The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-20
Soldier Boys Given Magnificent
Reception on Eve of Departure

The boys of the selective military
draft from Fremont county who left
this afternoon for Fort Riley have
reason 10 be proud of the patriotic
send-or given them by the people OF
Canon City and the surrounding
country. The demonstration in their
honor was creditable alike TO the
community and TO the contingent of
young men who have gone to repre-
sent II in the army as the champions
OF liberty and political equality.
The boys were sheduled TO leave
here on Rio Grande train No, due
here from the west at 1920 O'Clock
and long before that time. their
friends began TO assemble ON the
streets in readiness for farewell pa
rade to the railroad station The mer-
chants had been instructed 10 meet
/ for the formation OF their column at
I the corner of Fifth and Macon avenue.
opposite the posteHice and the Y. NJ.
6 A. building Among the first TO
reach the rendezvous was the Prison
band of fifteen pieces. which arrived
shortly after 1890. II had not been
there long, however. before the G. A.
II. fife and drum corps put in an ap.
pearance. As requested by Mayor
Cooper in his patriotic proclamation
issued on Tuesday the whistle ut the
electric power plant was blown an
hour before the arrival of the train
at the station and everybody was ap-
prised of its coming and afforded an
opportunity OF coming down town 10
see the boys of and of bidding them
GOOD bye Automobiles and pedes-
trians quickly gathered and were or
ganized into a marching body with
Raymond Marsh of the Y. NJ. c. A.
at its head carrying the silken flag be-
longing to Company c of the First
Colorado infantry. The next in order
was the band. which played a number
OF popular airs as the column proceed
ed thru Main street After 1t came
the High school cadet corps in uni
form and then the members OF the c.
A. n. with their fife and drum corps
which bade goodbye 10, the boys OF
the draft and their immediate rela-
tives were mex; in line and were con-
veyed to the place OF entrainment in
motor cars. They were followed by
citizens in automobiles and school
children on foot About two hundred
There were thirty automobiles in the
There were thirty au;lmobiies in the
procession as II passed down Main
street. one of which represented the
ambulance corps and carried the Red
Cross banner, The marchers were
augmented by many additions at Sew
enth and Eighth streets and was an
imposing array on arriving al destina-
ton.
Al the depot crowd gathered
which practically was as large as that
which bade goodbye to the boys of
Company c over a year ago. There
We're realtives and friends by the
score and hundreds upon hundreds of
loyal American lwelI-wishers who
wanted to add their Godspeed to that
of the whole county
When the boys first arrived at the
depot they lined up and stood at at
tention while the roll was called by
othir Eugene Isley. Later lsley ad-
dressed the crowd and in an excellent
speech thSnked the people for alt the
good things that had been done for
them. He expressed appreciation in
behalf of all the boys and said that
they would remember the past two
days az long as they lived.
He said they were willing TO 60 and
were determined TO make as good SOL
dies as possible so that when the time
came for them to strike against the
Kaiser they could do il effectively.
In ending he said; I'VE are going
after Kaiser Bill and we are going to
get him.
The penitentiary band played sew
eral selections at the depot which
heightened the enthusiasm of the
cowd The G. A. r. drum corps COM
poseo of Messrs Jenkins. Moderwell
and Sperry played their usual thrill
ing music and further stirred the
crowd.