Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-09
OUR SOLDIER BOYS
Supply Company Members
Leave to Join Their
Regiment

w. G. Coday, Alva Carter
Garrett Carter, Glen Craig, Roy
Handy, Frank Hoover, Clarence
King. Roy Norcross, John Potts
Clyde Iarbutton, Claude Tripr
and Robert Vlles left Sunday for
Seymour as members Of the
Supply Co., attached to the new
Sixth Regiment, National G yards
of Missouri, they having been
called into federal service that
day.
In honor of the Sixth Regi.
ment boys, a farewell dinner
was given in the Mansfield city
park at 6 o'clock Saturday even
ing, at which time the Hartville
memb bers of the regiment How.
ard Claxton and Robert Whit
taker-and John E. Spurlock.
John Kennedy, Wm. J, Roe.
Geo. E. Fletcher and w. A. Dick.
erson, Ava members of the regi.
ment, and Geo. E. Fisher of Ava, a
member of Co. D, were present.
Other Ava members of the sup
ply company are Verne Wilson,
Dewey MAnkin, Fred Andrews,
Roy r. Fisher, Cole G. Cuffeen,
and Franklin Briggs.
Seymour and Marshtield
boys comprise the remainder of
the company. Rev. G. w. Hol-
mes and family, Pete Gaskill and
wife and H. G. Hogan of Sey
mour we're also at the dinner
A large crowd of people from
Mansfield and the surrounding
country gathered in the park
with baskets full of good things
to eat, the eatables being spread
on tables decorated with Ameri
can flags, the soldier boys being
given the place of honor at the
first table. In addition to the
good things sent from the homes
the Mansfield Bottling Works
donated two cases of soda water
the Fuson Drug Co. furnished
ice cream for the boys, the
Mansfield Drug Co. set up" the
cigars, and P. W. Newton treat
ed the boys to anything they
wanted in his store, for all of
which contributions the boys
were grateful.
Following the dinner, Rev. G.
w. Holmes delivered a most
earnest and powerful address,
which gripped the attention aud
touched the hearts of his hearers
The soldier boys then formed in
line and our people gripped them
by the hand and wished them
we'll 1t was no idle perfor
nance, but the sincere wish of
all of our people, thus visibly
manifested.
Then the audience sang Amer.
lea" and Rev. John l. Stine OF
tine Christian church pronounced
the benediction.
And here we might add that it
is now Capt. Holmes. he having
been promoted from lieutenant
to chaplain. in which capacity he
enters the service, with the rank
of captsin
This demonstrated on honor
of our boys was in accordance
with the proclamation of Mayor
F. H. Riley, who worked hard
for the success of the occasion.
Several of our pt ople went to
Seymour Sunday and Monday to
see the Sixth Regiment boys,
who left Monday evening for Ne.
vada.
Seymour visitors this week in.
clude J.K.P. Coday, j. N. Craig's,
Mrs. Jessie Cordle, H.B. Paul's,
Dr.. j. A. Fuson and wife, NJ. E.
German and wife, ,O.L.Robinett's,
R. j. Freeman's, o. s. Coday's,
Mrs. N. J. Craig, @. E. Csthcart,
W. G. Reynolds and wife, G. w.
Freeman, M. A. Freeman and
wife, Geo. B. Freeman's, &C.
Freeman and wife, Mrs. w. G.
Coday, j. G. Carter and wife, F.
L. Beach, Miss Blanche Burney.
We understand the Seymour
Supply Co. was the first to reach
Nevada.
Rev. G. W. Holmes was unable
to pass the final physical examin.