New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-07
FIRST CONTINGENT
ENTRAINS FOR AVER
Departed This Morning for Can
Torment via Hartford
NO DEMONSTRATION HERE

That 1871 Men viii Be Examined
| Next Wednesday-Home Guards
Appear In Hartford Tomorrow. /
This morning Plainvilles first con-
tribution for the great National Army
entralned for the cantonment at
| Aver, Mass, going by way of Hart
ford where they were ordered to re-
| port this morning at the office of the
| local exemption board. After receiv-
ing transportation tickets from the
| local BOARD the young patriots con-
! tlnued their journey which will lead
eventually to the shores of France
"here they will be given chance to
hight for democracy.
LLOYD stanton Edwards, John Riv-
ers, chester Hayden Griffin and Ro-
sarlo Harry LeDuc composed the
unit which has the honor of being
the hrst to leave the town. And a
better looking lot of recruits it would
be hard to find. All in the best of
physical condition and light hearts
the only thing they dreaded was the
saying goodbye to their immediate
friends and parents who had gathered
10 Wish them GOdSpeed.
The manner in which the supposed
ly patriotic citizens of the town acted
towards the departure of it's drafted
sons was indeed noticeab BILE and con-
siderable unfavorable comment was
heard in different quarters. Falling
out of line with other towns such as
Berlin, Avon and other places about
the state which gave their departing
ri H7@ n
was satisfied to lie dormant during
the occasion. No big feed was held
last evening for the boys, no band fol-
lowed in their wake as they marched
to the station and only immediate
friends were there to see them off.
One citizen remarked this morning
that some retribution should be made
whereby the young men could be
made feel that townpeople were with
them in spirit. He suggested that
money be raised by popular subscrip-
ton for the purpose of keeping a to-
bacco fund for Plainville boys who
have responded to the call to the col
ors. What action will be taken re-
lies upon the amount of patriotism
shown by the people of the town.
131 Men on Draft List.
According to a list compiled. by
Benjamin 1. Miller of Avon, chair
man of the local exemption board,
131 men from Plainville will haXe to
report for examination next Wecnes-
day. September II. This list was COM
piled after the local board found that
the quota could not be filled from the
first 1000 examined.
The first man to be selected on the
new roster is Patrick Ahern. He is
T. /
the town and at present is employed
at the Freight Depot. Number II on
the list is Flavy Iven Benjamin, the
we'll known strong man and wrestler
of the town. He will probably be ex-
empted on the grounds Of having de- !
spendents.
Although every man whose name Is
on the list will be subjected to a thor
ough examination it is not probable |
that each young man who passes the |
doctors and valves exemption will be
included in the first increment which |
the town will have to furnish. AS yet !
all of those who passed the physical |
examination last time and claimed |
exemption for various reasons have |
not been passd upon by members of |
the local board. In all probabilities |
only few of the last called will be
needed to fill the districts first quota.
The complete list follows:
l822-Patrick Ahern, Freight Sta
ton, Plainville.
107s-John Lars Ahlquist, SO Whit
ing ST., Plainville.
1S41-Albert Wallace Allen, Whit
ing St, Plainville.
22O1-Charles Burton Allen, II
Broad ST., P1ainville.
1432-Clarence Harry Anderson, 8
Camp St., Plainville.
1752-Leander e. Andrews, Plain
vile.
293S-Sabato Apruzzese 10 Maple
St., Plainville.
1S10-Ernest Frederick Atwater
New Britain Road, Plainville.
1956-Vincenzo Beaumonte, III w.
Main ST., Plainville.
2491-Natale Belleni, 129 W. Main
ST., Plainville.
2754-Flavy Iven Benjamin, -
Park ST., Plainville.
1877-Giovanni Boccardo, 1875
Whiting ST., Plainville.
265O-Herve Joseph Brault, 16
Park St., Plainville.
4966-Arthur Dwight Bridgman,
Hough ST., Piainville.
1251-Elmer Lawrence Burr, 10
Washington St., Plainville.
1051-Joseph Caputo, South Wash
ington ST., Plainvi1le. =
1596-George Bernard Carlson, 122
Broad ST., Plainville.
29s7-George Herman Carlson, II
Elm Court, Plainville.
1543-Emidio Casacerio, 80 Main
ST., Plainville.
1071-Antonio Casorio South
Washington ST., Piainville
2053-ThOmaS James Cassidy I