The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-05
MOTHER SENDS THREE SONS TO FIGHT FOR U. s. Affecting Scene at Armory As Milford Woman Bids
 Boys Farewell. VOLUNTEERS DRILL
 IN PARK AND LOTS Repairing Armory Contract or Gets Summons to Join
 Company.

Mrs. Emma Palmer of Milford was at the state armory here today bid ding goodbye to her three sons before they leave for Somewhere in Amer ica.'' Her boys are all members of the Second company. Connecticut Coast Artillery, who have been mObilized here. The boys are Sergt. B. B. Pal men, Sergt. w. c. Palmer and Private John Palmer. Their company is now passing before the examining surgeons before being mustered into United States service.
 Mrs. Palmer was visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. Clifford Abbey, at Chester, Ct., when she learned that her boys had been called to the colors. She hurried home to Milford but was not in time to see them Tuesday before they left for Bridgeport. She came to the armory today and the boys were excused from duty for a, chat with her. The meeting between mother and sons was an affecting one. After 8 long conversation Mrs. Palmer went back to Her home in Milford.
 She is proud of her soldier sons and anxious they shall acquit themselves we'll in the service. The final fare wells for any of the members of the companies will not be said for several days yet as the United States army surgeons are still busy with the exam nations.
 It is expected that all of the enlist ed men of the Second company will have been before the surgeons by this evening. Men not taking the exam nations are drilling in the ar-lory, lots and streets in the northern sec tion of the city, or at Seaside park. Guards are still maintained at the Armory. The men are fed in the base- ment.
 The tour of duty begins each day with the bugle call assembly," at ' o'cloc. Mess call for breakfast is at 7:30 Thereafter the men are under orders until mess call which is at 6:15. After mess the men are dismissed and allowed to go to their homes to sleep for the night. After mess tonight the officers and men of the two companies will be the guests of S. z. Poli and will witness the vau- deville performance at the theatre in Main street.
 Robert c. Lewis, supply, sergeant of the Second company, contracting carpenter, had taken the contract to remodel the east gallery at the arm ory and make rooms there for the new Field Ambulance company. Co-inci- dent with his order from the assistant quartermoster general to begin the work, came the order for the mobiliza tion of his company. When a military company is called together the supply sergeant is one of it's most important officers, therefore Sergeant Lewis has had to place the arnory work in the hands of a foreman. He is in the armory every day and can hear the noise of the tools of his workmen as they are rapidly changing over the gallery, but duty constantly calls him elsewhere and he has no time to de- vote to his private business just now.
 Anywhere one looked in the streets in the center of the city today he was sure to see soldiers. Both the re- cruiting officers for the army and navy here are reporting numerous enlist ments. The navy recruiting office has handsome window displays in How lands and the D. M. Read Co. It has placed signs on all trolley cars. The army recruiting office has signs on the jitney busses.