Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-30
Mayor Swift and Hon.
L. A. Burleigh Tell
Boys City Is Proud
Of Them
CHARTERED UPON
BOWDOIN CAMPUS
Begin strenuous Work Sunday
Afternoon-Other Companies
Will Arrive Tuesday-Mayor
'Ieader Spoke to Waterville
Boys

The boys Of Battery E Of the First
Regiment. Maine Heavy Field Artil-
.crr capt. f. B. Hinckley command
ng and about $50 strong which had
Cor the past few weeks been recruit
ne az Augusta, left Sunday morning
Cor Brunswick. where they will for the
present he stationed. The departure
X the battery was not so imposing
nature as II might have been had
the boys received their uniforms (only
the officers having secured theirs), but
heir countrys call that the people
assembled at the railroad station to bid
good bye and Godspeed.
A Rousing Sendoff
And they gave the soldiers a rous
ms sendoff. not one of the kind that
carries with IL the music of a band or
The cheering Of the assembled multi
.ude, but the kind that carries with 1t
the hearts best wishes and its fond
est hopes and the mothers fervent
prayer. To be sure the boys were 60
ing Yesterday only TO Brunswick, but
mat was a step nearer to the ultimate
estimation Of the regiment, which can
not now he said.
Just how many people assembled is
rot known but the station platform
COR nearly its entire length was COW
red with them The battery departed
for Brunswick on Train 7s4. which
goes west from Augusta on Sundays
only AZ 1922. but the crowd began 70
assemble long before that time. and
,vhen the train. which was about a
la'f hour late. did arrive, great
.1ron- was on hand and waiting.
Trio bows ~ the battery had assembled
=, Headquarters at about $50 TO COM
r'ets The anal details. and shortly before
40 arrival ~ train time they took their
eav 70 the station by way OF Market
s7uara not being In uniform and not
marching in column. they did not attract
so much attention as they otherwise
royld ~, The home folks who had gain
e-e4 - see them off knew them ana
y-e.'si them as they came Into 'ne
square
Auousta Proud Of Then,
Arriving IN the SQUIRE llie! "e'V 49,
"a H. MAYOR Willis f Swift and Hon
LEWIS Burleigh. both OF whom ad-
e-ssesd The bows with timely and feeling
-s--,rke. telling them that the city or
A4susta vas proud Of them, and reposed
~ greatest confidence in them Mayor
>r.f, also in The course OF his remarks
r-.ser'td 70 the battery. on behalf OF
A!rys,a citizens purse Of gold con-
tanning ,,on the gift being gracefully ac-
s-.ed r. cap. HinckleyNn behalf Of his
Command At the conclusidO Of the ex-
sr-lsfs IN the square both the speakers
VI Flrlcirh and Mayor Swift. were
sver 'hree rousing cheers.
vhc~ tho train came along the boys
-.-s'v boarded the three coaches which
taA raev attached 70 the rear OF the train
- their use and at about lo5H. amid the
aa,-r NJ Gags and the bidding Of adieus.
~, h-,v made their departure for Bruins
--k
p1''erv T IS composed OF good lot
- "o,rr men. some 81 the finest in the
t.'v ard .. the various towns from which
re-" came ard when the time comes they
--n he 'nur'ed m 20 give a good account
- themselves BATTERY r was the first
- 'Nose composing the First Regiment
- Maine Heavy Field Artillery to report
f-r duty