The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
THIRD QUOTA OFF FOR CAMP.
Twenty-Fo our White Selectmen Depart
Sunday to Join National Army.

Ascension's third contingent OF
drafted men for the national army
departed from Donaldsonville for
Camp Pike at 2:28 O'Clock last Sum
day afternoon, via the T, 4 P. Rail
road. The increment was composed
! of twenty-four young men from Varl-
Gus parts of the parish, all being
white Promptly at ! O'Clock the roll
was called at the courthouse, and a
procession headed by a brass band was
| formed and marched from the court
house to the depot, where hundreds
Of citizens were in waiting. Pa
triotic addresses were made by il 9ge
Edmund Maurin, " 4. Rodrigue End
gev. P. o. Lowrey, and the prospec i've
soldiers were given rouslng senGaoH
by the large and representative as
sembly.
The following young men composed
the squad:
ROLAND Russell, Belle Helene.
Robert Lanoux, Gonzales.
Willie Alfred Evans, Hope Villa.
Wallace Boote, Burnside.
Fernand John Marchand, Duplessis.
Wade A. Singletary, Brignac.
Patrick Lawrence Tearney, Mccall.
Lawrence r. Gauthreaux, Darrow.
Griffin Andrews, Hobart.
| Adam Paul Petite, Acy.
Peon Paul Moran, st. Amant.
| Ulysse Rivere, Barton.
Sidney Berteaut, Belle Helene.
| Adolph Louis Jumonville, Sorrento
Israel Roth, Gonzales.
1rr1a
| Henry Joseph Babin, Dutchtown,
George W. Roddy, Galvez.
Joseph A. Hodgeson, Hobart
Claiborne Medine, Mccall.
Michel Paul Blouih, Donaldsonville.
Silas Cerile Gonzales, Gonzales.
Austin Joseph Hebert, Dutchtown.
Thomas Cleophas Savoy, Acy.
Robert Lanoux, of Gonzales, was
placed in command Of the detachment
by the exemption board. 49,
James P. O'Neil, Of McElroy, who
was under orders to leave with the
second contingent of selecLmen on
Sept. 10, but who was unable to de-
part at that time owing to illness, re-
ported to the board this week chat he
was ready for service, and was
despatched to Camp Pike Tuesday af-
ternoon.
George J. Richard. Philip Trepae-
nier and William Gregory, who were
among those granted permission by
the Ascension board to be examined
before local boards elsewhere, were
all accepted for military service and
filed no claims for exemption.
Louis J. Constantine, Of Donald
sonville, who departed with the first
increment on Sept. S, returned home
Wednesday, having been discharged.
So far he is the only Ascension select
men to be released from service.
The first detachment Of colored men
to leave Ascension for Camp Pike will
go forward tomorrow afternoon on
the 2 ::27 D. NJ. T. & P. train. The con-
tingent will number seventeen, COM
prising twelve per cent of the total
quota Of negroes drafted for army
duty in this parish, and will comprise
the following men:
Edward Robertson, Burnside.
Moses Peyton, Acy.
James Robertson, Burnside.
John Palmer, Mccall.
Ernest Vicknair, Burnside.
Minus Logan, Sorrento.
Dee Logan, McElroy.
Rudolph Jackson, Donaldsonville.
August Taylor, McElroy
Peter Rucker, Smoke Bend
Joseph Thomas, Modesto.
Frank Butler, McElroy
John Stewart, Burnside.
William Butler, Barton.
Clarence North, Barton.
Sam. Taylor, Sorrento.
James Wilson, Donaldsonville.
If any of these men should fail to
report, their places will be taken by
aIternates selected from among the
following:
Norsey Larks, Gonzales.
Oscar Mayors, McElroy.
Louis Catlin, Jr., Burnside.
Cornelius Burns, Hohen Solms.
Dave Riley, McElroy