Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-02
Patrioa. Week Is
Observed In Salem


lCapiial Jturnal Special service.)
Monmouth. Ore, April l.--Bv way Of
showing patriotism aud 70 honor our
boys who have gone ~ enlist All the
students and teaehors Of the three
schools Of Monmouth. approximately
leo, joined ia . grand parade on Fri.
day al ll;l5. There were $50 flcm the
training school and about 100 from the
high school Tho parade formed AZ the
normal, with the little folks OF the first
aud second grades in the lead. next the
third and fourth fifth and sixth. sev.
enth aud eighth, then the high school
aud last the normals. All carrying flags.
The line OF march was from the normal
south to. Aorlnn's store, east on Main
street 70 the bank. across 10 Wineear's
sture, then west on Main street 10 the
bandstaHd where they formed four deep
an triangle and sang "rhe Star
Spangled Banner, saluted the flag. en-
loyed a short patriotic address BY Presi;
dent AckerInan, sang America. - and
were dismissed. il was all very pretty
and very impressive and viii long be ~
mclnbcred by those who witnessed il.
There were many spectators from out Of
town.
Last Sunday about midnight the call
came for the guardsmen and Monmouth
members Of Company L of Dallas were
ordered 10 report at once. Every day
this week has seen khaki clad men ming
ling with the youth OF Monmouth. us.
ing their influence TO get them to ioin
the army. Up to the time Of leaving
for Vancouver Friday morning Is Mon.
mouth boys had enlisted, besides Rev.
Elkins, Grover and Jim Hinkle and
Clarence Elkins, all former members Of
the Q, n. G. The following have Joined
from here this week. Ira Williams,
Harold Olson, Joseph Strickler. Archie,
Arthur and Willie Davis, Stanley Evans.
Birchard VanIoan, Ted Hollaway.
Ralph and Edwin Brown, Mr.. Shanks
and Ellis Fisher. Most Of these bows
are students of the normal or of the
high school. Ellis Fisher is the son of
the Evangelical minister and is only l6
years old. Willie Davis and Ralph
Brown are II and Birchard vanLoan is
is.
In compliance with Governor Witty
eombe' 's wishes, Old Glory is displayed
in front ees homes and business houses
| this week. A very beautiful one is seen
floating from the top of the bandstand
across from the postoffiee. This one was
donated and placed by Rev. Elkins be-
fore his departure with his company. II
is noted by one Of the citizens, however,
that in most instances the Stars and
Stripes are most conspicuous in front
Of the homes Of the ineligible.
1t is feared there will be a shortage
of help on the farms in this vicinity
ON account of the call for men. Clark
Hembree, who has a large dairy farm
and milks a number OF cows, fears he
will have to turn them dry as his man
has enlisted and thus far he has been
unable to get anyone to take his place
Other farmers report the same trouble.
A plan to raise money with which te
purchase flag to place on top the train
ing school is being carried out here By
the children of the seventh and eighti
| grades. The piaE is to sell for 10 cent,
leach, cards bearing the words nThis i,
TO certify that the bearer owns on,
share in the training school flag. ,
\ There is no trouble to sell the cards ant
the children expect to purchase a flag
i that will cost about $50 and one they
can feel proud Of
! Sumner Ostroin, son of Mr.. and Mrs
+. R. Ostrom, who has been teaching ii
the Pacific Automobile Il Gas Engine
school of Portland, has enlisted as az
electrician IS sargeant with Company
Eight Coast Artillery, O. n. G.