Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-20
TRIBUTE PAID.
TO DRAFT men
WHO JOIN army
Boise and Ada County Citi-
zens Escort Those Called
for National Army as
Guard of Honor.
Boise County Draft Men
Join Procession-Justice
Morgan of Supreme Court
and Willard White Make
Addresses.

Boise and Ada county citizens
honored the 81 men who formed the
second draft quota to leave Boise and
join the new national army training
camp. at American Lake. The contin-
gent left Wednesday night, together
with the Is men called to the oolors
from Boise county. Citizens paraded
the downtown business section ac-
companied by the Boise municipal
band playing stirring national music
| and escorted the draft men to the
Oregon Short Line depot. where a
brief farewell ceremony was held and
three rousing cheers rang forth. Hun
dreds of citizens formed in the parade.
| It was a fitting tribute to the men
| who have been summoned under the
| now selective draft law to defend the
honor of their country. Particular
emphasis was laid on this fact by VIII
liam M. Morgan, justice of tho SUI
preme court, in a brief address at the
depot.
The draft men and alternates were
mobilized in the city during the morn
ing under the direction of the Ada
county exemption board. They were
given their liberty until o'clock in
the afternoon, when they were again
brought to the depot and taken to the
Chesapeake restaurant for dinner. The
restaurant was decorated in national
colors and every courtesy was shown
the draft men by the management and
attendants.
PARADE IS FORMED.
| 81 he nAie toiy ii
band, members Of the police force.
state, county and city officials. together
with hundreds of citizens. met at the
city hall. Headed by Captain of Po-
lice Shellworth and squadron Of his
men. the parade was rapidly formed
The band was given a prominent po-
sition at the head and the parade
moved to the restaurant. whore the
draft men were taken over In a body.
State, county and city officials oc-
cupied automobiles and citizens IN
pairs walked behind. The parade
moved UP Idaho to Seventh street.
down Seventh to Main. west on Main
to Tenth. and south on Tenth to the
depot. Hundreds of people stood on
the sidewalks watching tho spectacle.
JUSTICE ADDRESSES PEOPLE.
1 After the depot was reached a short
program was given after the band
played America" Judge William NJ.
Morgan Of the supreme court gave the
first address. He aroused tho deepest
enthusiasm by declaring that the men
; who were departing for the cantonmnt
camp Of the new national army, are
making the greatest sacrifice that can
be made by anyone In the present war
crisis and that the are entitled to
every consideration and honor from
those who have not been called but re-
main at home. Judge Morgan urged
those In the latter part to do their bit
by lending every assistance to the lib
erty war bond issues, to the Red Cross
and to performing such patriotic duties
at home that they can.
SING SPECIAL VERSE.
An address, was also given by Judge
willard White bidding the men select
ed Godespeed. The large crowd was
asked to sing, to the tune of America
the following verse. which it responded
to loyalty:
God save our splendid men
Bring them safe home again
God save our men.
Keep them victorious.
Patient and chivalrous;
They are so dear to us
God save our men.
The verse was written by local
composer and was most appropriate to
the occasion. Following its singing
three lusty cheers were given to the
draft men as they filed in and took
: their places on the train.
! Chairman Atwater of the Ada coun l.
ty exemption board was in direct
, charge OF the draft men and managed
their mobilization and departure, with
the assistance Of the other members OF
the board without trouble.
BOISE COUNTY QUOTA.
The Boise county draft men mobi-
lized at the Owyhee hotel under the
direction of j. A. Lippincott, chair