The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-09-12
SOLDIER BOYS FAREWELL
DANCE A NOTABLE SUCCESS
Churchill County Turns Ont En-
Masse to Honor Young Men Called
To Training Camp

The farewell dance and campfire
banquet given by the ladies of the
Red Cross last Tuesday evening to
the young men who have volunteered
and been called from Churchill coun-
ty to join the eolors to fight for the
cause of democracy was the most
successful affair ever given in the
county.
1t was a demonstration that show
ed conclusively that the great heart
of the people of Churchill county
was touched, as it never was before,
by the fact that shortly there will be
noticeable thinning in the ranks OF
the flower of the young manhood of
this county, and a determination on
the part of those who are left be-
hind that nothing will be left undone
that can be done to assure those who
go to the front that they will be pro-
vided with every comfort that ready
hands and a willing purse can sup
ply.
The net result will be nearly $500
to the treasury of the Red Cross, ev-
cry dollar OF which will be expended
in the purchase of materials to pro-
vide warm clothing, bandages, surg
ical supplies and the thousand and
one articles needed by the boys at
the front.
As an evidence of their appreeia-
tion of the sacrifice about to be made
by the young men who will leave
during the present month, each OF
those present to the number of IL
or more were presented with com
fort kit made by the ladies of the
Red Cross. The outfit consisted of
complete sewing outfit enclosed in
a khaki cover, bound and tied with
red tape, and includes O pair of
special scissors, several colors of
thread and yarn. needles, buttons
and safety pins.
Prof. Geo. E. McCracken made the
presentation speech in which he took
occasion to bid the young men fare
we'll in the name of the people of
Churchill county and assured them
that the memory of those they left
behind would attend them in the
training camps, in France or wherev-
er they may be called, to comfort
and cheer them. He bade them to
always keep before them the high
purpose they had been called to
serve and voiced the hope that they
would return as they had gone-the
fitting representatives of our glorious
American aditions-soldiers of the
democracy of the world for the pres
ervation and perpetuity of the ideals
of a free people. On behalf of the
Red Cross Mr.. McCracken begged to
assure them that there would be
ready and willing fingers and loving
hearts to see that the labor of mercy
would not cease at home until every
American soldier had been provided
with every necessity and comfort
that could be devised to lessen the
rigors of their lives at the front.
Mr.. McCracken then read Church
i'll countys roll of honor, consisting
of those who had volunteered and
those who had been selected and
called as follows:
Volunteers-Wa McCaw, Harry
Bolander, Horace Thomas, Howard
Steuart, Edgar Maupin, Elwood
Kaiser, Russell Morton, Frank Clin-
ton, Tom Kenny, Arthur Shirley,
Leon Hall, Lionel Langford, A. L..
Hamilton, Roy Hudson, Samuel
Bradley, Paul Adams, Leo L. Likes,
Leonard Styles, Joe N. Vira, A. A.
Price, Kenneth Schaump, Jack
Aikens, F. S. Webb, Frank Mitchell,
VIM. Conway, Martin Strasden,
Frank e. White, James F. Anderson,
George B. Linsea, Harold j, Swingle,
Thomas e. Carroll, Joseph L. Bet.
tencourt, Walter G. Randolph. Bur-
nett s. shannon, Leslie w. Kolstrup,
Elmer c. Olsen, Charles B. Loft
house, Raymond E. Simmonds,
David w. Jones (Waldo), Eugene
II. Kimball, Thomas j. Cooke. Will
liam Silveria, Lyman II. Blanchard,
Solon M. Smelling. Carl w. Ringley,
Herman l.. Mustard, John Benevent.
Eroon Fausett, Jesse p. Davis,
Ernest F. Brown, Bernard L. Phipps,
William C. Hardy, Lewis Gear,
Reuben NJ Canterbury, Lee r. Hig-
gins, Walter NJ. Mckay, Scott S.
Houts, Walter F. Browder. ALI
brando Bigotti, George L. Whorton.
Joseph A, Riddell, James r. Gra-