The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-21
HUNDREDS CHEER AS
BROOKE'S SOLDIERS
DEPART FOR SOUTH

/ WELLSBCRG. Dee. @p.--'r"ars and
cheers music. and good byes and good
| luck mingled az the as boys from
! Brooke county selected for the Coast Ar"
| tillcry departed from this city AT l-:'n
| Thursday. An uutpourlns of about in"o
! people gathered Mt the railway station
! to see tho boys off. To give them tn" lust
| hand shake and say The last good bye.
! TN the streets prcc""dimE the departure"
/ and at tho station Will" waiting for the
train. which cam" III JUS an hour late.
! tho thousand people stood In III" SluSii
and wet. unInIndful of anything hut
their duty Ia their Sons. brothers. sweet
! hearts or husbands. and last but not
! least their duty 10 their country.
With n sunny sky overhead ard Il
I cheerful and warm Srnil" from nature
hcaminE on them. the day WIS Il cheer
! full one despite The melting snow. Th"
feeling of the hg crowd WAS cheerful
also. They realized that Tn" Brooke
county boys whu are 10 K" In Fort Srr!V-
! en- Georgia. nrr favored. and that being
, in the coast artillery. there Is
| possibility. that though their services
Will be much in demand and they Will
! hqro to serve their country legally and
will do so. they may NOT have 10 leave
| this country.
The boys were ordered 10 report at the
7. ". G. 4. at Il IN. and when that
hour arrived almost all who had re-
cctivrd notices had answered 10 the roll
OF the IS men on the list and the seven
alternatcs So in ALL NIL but two were
present or accounted for. l.;lZn Ge"rEcif
and Fred Leach were not present and
have been out nf touch with the draft
! board for some time. All others. 60
N all. were on hnnd. or their credentials
rr, sent showing them in the service in
som" training camp.
The boys were given their final IN
struCtions. and turned over 70 j. Howard
Johnson. the captain selected by the
draft board t. lead the boys to camp.
Paul Rickerstaff. Lyndon Sanders.
James Z. Waugh. Forest Cnrmnn and
Harry Hoover were named assistants TO
Cprtain Johnson and were each E!vcn n
SQUAD Of men TO look after anroute. Tho
comfort kits. lunches and other baggage
Of the boys taken care of. and tho
boys we're then given a recess until
l0:3h q. H.. when they assembled again.
They wern again instructed IN their du-
Ties on the way. checked over TO soc that
none were missing. and held In rcadi-
ness for the parade.
The members Gf the hand from Fol
l,usbee AMI vicinity reported at the
y NJ. c. A. at IN and Immediately
alfred the crowd ny th"ir good music.
Edward FeAwick in charge Of the social
runi had the High School girls and
The flag on hand lnd made an announce
mert and appeal FOR funds for the boys.
There wAH generous response from
tho crowd at the 7. NJ. c. A. Following
this the ltys fell In line between the
band and started their parade to the
station. E.andrcds Of citizens fell In limo
behind the honor boys and marched with
them 10 the station. Many pitched mo-
ney into the flag MS Il passed.
Al the STATEN. rs there was On hour
TO wait. the hnnl entertained the crowd.
ar d many had n last opportunity to say
good bye 10 their friends.
Chairman Fenwick OF the Social oom-
m it.c announced that $3.50 had been
taken en- tho flag and had been turned
o,e, 10 Howard Johnson. the captain.