The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-10-04
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people, hardly a sound was made-the
cheers choked those vino attempted to
give them and the boys LETT amid the
waving of hats, umbrellas and handker-
chiefs. They arrived at Camp Meade
at o'clock and were housed very COM
fortably after being given their
suppers.
At the camp the boys were treated
with the greatest consideration in COM
parlson with that accorded some other
divisions which arrived on the same
train.
At Grantsville the residents of that
town Tuesday night gave a banquet
to her departing men at the National
Hotel. The six selected men who were
the guests of honor upon the occasion
were Bruce Miller, W. Clay Stanton,
Jonas burst. Frank Younkin, John
Livengood and E. M. Baker.
Mayor H. c. Bong presided at the
banquet, which consisted of a chicken
and waffle supper followed by a smoker.
The principal address was made by DR..
j. A. Carney, followed by response
from DR.. R. c. Bowen, Henry Leather
man and NJ. P. Stanton. of Grantsville,
and c. j. Warwick, of Washington. D.
| G. John Livengood spoke in behalf of
the drafted men. The men were pre-
sented with quantity of cigars and
cigaretts donated by the people of
GrantsvilIe. Bender's orchestra fur
nished the music.
Those present were; DR.. T. O. Broad
water, DR.. j. A. Carney, DR.. R. C.
Bowen, NJ. P. Stanton, j. C. Miller.
VIM. Shaffer, John Zehner, James
Shaffer, H. A. Shaffer, L. B. Shaffer.
Louis Miller, Mark Bender. Byron
Bender, c. L. Blocher. Stewart Roda-
mer, j. M. Custer, Henry Leathan,
Frank Stanton, E. J. Younkin, ]. A.
Younkin, Thos. Younkin, Richard
Younkn, Charles Younkin, Eugene
Younkin, Edgar Roberts, Forest
Beachy, L, G. Bittinger, II. H. Baker,
j. 0. Getty, Fred Livengood, j. R.
Gnagey, c. j, Warwick, Carl Zellers, D.
G. Duncan, VIM. Winterberg, T. D.
Wyman, C. Fl, Dill, H. C. Bong, W.
E. Stanton, c. A. Bender.
AT the Maryland Theatre Tuesday
night where a farewell reception was
! given the boys who left Oakland yester-
day morning on train No. 2 for Camp
Meade, practically the same scenes
occurred as those chat took place at the
Empire on last Thursday night.
The reception was under the auspices
of the Red Cross Society. Mr.. Gnmor
S Hamill again presided and made a
ringing speech Mr.. F. E. Rathbun
followed Mr.. Hamill and presented the
comfort kits to the men. Due to the
non arrival Of the testaments from the
publishers the boys went without them
but they will be delivered in few
days by one of the army officers at
Camp Meade.
Rev. W. NJ. Shultz made the closing
address and warmed up to his subject
with the vigor Of one who knows his
cause is just. At the close of Mr..
Shultz's address he offered prayer and
dismissed the men with the benediction.
During the evening many patriotic
airs were played by the Keyser band
who rendered their services for the &C.
casion.
The parting at the station yesterday
between the men and their friends was
very affecting. Capt Townshend had
charge of the men until they were en-
tained when they went under charge
of Mr.. Preston DeBerry, one of the
selected men.
Those who went Yesterday were:
Clarence Orvllle Baker, Finzel
George William burst, Accident
John Lewis Gortner, Mt. Lake Park
Milford Warn, Avllton
Guy Elmer White, Kempton
Preston Garrett DeBerry, Oakland
George Alva Stewart, Vlndex
Waitman Willie Steyer, Steyer
Robert a. Gessman, Oakland
Ernest w. Loraw, Ottaway
'John Hiawatha Williams, Gormania
Called as substitute and was sent
with the selected men from Oakland
last Friday.
John Jacob Boyer, Oakland
Grant Wrightsman, Mt. Lake Park
Samuel Miller, Jr., Accident
Albert Wade Schlossnagle, Selbysport
Charles William Georg, Accident
Perry H. Sines, Sines
Roy Harrison Walter, Deer Park
Paul Bashor Savage, Sang Run
Carl Allen Liller, Gormania