Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-29

carpenter of the Sunbury division.
emotion sent them away with the
we'll wishes of the entire populace.
Are Not Forgotten
The boys who left were not for
gotten by their friends. The Colored
Red Cross Society, recently formed
in Harrisburg. presented each man
with a small lunch, and a box con-
tanning tobacco. cigarets and other
good things. A committee composed
of Mary Euell chairman: Miss Ger
trude Richardson, Miss Jessie jack
son. Mrs. James Wilson and Mrs.
Benjamin Wilson. representing the
colored residents of this city gave
the boys small packages of goodies.
The colored knights of Pythias, who
turned out one hundred strong, some
in uniform, for the parade, presented
each man with enough tobacco to
last for some time.
The 101 men made their departure
on the special train leaving here at
11.50. The men entered the station
by the Fifth street gate. The scene
at the station rivaled that of any
previous departure of selected men.
Wives, mothers, sisters of the men,
gathered in all parts of the station
to catch fieeting glimpse of their
donation to their country as he left
to join the Army.
Tears Plentiful
Tears were plentiful. Very few of
the colored women had dry eyes. 1t
was a pathetic sight to see a mother
aged and gray, supported by her hus-
band, mournfully witnessing the boy
who for years had been "the apple of
their eye" leave. The sweetheart and
sister bore the strain well until the
boys entered the Fifth. street gate.
Then they gave way to tears. be-
seeching their hero to take good care
of himself and praying that he would
be returned to them. AS the train
left the station. cheer after cheer
rent the air. and brought to an end
the greatest demonstration Harris
burg has held in honor of it's colored
men.
Not a Hitch I'm Program
The parade in itself was one OF
the best seen in the streets of Har-
risburg for some time. Not a hitct
marred the start and the program
| was carried through without delay
The various colored organizations
particularly the Knights of Pythias
! ir uniform, presented a striking ap
pearance. All the cofored men wh'
! could, paraded. and the Stars ant
l
boys added much to the military as
pect of the parade. Colored Bo!
| Scouts numbering over fifty were IL
| line, as were many colored womel
representing the sister organizations
Prominent Men in Line
| The members of the G.. A. r. ant
Veterans of the Spanish
War paid their respects to the Sc
lected men by marching. and man!
city officials and prominent Harris
burg men paraded. The selected mel
who left are as follows:
Moss Anderson, Hummelstown
Harry L. Brooks and Zelda Mudd
Harrisburg; Emanuel J. Brown
Bressler; Arthur Bell. Steelton; Wal
ter MCGEE. Royalton; Henry Gray
Marion johnson. Ephriam Carer
| Claborn Chez, James Robertson
George Hackey. Morton Taylor Rob
ert Deys, Edward Baskin, FRANKLIN
Washington, Jonah Brooks. Grove
| White, Shake Bland. Irwin Carpenter
| Marcellus Williams, Earl Donyran
| Charles Shelton Henry Shank, Juliel
L. Byrd, Charles Pratt, w. Emme
Falker, James Lewis Jr.. Charlie
Detcher, Jesse Kimp, Julian Mallory
James E. Johnson, Robert Sawyer
Charls McKamy, Morris Lucas. Will
liam Pearson, Samuel Chaplin. Will
]. Washington. Isaac Carter, Earnes
sharper, Howard Kane, Nash Carter
Edgar e. PInkard. Arthur Boykir
Burton Walker Richard Lewis, Davi
Jones, William L. Baylor, John He
bron, Taylor C. Lucas. Charles i
Jones, Houston Ware. Joseph Stand
ard, Clifton F. Luckett, Norman
Pynes. George H. Dodson' Williar
Lindsey, David L. Miles. Thomas Mo
ten Leroy Salters. Stintons Robin:
Robert A. Chinn, George Sale, Isaa
Turner, Robert Walker. Willis Shep
ard. Thomas w. Bouknight. Georg
Blanheim, William H. Bowler. Charli
Bates, Mack Morgan, Charles For
tune. Paul Brown. Lemuel Fisher
j Willie Walker. Eugene Barber, Davi
Morgan William Washington, Ken
meth Mays. Enos w. Burke, Wesle
Suber, Avry Wise, William Lanai
Joseph Small, Will Brown, Charlie
Woods, John Gray, Ezeall johnson
! Morris Dodson. Robert Massey. Alfre
Senford, Irwin c. Keys, Lewis Powell
Ernest Jones, Charles Day, Richar
Buckner, William H. voolfolk, VIII
liam Allen, all of Steelton.
First Division
commonwealth Band, Grand Arm
of the Republic, Veterans of Foreig
wars, Spanish american War Vet
erans, Sons of Veterans, and Harris
burg Reserves.
| Second Division
Perseverance Band, civil and fra
tcrnal organizations citizens.
n Third Division
| Municipal Band, representative col
ored citizens of Harrisburg an
Steelton.
Fourth Division
Steelton Band, Captain S. w. Stalk
Commandery No. 35. Uniform Ran
knights of Pythias. Captain ]. Ran
dolph Martin commanding and Perc
Moore adjutant; men of Second an
Third draft districts.