The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-06-29
COMPANY / GIVEN
ROUSING SEND OFF
Company Z Led by the Wahpeton
City Band Was Escorted by
the People Of the City
TO EARLY MORNING TRAIN
Sunday Nearly Two Thousand
Strong, Showed Them the
Glad Hand

W ~AAPSeSbi anu LII ClhClll
|citizens hade farewell to their
guardsmen early Sunday morning.
The little twins had the opportun-
ity and nobly did they do their
task by wishing them God speed
on their journey. And though the
first lap of their journey was only
to Fargo where they entrained
with other companies of eastern
North Dakota to Fort Lincoln,
near Bismarck and then possibly
to the Mexican Border, and maybe
still farther, the citizens of the
little twins mingled with them
from nine O'Clock Saturday even
ling until 3 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, when they left OH the morn
ing passenger.
Wahpeton and Breckenridge fa
theirs and mothers, sisters and
brothers and other relatives, be-
sides many friends Joined in with
the militia in making merry and
! tightening their hearts of the bur
dens of home leaving to what may
mean serious duty ahead of them
The city hall was the place chosen
for the entertainment and up un-
til IL O'Clock dancing was indulg-
ed in. After twelve until about hall
past a grand march was induleeC
in, and during the last part of tho
march the Star Spangled Banner
was sung by the entire audience.
AT one O'Clock a light lunch was
served to the entire assemblagt
and then the boys repaired to Tn,
armory to prepare for their lcav-
ing. At two O'Clock the city ban,
with several members short oW-
ing to the sudd"nness of the cal
for this time Of the night die
splcndidly by playing light airs
until train time.
Not until I}uglcr Forbes blow
ed the order to fall in and cspec
tally when Capt. Thomson had gi-
ven the command when the ser
iousncss was felt and most motto,
ably shown. Hardly person lcf
the hall without some sign al
emotion and when the boys line.
up i'm order to answer roll call
cheer after cheer went up at tn,
splendid showing the cOnpan,
made.
Soon after the company file"
out doors and made their first an,
last march to the q. n. depot f"'
some time at least, to- "ntrain f"I
the mobiliZatinn point. via f'arg"
The company was led hy Ii" hann
who when the train pulled i'm.
played "I'h"rr will b" Il Hot Time
in the Old Town 'T"migIt.' and
just when the train pulled out
they played Yankee Duodlr.'
Il"s" boys of North Dakota
who have gathered at the m"bili-
zation camp at Fort Lincoln are
doing nobly. unscIii>hIy and with
fine Willingness a public service
They are getting ready to go to
war for their nrighbnrS. their CO.
workers and for the interest, the
security and dignity Of every citi-
zen.
The Willingness of these u:c,:
emphasize the unfairleSS of tho
volunteer system of military SER
vice in this country. All of the
young men now going to the froEt
are making sacrifices. some OF
them making sacrifices that
should not he asked as the price
Of patriotism and loyalty. These
sacrifices illustrate the inequality
in the distribution of responsible
ity and OBLIGATIONS Of citizenship
in a democracy.
The Pay Of National ouardsmen
Rates Of pay for national guard
men are:
Brigadicr General Sl6.67 a day.
Colonel Sii.1l.
Lieutenant colonel, 1912.
Major 1888.
Captain, s6.67.
First lieutenant. $3.50.
Second lieutenant, s4.72
Privates, so cents.
First class privates in engineer
or signal corps, 60 cents.
COrporals of infantry, 70 cents.
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