Evening star., 1917-09-29
S1|RR|NGFAREWE[L
FOR SELECTED MEN
thousands at Station See
Ninety-Three D. C. Boys
Leave for Camp Meade.
CHEERS, TEARS, SMILES.

The National Capital gave stirring
farewell to selected men at the Union
station this morning, when, to the
strains of martial music from the Ma
rine Band, and amid the cheers Of 5000
spectators, ninety-three men from divi-
sions Nos and 10 entrained for Camp
Meade.
| It was as il the city got UP early this
morning to set the nation patriotic
example. and to show the world how
men going away to fight for their coun-
try should be given God speed"
| Long before the forty-hve selected
men of the fifth division came marching
UP 1st street to the Union station
plaza at 7:4s o'clock. headed by the Ma
rine Band, and accompanied by Commits
sioner Louis Brownlow and scores Of
school children of the southeast section
of the city. there was a huge throng
lined up in front of the station.
STARS and Stripes Forever"
As the procession swung around the
plaza to the east entrance of the great
station the Marine Band broke into the
| strains of Sousas Stars and Stflpes
| Forever" Such a cheer rent the air as
| has not resounded at the. Union station
| in long time.
I'll be the first man over the Rhine.
| was the motto worn across the breast
Of every man of No. division. ana
which greeted the eyes OF the thou-
sands at the station.
Through the concourse the men
marched. followed by the great CROWD.
which tried to keep pace with the fast
stepping young soldiers. behina~ % u, .he
unteered to lead the boys today. came
Commissioner Brownlow and Daniel
Donovan. adjutant general Tor the DIS.
trict. Then walked Chairman Clinoro
Lanham. of the board for division NO
S. together with other ofhcials OF the
board Next came the selected men
themselves. headed by Omar Goode Gil
lette. selected leader. and Harry
CLANCY, who carried a big American
flag.
School Children Garry Flags.
School children from the Van Ness.
wallach. Lennox and Bryan schools
brought up the rear. each child carry
ing a small flag. The procession from
the fifth precinct station. at 9Th and p
streets southeast, brought hundreds OF
people into the streets all along the
line up Pennsylvania avenue and
thence up 1st street to the station
Immediately proceeding to the Balti-
more and Ohio train which awaited
them. the forty-five selected men filed
surrounded as they were by the thou
sands Of people who filled the great
concourse.
Roll Call at Station.
Good humoredly station officials and
police made way for the selected men.
who finally got through onto the plat
form by their train. whore they were
lined up and roll was called by Adjt.
Gen. Donovan
had waited at the other end of the sta
ton. came up. and went inside the
gates. and Immediately broke into
"Over There" one Of the new patriotic
throats sent the hearts OF selected men
and all including those who cheered to
beating faster.
stand in line there" Mr.. Donovan
would shout, as he called the roll.
I'm in line" the selected man would
call, with a smile.
"All right, stand in line. them" would
call back the Districts ad1utant gem
eral
Northwest Quota Enters Train.
Just then the forty-eight selected
men from division No. 10. representing
the northwest section of the city. who
had gathered shortly after o'clock at
the train. headed by Chairman w. v.
Cox and Ralph P. Ward. selected cap
tain. Ernest Ginnetti carried a huge
American flag. the property Of Mr. Cox
The flag. which contained but thirty
five stars. is a relic Of the civil war.
The great crowd drowned the band
with cheer after cheer as the men of
division No. 10 fought their way
Scores Of persons were allowed inside
| the gates finally. until platform and
concourse were thronged with people.
Tears Much in Evidence.
The school children stood outside the
gates, next to the bars, and pressed
their young faces against the bars to
| too young to comprehend. There were
more tears shed this morning than at
any other entrainment this week. but
| the school children did not cry-at
first. They smiled and kept time to the
band with their flags. But spectators,
when the train finally pulled out at
s:35 o'clock. noticed that practically
| every one of the children was weeping.
| The men of divisions Nos and 10
appeared to those who have seen the
departure of the selected men since en-
trainments began Wednesday to be un-
| usually tall. strapping fellows. Espe-
| cially were the boys of the Southeast
| noticeable for their height
"Tipperary" and "Dixie."
| The band. under the leadership of
| Walter Smith. second leader, gave a
program Of patriotic airs while the
| boys were waiting in the coaches for
the train to pull out. .'Tipperary" was
heard. together with a patriotic med
ley; but when the band played Dixie"
the roof nearly went Off Union station
II hope I'm not giving away military
information" smiled one of the No S
men, as he leaned out the window and
| tackled on the side of his coach the
motto which the men of the fifth di-
SUNBURST EGG TAKEN
TO BE A GOOD OMEN
FOR SOLDIERS OF D. C.