The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-10
CAPTAINS OF
~" ARMIES
ARE PICKED
Both Sides Ready To Start
Canvass For SIS, 900 Part
Of Fund.

The two armies Of Y. NJ. G. A. work.
ers have been mobilized, and captain
selected for each Of the ten companies.
which under ]. A. Carr, as commander.
in-chief. will begin a four-day drive,
starting next Wednesday, for $4,000 to
be used in Y. NJ. C. A. war work.
The $25, 900 to be raised in Richmond
and Wayne county is part OF the ma
tion-wide campaign for $35,ooo,o0O
The money will not only be used for
the welfare Of American soldiers, but
for French and Russian soldiers as
well. Recreation will be provided in
the many training camps in this coun-
try and abroad.
A luncheon was held In the 7. NJ. c.
g., at noon Saturday, attended by all
of the soldiers" in the two armies.
F. A. Perry, Y. NJ. G. A. worker, or
Michigan, who returned last week from
France spoke to the workers on what
the money will be used for.
"The Sublime Brute"
A mass meeting will be held in the
Y. M C. A. auditorium Saturday night.
Dr. Perry will speak on German as
The Sublime Brute" and he will tell
Of some of his observations while with
the American troops in France.
City and county organizations are
now complete The armies will sally
forth bright and early next Wednes-
day morning. General Howard Dill is
in command of the selected" workers
and General w. H. Romey in command
of the volunteer army.
The army of selected workers, COM
manded by General Dill, is composed
Of five teams. Leslie e. Hart, is cap
tain OF the merchants, and E. S. Curtis,
Frank Druit. Sam Fred, George Robe
and Fred Lemon are in the company.
Julian Gates is captain Of the clerks,
with Ed Crawford, Everett Ackerman
and Harry Doan as members OF the
company. County Auditor Bowman, Is
captain of the officials, and Ed Weld
ner, John Holiday, J. T. Giles and J..
G. Edgerton are members of the COM
pany. B. C. Bartel is captain Of the
company of jobbers. composed OF w.
H. Quigg, J. II. Johnson. R. B. Jones,
Paul Rice and John Poundstone. DR..
A. L. Bramkamp is captain Of the
physicians with Drs. F.. w Kruger, o.
L Bond. Frank Ross, NJ. Johnston and
:. T. Buche members Of the company.
Commanded by Roney
The army at volunteer workers ie
commanded by General Rooney. The
company of manufacturers Is COM
manded by j. H. Mills. Willard z.
Carr. w. F. Bockhoff. R. B. Nicholson,
Ira c. Wood and w. P. Robinson are
the soldiers" In the company.
A. 1. Jenkins is captain Of the
agents with e. B. Knollenberg, J. C..
Price, Hermon Pardieck. Bert Hill and
| F. !. Braffett members Of the COM
pany. VIII Keller is captain of the
company of attorneys. A. NJ. Gardner,
Joshua Allen and Paul Beckett are
members of the company Rev. ]. s..
Hill is captain of the company of min
listers. In the company are Revs. ]. c..
Erwin, e. e. Davis. F. A. Dressed, c..
Raymond Isley and R. L. Semans.
William Bailey is captain Of the rem
nants with e. H. Harris, e. NJ Camp
field, Richard Eedgwick, Henry Sick
man and Rev. r. D. Baldwin as mem
bers of the company.
The following have been selected as
township captains: w. J. Curtis,
Franklin: Thomas Brapnon, New Gar
den; Harry Thornburgh, Dalton; ]. Ell.
lis, Clay: Will Stair. Jefferson, DIR. c.
NJ. Pierce, Jackson; William Wilson,
Harrison; Lincoln Parkins. Washing
ton; A. L. Baldwin, Webster; w. A.
Lewis. Greene; Peter Beckman, Perry;
Joel Moore, Boston; Rev Mr. O'Con-
nor, Center The captain of Arlington
township has not been selected
The mass meeting Saturday night
will begin at 1880 o'clock. No admis-
sion will be charged and the meeting
/, is open to the general public. Secre-
tary Albus Of the Commercial club will
introduce DR.. Perry.