Evening star., 1917-09-25
D. c. DRAFTED men
GIVEN FINAL WORD
Assembled Today for lnstruc-
tons Preparatory to De.
parture for Camp Meade.
WILL LEAVE TOMORROW

Wearing old clothes and happy smiles.
fifty drafted men Of division No. as
sembled at the Franklin School this
morning and received their final instrue-
tions before entraining for Camp Meade.
They will leave tomorrow. These men.
together with men from division No z.
will be the first District drafted men
to 60 to camp. The two divisions will
entrain eighty-twO men at Union station
tomorrow morning at s:35 O'Clock.
Draft omcials. including Raymond O.
Wilmarth, secretary of the board for
Division No. 1. remarked on the sert-
ousness of purpose which tempered the
smiles and jokes Of the men gathered
at the Franklin School today. There was
an Irishman here. and a Greek thsre
and over there was . man whose face
and speech showed other descent. per-
haps. but they were all true Americans.
Draft officials and spectators and the
school boys who peeped through the
door. all agreed on that.
Purpose Of the Assembly.
the men just exactly what to do. from now
on. and incidentally TO look up deiinQusnis.
OF the afty-six selected men and Eve al
ternatas called to report this morning.
only nine failed to appear and omdals
at Occ0quan. another II stranded IN .
New Jersey town. one was on his way
from Baltimore this morning whom HE
hans nams Tsp eh. oe.is srs s.enes1
Following the taking Of photographs o&
the men IN fnont Of the school building.
they were assembled In the bassmedt
headquarters. In the absence Of DIR. Daniel
H. Martin. chairman. Mr. Wilmarfh took
charge and proceedsd TO call the roll.
Leaders Of Detachment Named.
James E Wilson, j.. Was announced
as selected by the onacials to take
charge of the detachment. He will be
assisted by Carl Worch. his acting first
lieutenant, and Wilbur II. Bladen. sec
ond lieutenant Mr.. Wilson, before he
was drafted into the service OF the
National Army. was employed in the
ouartermaster EenerArs onice. He has
had no previous military training. but
is we'll acquainted with the technical
side Of army life.
retreat roll call at $40 o'clock this
afternoon. This Is provided Tor in the
draft regulations. Following the roll
call the men will 50 to their homes.
decided to bunk" At the National Guard
arnory tonight Practically all the
men took advantage OF the privilege to
sleep at their own homes
Report Tomorrow Morning.
They will report at. the. Franklin
School tomorrow morning between
and $40. and be put under the leader
ship of Wilson The men. headed by
Wilson and draft onicials. Will march to
Massachusetts, avenue and thence to
Union station. vhers tney are reauated ,,e
utes before the Departure Of their train
at S:25 o'clock.
Each man was ADVISED ! by y IT; WI. WI.
ing, as no meals win be provided until
the detachment reaches Camp Meade.
which VIII be ahut $50 am. The men
will go via the Baltimore and Ohio
Each man will present himself with 2
hair cut before he reports tomorrow
morning. He Will be allowed to carry q
suit case to send home home his ns,dH suit tron OF
this he will be allowed only such toilet
and other necessary articles IS he can
carry in q hand parcel
Inc men were dQblSSo py AG. WI
marth of the seriousness Of the duties
which lie before them. and admontshed
to be punctual and to conduct them
selves as soldiers Of Americas Ma
tional Army and as representatives OF
the National Capital in that great
Army.
Division Seven Contingent.
This afternoon the first IS per cent
of men to go from division No. will
gather at the Western High School to
receive similar instructions.
Tomorrow being Yom Kippur. the
Jewish atonement day. men OF that
faith have been excused by Adjt. Gen.
Donovan from going to camp tomor-
row. This will affect only two or three
men in divisions No. l and Z, officials
said.
The men excused may not go in the
move ment beginning tomorrow and ex-
tending through Sunday. but may be
held over for later quota, 1t fs be-
lieved.
lot Of fun laughing over one anothers
names when roll was called this morn
ing, and why they laughed may be
seen from the list OF names printed
in another column OF The star the
laughter was one of comradesh1p. now
ever. and seemed to be that hrst mani
festation of spirit" which those at
Camp Meade declare the National Army
men develop at once. If that IL the
case, the District boys have started
already.