Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-28
FIRST IOWA regiment =
called BY PRESIDENT
COMPANY H ASSEMBLING AT LOG.
AL ARMORY AND GETTING
READY FOR SERVICE.
co. II. TO FORT DEs MONIES
Flags and Bunting In Evidence Al
Call To Arms is Announced.
Recruiting At Armory.

Officers of Company H, Of Manches-
ter, received orders from Colonel Bart
ley on Monday morning announcing
the fact that the First Iowa regiment,
of which Company H is part, had
been called into the federal service,
and that each company in the regi-
ment is to be assembled and held in
readiness for service upon short no.
tice.
Orders received by Captain w. F..
Grossman this morning state that
Company H is to leave Manchester
Friday morning for Des Moines. Co. H
and three other companies will be
stationed at Ft. Des Moines, for the
present.
Arrangements are now being made
to give the boys of Company H a
farewell at the Armory on Thurs
day evening. Let every citizen turn
out and show the boys that Man
chester stands back of them in loyal
support. n
The Manchester company at the
present time consists of seventy Off
GERS and men. A number Of the men
who were in the company while the
First regiment was at the border have
been discharged, their term of service
having expired. Officers of Company
H will make an effort to recruit the
company up to war strength before
ordered to move. Recruiting officers
are at the armory each day to enroll
men in-the service for the government,
The officers and men, enrolled ip the
company up to late Tuesday afternoon,
are as follows
Officers.
William F. Grossman, Captain
y. Fred W. Miller, First Lieutenant.
Thos. d. Wilson, Second Lieu
tenant.
William Matthews, First Sergeant.
Louis Franks, Mess Sergeant.
Albert G. Meyers, Supply Sergeant.
6 Roy w. Welterlen, Sergeant.
81 Ancker, Sergeant.
Corporals-Dewey j. Howick, Wayne
G. Barker, Guy e. Harrington, Dav-
i'd Anthony, Burr Finch, Clyde w.
Lusk, Charles E. McKeag.
Cooks-William d. Scott and An
drew H. Brewer.
Bugler-Jas. 'Fickle.
Mechanic-James NJ Thomas.
Privates-W William H. Anderson,
Paul E. Boehlke, John E. Boone, Les
lie E. Bowman, Lee c. Champlin, Chas.
H. Daymunde, Lawrence T. Fitzpat-
rick, ]. J. Fritsche, Raleigh ,Gillis,
Howard H. Hamblin, Roy e. Hatfield,
, Floris Hosier, Edward Kuhlman,
Floyd N. Payne, Martin N. Smith,
F. P. Walker, Nelson J. Wolcott, VIM
Aldrich, Chas j. Bechelle,, Doyle D.
Boone, Fred A. Corell, Raymond Full
Ter, D. lie Roy Goodrich. Claude !,
Gray, Harry 0. Harrington, Dick
Holdren, Howard H. Hunt, Snyder H
Johnston, Lester Larson, Edward Nc
>Adaragh, VIM. McLane, Ralph E.
Northern, Ross A. Phenicie. Walter
e. Preston Louis Raiders, Glenn E.
Reed. GSant W. Robinson, Elton G.
Rowe, VIM. C. Scheel, Harry E. Smith
Servie C. Smith, James l. Sumner
Chester G. Tousley, Arthur West, Ro-
land Utley, Harold F. Wilkins, Chas
L. Wilson, Ralph W. Phelps and Frank
Beall
Many of the men of the company
found employment at various places
after their return from the border
last December, and many of those liv-
ing at distance have not as yet re-
ported at the Armory, but will do SO
in few days. Among the men who
has to come from a distance and who
Is obliged to give up Lucrative posi-
tion is Second Lieutenant Thos. D.
Wilson, who will reach here from
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania tonight OF
Thursday morning.
FARMERS MEETING.
On Saturday of this week, there is