The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-30

T~hirty-nine men accepted the
kings shilling today i'm Madison. en-
terinE their names as DESTROYS of
forming a troop Of cavalry. on Il
vote called by Col Wales of the
lined men enlisted. il was the voice
of the company that it be made "a
company of infantry, with the choice
Of being transferred TO cavalry or
expert service later.
Under banners of Don't wait to
be drafted" Stand by the presi-
dent" Don't be a Stacker, join
now and Join the home boys and
make Madison famous" the band of
the Imperial theater playing inspir-
ing national airs. all preceded by a
banner with a skirt and pair of pants
suspended therefrom. Madison men
Joined the colOrs. Al an early hour
this morning The band played. and
the maching about the business
streets was begun. Men who before
had made no mention Of joining the
company suddenly found themselves
undecided. and later placed their
names on the roll. and made applica=
ton.
Lieut.. II. A. Kenney. Of the med
zeal corps. s. ID. ". G.. conducted the
physical examination i'm the city
building. OF SO men enrolled on the
original application. 80 We're passed.
The examination was rigid. Or. Fru-
denfeld assisted in the examinations
last night and this afternoon. and in
an cases OF minor operations or
.ar r~Is.It vi, me sVn1sp his enc
~cialties. he. in common with other
practitioners and dentists of Nadi-
son. do the work without remunera-
ton.
Besides Lieut.. Kenney. Col. Boyd
Wales. of the state national guards.
Adit. Gen. w. A. Morris and Col.
Morgan, L. S. A.. assisted in the
work. Capt. Roach, of Howard, will
be in Madison this afternoon, and
swear the men into the service.
After that they only await the call
Of their regimental commander, Col
Wales. to start for the camp Of mo-
b"ilization.
The place of mobilization is not
vet decided. II may be at Mitchell
Sioux Falls or Fort Meade, near
Sturgis. There the men will receive
training. and finally drift i'm that
great wal cloud moving toward the
losing their identity under num-
bers and press censors.
This afternoon the men enlisted
were lined up on the floor of the
firemen's hall. and Col. Wales ad-
dressed them briefly on their duties
and expectations as soldiers for their
country. He called for q vote of
preference as to the infantry or cav
airy, and all but two voted a prefer
ence for the former. The colonel eX-
planned the hardships of the cavalry
mans life. stating that there was
much more actual work in caring for
horses and equipment in that branch
than i'm the infantry. He further eX-
planned that, inasmuch as the city
had not enough of men TO make a
company for themselves. they would
form part Of Company II, OF the
Fourth South Dakota station nation
al guards. Howard has a company
of 80 men enlisted, and this company
will join them to form the complete
number of 1913 required for the unit.
Capt. Robertson addressed the as
sembly and other business mel eX-
pressed their appreciation OF the
spirit and patriotism of the boys,
many of whom were going to fight
relatives incident to fighting for
country and freedom f. j. sutton,
r. May. C. +. Olstad, John W
Walden. Walter Farmer and Mr..
Bates expressed their Of appre-
citation and promised an armory for
the home of the company on IT'S re
turn from duty at the front.
OF all companies to fill, the supply
company is the most difficult, Col
Wales explained. Calling for the
number of men able to skin mules,
a laugh ran down the ranks, and
none signified their ability TO handle
that delicate and scientific profess
sion.
Tonight at 1880 Capt. Roach, OF
Howard, captain of the company now
forming of the men OF the two towns,