The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-04
3IbE GODSPEEDTO
 N OF OUR BOYS
Red Cross Chapter Had Charge na,r;o,ic Program---Marched Go ...,rt House to Beat of Drums
 Coming From a Distance.

a nafriotic program rendered
 in honor of the Polk county who left on Wednesday for .zs. iee in the National Army at ;ss.,,n Pike was very appropriately 4 Asbarqe of the ladies of the local as Cross chapter The members .fsthe chapter and citizens met the ha<s at the Farmers and Merchants o.ak and marched in body to the where the exercises ,.4Fe held. The parade was headed e. E T. Wolfe as standard bearer, ;5howed by G. H Davis and w.. 41Ener pigg with the drums. Then |ane John H. Hamilton, carrying a
 enadian flag.
 Hubert c. Durham of this city, 4av Mundy of Opal. Andrew Clai- s.Fne Daniels of Nickes, William |lenry Hamilton of Yandervoort, Henry Grady Pollard and Henry I@lv Terrell of Rocky, were the kys in line, each wearing nina m flag presented by the ladies of |he Red Cross. Following the boys eame the members of the Red Gross
 Fd citizens carrying flags, with a |Ihe sprinkling of flags of the Allies.
 The program. turnout, from the aNocation by the Rev. J. R. Rushing bf the Nj. k. church, South, to the al0sing prayer by Dr. l.. w. B. Long the First NJ. k. church, was char #ierized by a sincerity, earnestness ahd simplicity that gave the exer- sIses the spirit of a large family &Athering for the purpose of saying hreweil to beloved sons fine De speakers, Mrs. F. F. DeLongy 1nd II. H. Thomas, particularly, laade their addresses as heart-to- Aeart talks to those who had an- |Nered the call to duty.
 Vocal selections were given by Hiss Opal Harrison, Miss Kathleen Roberts and Miss Jeanette Meyer, Ind readings by little Miss Ruth Randolph and Miss Maxine Jackson. When Daddy Goes to War by' lit- |le Miss Randolph, appealed partieu- arly to the audience because of the patriotic sentiment expressed there n. The audience. with Miss Ruth Meyer at the piano. sang America" E the opening number and "Colum- Dia, Gem of the Ocean" at the close.
 At 2:30 this afternoon, the boys were given an auto ride about the 'ity, and they entrained on train No, for Little Rock.
 Three of the young men called for 'eryice today were unable to he in at the exercises because hey were out of the city, and could not reach here in time. Donald S. Long, son of Dr. l.. W. B. Long and Mrs. Long, was in Chicago when he 'eeeived notice to report for sery- ce, Ira R, Titus, son of Mr. and Mrs {. ?. Titus. of the Dallas Valley, was n one of the northern states in the 'mploy of the Interstate Commerce when the notice came to llm and Auzy Walls was in Ada, )k- All three or them are on the way 10 Mena, and will report for iuty as soon as they arrive, but lkely will not be sent to Camp Pike lntll Thursday Aga Dean of Van 'ervoort is the only one in the list T ten from whom no report had not been received.
 Two Exempted at Last Moment.
 At the last moment the Local Ex- mptlon Board under authority re- ently given them, excused Andrew lalborne Daniel of Wickes and Henry Hamilton of Wander 'oort on the ground that both have egltlmate claims of dependencies, 'oth being married and both having Those then who started or Camp Pike this afternoon were iuDert C. Durham, Henry c. Pol ard, Henry G. Terrell and Ray Nun