Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-07-21
CUSTER BOYS LEAVE
Thursday Morning Witnessed the Depart
ure of the First of the Boys
for the Front

Thursday morning witnessed the de-
parture of the first of the Custer boys
who have volunteered for service in
France, when Sergeant Cox of the regu-
lar army left for Huron taking with him
% recruits who have volunteered for
service in the 10th Reserve Engineers.
Sergeant Cox arrived in Custer on
Tuesday evening and spent the following
day examining the men who have been
listed by Supervisor Duthie for the reg-
ment which is going to France to pre-
pare construction and trench timbers
| for the fighting forces. OF the "A men
presented TO him for enlistment, only
one was rejected for physical reasons
| and Sergeant Cox stated that it was one
of the finest punches of young men that
he had met with in his recruiting work.
On Wednesday afternoon there was a
patriotic demonstration at the Chautau-
qua. The program for the afternoon
was patriotic concert given by the Old
Fashioned Girls and the Grand Army Of
the Republic were the guests of the
Chautauqua management. At the sug-
gestion of II. j. Stone an invitation was
extended TO the boys who were leaving
for the front TO attend the concert and
| as soon as the examinations were finish
ed they went to the Chautauqua tent in
body. They were met at the entrance
by The Grand Army veterans and escort
ed into the tent to the strains of the Star
Spangled Banner, the audience rising to
greet them as they entered.
After the musical program was finish
eG Chairman Rev. j. Herbert Spencer
took the platform and made short ad
dress of congratulation to the young men
who are going to uphold the glorious
traditions of the Star SpangIed Banner.
He then introduced Rev Mr.. Harper,
who made farewell address to the BOYS
and wished them Godspeed DIR. Fox,
the Chautauqua lecturer, WAS then in
troduced and made a short address on
True Patriotism"
The entire program of music and
speeches was thoroughly appropriate and
there was not one who heard it but who
was touched by the solemnity of the
occasion. 1t was fitting farewell to the |
young men.
On Thursday morning a large crowd |
assent bled at the station 10 bid farewell |
TO the boys who left for Huron, via |
Deadwood. From Huron they will go to |
ST. Louis to be equipped and then will |
be sent to the training camp at Ft. |
Leaven worth, Kansas. After a short
period of training they will go overseas.
The following is the Roll of Honor:
James II. Alger, Custer.
Berg Bergeland, Custer
Robert f. Caudill, Custer
Bishop Cole, Custer.
Joseph Johnson, Custer
Glenn l.. Miller, Custer
Standish Smith, Custer
Christopher Sailing, Custer
William Virtue, Custer.
Henry l.. Irwin, Custer.
Ray Z. Hunter, Custer.
Paul Lewis, Prlngle.
Geo. X. Emigh, Pringle.
Edgar A. Sutherland, Pringle.
Karl Bolton, Pringle.
Stanley Bedard Hill City.
John O'Brien, Hill City.
Claude l.. Miller, Hill City.
Nicholas Oliver, Hill City.
Walter McDermott, Hill City.
Dec G. Allen, Pactola
Alfred L. Martin, Pactola.
Gordon l.. Kelley, Rapid City.
Richard Doran, Keystone.
Hal. l.. Stults, Deadwood.
Evan Edwards, Fairburn.
William Roundtree, Fairburn.
Albert +. Diece, Fairburn.
The above is a complete list of the
men who have recruited to date. Five
Of them have preceded the others to the
recruiting point. Supervisor Duthie
will continue to list men for this reg-
ment until word comes from Washing
ton TO stop and additions to the Roll of
Honor will be announced in this paper.
We will also announce later the post
office address of the regiment so that
relatives and friends of the boys can
write to them and send them those mes
sages from home which are always dear
to the soldiers heart.
The people of the Black Hills should
be proud of their soldier boys and should
lose no opportunity To show them that
they are behind them heart and soul.