The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-01
FARGO CHEERS
GOODBYE TOTS
1856 MILITIANEN
Gift From Citizens to Ben
eft Fund Amounted to
Sum of $686.92
LOWELL GIVES
FAREWELL ADDRESS
Tells Soldiers That The
Honor of City and State
Is In Their Hands

boys today. Residents in the vicinity
of the armory didn't hear the bugle
call at 10 o'clock Sunday night, and
early pedestrians on the streets this
morning didn't see the boys hurrying
toward the armory to report to head
quarters at z o'clock.
Uncle Sam called his men to report
for entertainment Saturday. Out OF
1000 men and SO officers of the First
regiment of North Dakota. under the
command of Colonel J. H. Frame of
Grafton, Fargo sent 154 of her youth
and two officers, Captain Reginald
Colley and First Lieutenant Earl
South. Today. they are speeding to-
ward the cantonment at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. c., for higher
field of training in military schooling
before being taken overseas.
Eight Thousand Bid Goodbye.
Fully 5000 people gathered at the
Great Northern station Saturday
evening where the farewell words
were spoken.
The crowd at the station remained
until the train had passed over the
Great Northern bridge. Then there
was a whirr Of motors, a clang Of bells
on the street cars, and auto horns
began their noise-making. The peo-
pie began to turn to their homes.
A Touching Incident.
One of the touching incidents q
few minutes prior to the departure
Of the train was when Virginia Lesh
Of the Cole hotel, and Nellie South,
400 Ninth avenue north, two little
tots, each handed n chrysanthemum
to two Of the departing soldiers. One
of the boys reached from the window
of the car for his gift.
81 will put this on the kaisers
grave, he told them. The crowd ap-
plauded.
Company Passes In Review.
Fargo reviewed her boys in body
for the last time Saturday afternoon.
Thousands filled the sidewalks
on each side of Broadway and watch
ed the civic and patriotic. bodies of
the city, with the Company B mem
bers in line, pass, cheers going up
from the spectators and again as the
members of the Fargo Home De-
tense league marched by in their uni
forms, headed by Attorney Charles
Pollock.
Lowell Gives Farewell.
Attorney v. R. Lowell gave the
farewell address at the exercises
held in Island park, the goal of the
parade.
we know that the honor of the
city and the state will be safe in
your hands. he told the mtlitiamen.
You must not forget that you are
going to take part in the greatest
war in the history of the world and
that you are representing the great
est nation engaged in this great war.
The United States has resources
exceeding those of all the allied ma
tions engaged in the war, and these
resources are going to be severely
taxed and your courage will also be
taxed to the utmost, but We have
confidence that you will come through
with flying colors.
World Freedom at Stake.
Our forefathers were engaged in
a glorious struggle, one for the free
dom of themselves and their children
and their children's children, but you
are engaged in a more glorious
struggle, one in which the fate of the
entire human race is at stake, and
this includes the German people;
with the downfall of kaiserism they
will be freed from one of the most
serious situations that confronts any
people.
Another thing. Let me tell you
that yorS are entering the greatest
marathon race in the world. and that
the clean man morally is the strong
est man in the end. This means that
you must keep clean as we'll as strong
and brave. This marathon race has
as it's objective the streets Of Berlin,
your competitors are the men of the
French and the English army and we
expect you to beat them in.
You must go into battle with the
belief that you have the right behind
you and you will win.
81 want to compliment you upon
your conduct while you have been in
the city of Fargo. You have endear-
ed yourselves to the people of the
city and you have our heartfelt best
wishes.
$6s6.92 Placed In Flags.
Fargo's farewell gift to the men,
bers of Company B, First North Da-
kota Infantry. was the sum of $6S6.92.
This represented the total amount
which was presented to the company
by Attorney w. M. Murphy at the
exercises held in the park.
Fargo's gift may be larger for the
instructions on the envelopes were
to either place the amount in the
flag or mail the contribution to Cor
dom Nesbit, treasurer Of the Rotary
club, which had charge OF the fare
well.
Well Arranged Farewell.
From every business house of Far
go came words of appreciation for
the work done by the members of
the Fargo Rotary club in arranging
the farewell staged without a delay
of any kind. Civic and patriotic or
CARNATIONS. through their chiefs had
been informed as to their location
and the members were present at the
hour specified. The police headed the
procession and were followed by the
city officials. the band and the differ
emit organizations.