Evening journal., 1917-09-05
Tears. CHEERS
FOR nations
OFF TO Battle
Continued from First Page.

NaLlOnhl Army Ifthaeu ous VI Nlbhl a.
1923 o'clock.
Il was $50 o'clock when The men
from the four divisions lined up on the
north side Of the old Court House
building They appeared TO be happy
crowd Notwithstanding the turmoil
that was raging within many breast.
/ They laughed and joked together, as
/ they were lined up in formation OF two
abreast while Mayor Lawson passed
among them, passing little pleasantries
and offering kindly advice.
/ Suddenly tho command TO march was
given by Lieutenant Amodio, The cs-
/ cort shouldered arms. and the column
was on amid cheers and hand clapping
! uf people who lined the opposite side
Of the street and crowded the windows
OF the dupont building With the band
playing Tho Order Of the Day march, .
the column moved down Market
street.
Following the escort came the
draft soldiers, led by Mayor Lawson.
They marched in four divisions, ac-
, cording 10 their numerical orders, Di-
vision No. leading
The streets were soon lined with a
crowd drawn by the sound Of the band
and waves OF handclspping and good
, byes' followed the column down the
street. All Of the windows In The build
5 ings along the street were crowded
- with people watching the boys, who
o. had been torn from their homes and
i loved ones by the Monster OF Postdam.
There were no dry ewes among the
, relatives and friends crowding the rail
road station platform. but on the other
hand. there vas a determined smile on
| every lip. Everybody was proud Of the
. BOYS. and everybody was bound 10 send
: them of with courage and good cheer
! though it was easy 70 see the struggle
, ] IL cost parents and sveethearts 20 keep
from breaking down az the parting A
! group Of Red Cross workers were AZ
u sembled on the platform so laden down
with candy and cigarettes for the
drafted men that they had TO hold on
= with chins as well as both arms.
d One father. parted bv the crowd from
his boy. reached him Just as the mer
~ were entraining.
II Goodbye. boy said the father. an
: aaect.onats arm around the youth
~ shoulders. "Be brave and fight like
y hell"
= "You can count on me. dad. respond
~ ed the boy heartilv Good bye, dad
u Be good and keen sober
&c The fifty local men were eager q
greet the drafted men from Kent
Sussex and Rural New Castle AS the
train swung into the station a Ions
y line Of tluttering hRnderchiefs out o.
al the car windows. followed b. excitedlv
]. bobbing heads, proclaimed the mer
ol from farther south we're on ham
Is and very much alive, two carfuls o
i them. They were on the forward car
le and we're swept almost ouI Of sigh
- Iup the platform, the local me-
ie crowding the lower end where an ad
~ ditionai car was put TO the train 70
ae their use. The fraternizing was lei
o. for later on. as relatives claimed IN
o. lest moments OF the Wilmington mel
IS, The entraining was accomplishe
IN very rapidly. Last farewells wer
" quietly said. but when the last ca
+. vanished into the d stance, back cam
as r. ringing cheer from the Wilmingto
boys, that betoksned courage, patriot
all ism. and good kpirit.
on After night spent in their home
or the men of the four local boards p
as ported promptly at O'Clock IN
al morning sud soon the offices and ?
T ception rooms were the scene ~ II
tense activity as the leaders marsha
ed their men and divided them ini
their proper positions.
The leaders had been named by II
local boards at retreat at 8 o'cloc
the night before and everything W.
II IN readiness for the procession TO II
Jb depot The leaders. or captains wer'
Nathaniel Howell, No 40l Deawa
- avenue for Division No. l., Naugnf
o." Clavey. Nc 4t5 Concord avenue. Div
ms sion No. .: Hubbard J. Logan. No. q
rye West Second street. Division No.
an and william A. Russell No. 4l4 We
ai6 Third street. division No. 4.
bis AZ the last moment two changes we
+, 4 made in the contingent. Instead
vas sending NJ. /. Gulick, No. 300 Jacksl
ai street Board No. ! substituted Charl
the p. Corkran. No. 800 West Twelf
street. This was done because 0f y
Corkran's valuable military eXperien
gained as a lieutenant OF cavalry
.AG the Canadian army. he had been
ooo 10 Tie board on several occasions a
~ begged TO be sent with the first ca
in tngenl. The other change was
NV Board 40. T. where Michael B. Hylal
las No. 800 Tainall street-One OF the alt
ibe natos. was sent In place OF Hilal
Amanda. No. 62S Townsend street.
SOS shortly before the time TO fall
the came. Mrs. Joseph Bancroft and N
.tors Eva r. Hayes distributed white carl
Ital- tions among the men Of the first
ye. vision. At about the time this "
ates being done. the roll Of the drums
,am- the approaching military escort Y
out heard and a wild scramble for "
se is iage points IN the windows ensu
Nearer and nearer the sound OF
lstor drums was heard and not a soldi'
VIII heart but thrilled 10 the sound OF
VII first drums they were 90 follow.
As the escort lined up i'm front
the old Court House. the men "
marched down the stairs. where q
SAT- were met by Mayor Lawson and
ntic GERS OF The ii5th regiment, incluo
, re- Colonel Reed and Major Parks, in q
gage mand Of the Second Battalion.
to- The new soldiers, selected by
hila- board No. ., were given a farewell
)ugh ner by the hoard at llanna's Cafe
, re- night About thirty were present
ever the principal speech was made
more Mayor Lawson, who asked the b
.e Is above all to always remember
are American soldiers who would
hold Americas traditions not onl,
= war but In all lines OF endeavor. \
urging the men 90 be true 60 the
- interests Of their country, the Nj
q ssm ~ spoke Of the part Delaware has pl'