Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-12
THE BOYS REACH COLUMBIA.
Fine Lot Of Young Fellows, Ready to
Start Work at Once.
(The State, 6th.)

bilized at Camp Jackson yesterday as
the States 8 per cent OF the first call
under the selective draft. BY mid
night last night 15S North Carolini-
ans had also arrived and 62 are
scheduled to come in from Florida
at an early hour this morning as the
first contingent from the Land Of
Flowers.
The embryonic troops began heir
movement upon Columbia early in
the day. The first groups to arrive
were SaluGa and Lexington, their
train reaching the terminal at 10
O'Clock. Abbeville's contingent was
the last to join the movement, this
unit getting to Columbia at 4.2O
O'Clock In the afternoon. A shuttle
train transferred the groups hastily
from the union station to Camp
jackson.
Brig. Gen. Chas. II. Barth, COM
mander Of the camp, met the first
trains OF the day, and several Con-
federate veterans from the Confede-
rate Home hung about the station
much Of the day. Those latter
watched with curiously brilliant
CLINT in the eye the sturdy young
sters who were answering the coun-
try's call, and fought over again
with all the mental alertness of for
mer days the bloody struggles of the
War Between the Sections.
There was little Of the customary
glare or military spectacle attached
to the array OF splendid young fel-
lows being marshalled into the Ma
tional army. Much good natured
pickering was banded back and forth
by rival contingents. An occasional
chorus Of barbershop minors, slightly
reminiscent Of college days. broke
the dull monotony of "watchful
waiting" for the first glimpse Of the
cantonment, which was the occasion
for a spontaneous outburst OF rebel
yells as the trains drove into the
camp
Unless appearances prove dccept-
men are in excellent physical fettle.
Many are directly from the rural dis
tricts, where manual labor Is a daily
routine and adjustment will be cas-
lily effected to trench digging, hurt
ling over "tops," eXacting bayonet
practice and other strenuous modes
OF modern wnrllr6.
The Nurk o. mu8ter!nS tie men 81
was DISPATCHED roNdly at ino camp.
open ait Offices hNvjrH been i'm Ir,., il.
ed, each equipped with efficient
staffs. The men We're assigned quick
ly and Immediately began to adjust
themselves to discipline. which is to
convert the recruit into finished
fighting man.
David J. Gritflth. Of Columbia, son
OF Mayor Griffith, was the first to en-
ter the National army. The Colum-
bia quota went to Camp Jackson In
automobiles and at 10 o'clock the
wheel Of muster began It's continuous
whirI.
The young man to get the initial
place In the muster roll Is the grand
son Of Capt. d. J. Griffith. who came
out Of tho War Between the Sections
in command Of Company G, Fifteenth
Regiment, Kershaw's Brigade. Capt.
Griffith was made lieutenant when he
was II years and six months old and
was promoted to the rank Of captain
when he was but 10 years and three
months OF age. He was in many Of
the fiercest battles of the war and IS
justly proud Of his grandson, who
bears his full name.
Few incidents marred the mobili-
Zation scheme yesterday. BY mis-
conception Of rules, Fairfield sent but
two Of her ten men and will send two
each OH the four succeeding days.
Plans tentatively were to mobilize
but 1 per cent OF the per cent daily.
In Colleton county, three of the
ten men called failed to appear. Oc-
casionally an extra" was found, one
Of these being from Richland county
and another from Saluda.
In Aiken the board had much diff
Guilty In restricting the number to the
county's quota. Those near the top
were eager to get places on the first
call and the question was finally ad-
justed by lot while the train waited.
One young man from Dillon was
excused from reporting yesterday be-
cause Of the death OF his mother yes
tar1av mnrninp