The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-22
GIVEN ENTHUSIASTIC sEND-oFF

Second Contingent of Ascension Sol
diers of Uncle Sans Army Leave
For Camp Pike-P atriotic Dem
onstration by Adsniring Citizens
Mark Their Departure-Bano
Plays and Hundreds Cheer as the
Train Pulls Out.
twenty-five young men, comprising
Aseension's second contigent of the
selectiva draft FOR the Federal Army,
left on a special Texas & Pacific train
last Wednesday afternoon at 12:4O
o'clock for Camp Pike, near Little.
Rock, Ark, where they will go into
training for the regular army The
young men were given fouslng
send-off. They were formed IN llne
at the courthouse, and proceeded by
the Hohen Solms brass band, they
marched down Nichols avenue to
Railroad avenue, thence to the L.
P. passenger depot, where a large
delegation of friends and relatives OF
the soldiers were assembled to give
them rousing farewell. The men
were accompanies to the depot by
the members of the local exemption
board, composed of Sheriff 4. Z. Han
son, Clerk of Court JAS. S. Barman,
Coroner D. C. Brumfield and Richard
Melancon, clerk of the local board,
and a large number of officials ana
citizens on foot and in automobiles.
Arriving at the depot, patriotic ad-
dresses were delivered by Judge I'd
mnnd Maurin and former Mayor Wal
ter Ien1ann, which aroused great en-
thusiasm from the large CROWD
present.
The contigent from the parish OF
ASSUMPTION arrived on the Napoleon
vile branch train at 1890 O'Clock, ana
the coach containing the men was
attached to the special train which
was made up here, and which M
mediately pulled out on it's journey
to Camp Pike, the brass band playing
natriotic music and the crowd loudly
cheering the departing soldiers.
The following stalwart young men
comprised the Ascension contingent:
George William Blunt, Burnside.
Joseph Christian Gaudin, Belle
Helene.
Arthur Montero, Donaldsonvllle.
Joseph Breashears, Galvez.
Rudolph Young, Gonzales.
Carville Marchand, CornervleW.
Leonard B. Gaudin, Donaldsonville
E,striss Braud, Gonzales.
Belton Bentley Broussard, Prairle-
vile. =,
Lazard Leonce Babin, Prairieville.
Lawrence Perdue, Hope Villa.
Joseph Daigle, Dutchtown.
John Frank, Burnside:
Felix Comeaux, Donaldsonville.
Harry Leroy Spurgeon, Gonzales.
Edward Guedry, St. Amant.
Peter Capo, Donaldsonville.
Frank Sotile, Donaldsonville. +
Samuel D. Aydell, Burnside.
Louis Joseph Bourgeois, Gonzales,
Paul Urbin Bourg, Darrow.
Murphy Painter, Gonzales.
Robert Harp, Donaldsonville.
Alfred Martin, Donaldsonville.
Melvin Delaune, Prairieville.
George William Blunt was appoint
ed commander of the men, and he
selected Robert Harp as his assistant.
Fred Landry, Jr., who was lnclud-
ed in the above increment, arrived IN
Donaldsonville Thursday morning, too
late to join the men who left We'd
nesday. He left for Camp Pike yes
terday morning.
E,rnmitt Bradford Holbrook, Of the
firm OF Holbrook 6Griffon, proprietor
Of the X-Ray Pharmacy of this city,
and j. G. O'Neal, of McElroy, who
were included in the above increment,
were granted an extension by the Dis
trict Exemption Board; the former to
enable him to wind up his business
and the latter on account of sickness.
The local board has received in
struetions from Adjutant General
McCrory to send off to Camp Pike
all white men certified for service i'll
the army by the district ~board as
quickly as possible between now and
Sept. 80. There remain about thirty
white men in Ascension's quota, few
Of whom have filed claims for exemp-
tions which are still pending before
the District Exemption Board. The "a
bove instructions of the adjutant gen
eral will do away with sending these
men away III body as was done on
the 5th and 10th insts.
The colered men included IN AS
cension's quota, and numbering fifty
six, will be sent off in body on
Oct 3.