South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-21
CIVIC BODIES
TOACCOMPANY
MEN TO TRAIN
Dinner and Entertainment To-
night at Chamber of Com
merCe Promises to be
RouSing Send-off.

South Bend viii take her last op-
portunity TO show her appreciation
to the boys who are going to- help i'm
the great war tonight at the ban
ouet and reception 20 be rendered
the men OF the local national guard
units.
For days the gymnasium i'm the
Chamber of Commerce building mas
been decorated and arranged In
readiness for this. the last affair i'm
which the boys Of Co. + will be able
10 participate for some time 20 come
and since the date has been set the
last few touches and the prepare
fion Of the meal has occupied the
committees I'm charge of the work.
Col. c.. w. Freyermuth. his field
staff. and the officers and men OF
co. r. the machine gun. supply and
headquarters companies viii he the
guests at the banquet, together with
the men who have returned from
the officers camp. members OF the
various home guard committees.
~ the county defense council, and
the directors of the Chamber of
Commerce. DIR. A. p. F. Gammack,
connected with the British medical
forces in the field, who is home ON
n furlough. will be present and viii
make a short talk.
Assemble at 1880 O'Clock.
After the regular evening parade
60 F. will pass in review for the last
time at the local camp, and all the
national guard units will then head
for the city. At 1880 the various
ruests will assemble In the banquet
haU where large American flags are
hung from every available point and
tbe serving Of the dinner viii begin.
THE woman's relief corps of Auten
POST is to provide the dinner and see
that il is properly served, the Prog
,ess club has donated the ice cream
and the cakes which will be required
Tor the 400 or more men will come
from the Kappa Phi Sigma sorority.
Music viii be furnished by the reei-
ment band and an orchestra and
patriotic songs viii be sung.
Each soldier upon sitting down TO
the table viii find small Bible
which ne can take with him TO the
training camp and 20 the battlefield
These Bibles have been presented 10y
various Sunday schools nm the CITY,
Leave "Wednesday Morning.
Al O'Clock wednesday morning
90 = leaves South Bend for lnoi-
,,,sno1is. where il viii board "a spe-
cio1 train which viii carry all the
state units which have been detailed
10 Hattiesburg 20 prepare the camp
cor the rest of the national guard.
A. & O'Clock "A parade viii form ON
~ Main St. heading toward Foote
which viii include an the MAJ
tiopaI c1ardsmen and such of the
,,..,I military and semi-military orr
vanizatious as can arrange 10 par
ticipate.
owing 10 the short time which has
,..or allowed between the receipt Of
,te order t. move and the loaNins
80 20 r. committees have found 10
5r,nossible 20 set in touch with the
Rods OF the various clubs and soci-
,ss Members are therefore request
"a 10 he on y. Main So. ready %
form I'm lire at O'Clock Vltnout
further orders.
The G. A. r. Auten and Norman
r-ssv posts. Spanish War Veterans
sons of Veterans. Army and Navy
1-rion Big Brother Military scouts
" n. g. a. Boy Scouts Polish Fal-
CONS Rov scouts. both NJ r. d $. H.
ami several Others are expected 90
-,e An line. Members of these ORE
..e.,izations are particularly request
~ 20 be or hand without further
notice. other organizations are also
welcome.
The parade viii march west ON
r-oofe -. 90 the camp. south ON Ia
favette 20 Colfsx. east ON ColfaN 60
Main south on Main Co South and
then west TO the train. This VIII
Give south Bend an opportunity TO
give the noys q rousinE send-oG. such
as has been given in other cities
when national guard units have
gone.