Evening journal., 1917-10-04
Mayor LawSOn'S Committee and Red Cross
Present Troops With 'Eats" and Smoke" J"
As They Ertrain For Camp Mcclellan,
Admission, AIa.-SOme Affecting Scenes
SPENDS LAST NIGHT
WITH STATE SONS UNDER CANVAS

have shown more interest in the regl-
ment than they have shown In any
other military unit that has ever repre-
sented the State, and the men as we'll
ss the officials Of the regiment. cer-
lalnly appreciate H."
II the troops suffer any for want Of
food before reaching Annlston, 1t will
not be the fault OF their friends In
Delaware, as good things 10 eat were
heaped on them as they were entraln-
Ing this afternoon. Mayor Lawson and
members OF his committee appointed
some weeks ago TO arrange for the
soldiers farewell, were on hand and
each OF the more than 400 soldiers
making up the regiment received
box lunch, which contained sand
witches, apples, bananas, cigars, cigar
cites, chewing gum, etc.
These boxes were taken TO New Cas-
tic on a special trolley car early this
Afternoon.
In addition TO the gifts OF lunch In
boxes from Mayor Lawson's committed,
the women OF the Red Cross also gave
each soldier box OF candy and a pack
age Of cigarettes. Mrs. l.. A. kltlinger
lhad charge OF this work OF the Red
Gross. A large committee OF the women
met at the old Court House at o'clock
this afternoon and went by automobile
TO New Castle, taking the boxes OF
candy and cigarettes with them.
, The following committee Of women
distributed the gifts Of the Red Crosss
u Mrs J.. A. Kittinger, Mrs. j. p Nields,
-. Mrs. j Montieth jackson. Mrs. 5. L.
I. Gilpin, Jr., Miss Claire Ellegood. Miss
I, Louise Lea, Miss Alice Johnson, Miss
- Jean Evans, Miss Sarah Evans. Mrs
~ George w. Sparks, Jr.. Miss Mary Curtis
p Miss Elizabeth Reese. Miss Louise John
4 son. Miss Eleanor johnson. Mrs. Dom
d nell Ashbrook, Miss Louise Howell Miss
n Mary Johnson, Miss Julia Johnson.
I Mrs. Clarkson Taylor. Miss Eleanor
Bush. Miss Alice Bush, Mrs. p. C. Sis
n Ter. Mrs. Joseph p. Wales Mrs. Eugene
= y. dupont. Miss Elizabeth Steward.
! Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Frank Whitlock
r Miss Helen Thompson and Mrs. w. @.
: Nesbitt.
I Members OF the committee wore the
% aprons and caps OF the Red Cross and
y were greatly assisted In their work OF
1 distributing the boxes by officials OF
D the railroad. In addition 20 the candy
/ and cigarettes the Red Cross commits
4 tee also presented TO the sanitary con-
4 tlngent Of the regiment forty comfort
q bags.
v This was only part OF the good
q things that the troops received TO eat
e on the trip south. The companies To-
. Gated I'm towns outside OF Wilmington
n really Jared better than the Whining
1. ton boys In many instances. Each man
Z I received his box from Mayor Lawsons
4 committee and the Red Cross, and in
" addition. the companies from Newark.
n Dover. Milford and New Castle were
Ie provided with boxes containing the
.p best "eats" that the women OF those
n towns could prepare.
4. Representatives from these town
n brought the gifts OF food in automo
n blles 10 camp this morning and pre-
e sented them TO the men. There wer
d hundreds OF cakes. pies. chicken an
ham sandwiches. etc.
Il Plans have been made at Newark Il
q most OF the residents Of the town
.e be at the station this afternoon
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