Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-03
Fortyeight Young Men OF The County Selected For New
National Army, Say Good Bye To Loved Ones And
All Hands Appeared To Be In Happy Spirits AS
Car Pulled Out Of West Street Station.
GOVERNOR JOINS IN sENDOFF
City And County Officials ST. Jonns College Cadets Boy
Scouts And Others March Through The City As
Mark Of Honor To The Czen-Soldiers-
Of The Conscrpts Were Tardy In Re-
porting, But Are Expected
To Turn Up.

Marching to the tread of When
Johnnie Comes Marching Home"
Dixie" Maryland, My Maryland"
and other martial airs, and with Gov
ernor Harrington adding his presence
tc the occasion, the second contingent
of men of the selected draft from
Anne Arundel County, left Annapolis
at 11.20 o'clock this morning on a
special car over the Washington, Bal
timore and Annapolis Electric Rail-
ways, for the army cantonment at
Camp Meade, there to join others of
their fellows, and go INTO military
training and eventually to become
members of units of the new National
Army now in course of formation.
There were forty-six men in the de-
tail of men who made their departure
today, and fine looking body of
youngsters they were. Furthermore,
all hands appeared to be in happy
spirits prior to, and as their car
pulled out of the station. Many tear
ful "good-byes" were said, however.
There were mothers and fathers,
brothers ard listers, sweethearts and
other friends of the drafted men, as.
sembled at the West street terminal
of the Railways Company, to give the
men a final farewell of love, affec-
ten and admiration
With the departure of these 46
men, who will be safely quartered in
the barracks buildings at the Meade
camp long before sundown this after
noon, a total of 76 sons of Anne Arun-
del County will have become members
of the new military force of the ma
ticn incident to the preparation to
suppress German autocracy and sup
pant it with worldwide democracy.
The second draft" originally num-
bered AS, two fewer than that which
went forward. And five of the men
whose names were included in the
list published in last nights Capital,
did not reach Annapolis in time TO go
with the main party because of diff
ferent reasons Their places were
supplied from the six alternates
whose names also were published last
night. Those of the absentees, how
ever, are expected to reach the city
before nightfall One or two of them
already are here.
The five men who did not answer
to the roll call at the appointed time
are Harwood G. Tydings, of Gam
brills; William III. Patterson, Fair
field: Henry A. Miller, Glen Burnie;
Warren f. Henderson, Glen Burnie;
Harry Bacon, Curtis Bay. OF the six
alternates, the following four were
drawn to help fill these vacancies:
Waters CLANCY, Annapolis; Joseph j.
Schroeder Brooklyn; Marriott Miller,
Brooklyn, and George w Jordan,
Brooklyn
Officials In Line Of March.
The parade and demonstration given
the departure of the men today was
even more impressive and spectacu-
lar than that which attended the
leave-taking of the first thirty "se-
lects" on Friday of last week. The
feet that Governor Harrington Joined
in with the marchers gave more than
ordinary significance to the event.
The State Executive marched at the
head of the line with Mayor James F.
Strange and President James A. Wal
ton, of the Board of County Commits
sioners,. and other members of the
City Council and the County Board,
although the members of the city po-
lice force, as usual, preceded the line.
Another added feature was the pres
ence of the battalion of Cadets of ST
Johns College under the command
of their new military instructor and
commandant, Captain Duncan Eli
OFT. a retired officer of the cavalry
arm of the service who has been call
ed back to active duty. And 1t must
be said that the young cadets pre-
sented a fine military appearance IN
spite of the fact that many OF the
corps are new students and have had
only few days of drilling. They did
not march last Friday when the first
draftees left. because many of the
new students had not received their
uniforms, although they participated
in the demonstration along another
score. The big troop Of Boy Scouts
OF the city, under Scout Master Prof
Ivan Morton. also were in line, and
as usual. attracted much attention
The services of the Naval Academy
band was again kindly loaned by Cap
tain Edward ". Eberle. Superintend-
ent of the Academy. and the march
ers stepped forth in lively style to the
stirring pieces that We're played. The
parade moved through the principal
streets of the city as on last Friday,
and citizens of the town by the hun