The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21
SECOND DRAFT F0H NEW
ARMY LEAVE FOR COLUMBIA
Escorted to Station and Treated TO
Several Speeches.-TWO Thousand
People in Line of March

! read in the papers the other day,
if am not mistaken, that they were
short on chaplains at Camp Jackson
in Columbia. There is no age limit,
IS We understand it, on this branch
OF the service noticed that a prom
;nent pastor Of IA large congregation
in Alabama had resigned his pasto-
rate to take chaplain's place at
Camp Jackson, but they want more.
The second allotment of soldiers ,cr
The new army went to Columbia on
Wednesday by special train. New
berry's quota was So men, but as the
call was for all white men in this
allotment we had only 36 OF the first
PA. and only Sc young men left here
The names were published in Tues
lays paper.
They were mustered in at the court
house and under the call from Chair
nan John NJ Kinard the citizens turn
ed out with the Nweberry Concert
band and marched with the young
men TO the station. They were led by
he band and in the line of march
were the old veterans and the school
children and citizens to the number
Of possibly two thousand :
Mr.. John NJ. Mnard presided AMI
vas very happy and made speech
rs he introduced each OF the speakers,
and all Of them assured the youas
men who were going away that all
# US stood behind them and wished
them mighty we'll.
Speeches were made by Mayor
Wright. DR. N. Kib1er. the Rev. F.
E. Dibble, the Rev. DR.. A. j. Bowers
And NJ Beale Cromer recited. I
could not hear what any Of the SPEAK
ers said on account of tba converse
ton that was going on during the de-
livery except that now and then YOU
could hear the assurance that wa
stood behind the boys at the front
1t was all right Of course to give ;nes
boys and the eleven who went on tn
9Th this ovation. and our good wish
es and to bid them God speed, bu
somehow I could not help but fee
that we ware Just a little inconsiSt
ent. Newberry has furnished NOR
boys who volunteered for the servic
than she has under the selectiva draft
and we let them % without one woy
OF encouragement or good cheer. an
now these boys are going because ta
government has drafted Inem we
make big ovation. And somehow
can't help but feel like one Of the boy
who was interviewed by the Yorkvill
Enquirer That is, would feel tha
way if I was in the selective draf
number The Enquirer in,ervlewea
number Of those who had been drafte
and one of them is quoted as saying
We'll, if rass, pass and that is al
there is to it. But Believe me. 1e
pass this examination today I'll No
feel in tie mood to receive any con
gratulations from anybody. I won
claim exemption. and it will be be
cause l can't and I don't propose 20
have anybody soldering over m
about going to the war, If coul
get oct I would surely do it." And
that boy will make a good soldier
And ne doubt good many Of the boys
who went off. on Wednesday felt very
much as this lad. Very few OF them
if any. would have gone If they he'd
not been selected. and yet they ar
going without murmuring and will DO
their duty Ike good Americans. Bu.
II must have been very trying Or.
deal to stand for an hour and listen
to even as good speeches as were
made On Wednesday But then as
have said aforetime. I am not much
OF the effervescent sort and do 1t
believe in so much famboyant demon.
stration. But it is all right, ana
reckon it is best that it is so. 1t
gives opportunity to a number of our
patriotic citizens to get OF sos1e Of
their patriotism and to assure the
boys that we stand behind them.
The train was a little late but wne
il came there were nine coaches fill
ed with young men from Anderson
AID Abbeville and Greenwood anc
the way, and the Newberry coaon