The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-26
ORDERS Are DUE
IN FARGO TODAY,
COL.IFRAINE SAYS:
BOYS Are READY
Plans for Celebration Will
Be Laid by Local Pa
triotic Bodies
SECOND REGIMENT
AWAITING ORDERS
Commissions on Way for
Fourteen North Da-
kota Officers

North Dakota's first regiment will
entrain for Camp Greene, Charlotte,
NJ. c., Saturday and Company 3, Isl
". D. lnfy will embark that evening
While 10 oFFieiaI ordsfs had rsaeh.
ed Captain Colley Of Company 3
early THE afternoon 70 this effect
Col. J. n. Frame of GEafton, COM
mander of the first regiment, told
The Forum the companies of the
first would move on that date, and
that orders would reach Company q
some time today.
Captain coIley stated that ne had
been informed that the company
ing official had been received from
the commander of the regiment.
No orders have been received for
the second infantry yet.
Acting on the confirmation of the
orders from Col. J. II. Fraine, Fargo
will unquestionably stage its big
farewell for the departing members
Saturday afternoon.
The Town Criers' club at a recent
meeting held in the Gardner hotel,
took the initiative to boost and make
arrangements for the farewell but
can make no definite plans until
the official orders are received.
Just what plans will be arranged
has not been made public but it is
certain that every member of the
company will be banqueted and that
invitations will be extended to the
fathers and the mothers to be pres
ent.
The Rotary club had previously
planned to have two little girls
u.
among the crowds and ask that coins
be dropped in the silk flag which
each will carry. The amount col
lected in this way will be donated to
the company's mess fund.
Should the Town CrieFs decide up
on a banquet it is very possible that
it will be held in the Masonic tenn
pie in view Of the fact that the audi
torium is filed with hunks.
Captain Colley stated late this
afternoon that the packing Of the
company and the squads kits will
start just as soon as the cars have
reached Fargo. He thinks this work
will be done Friday.
Officers Get Commissions.
Fourteen officers OF the Second
regiment, who were not accepted
when the regiment was mustered in
to service because they did not COM
ply with all the provisions of the
service act Of June, 1915, but whom
Brigadier General Mann as chief Of
the militia bureau recommended to
the President for appointment the
latter part of August, will go to
Camp Greene, Charlotte. N. c.. the
last of this week or the first of next
with their commands.
ranarniasionR ar Wav
After weeks of anxious waiting
they were advised by Adjutant Gem
eral McKane last night that their
commissions. signed by President
Wilson, are en- route from Washing
ton, and that, should their commands
be called from company stations be-.
fore the commissions arrive they are
to accompany their men. This. how
ever, is not probable.
Officers Accepted.
Ohlcers OF the Second whose doubts
were set at rest by the war depart
Mai. j. NJ. Hanley. Judge Of the
Twelfth district. to command the
third battalion.
Capt. Willard c. Lawson, First
Lieut.. William O'Leary and Second
Lieut.. Joshiah G. Blaisdell, Company
A. Minot.
FIRST Lieut. John S. Cameron. Com
pany b, New Rockford.
First Lieut.. William A. Chalcroft.
Company @. Crosby.
First Lieut.. J. Gordon Turner and
Second Lieut.. John Konen, Company
+. Darlington.
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