The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-11-23
PROMINENT YOUNG MEN
PREPARE TO ENLIST
For the Variation Hutch
inson Resigns as City
Clerk.

Under the head of "new business"
at the city council meeting last Tues
day night, Albion K. Hutchinson, the
clerk of the board, read his resigna-
ton, the same to take effect the first
Of the coming month. Mr.. Hutchin-
son gave as his reason his desire to
respond to the call of his country and
enlist for the war.
Well, it sort of put the blinkers of
the councilmen in the brine; they all
think a heap of this really accommo-
dating, gentlemanly young fellow who
has been looking after the city's af-
fairs for the past year and who is
regarded as one of the most efficient
clerks the city has ever had. Mr..
Hutchinson's resignation was accept
ed, however regretfully, and num-
ber of the councilmen took occasion
to pass him some very sincere COM
pliments. But none of them attemp-
ted to persuade him from his duty.
The News saw Mr.. Hutchinson.
EYES," said he, 81 feel that it is my
duty and a privilege to go; l don't
!. = like the idea of waiting to be drafted
especially as the country is constant
y ly calling for young men and there is
positively no reason why should not
y answer the call. Every day | put il
= off something has told me that l hac
=. the appearance Of Stacker" and
!, made up my mind to avoid the yer!
u appearance of that sort Of evil any
. longer l have been corresponding
y with the department at Washington
:. and have made up my mind to enlis
e in the Goth U. S. Engineers; l will g
= to Atlanta to enlist, and expect to b.
: ready by the first of December"
D. Other young men who will enlis
-" from Palatka between now and tn
u fifteenth of December are Lewingtol
L. l, Barstow, Jim Browning of Hurds, an
" Bill Pearce of the Hotel James staff.
~ Lew Barstow only recently under
x went an operation for Subsequent de
IL IL lection" and is still somewhat lam
T.. ~ as a result. He expects to go int
l., the same regiment as Mr.. Hutchin
81 son. but hardly expects, though h
!. hopes. to be able to report in Atlant
~ ~ by the first. He is Palatka's sta
~ baseball pitcher and young ma
- ~ whose fame is statewide. Like Nj
q e. Hutchinson he is of Putnam county
~ y best product.
" Jim Browning is a son. of Robel
Sc Browning the mill man at Hurds an
u" is also popular with the young men {
= this city. He felt the call and mac
~ -, up his mind to answer and he can Sc
-. no advantage in delay.
GJ I9 Bill Pearce is among the best know
',u and most likable young men in p
|" latka: he has been night clerk at tt
on Hotel James for more than year al
w. has wide acquaintanceship throug
,oi5 vi cut the State.
,e" So yes" said Bill, "I'm going. Wha
00 00' the use in putting it off? I'm
w, Stacker, and l don't want to be tax
IN mn for one. I enjoy civil life and eXpt
w ~ to come back to it after the war
~, over, but also want to do my bit
lI;e lI,:e the war. When this 'grim-visae
.t' lie war has smoothed its wrinkled fro
VIS instead of mounting barbed steeds
eua on fright the souls Of feerful adver
w. ries. | can caper nimbly in a ladi
W., chamber to the lascivious pleasing
arr ,Go lute,' but this lutte business has
Nc VIC place for me now. It's a slack
i,o ioO' job."
mn mn Mr.. Pearce and Albion Hutchin
1ail az will leave next week, the other yor
~ ~ men may not he able to get away
~ til several days after.
Nad- Nad Their there are several other voa
w. men IN Palatka who are now think
ON .a,,i,,,s1,- of pe++ino into the nv
soon and not waiting for the uHt
was tanties of the draft.