Arizona republican., 1917-09-19
TEMPE'S DEFENDERS
 GIVEN A FAREWELL
TEMPE OFFICE Brown Mercantile Company Phone 71

a more manly crowd of men naS ever been together in Tempe than when Tempe's soldiers, with their fathers, mothers and wives as guests, gathered al ound the banquet table at the nor nal dining hall Monday evening. All proclaimed the spread the best ever and expressed the hope that they would all be permitted to banquet again together as returning soldiers. After the banquet an open ar pro gram was held on the campus. The Tempe Merchants Band played ap- Dl opiiate selections after which Rev
 Wilbur Fisk invoked the blessing oi the Almighty on the company assem- bled President Matthews presided and after a few words of appreciation of the men, Miss Clara Priest sang "Tenting Tonight" and Rally Round the Flag in her inspiring manner. Rev. c. N. Hand made the first ad- dress of the evening in which he eX- pressed words of greeting to the men speaking to them as the Advance Guard of the Army of Freedam. Rev. Hand was followed by Dr. Moeur who called the roll of honor which lnclud- ed all the Tempe boys who have been accepted for service, also those who have enlisted as volunteers. The drafted were: Claud Barnett, Theo- dore Fritchy, Henry Ankenbrand'' Antonio Verdugo Jesse Martin, Charles Sturgeon, Jesse Laird, Clar- ence Clark, Frank Babcock, Vim. Blows. Earl Richards, Stanley Pal nateer. Wm. Easterwond. John East erwood. Charles Pell, Harold Dobson, Fer Robbins Robt. Morton, Ben Harris, D. w Windes, Ben Johnson
 George O. Statts, Christ Saylor, JohT Olsen, Thanks Anderson, Ramon Morago, Cecil Windes, Chas. Olsen
 Manuel Gonzales, Darrell Butler, Clip riano Lopez, Wm. Sewell, Jr., Hoy
 Martin, Samuel Trout. George Penn
 2erton, Clarence Hill, Don Turner Chas. Fain, George Jacoby. Raymond Still Will Turner, Leo Buck. Mertol
 N Rice Carl Spangler. W. R. Bryant
 Ben Kettle, Fred Kettle, Milton Offer ton and Ebert Thurman.
 Two of the Tempe boys will g
 with the Gila county contingent. Di
 Moeur told the boys that they wer
 to call on their towns-people at an.
 .ime for anything and their wlsi
 would be fulfilled. On the list
 those who have volunteered we hay
 as nearly as could be ascertaineC
 Yousta Phillips, Dean Chitwood, Low
 renee Austin, Sidney Craig, Il. |
 Griffen. Jr.. Ramon Estrada, J. Hub
 bard Moeur. Edwin Coffin, Rober' Finch. Claude Clark, William Evin- ston, Earl Brooks, Walter Pine, Wiley Hanson, Romero Haby, Cecil Smith
 A. o. Grant, Walter WinklemaI
 t.phriam Carlson, Clifford Johnston and Jed Stewart A. A. Celeya ad dressed the Spanish American boys il Spanish asking the young men thai they 1e true soldiers in manner reflect honor on their race, that the. are Americans and this their countr. and their war, and lastly that the. be clean and straightforward. IL then asked the American boys tha they make brothers of their Spanisi 1 comrades. Mrs. McNary followed
 with 8 short address very much to th' point. She reminded the audience | that this is q constructive war no destructive, that wherever the United States soldiers go better conditions | follow. As the wife of a soldier an the mother Of soldier she left thre l thoughts as a guide, speak true light the wrong and follow the flag. J. 0. Mullen and J. C. Goodwin gay advice culled from their experience 1 in the Spanish American war. NJ 1 Muilen's advice was to have faitl | smile and do your duty" MT. Good wins ITO Obey Orders" The tall
 of the evening was by D. ". Windes
 "One of the Boys" MT. Windes Wa
 hailed with hearty applause and hi. address was interspersed many time
 by applause In his opening remark | he said that some of the other
 claimed to have not been able to talk
 time to prepare an address but tha
 he had spent two weeks preparing
 his, part of that time also having been on his honeymoon. He impresse, the audience that the men were no
 present to ask share honors but t
 ask their friends who were left a i home to help bear their burdens. H'
 spoke of the ideals of the drafted
 men, how many were just gettin.
 started in their business or profes
 sions and that all the sacrifices should
 not be borne by them and their lovet ones He warned the audience tha 1 they had duties to perform for th'
 drafted men, the uppermost duty t' | care for the relatives, that while per
 haps now they were not dependen
 upon their sons for support wa
 might bring many ravaSes to then
 not only during the war period bu | for perhaps many years to come
 Another duty to the drafted men ii
 for every citizen to see to it that tho draft law be properly executed as it i. known that many influential business corporations are trying many way:
 to get their employees exempted. Tn object of the draft law is in this way
 hindered and the boys who are going
 are not given a square deal ant
 every American should see that sucl is not the case. Mr. Windes ex- pressed hope that every Tempe boy would return and that again al would surround the banquet, also
 that each would have two pieces ol
 chicken and all the other good things | thrown in, also that there would be | speeches but not speeches of wal | but speeches of peace and victory that the very word war would bt changed to peace and victory. Ii, expressed his hope that then all the Nvs won'd be able to laugh, saying
 that laughter was made by the Su- preme Being to alleviate pain anG
 suffering, that the boys would have
 many happy hours as they labored together for the national honor and
 that they hoped to have even a few hours of play. Mr. Windes assured MT. Celeya that he voiced the senti-
 ments of the boys in saying that al
 the Spanish American boys. in tho NmpH "omDany would be treated like brothers in every sense of the word. After the applause had ceased
 ttev Wilbur Fisk made few remarks assuring the men that Tempe people would stand back of them as well as their relativ to the limit. After singing Star Spangled Banner" the