South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-10
GREAT SEND OFF. IS
GIVEN rs RECRUITS
MiShaWaka'S Second Contin-
gent Leaves Amid Wild
Enthusiasm.

With the Dodge Co band the
G. a. r. drum corps and a drum
corps consisting of high school stu
dents making things lively with
martial music, and flags in evidence
everywhere, Mishawaka gave 10 of
her sons who left this noon 10 do
their bit for Uncle Sam in the army.
the greatest farewell demonstration
that has ever been witnessed here,
not even excepting Civil war days
A lOudless sky and warm sun at
tracted thousands Of people 20 take
part or be a spectator of the demon
stration, which started shortly be-
fore II o'clock with the playing of
patriotic airs on the chimes of the
Methodist Memorial church by
Frank Breckon. sexton Of the
church. Before the opening of the
program Of addresses the recruits
were lined up on the steps of the
pOstoffice building and their photo
graph taken.
Postmaster Herzog presided at
the ceremony Of speech making,
and those to speak were the Rev.
DR.. j. A. Burnett, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church and president
of the local Red Cross branch; the
Rev. John II. Bleckman. rector of
St Monica's Catholic church; E. A.
Jernegan, editor Of the Mishawaka
enterprise; Mayor Gaylor; A. ID.
Warner Of the Wooden Co, and E.
II. Ahara of the Dodge Co.
Many Affecting Scenes.
The parade was led by Jason J.
Davis, veteran of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war and a member of the local
staff of The News-Times, who was
instrumental in arranging the
demonstration 20 the departing re-
the city police and to music by the
Dodge Co. band under the direction
of Capt. L. Eugene Willis, the pa
rade moved promptly from the post
office building at 1890 north on
Church st. TO First St, west on First
TO Main, south on Main 20 Lincoln
way. west of Lincoln way to Mill,
south on Mill TO the railroad sta
ton, where many thousands Of
people crowded about the platform
and adjacent ground TO wave a fare
we'll to the boys as they boarded the
train. Freight cars standing in the
vicinity were covered with school
boys who made merry with singing
while the crowd was waiting for the
train.
An exceptionally attractive fea-
ture of the parade was more than
% young ladies of the high school
dressed i'm Red Cross uniforms.
They were in the line of parade be-
hind the recruits. who came next to
the Dodge band. Following the
Red Cross nurses" were marching
Civil war veterans, who were head
ed by a drum corps of the local post.
Hundreds Of school children were
next in line as well as a large num-
Der of Boy Scouts in uniform. and
bringing up the rear were thousands
of marching citizens.
Capt. Thomas F. Ryan, in charge
Of the Fort Wayne district, was in
Mishawaka to witness the demon
stration.
In all there were 76 in today's
lineup. and this is next to the
largest number ever sent 10 Fort
Wayne in any one day from one city
since recruiting started. 1t only
lacked two Of being equal In num-
Der 20 the record. In all some $50
have already left Mishawaka for
the training camps.
Names of Recruits.
Following is a complete list OF
those who left in today's contingent;
Omer p. GieI Isle McNabb, Rog-
er r. Mckay. Cyril Anwerirogge.
Joseph Van De Putte, Arthur NJ
SNYDER. Jesse Haines. Arthur G.
Humboldt. John .. Magolske, Or
willie c. Shirk. Ray Ward, Thomas
G.. King. Glenn c. Coil. Harold Nj
fong. Arthur ] Willard. Rockford
d. Robbins. Paul F. Oppelt, William
= Peterson. Walter l. Magolske.
Harold Swisher. Harry Gunnett.
Herbert Young. Ed Allison. Kenneth
NJ. Miller. John BOzik, Dave L.
Ward. Carl ]. Lang. John j. Leyes,
Glen d. Mcmillan, Arthur F. Hunt.
W AFTER a. INOAHAAs 1tRAAANC - 1890
William L. Behney. Frederick A.
Brumiller. Clarence A. Roper.
George r. McDanial, George A. Gan
ser. Harold L. Hull, Arthur l.. Sha-
fer. Forest z. Trump. Floyd r. God
FREY. Fred J. Kempf. Charles II.
Gehring. Cyril Verstraete, Frank
Macs. Firmin Van Holsbeke. Mau-
rice Vincent. William c. Edsall. Or
vile Wachs, Charles Braeckelane.
Joseph 4. Oppelt. Thomas L. Peers,
James II. Spencer. Benney II. Ever
EFT. Darrell r. Williams, Paul j.
HAYS. Ralph r. Hoose, Ben A. Fet-
tiers. Joseph T. Stuller. Milo Stanard.
Albert Huennerkopf. Adam 4. Vein
kauf Rene WAIVERS, Lester F.
Bendt. Carl G. Fahenstock. Ralph
]. Hutchinson. Harold r. Gardner.
Hardy j. Stebbins Charles A. Good
win. Donald c. Bryan. James NJ.
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