The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-28
Supply Company of Field Artil-
Iery to Fort Sill.
Men Encamped at Garfield
School To Leave.
BATTERY A TO LEAVE MONDAY
All TOpeka's Volunteer Sol
diers Will Be Gone Then.
DemonStrative Farewell to
Democracy Warriors.

Early Monday morning. just after
dawn has faded the shadows from the
streets, historic old Kansas avenue VIII
again resound with the tread of many
marching men. Battery A, the head
quarters company and medical corps
of the First Kansas Field artillery,
headed by the field artillery band
playing the regimental air, The Old
Gray Mare" will parade in farewell
to friends and relatives of the mem
bers prior to entraining few minutes
later for Fort Sill.
Orders for the artillery units at the
fair grounds to entrain Monday morn
ing for the Oklahoma mobiliZat ton
point came this morning. The supply
company of the First Field artillery,
which is quartered at Garfield school,
Thirteenth and Quincy streets, also re-
ceived orders to leave Topeka. 1T will
entrain at a local railway station early
tomorrow morning.
The supply company, commanded
by Capt. Thomas A. Mayhem, who is
also in charge of regimental supplies,
will arrive in Fort Sill three days in
advance of the remainder of the regi-
ment in order TO have preparations
made for encampment. 1t is COM
prised of thirty-five men and officers,
and since being recruited has been
occupying Garfield school, its present
quarters.
Members of the company spent most
ting equipment to the station, prepara-
tory to getting an early start.
Enthusiastic Farewell.
Departure of Battery A, the head
quarters company the medical corps
and the band will be more imposing
and miiitaristic than the leave taking
of any units of state troops that have
yet marched out of Topeka, save pos
sibly the Kansas ammunition train
which marched down Kansas avenue
In the flaming glow of sunset and.
every man whistilng 'Tipperary"
Leaving the fair grounds the battery
and other units will march up Topeka
avenue to Tenth street and turn east
to Kansas avenue and then go north
to Fifth avenue. From that point the
line of march must be withheld. .
Every Man in Line.
Every man of the 100 members of
the battery. commanded by Capt. w.
p MacLean, will be in line. The or
ganization will appear in it's finest and
no doubt the splendid effects of the
training the unit received last sum-
mer on the border will be evidenced.
The headquarters company and band
of 90 men, commanded by Capt. Ar
thur Mills. will also be in the parade.
The most of the members, as are
those of Battery A, are Topeka men.
The medical corps is comprised of 35
men and officers. And every man of
all the units are volunteers. After
the supply company leaves tomorrow
and is followed by the other units
Monday, not a unit of troops will be
left encamped in Topeka. This city
will have sent at least 1000 men as
volunteers into the battle for democ-
racy.
DR.. Thomas S Morrison, leader of
the band, today, imm ediately after or
ders setting the date to entrain were
received, took occasion to extend
thanks to organizations and individ-
uals for the treatment they extend
ed to his men.
II want to thank both schools Of
music and individuals for copies OF
music given the band" DIR. Morrison
said 4 also want to thank the Sun.
day school associations for the use OF
their barracks by the band for stormy
weather, and also Mrs. Mccormick
1900 Topeka avenue, for hot baths fol
the men"
DR.. Morrison has set something OF
record with his band. The organ.
izauon' not more than a month old
has been moulded into one of the mos
etflclent military musical organiza-
uons IN the state under his leadership
Muster Roll.
The muster roll of the supply com.
pany which leaves tomorrow morn.
ing is as follows:
SUPPLY COMPANY.
Officers
Capt, Thomas y. Mayhew
First Lieut., Benjamin II. Porter
RegtI. supply Sergeants.
Marian \. Halsey.
James NJ. Whitaker
First Sergeant.
Frank NJ. Houck
Mess Sergeant.
Oscar t. Hartman.
Corporal.
William J. McAuIiffe
PriVates.
Fred W. Ahrens Earl j. Morgan
Raymond +. Bair James r. Maurer
Benjamin l.. Barr Earl L. Porter
Frank IL BileIlo BENJAMIN w SheIda
Arthur Cooper Cleo r. Stimson
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