Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-28

"Good-by girls; we're going after
Kaiser Bill, and Well bring his head
back. and plant it on the State House
hill"
This was the parting shot of one
of the thirty men of Anne Arundel
| County, draftees for the new National
/ Army under the military regulations
of the war, as the 11.20 o'clock car
over the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Railways pulled
away from the West street station.
And the sentiment in that exclama-
tion seemed TO prevail generally
among the conscripted men, in spite
of the incidents of pathos, mingled
with admiration, that were observed
among the eoncourse of people at the
terminal station. The scenes in
connection with the departure of the
men of this first detail from the coun-
ty to help swell the ranks of the new
National Army were sufficiently
dramatic to arouse the feelings OF
even the most hard-hearted.
With the single exception of ]. Viii
lis Martin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
W. Martin, of this city, who last night
received notice from official quarters
to hold himself in readiness to re-
spond to further instruction, ali OF
the thirty men subject to the call to
leave for the army cantonment at
Camp Meade, this county, adhered to
their orders, and reported at or about
10 o'clock this morning at the head
quarters Of the County Exemption
Board-the office of States Attorney
Nicholas Fl. Green, on School street.
Mr. Green is a member of that Board,
the others being Sheriff John r. Sui
liyan and Dr. Walton II. Hopkins, the
County Health Officer
A parade marked the departure of
these first selects. While prelimi-
nary preparations were being adjust
ed, the Naval Academy band. under
Prof. Adolf Torovsky, assembled on
Governors Circle, and so did the
members OF the Boy Scout troop of
Annapolis, some 80 or more strong,
together with Mayor Strange, mem
bers of the City Council, and num-
ber of county officials, principally
members of the Board of County Com
missioners, and other citizens. These
made up the pageant.
To the strains of Dixie when
Johnny Comes Marching Home"
and other stirring airs of the patri-
otic order, the parade moved through
the principal streets Of the city. and
the hundreds of residents of the city
proper. and outlying sections of the
county. who had assembled along the
line Of march. gave the drafted men
rousing cheer
Assembling at the headquarters of
the Exemption Board, the draftees
were first tagged in accordance with
the military regulations for the pur-
poses of Identification. These identi-
fication cards were of the ordinary
shipment tags used for express and
freight purposes. What luggage the
men had, was similarly tagged Some
of them had suitcases, others travel
ing bags, or grips, and still others
carried what effects they felt they
would need in boxes.
Members of patriotic organizations
of the city, men and women. were ac-
tive in behalf of contributing their
''bit" to the departing citizen-soldiers.
First of all. each of the draftees was
presented with bound copy of the
Gospel of st. John, the gift of the
Mems Bible Glass of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, of which Prof
John B. Rippere. Of the faculty of st
Johns College. is President Small
national flags were presented TO each
of the men as well as other citizens
who marched in the parade. by the
local branch of the National Council
of Defense These were handed ou.
by Mr.. James A. Walton, President
of the Board of County Commission
ers, who is an active worker of the
League After the men had assem-
bled at the station, comfy" kits were
presented by a committee of patri-
otic women. headed by Mrs. ]. dep.
Douw. Mrs. Clarence NJ White
and Mrs Thomas j. Linthicum. The
kits contained in addition to mum
Der of toilet articles, trench mirrors,
for shaving purposes, the latter arti-
cles being the gift of DR.. T. Kent
Green. Packages Of a well-known
brand of cigarettes were also hand
ed the men. The donor of these pre-
ferred TO be referred to as Annoy
NOUS" although in writing this story.
il might as well be stated the
smokes" represent the favor Of Ma
jor John dep. Dow. a member of the
Maryland National Guard attached to
the Adjutant Generals Department
and who has delyed into much bur
densome work in connection with the
draft. And the appetities of the men,
at least those who were at all hungry,