The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-28
COMPANY E ENROUTE
To TRAINING CAMP
EAGER TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE
PART OF THE ARMY.
GO TO CAMP GREENE, N. C.
CORDIAL DEMONSTRATION CIV.
EN- THE BOYS AS THEY PASS
ED THROUGH MADISON
THIS MORNING.

See you again in 80 days" shout
ed a grinning soldier from the mill
tary special to a sea of upturned
faces and a forest of waving hands
this morning as the train pulled from
the station. "See you later" and
Goodbye were plentiful, many on
both sides of the line between civilian
and soldier life speaking from choked
fronts were maintained by most, but
the inflamed eye and difficulty of ut
terance betrayed human feelings
even in the men who are bold enough
to face gas and liquid fire and bombs
and shrapnel and high explosives and
machine gun fire of an INSCRIPTIONS
enemy. Two toots of the engine
whistle and they were off.
The military train. consisting of
five Pullman coaches, two freight
cars of company property, a baggage
and a day coach, came from Howard
at 9:45. There was a huge con-
course of people on adjoining streets
and spaces of the station property,
~effectually blocking any railroad ac-
tivity there might be. The company
was detrained and marched on the
street between First and Second
streets S, and dismissed. Here many
affecting scenes transpired of par
ents, brothers, sisters and sweet
hearts taking the last leave of the
outgoing men. Packages of gifts,
good wishes and farewells were spo-
ken. And whether the individual
soldier was of Madison, or acquaint-
ed or not. he received some mark of
regard or recognition. Nearly a half
hour was thus consumed, when the
bugle again sounded assembly for
Company E for the last time on the
streets of Madison.
The men were marched to the
train again, and dismissed for en-
training. The crowd was augmented
by later arrivals, to proportions tax
ing the surrounding spaces, v~ariously
estimated at from 1000 to 5000 per-
sons. Many came from the sur
rounding country to bid goodbye to
sons or brothers, and automobiles
Games from other towns of this and
other counties. So great was the
pressure that the men had difficulty
making their way to their cars
through the dense crowd. From the
car windows for the full length OF
the train the men hung from the
windows for a last grasp of friendly
and affectionate hands.
1t was impossible for organizations
who were to furnish lunches or other
comforts to maintain any %organiza-
ton in the crowd, so those who had
offerings piled them upon a truck
waiting conveniently at the door Of
the supply or commissary car. anc
from that the parcels were loaded
There was a goodly pile of these
goodies, and the commissary depart
ment cared for them, and promised
an equitable distribution.
The train left at 1915, and, ac
cording to schedule, should be il
Sioux Falls at noon. From there tn
route to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N
c., is not known. o the time it viii
require to make the run.
The roster of men in Company !
who went this morning is as follows
Officers.
Otto b. Linstad, captain; Harol,
w. Roach, first lieutenant; Vincen
r. Walden, jr.. second lieutenant.
Sergeants.
Harry w. Treble, first; Donald c
McGillivray, mess; Elmer A Lenhart
supply; Joy F. Wethe, Raymon,
Goold, Reginald Pierce. Edwin C
Coffey, Richard j. Lyons, Roy o
Garrison, Arthur Weishaar, Stewar
T. Radcliffe.
C~orpOrals.
Joe Brorby, William Erick, Albir
c. Johnson, Henry Krah, Frank Sta
Piles, Herman A. Vreyens, Steve Mix
olajczak, John Demick, Paul r
Christensen, Leo Fjellestad, Alder
William Klein, Lucian w. Mead