Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-17
c. OF c. PLANS GODSPEED
FOR BOYS LEAVING
TO JOIN ARMY
CO WEDNESDAY A. NJ.
EFFORT BEING MADE TO HAVE
BAND LEAD PARADE TO DEPOT;
104 FIGHTERS IN DISTRICTS
SECOND QUOTA.

Ottawas second increment of l04
men to leave for Camp Dodge on We'd
nesday morning will enter the new
National Army with heads up and
colors flying, knowing full well that
the home folks" appreciate the
great sacrifice they are making that
democracy shall be safe for the world
Today the Chamber of Commerce,
that energetic organization of Ottawa
boosters, set machinery in motion for
a sendoff beffitting the importance of
the occasion. Secretary James F.
Farrell and President Clarence Griggs
are now compiling a program to be
used as preliminary to Godspeeds
which will be said at the train. With
the G.. OF G.. at the helm it only re-
mains that the send.oft will be com.
plete in every detail. Today the sec
rotary was passing the hat to secure
Hentrichs band to lead "A parade that
will form at the armory and march to
the train AS the bandboys had been
very free with their services on for
mer occasions, giving them gratuitous
ly as a mark of patriotism. the Cham
ber did not feel. according to an
nouncements made today, as tho they
should continue to sacrifice their time
without some remuneration. All who
were asked to contribute looked upon
the request az an honor aud were
willing givcrs. A. J. O'Conor whose
patriotic addresses have thrilled
many Ottawa audiences, will be ask
ed to make few remarks at the
armory, where the new soldiers will
be assembled before being sent upon
their way,
Leave at $50.
The special train. which will be
made up at Joliet at s o'clock We'd
nesday morning is due to leave the
Ottawa station at 9:30 o'clock. 1t
will carry men from Will Grundy and
Rureau counties, besides those from
the first and second districts of La
Sale. When the train reaches de
pue there will be 5SS men abroad
headed for Des Moines to attend the
anti.Kaiser convention. VIII county
will send 1876 men; Morris will send
GA. District No 3 III, Bureau county
"a These numbers do not include the
1O4 who VIII go from Ottawa The
frs, stop ont of LA Sale county VIII
no made at DePue whore the Bureau
county contigent will board the spe-
cial. Then stop will be maze at
Rock Island. but from then on the
train will roll thru the prairles OF
Iowa until II reaches the state capitol
where the embryo will be transfer
rod over the ten mile run to Camp
Dodge by electric lines
McEvoy Squad Leader,
lis. McEvoy, insurance man. mas
been elected chief Of the Ottawa
squad. He will have full charge Oh
the increment until it reaches camp
nodpe the board having chosen nm
for this important duty lie VIII see
.hat the famous l04 are properly pro
vided for while enroute to 'he camp
and also that none of them get los'
from the flock before arriving at head
quarters.
Some Godspecds.
Peru, Sept. 1.-THE III "honor men
who will leave here for Camp Dodge
Wednesday morning will be given
rousing demonstration as they boart
Tho specjal train which is to tax
them to Des Molnes. This was aSsuf
cd today as a call was issued for
special meeting Of the Peru business
Mons Association TO head plans 10
the farewell.
Morris. Sept l7-l'he second quot
of men drafted into the nat'oha
army. forty per cent. or Ga, will leav
Morris wednesday morning at S;45 j
special train over the Rock Islam
for Des Mones A banquet Will D
given them the evening before IN fri
terfity hall to be followed by le'
ture In the Empire theatre afterwar'
Joliet Sept. 17--Joliet and WI
county's 40 per cent. quota OF the 81
lected men for the new National Arm
will leave Wednesday and Thursda
mornings for Camp Dodge, at DC
Moines, Iowa, where they will +
ceive their preliminary training. JOLT
is preparing to turn out enmasse c
the two days to bid them Godspeed.
instructions to Men.
rpmu DOdrp Ia Sent II 1917