them to respond to the
call and rally to the standard of
their country. 1t is serious con-
dition that confronts us and the hope
is that all of these fine young men
will return to Webster City in good
health in due time.
Mayor Kamrar was followed by
Col. Hyatt, who gave a very inter-
|esting talk. The colonel is veteran
of the SpanishAmerican war and
fully realizes that a soldiers life is
full of uncertainties. The colonel
will have under his charge approx
imately 1000 soldiers and it is very
evident that he appreciates the re-
sponsibilities resting upon him. He
told the people of Webster City that
the best way to do something for
the boys in the field was to look af-
ter the ones they had left at home.
If anything is sent to the boys by
the friends left behind careful dis
elimination should be exercised.
Above all. no edibles should be
among the things forwarded He
said that he had good reason to be-
lieve that at least one death had re-
suited at Chickamaugua from delica-
cies sent to q son by a mother and
that others were made i'll from the
same cause. The diet Of the soldier
is studied and the sort of food that
is good in one climate may not be
good in another. If you want to
send the boys anything, CONSULT
some military authority about it.
The colonel deplored the fact that
the enemy whom they were going to
confront had been furnished ammun-
ition by factories in the United
States and that if any of the boys
were shot it would be by bullets
made in this country. He felt this
feature of the situation keenly and
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