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and Harry Brunhenner; color Of badges,
rcd, white and blue; number Of men
sent away. p.
Board 10 2-Captain. Ralph = Fish
er assistants, Earl Lloyd John Man
fredo, Charles @. Graham. Benjamin +.
shepard; color of badges. red number
Of men sent away 81.
Board No. 3-Captain. William II.
Drew; assistants, Harry Y Walsh, VIII
liam F. Krejci color Of badges, white;
number Of men sent away, %.
Board No. i-Captain, Cornelius sui
Ivan; assistant Major Kenyon; color
Of badges, blue; number Of men sent
away, a.
10 was 30 o'clock when the several
contingents and their escort were lined
up and the signal given to start for the
railroad station The soldiers had as
escort the cadet corps from Delaware
College with the cadet band, the Polish
Cadets, the Boy Scouts and the home
guard in uniform and with their rifles
The First Regiment Band headed the
line Of march and Mayor John w. Law
son marched at the head Of the parade.
The members of the exemption boards
I GA
tive delegations
Governor Townsend and Or. Samuel
c. Mitchell, president of Delaware Col
legc reviewed the men as they passed
them. They stood on the portico Of
the new City Hall
They are a fine looking lot Of young
men, declared The Governor. who was
evidently much impressed by the sight
and the departure of The soldiers.
Or. Mitchell had come up from
/ Newark with the college cadets and he
was more than pleased that they had
their uniforms 10 wear for ne explained
that the OUTFIT had arrived only a few
days ago. The cadets appeared In
regulation khaki as reserve officers of
The United states Army. The home
guards wore regulation khaki. but
, without blouses. The Polish cadets
wore gray uniforms.
The parade passed down Marke'
street, between two lines of people
who cheered, shouted and applauded
as the BOYS swung alone. 40 the
street intersections the IRE companies
had stationed their engines and their
bells. whistles and sirens added 10 the
terrific din that went mp and which
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/ were displayed and friends shouted
farewells TO the soldiers as they passed.
u was a much noisier send-off than
any Witnessed in this city. since VII
mingtOn has started TO contribute her
quota TO the new army and the men
seemed 10 appreciate the spirit Of the
occasion aud TO understand that Oh 2
people Of Wilmington are more than
proud Of them.
1 80 French street station their spe-
/ cial train was waiting for them As
/ the men emerged upon the train plat
+ form the women Of the Red Cross
We're ON hand with great piles of sup
plies for them Every man was given
a comfort bag and a warm. handiknit
1 sweater. The comfort bags contained
articles that will be useful to the sol
diers when they are settled in their
barracks. In addition 10 these presents.
Mayor Lawson and his committee pre-
scented each contingent with o bis box
of cigarettes 10 be distributed after the
train had started.
While The men were loading the
bands played several lively airs. There
was a big crowd on hand TO see The
men off and as The special started from
the station there was a cheer The
men answered Il with a yell that re-
sounded through the station and they
hung from the car windows until the
train was out OF sight.
The contingent left at exactly 1870
o'clock and proceeded 10 Porter sta
ton. There they met the men from
Kent and Sussex county and then went
10 Delaware City The rural New Cas-
tle county contingent left Newark at
noon and went direct TO Delaware
City. by way Of Porter. arriving about
~ 30 o'clock. The newcomers were
housed in barracks as soon as they
arrived al the fort and were made
comfortable
This about completes this city's
contingent Of white men on the FIRST
draft. A few yet remain and there are
several Negro nationals 10 be sent ia
camp, but when they will be called
officials OF the local boards do not
know.