Smyrna times., 1917-11-21
1RlfIED COLORED BOYS
Of KENT LEAVE FOR CAMP
49,. eeNDoFF AT DOVER AND
''' ooo1eD BY BAND TO TRAIN
young NegrOs, including Those
{" SMYRNA and Clayton Join
o.,i,gent to Wrighstown, Nj.

EHAO
rrU", non,iOgent to Wrighstown, Nj.
Tho third contingent of draft SOL
Laws from Delaware-'18O OF them
ols'9 . If early Monday afternoon for
go..n gO' ~ Dix. Everything worked all
CaIF .;nbt with the exception of the train
l.sn lssnngements. Because of delays to
%lpn? so~n State contingents in arriving in
Wilmington, the special train due to
,ana Wilmington at 1890 O'Clock
%d i not get away for two hours later.
Thora T were plenty Of bands, the stores
~ business houses along market
a,,oet a Wilmington were gaily decor
'tod with bunting and flags, and mem
r"r. of fire companies with their ap-
0a,atus turned out at cross streets and
tootod the engine whistles and changed
.Lo conps and bells with the same
.n+busiasm as when the first two con-
.;rcents went to camp. AS crowds
20 the crowd that "saw" the re-
o,nits off was as large if not larger
than on the prior occasions. People
hogan assembling at the old Court
House as early as Z o'clock and by 8
o,clock there were several hundred
there AT 8 o'clock the local organ
i,atiops that took part in the parade
70 the Pennsylvania station formed
of Odd Fellows Temple and marched d
n the Court House, where they waited
patently until the procession formed
There were few delinquents. Those
who did fail to report, had their
plsces filled by alternates, and of the
men who reported. there appeared to
be the greatest eagerness to go. They
we're not aSerse to the life of a soldier,
according to their remarks, and the
comments of friends, appeared to
pbsse them little. The men who went
we're apportioned as follows: From
Board No. l, II colored and four
whites, Captain Daniel A. Garret,
assistants, Thomas F. Lynch and
James Matthews. With this group
also went Bradley Warfeld, who had
been transferred from Geneseo, New
York. From Board No. 2. 81 men
all colOred, Captain Leo Cork, assistants
Herman ARMSTRONG and Clarence
Ridgley. From Board No. 3, 16
eolored and ten white men, Captain
Bernard 7. Skepski, a former police
man attached to the local force, assis-
tant, Walter Pitts. From Board No.
4, % men, all colored, Captain Wesley
E, Taylor; assistants. James +. Lloyd,
Garnet Laws and Charles E. Hollis.
Coored Draftees of Kent in Line
Of the 19 men reporting, but ter
were chosen to entrain for Camp Dix,
from Kent county. They were
Casper Wright, Templeville, Md.
Theodore Bell. Milford; William R
Guy and Garrett G. Guy. Wyoming
Daniel Vance, Smyrna; Jarvis Lively
Chestertown, Md. Samuel !. Trib
Oett, Clayton; Edmund Russ, aar
flngtOn; William H. Sorden, and Johl
Cubbage, Dover. After Some mino
Instructions, the ten who were ac
eepted were escorted to the Dove
railroad station. accompanied by
Dand OF music and the members o
the Exemption Board. Each ma
was given exit" like the ones give
tne white men on their departure
several weeks ago. In honor of tn
men OF their race who seem anxiou
" night for their country, a Dime
was gwen the entire party, Sunds
afternoon, at the home Of Jane
mason, cOlOred. Mason and his wifi
preparing the feast. Sunday evenin
platform meeting was held in What
coat M. Z. Church. Dover, as a furthe
'oAen OF respect for the drafted mer
a' which addresses were maje by ii
UOlored ministers of Dover, and 9th,
prominent colored citizens, includin
~ William M. W. Henry, who WI
chairman of the meeting.
mural New Castle Countys Quota
p. lnlrty-two men were sent to Cau
Dl6 by the rural New Castle Coun
exemption Board. Of this numb,
oo were negroes, this being the fir
.o"'lngent of negroes sent to a N
y, Tonal Camp from the rural distric
Aux TWO white men who went wi
'ae contingent were William L. Be
" delaware City and Daniel Slack
newark Harry B. Guest of Marsh,
w. a third white man, was to Q
Uut failed to report to the board. 3
ta1'e = OF principals failing to appes
- was necessary to send four alte
U''es' all negroes, as follows: Hen
. carroll. Clifton G. Coulegvs. +
ma ~iru I: Barrett and Wayman Ca
X 4ne contingent sent represer