White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
AMERICAN LAKE IS MAGNET.
FOR RCOUNTY'SSOLDIERB BOYS
Departure of Drafted Men Marked by
Dance and Parade.

conduct of the noblest government
on earth. 1t is only by such sacrifi-
ces as you are now making that our
government may be maintained.
Your forefathers gave freely OF
their lives and fortunes to make this
country a safe abiding place for you
and yours. and now you are to dupli-
cate their magnificent deeds, con-
gratulate you. Go forth, then, with
my sincere prayer that God will
bless and guard you and that you
Will be a credit TO this battle-born
state of ours"
MAURICE J. SULLIVAN.
At midnight when the dance was
brought to a close each of the boys
we're presented with comfort bags
which had been prepared by the
ladies' of the Red Cross Society and
the sewing class of the High School
These comfort bags" contained a
complete outfit for the boys needs
at the training camp
The scenes on the streets of Ely
all during Thursday night and Fri
day morning will long be remember
ed by those who witnessed the pat
riotic demonstration. Many remain.
ed up all night waiting to say fare.
we'll and God bless you before the
boys boarded the train
At $50 In the morning the Union
Band again made its appearance or
the street and furnished patriotic
music until o'clock when the pro
oession formed at the head of Ault
man street and with City Marshal
w. S. Enslow at the head, FOLLOWED
by the band, the Spanish American
War Veterans. the High School Cad
cts and the citizens on foot and II
automobiles proceeded to the depot
The sidewalks we're one solid mas
of humanity and the cheers tha
went up for the boys lasted until tn.
train departed.
J. e. Brinton was selected by tn.
local board to take charge of the
quota until the arrival at American
Lake and those whose names were
on the roll of honor turned over tc
MIR. Brinton were as follows:
Philip Petrefli. Vito Masellis NJ
Talley. II Paul Bennett, Joseph Chris
man, Thomas Barnes. Lozo Michael
Zuber, Richard B Ramsey, Leo +
Deckelman. Melvin Mansfield. Will
Ian NJ Marggarrell. Steve Sutich
William II Fuller. Nathan F Hayes
Peter J Scott. Philip J Tavernia, Sam.
uel V Green, Bennett A Gillian, Dam.
etrios G Hautgis, Batisto Picollo
Albert Boards, Herbert L Fillmore
Elmo S Reid, Frank NJ Brown. Edger
T. Hester. Louis Schmittroth, Fred
Allen, Samuel Sinfield, Nick vasilou
Jay e .Brinton, Yaro Klepel. Hugh
Clotfelter. James Steinbacher, James
fIanifen. Frank c. Jackson, L Fran
els, Elvfn Sinfield, John F Jeffries,
Lorraine r. WINS. Eugene venturino,
John Johnson. Jasper w Smith. Roy
A Turner, Earl p Lathrop. Bert E
Caldwell, Oscar e Anderson, Clark K
oldfield, Joseph DeBernardi, Edward
c Thornton. Jas A Simpson. James
katsaros. Charles Dyerberg. Lauren
ce Beringer, Clark r. MARBLE, Lisle
w Bray, Mike Hanifen, Jas l ] Lee,
William Jolly, Vincent w Garske,
Gerald w McLain, Samuel N Kar-
rick, John c. Mahr, Theodore NJ
Douglas
Added to the White Pine delegat-
ion was Leo Barnard of Reno and e
c Pearson of Tonopah.
While at the depot some of the
scenes were most pathetic, humor
was by no means lacking. After
boarding the train the boys opened
the car windows and as they joked
with their friends the bystanders en-
joyed the wit and humor of many
of the passing remarks
While naturally the entire COM
regrets the departure of the
selected ones, yet all join In that
feeling that while some may never
return their femory will ever live
and with 1t will be associated that
flag which has never known and
never will know defeat and they
will always be remembered as those
who stood ready and willing to give
their lives for their country and
their fellow men.