Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-08
TEARS MINGLE
 WITH CHEERS AS HOME BOYS LEAVE
Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Send 24 Men To
 New National Army.

Tears mingled with cheers, fer vent prayer of faith followed a word of friendly advice, and there was a general air of solemnity despite an attempt of nonchalence. when the 24 men making up the first delegation of National army recruits from this city and county, left yesterday morn ing for Camp Pike, at Little Rock, to begin active service in the federal war forces.
 There was no great Outpouring of people present-but the men and the women near and dear to the home boys were there, and present also were quite a number of friends. all to bid the boys God speed, to urge them to do their duty full and well, and to remember always that the folk back home would watch their work and would follow their actions, With loving hearts and tender thoughts
 Alex H. Powell, chairman of the city selective board, made a short talk, in which he gave the boys a bit of frien=,y advice--to otey orders without C.. -stion; to be faithful and without fear, at all times; and to re- member that they ought to uphold the honor of Pine Bluff and Jefferson county.
 Rev. A. H. Stowell, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, led in prayer, and briefly reminded the boys that they are Americans. daring to do right for the cause of humanity and justness, and beseeching them always to so conducts themselves as to be source of pride not only to the home folk, but to the entire American peoples.
 There was no rolling of drums and blowing of bugles, as the boys march ed from the courthouse to the train. But there were waves of the hand from innumerable friends along the road; countless men ran into the street to grasp the hand of some one or more of the boys and to say a message of good will and hope; wom- en and girls waved their au revoirs from the sidewalks; and at the union station, the mothers, sisters and sweethearts of the men could not re- strain tears as they hadee their loved ones farewell. a"
 While the departure was not with out pathos, neither was it without the note of pride of community in men ready and willing to do their duty, and there was nothing but confidence that those Jefferson boys will reflect !csredit upon themselves and their county and state wherever they are ;,, are sent and in whatever capacity they are used in the conflict between democracy and humanity and autoc- racy and brutality.
 Shep Gallagher was the "lnan in charge of the men from the city while Grant Hogg served in the same capac- ity for the men from the county dis trict. They were responsible for the men from the time of leaving here until the party reached Camp Pike.
 The Roll of the First Unites.
 The men comprising the first units from Pine Bluff and Jefferson coun- ty are:
 The Roll of the First Units. ~ from Pine Bluff and Jefferson county are:
 Henry otto Keller.
 Shep A. Gallagher.
 Hugh A. ;McGaughy.
 w. H. Riley.
 Charles Earle Smith.
 James w. Murphy.
 John K. Rutherford.
 The County Men.
 Jeff Fowler, Lyon.
 John Groves, Redfield.
 William Franklin Green, Plum Bayou.
 John Herbert Kerr, Redfield.
 Overton Lee, Moscow.
 James Edward Nichols, Redfleld.
 Earle Reynolds, Redfield.
 Ed Richey, Pine Bluff
 Wilbur Fillmore Reed, Route 6, Pine Bluff.
 Chris Reichen, Pine Bluff.
 John Edward Socia, Pine Bluff.
 Virgil Swor, Pine Bluff.
 Marvin Smith, Pine Bluff.
 Henry Darwin Sanders, Pine Bluff
 Earl Elberry Williams, England.
 Calvin Stone, Pine Bluff.