Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-22
Ask Funds TO Make De-
parture Of Next Nationals
Inspiring
NO CALL YET FOR
THE 1885 MEN

be sent from this city TO their trnin-
Ing camp at Wr.gh stown, n. j.. and
II Is being planned 10 make their
send-oif even more inspiring and
notable, II possible, than was that Of
last Wednesday.
With this end In view the local
exemption boards have appointed a
committee OF arrangements. Daniel
J. Farren. chairman OF Local Board
No. 2. Is chairman OF this committee,
the purpose Of which Is 10 arrange
for bands, decorations and such other
details as are found necessary IN
cident 70 the affair. To carry on
the work the committee hopes 10 do
funds will be nsce7sary. The local
boards have no money for this pur-
pose and their only recourse is an
appeal to the public for financial as
s. stance
Accordingly. the following letter Is
being sent out by the committee!
September %, 1917.
Dear slri The Exemption Boards Of
this city have appointed a committee 10
raise funds for the entertainment OF the
soldiers Of the National Army. IN other
words, the selected men who will leave
here about October 5. 1917.
In these troublesome times. It seems
that all OF US should be willing to do
nate q small amount Of money TO cheer
these young men who are going out to
give their lives so that we may remain
happy and prosperous. We are using
every effort within our power 20 make
the departure a happy one. II you
would like TO cheer these young men
along on their patriotic duty. you may
do so by making a donation to the
cause for which we stand.
Mail all contributions TO Daniel j.
Farren, chairman Of Local Board for III
vision No. 2, Old Court House, Whining
ton, Del.
Very truly yours,
Committee OF Entertainments and
Decoration.
BY DANIEL J. FARREN,
Chairman.
The committee hopes the response 70
this appeal will be prompt and generous
Every little bit viii help. and az the
cause Is such q worthy one It Is hopec
every resident Of Wilmington viii con
| tribute whatever he OF she feels able e
afford Donations 20 the fund may b
sent TO Mr.. Fauen at the old Cur
House.. or they will be received at TIKI
EVENING JOURNAL Office and turn
ed over to the committee and dul.
acknowledged.
That the men who left this weel
appreciated all that was done for then
IN the way Of a send-of is atteste
every day since their departure by th
letters that have they been sending bac
home. One Of the most interesting o
these was received yesterday by MI
Farren from William L. Davis, now
member Of Company c, 307th Machin
Gun Battalion, Camp Dix. Wrightstown
v J. Mr.. Davis said IN part
u am taking Il upon myself to write
a letter OF thanks to you and youi
assistants and especially you. FOR The
seud-off you gave Division No. 2.
can truthfully say there has not beer
body Of men from any community
to my knowledge, and have seen quite
a few, that could anything like 8p-
proach US. Our thanks arc also du'
the ladies' Of the Red Cross that pack
ed those hand bags, soldiers kits, ol
whatever their proper name Is. Too
much cannot be said FOR them. hard
ly know holv we could have gottef
along without them, which goes c
prove that mankind Is not altogether
bad"
Many other LISTERS Of this kind
have been received. Mr.. Farren VIII,
has gotten most OF them made 8
plain today that he has not beer
MAILING them pubic for matters o
self advertisement which Is the fur
-. ID Id
been giving them out that the rela
tives and friends of the men who are
away may know how they are get
ting along. One mother has come
20 his offices several times, askinl
for her son and worrying about how
he was getting along. and she wal
immensely relieved when she Learned
through the medium of these letters
that the boys. hers with the rest. arr
happy and contented and are gettinl
along well. There have been man!
inquiries about the soldiers in th'
making which have been satisfe,
since Mr.. Farren has been giving on
the letters he has received.
In some unexplained manner there
has been given circulation a rumol
that there was soon to be another cal
for men between the ages of is anC
35 years. Who started this or how
and why cannot be learned but Their,
Is no authoritative order TO this Of
feet and the local boards know moth
ing Of II. Since It has been in circu'
lation, however, many men within th'
age limits mentioned. have been com
ing TO the local boards daily asklnl
about t. They wnnted 70 know If 4
iwere true. when the call would be is
sued and a thousand and one othel
questions.
Members Of the District istate) Ey
emptlon Board Will resume their meet
ings In this city on Monday, and vii
continue In session on Tuesday at thel
, Offices In the old Court House. The
! have is5 cases 20 come up on appea
! OF all kinds. They have summOne
about 300 witnesses whose testim0n
, will be heard I'm connection with thes
! appeals.
A Local Exemption Board No. 1 whic
) has Just issued a call for iO7 men {
!. report for physical examination on Oc
= tober has now called an even 800 me
2 In the district. There are 1924 men req
Z AoNNt 'A AZ AilA0 NictAANb ANofAAr -f"-H -
e TO be summoned for examination.
a The following men In the district {
D board No. Z. who had been ordered {
5 report 10 go away on "Wednesday. faile
= 10 appear: Mariod d. Taplain, OF NJ
8 sic East Fourth street: Michael Losod
J No. 3i4 Townsend street; NancoiO Sa
[ lvatore, No. 204 Poplar street: John
I Canning. IT., No. II East Thirteent
- street These men will be given te
DAYS in which 10 report. and II The
lf.n ., 10 en x.Iftfp that ff,,,, a.