New Britain herald., 1917-09-20
Factory and Ed
 w hiStles, CH| Ills, Bands Cheers Join in CH|
THOUSANDS IN LA.
 TO WATCH PAl

Mothers and Sweethcarts
 Through Their Tears As New Britain's Anti- Kaiser Starts For Camp Dcvcns Women Faint From Enotion While a crowd estimated al people, including mothers,
 sisters, brothers and friends
 departing soldiers, thronge{ streets at 8:30 o'clock whil@
 factory, business house and suspended operations, while tn played and the vast throng al1
 ly cheered and wept. New
 turned out en masse this mon
 bid God-speed to about 200
 native sons who had been cd
 the colors and left at 9:30 o'cI a special train for Aver. Mad On only a few rare occas| the history of New Britain h3 a spectacle been witnessed. the boys of '61 marched aw4 a half century ago. when tA of '9S marched out to the Sl American war and when theI
 marched away a year ago la4 for service along the Mexica|
 der and also this spring tho
 intense excitement and enthl
 patriotic demonstrations, but
 before has the city seen SUI
 event as today's. When 2OOI
 strongest and best young
 marched away in response to
 of their country to offer thel
 if need be on the altar of pI
 devotion the scene was one
 the heart of the most callow d
 sight of scores of weeping Fl , bidding a last farewell to tn loved sons. the sight of sco1 | brothers, fathers, sisters and clasping hands with their kindl 1 sight of a number of bravel wives gathered at the station q a fond farewell to their stalwnl bands who had been called scenes are those that arc. ei
 happily, only seldom in Q III
 and today's parting brought h.
 every family in the Hardwar
 the grim horrors of war and
 realization of this conflict as
 had never before dreamed duri
 three years of war that they Ina
 lowed so closely in the papers while there were many sad {
 much weeping and many p
 leavetakings, there was also
 stirring element that makes a
 glad to live in such an age and
 rejoice in the realization that of that greatest of all races-. can. While the bands played [ tional anthem, ,and vast crov thousands cheered and shouted wells, the embryo soldier then appeared to realize the seriousr the move they were about to
 yet they faced it bravely and smile of confidence that bodes Kaiser Bill and his legions. N
 City Honoa-s Its Soldiers.
 Following the announcement the contingent of 200 men fol National Army was to leave on
 cial train at 920 o'clock today, were made earlier in the week
 fitting celebration in their hont that they were accorded signal
 nition, such an honor as has nev fore been accorded New Britain was the opinion of all of the
 who mingled in the seething c this morning. Practically every in the city was closed during hour that the boys were mar away. Even the factories, where means money to both employer suspended operations ing this hour that fathers. 2 and friends of those were going might conveniently their various occupations and part in this final farewell. Tht looms, by unanimous consent, their doors between the hours of 10 and, in fact every activity city was at a. standstill until the had left. Crowds of people bee assemble along the line of mai an early hour. The Home Guar the City Guard, the American and the Y. M. T. A. X B. drum and a squad of policemen asse at the armory on Arch street the National Army men were to pr. In the meantime thousane others, including men, women children from all walks of life, .hy women in their cushioned Il sines and those from the more hl stations in life with a plaid
 pulled tight over their heads, ca gated at every possible point of age. Windows of all the Main blocks were filled with people of others lined the
 and curbings along Arch street, ster Hill, Rockwell avenue, Fra Square, Main and Church st American flags everywhere pred, ,ted and the City hall was artist decorated in the national colora
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