The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
Entrains Initial Contingent
Full Of Enthusiasm for
Work Of strafing the
Kaiser Twenty One in
First Group.

Twenty-one men left this
morning for Camp Devans, at
Aver, Mass, this morning
amidst a scene that long will
be remembered by those who
viewed the first of the National
Army depart from Bridgeport.
Mothers and sisters, hysterically
weeping, cameras clicking for the
party view and a general volley of
"Good-byes'' that almost drove to dis
traction train crews who sought to get
their passengers aboard and the
''Hurrahs' of nearly a thousand per-
sons who assembled on the east plat
form of the station, marked the be-
/ ginning Of a series of sendoffs that
will continue for nearly a month.
Few of the men leaving today took
advantage Of the government offer of
food and lodging and appeared at
their local boards offices early this
morning.
They were, with the exception of
the four men from the first division,
taken to the 9:18 train. Through the
inability to get word to men of the
first division that a change in entra1n-
ing time had been made these men
were not sent until the 1926 train
which will take them in the more
roundabout way to Boston.
Each man on arriving at the station
was furnished transportation and Civ
en- two meal ticket slips, issued by the
government, whcih must be honored
by any person to whom presented. :
4 The train leaving at 9:l8 will ar
rive in Worcester shortly after noon
| time. This contingent will dine at the
| Worcester station and thence will pro-
| ceed to Aver by the Boston & Maine
railroad. They will reach Aver at 8
o'clock if schedules are maintained.
Patriotism was the keynote among
the larger number Of the men who
went today. I'VE are going to get the
Kaiser one Of them said.
| ST am in the draft said another
who added, at did not care about go
ing voluntarily but the draft is a fair
Now that am drafted asked to :go
first for I shall do everything they
tell me to, and I hope that I may
| advance myself"
| Daniel j. F'itzroy, the policeman
1 who headed. his division by special
request, vas given a big send-off By
| brother patrolmen and officers. Fitz.
roy is a good automobile mechanic
| and will try to get in the motor We.
| hicle division Of the camp. He was
I optimistic about military service and
is a good example OF the manner In
which all the men accept the call OF
| the country.
| Many mothers and sisters were
present to bid goodbye. As the las
| parting was given in several instance.
| they broke out into hysterical sob,
| and one woman who could hardly bt
torn from her sons embrace shrieket
loudly as the necessity for entrainins
became apparent.
Several of the divisions had alter
nate men at the station in the even
thatssome of their quota failed to ap
| pear, this being in accordance with
the government injunction that a GER
tain fnupaber Of men must be SEN
daily.
Those who went today were:
| First Division.
William r. Loveridge.
Elbert j. Smith.
| Harold Sutherland.
| Edward J. Mclean. ~
Second Division.
Frank J. Reardon.
Edward N. Monks.
| Mack Lipkin.
Third Division.
| Albert F. McMinn.
| Charles H.. Savitz.
William Fl. Brady.
John M. Murray
Fourth Division.
| Daniel J. Fitzroy.
Joseph B. Corcoran.
Fred R. Yager.
Wesley L. Yager.
Fifth Division.
Clifton J. BiNby.
Joseph Farfa1.
Stefen Svewk.
Sixth Division.
Harry L. Franklin.
E1vin L. Graether.
Henry Weisner.
Camp Devans, the cantonment which
is to shelter $4,000 soldiers of the new
national army from New England ano
northern New York. including the meT
who go from this city, last night was
i declared officially ready for the frs
contingent
Major General Harry F. Hodges
comma nder of the Seventy-sixth Di-
vision, and his staff, today worked Out
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