The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
Large Crowd at Depot to
Say Goodbye, Good
Luck, Boys!"
ENTERTAINED FRIDAY NIGHT
By Good People Of Hartford as
Best They Knew How and
Appreciated 1t, Too.

There was a crowd of several hun
bred people at the depot Saturda!
morning at 8:45 o'clock to say
"good-bye-God bless you, boys
when a special car attached to the
regular train pulled out, bearing
seventy-cne of Ohio countys first
quota to Camp Zachary Taylor
Louisville. They were sevcnty-one
of as fine young men as ever ans
wered the country's call in time OF
war, and go to Louisville camp to &c
in training preparatory to entering
the fight for honor, home and the
supremacy of our land. - .-.-
Parents, wives and sweethearts
sobbed aloud as County Clerk Claude
Blankenship mounted the steps OF
the car and begun calling the names
of those who will first represent
Ohio county in this great world con-
flict. Some of the boys going were
also visibly affected, while others
seemed to be in happy frame of
mind and looked upon their entering
the world struggle against Prussian-
ism with extreme satisfaction.
The roll of the first seventy-one
to go was called at the exemption
headquarters Friday afternoon about
$3.50 o'clock, and all answered pres
ent with the exception of possibly
half a dozen.
After roll call there the boys were
escorted I'd the Commercial Hotel
where the good people of Hartford
had ordered for them an excellent
meal. After supper they assembled
at the court house where, in a few
well-chosen words, Judge James S.
Glenn and County Attorney A. d.
Kirk babe them God speed and as
sured them that those of us left be-
hind would ever have them upper
most in our mind, heart and prayers,
and that they were entering this
struggle for world-supremacy as
Ohio county, Kentucky soldiers and
to uphold the records of the county
and State for brave and gallant SOL
diers while in the service of Uncle
Sam.
Immediately after the short exer-
cises at the court house, the boys
were escorted to the Star Theater
and admitted to the picture show
free through the courtesy of Messrs.
Heavrin and Barrass.
After the show the young men
were conducted to various homes in
the city where, through the generos-
ity and patriotism of our citizenry,
they were kept over night and given
breakfast the next morning.
Some of the boys suggested that
some one of the men in the draft
should say a few words in apprecia-
ton of the manner in which the
Hartford people had entertained
them, but those in charge said the
good people of Hartford were only
too glad to do all they could for the
boys leaving for the training camp,
as they were going to fight the bat
ties of honor of our homes and ma
ton while we remained behind.
Sheriff 8. o. Keowp. chairman of
the local exemption board, exerted
every effort to get the boys of to a
good start. and succeeded in doing
so7-everything going of without a
hitch. 10 =,
The committee of young ladies,
of Misses Leila Glenn.
Maggie Marks. Elizabeth Moore and
Clifie Felix. who were called upon
TO secure lodging for the young men.
did their work admirably. and sue
ceeded in securing more homes than
we're really needed.
The third man in the list called in
The first quota was Earl Felix Miller,
Of Olaton, who was teaching school
1t Stone Pike county. Mr.. Miller
had just is minutes to catch his
rain after receiving the notice to re-
port, and after q journey of more
han 400 miles reached Hartford just |
in time to answer "here" when Mr.. |
Blankership called the roll at the |
rain.
Following il . list of those who