Webster City freeman., 1917-06-05
Many Young Men Join the Colors-
Event Will Be Celebrated at
the Armory Tonight.

the Armory Tonight.
Company c reached war strength
at noon today. In celebration OF the
eliminated efforts of strenuous weeks
of recruiting, Company G and the
Second Regiment Supply company
will join hands in giving a dance to
its members-Old and new-and all
friends at tie armory tonight. What
lies before the boys in khaki none
may know, but for tonight they will
frolic, and it is up to you to join in.
The Harmony Harp orchestra will
furnish excellent dance music from
centrally located platform specially
erected for the occasion. Tho ar
mory will be gaily and patriotically
decorated with the national colors
and the flag which we honor and
which these young men-my friend
and your friend-will follow across
seas, may be, and to the end, If needs
be.
A great wave of patriotic feeling
swept over the town last night in the
wake of which many local young men
joined the colors by enlisting in our
own home guards. Immediately fol-
lowing the close of the patriotic
meeting at the armory, when un-
precedented enthusiasm prevailed,
recruiting officers were beseiged by
candidates for enlistments. So great
was the press Of would-be soldiers
that several were accepted after mid
night, and others were on hand at
an early hour this morning to for
mally enter the ranks of Uncle Sans
volunteer army.
1t is matter of congratulation to-
local officers that the company is
among the first in the state to COM
plete it's roster. 1t compares very
favorablyl with all others in this vi
| cinity, which up to today lacked
many more men than the local organ
| ization to reach their full war quota.
Townspeople, too, share in the COM
mendation, for fine spirit has been
manifest here in the ready accept
ance of the registration of it's youth
for call to the defense of the flag,
| and our unawakened middle west
community, half the world away from
the turmoil Of battle, has found itself
/, in the glow of patriotic feryor.
1t is with a great surge of pride
that we see these youths who have
rallied to the colors, coming from
every walk of life-the farm, the
| factory, stores and offices-a truly
representative number of a demo-
cratic citizenship.
New recruits include long list
of local young men. They are as fol-
lows:
Company C-Harry Rees, Roy
Rees, John Patterson, Donald Tor
mey, Paul Nickerson, Millard Tat
ham, Bert Dragoo, William Leffler,
Alva Glenn, Milo Foster, Billie
Warden, George Mertz, Chester Lay
man, Chester Stuart, Charles Lowrie,
Ray Best, Francis Clerff, George
| Geedy and Conrad Imelmann. The
latter is young native born Ger
man, but an American citizen not
withstanding, who has several broth
ers in the German army. VIM. j.
Butler and William Fitzgerald Of
Williams enlisted, but it is feared
will be rejected because of bad teeth.
Glenn Behrens of Boone, an expert
enced militia man, formerly Of the
Boone guards, joined the local ranks
this morning.
Late enlistments in the Supply
company include that of Ben Segar,
Arthur M. Soop, Thomas Hampton
and Albert Leopold. This organiza-
tion needs blacksmith. Who
among the young men will fill the
last vacancy here?
Promotions have been made by
Captain Martin by which Alfred A.
Shell, oscar C. Jones, Rexford l..
| Britson and Peter SeXe were appoint
ed corporals. George I. Terry, Carl
Oder. Wilfred A. Groves. Nathan r,
Cave and William H. Anderson have
been listed as first-class privates.
Tickets for the dance tonight are
priced at 81. Rain or moonshine, you
are requested, nay urged, to lend
your presence to the evenings pleas
ure.