The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-05
SMILES IN
ORDER WHEN
"75' LEAVE
FOR CAMP
Pep lnjectors' in Group of
Soldiers Keep EN- in Good
Humor-Large Crowd
Bids En- Farewell.
PARADE TO STATION

Smiles were in order when the
second group Of Richmond men to
leave for Camp Zachary Taylor depart
ed at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
Seventy-five men, all Of whom with
Just few exceptions were in good
spirits, marched from the court house
to the Pennsylvania station and from
tnere left for the camp to take I'D
training as part of the National
army.
Blues" were dispelled as fast as
they made appearance by the groun's
pep fnjectors" who kept the men. as
well as the crowds that lined the
streets on the way to the station and
tnose gathered at the station, In a
cheerful mood. These men. who
promise to keep up the spirits of the
entire group, were William Hoelscher
frank Long, Rush Butler. George
tPetey KEN. Harry Smith and Frank
Gatzek.
Surrounded by Marchers,
me parade started from the court
house promptly at $50 O'Clock and
marched up Main street to Tenth. the
selected men surrounded By an escort
OF police officers, High school students
and members of the G. A. R.
On North Tenth streets, the march
passed in review of more than 2 ono
school children who lined both sides of
the street. On North E street the men
were marched into an enclosure roped
OH at the west side of the depot and
mere, after the roll had been called
parents, wives, sweethearts and
friends mingled with the men and bade
them goodbye.
As the train pulled into the station.
way was cleared and the men
marched single file to the two rear
coaches where they were assigned to
places and the roll called again.
FOR about ten minutes, the crowd
almost as large as the one that Wit
messed the departure of the .t1o7"
surged around the train and cheered
the men.
To Have "Y" On Train.
Through arrangements with the
local Y NJ c. A, the men will have
on the train until they reach
me camp DR. A. L. Bramkamp and
PHYSICAL Director L. A. Schwan. as
secretaries, accompanied the men and
furnished them magazines. books
candy and other comforts for their
journey. - -'''
Before the train left the station. ef.
forts were made by some of the me,
to get mascot" for the troop One
OF the men succeeded in catching
big yellow dog, but after the animal
howled for about five minutes If was
released
The treats" were on Mercurio and
Sons, whole sale fruit dealers NJ
equipped" the car with a large sta1t
OF bananas for the men.
Four Alternates Go.
Four of the aIternates who vare
ordered to appear were sent with the
men to complete the rs men ordered
sent. Three Of the men on the orio-
inal list were i'll and unable to accar7-
pany the group and one man "desart-
ed" One of the original list was nm
able to leave with the IS men but ba
train. 1N'oi
While the crowd was waiting AZ w.
station 1or the train for Camp Zachary
laylor 10 arrive, another train stopped
at the station with car filled with
sailors VINO were returning to their
station after a furlough. These men
we're gwen a welcome by the crow8
ana many of them asked what the
occasion was for
Only one accident was reported n
.ne ponce officials during the time
,nat the crowd waited for the men to
-ease one young woman tainted
nen sne oade her sweetheart goodbye
ana had 10 be carried into the STATION
rest room Where she was revived.