Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-24
NEBRASKA BOYS
FROM over STATE
LEAVE FOR CAMP
Men From Nebraska and Near.
by States Assemble at Lin.
coin and Start on Their
Way to Fort Riley. :


Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 23.-(Special.) }
For the fourth time the city has
been the scene where soldiers off for
duty have assembled and, escorted by
bands and citizens, have marched to
the railway stations, where they have
received the good-byes Of their
friends and THE God bless you" OF
everybody.
Detachments which have passed
through Lincoln before have been as
general thing Nebraska men, but
today among the visitors who were
given the hospitality of the city were
more than 500 men from North Da-
kota. These were given the same hos
pitable treatment as the Nebraska
boys and were sent on their way
loaded with gifts of fruit.
In all 1900 men left in three sec.
tions from the Burlington station
over the Union Pacific road about 9
o'clock this evening after they had
been given supper at the Lindell ho-
tel and attended a program given in
their honor at the city auditorium.
The University Cadet band, the
Lincoln Colonial Drum corps, choirs
from several of the churches and the
Ecombined orchestras Of the Orpheum,
Oliver and Lyric theaters furnished
! music for the occasion. II. II. Will
son delivered the principal address,
which was one of welcome to the city
and good luck in the future.
At the close of the exercises at the
auditorium line was formed and the
men marched to the Burlington sta
ton and entrained for Camp Fun
ston. s
Thirty From Sheridan Go.
Rushville, Neb., Sept. 23.-(Spe-
cial. Thirty boys left last night, for
Camp Funston. The occasion was
made a great one, $500 people from
all over the county assembling to take
in the exercises of music, flag drill
and speaking.
A procession was formed at the
school house preceded by the Rush
willie band, closely followed by the
Grand Army of the Republic flag, and
the thirty soldier boys Immediately
after, the Red Cross and the school
children carrying flags, bringing up
the rear.
On the return OF the procession
from town, the exercises were held
from the east side Of the school house,
where platform was erected and
seats provided. It was regular
Shautauqua crowd. H. c. Richmond,
secretary Of the State Council of De-
fense, made speech, in which he re-
viewed the war and historic events
that led the United States into it.
The meeting was presided over by
Attorney r. L. White, chairman of
the County Council of Defense. This
is the biggest crowd that was ever
drawn to Rushville and the scene at
the depot was one never to be for
gotten.
A banquet was served by the ladies'
of the Red Cross in the skating rink,
81 plate being charged. The funds
will be devoted to Red Cross work,
1t was most literally patronized.
Wheeler County.
Bartlett, Neb., Sept. 23.-(special.)
Nine men left here this morning for
Fort Riley, the first of the selective
draft quota for war. The people OF
Bartlett and surrounding country
gathered here Saturay to show
them honor. The Laies' Aid prepared
big supper. Judge Bayard H. Paine
of Grand Island. who is holding court
here, was the principal speaker of the
evening. The soldiers left by way
of Ericsson. Those going were: Earl
Jarvis, Sheridan; Emil Snelson, Lisle;
George DwyeF. Arden; Z. E. Stewart,
Bartlett; Roy Cooke, Bartlett; Jess
Keeler, Ewing; Joseph Shavlik, Bliss;
Otho Sanford, Lisle.
Anthony Braun. the boy selected to
go, was absent on his wedding tour
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