The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-12-13
Two Parties Left Here Tues
day and Wednesday For
Portland and Spokane.
HONOREDBYBANQUET
Salmon River Stockmen and
Local Business Men Join in
Giving Boys Send Off.

for enlistment was to be closed after
December 12. youg men to the number
of II from the Salmon river country
and other sections of Idaho county
arrived at the county seat and volun-
teered their services to the different
branches of the army. Those leaving
for Spokane Tuesday morning and the
service they will enter, are as follows:
Arlie Gilbert Grangeville, hospital
corps.
Coy Cole, Grangeville, aviation.
Frank Steinbach, Grangeville, avia-
ton.
For army and navy:
Josh Alkire higgins.
Ed Clark, Higgins
Don Martin, White Bird.
Arthur White, Lucille.
Lawrence Upton, Slate Creek
Albert Poe. White Bird.
Those leaving Wednesday morning
for the navy:
Victor o. Hinkley, higgins, fireman.
Claude White, Lucille, fireman.
Ben White, Lucille, fireman.
Edward Boodry higgins, fireman.
For the army:
Eldo Shearer, Harpster, aviation.
VIM II. McComas, Harpster, avia-
Rodney Meade, higgins, aviation.
Gerald Scallon, son of DR.. and Mrs.
p. J. Scallon, who has been turned
down for enlistment a number Of
times, accompanied the Wednesday
morning contingent to Spokane where
he will make another attempt to enter
some branch of the service. Before
leaving Gerald stated to the Globe re-
porter, "Uncle Sam surely has some
place where he can use me. If | am
not successful l will go on to Port
land and pay my own way"
The boys were coming for enlistment
with such rapidity and leaving with
out anyone seeming to know of their
departure, that Seth Jones, the genial
big-hearted cattleman from the Salm.
on, thought it fitting that some kind
of an affair should be arranged ir
honor of their enlistment and depar
ture for the training camps, so on
Tuesday morning he passed the woTC
among a few of the business men 0t
the city and arrangements were 81
once completed with the Imperih
hotel for a banquet Lhat evening, thu
attendance at which filled the spacious
dining room to overflowing, all thu
business houses. with few exceptions
being represented.
Nearly 100 people sat down to tn,
feast, at the commencement of whicl
Rev. II. @. Perry, who is conducting
series of revival meetings at the Fed
Grated church this week, opened th
festivities with a few pointed remark
on the causes which prompted th
young men who were being honOre'
to enlist Mr.. Perry said in part:
Il remember that in my boyhoo
days my training led me TO abhor wal
That feeling has stayed with in
through the years. fSut conditions i
suffering world have made laEg
numbers of people see that even thing
which they have abhorred may b
necessary.
You have all seen the school -groun
bully, and it does your hearts goo
when he gets his dues. The bully c
4 the worlds school ground is here /
the person of Kaiser-Bil, and it is ou
job to put him out Of business w
appreciate the fact that you boys IN
willing to risk your lives for th
task and we assure ou that you hay
our most hearty support. We detes
the Stacker but we detest the slackt
at home as much as the one who r
8 fuses to 20 to the front. We will st
10 IL tndl wealth. Is cOnScflpIe0. IN;
every man in America is enlisted
accomplish one end-the bringing
this war to a victorious concluslo
There must he only one end to this W;
and that is victory for the allies.
"One of the things which will hear
Ell YOU in fighting is the fact that yC
fight for principles America h;
never waged war for greed of ga
and thank God, she is not doing
now. We ask not for indemnitie
we 20 forth to fight for eternal rigl
to make the world safe for democr
cy.' In the strength or such a purpo
you have the power to put to rDu
the central powers with their dupl
ity and hard-headedness We fig
against the trampling down of t
weak, the ravaging of homes, the vi
lation of womanhood against the dc
trine that Might makes right 6
bless you in your task"
Mr.. Anderson, president of the 90
mercial club. acted as toastmaster a
at the conclusion Of the banquet cA II