Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-21
BID Al REvO|R TO
SECOND CONTINGENT
THURSTON COUNTY SENDS So
MORE BOYS TO CAMP LEWIS
WEDNESDAY,,

WEDN ESDA1.
Several hundred people gathered
at the courthouse and lined the
streets of the business section
Wednesday morning to bid au revoir
to Thurston county's second contin-
gent of the new national army, COM
posed of Sc men from different parts
of the county, who were taken to
Camp Lewis, American Lake, ~
local autoists.
= Reporting for duty at the court
house at 9 o'clock they were Checked
in" and then some one of them
started the cry, Lets go!" and they
kept it up from then until 1880,
when the cars pulled out on the short
parade that preceded their departure
from the city. And during the wait
ing interval, occasioned by the ne
cessity of carefully checking all pa
pers and preparing the documents
required by the war department, the
local band played patriotic and mar
tial airs, ringing in every now and
then the late popular airs: where
Do We Go from Here?" and Good
bye Broadway, Hello France!"
~ Flag Heads Parade.
The parade through the business
section was led by eight local busi-
ness men, under charge of President
p. M. Troy of the Chamber Of Com
merce, carrying q huge American
nag. Next came the band. and then
the II automobiles, carrying the
local contingent. headed by the ma
chine driven by Frank M. Kenney In
which six Tenino boys rode. Falling
in behind the local contingent, the
Mason county quota, travelling In 10
autos. Joined In the parade and In
the drive to Camp Lewis.
The cars carrying the local conttn-
gent were driven BY Messrs. Kenney.
J. H. Clifford. e. G. Tew, G. A. Rose, I
N. p. Faris, Joe Reder. G. 81.
Springer. Mrs. F. e. Harrington. Rev (
H. 8. Templeton, Mayor Jesse 4.
Mills. r. H. Luepke. g. w. Draham.
J.. c. Sans, Joe r. speckart. c. :.
Lord, Grant Talcott and w. y. Bron-
son. a
The members Of the local contin-
gent. who were in charge Of Gordon
Billings. were:
Members OF Contingent.
Arthur Finan. Albert Swanson.
Carl Henry Shredder. Benjamin
Franklin vanderveer, Eric Marx
Hansen, Carl Nicholas johnson.
Ernest Jesse Fitxsimmons. Hubert B.
Rose. Andrew Anderson, Oliver Perry
Money, Robert E. Grimes, Peter
Faber. Charles Nemchik. Glenn Ed
ward Rogers. Robert Edward Leo.
Joseph Marion Brassnefd. William
Henry Shaw. Lester Hilton, Leslie
Webster Pugh. John Hugh Gallagher.
Arthur Franklin Clark. Jacob p. MIL
Ter, Harold I. Dunkleberger, Ray e.
Newell. Edwin Hurvie Clark, John
Sylvester Hepp. Fred Arthur Roles.
Isadore Theriault, Paul Oliver Palm-
er. George Henry Gallear. Perry AM
drew Larson. Glen Robert Dodge.
Jesse Andy Newlun, Jefferson Alex
ander Howe, Wallace Kelly. Eric
Ernest Johnson, Elmer Franklin 5
Walker. Lee Christensen, Chas. Lin
7 all
Clarence v. Mcmillan. Gordon Alden
Billings, Leo Robert Patnude, Asa
McGonigle. Elmer Chas. Mixner, Ken
meth Bruce Hoyt, D. w. Clark. Law
renee Thompson. Charles John Trip
lett, Alfred Leo Schulze. Geo. Wes-
ton Ismay, Erval Van Smith, Francis
Montcalm LaRalonde. Roy Bergh,
Wilfred Westover.
Three More Report.
George Diamond of Tumwater and
Harold Hayden Of Tono, who had been
called but were unable to go with
this contingent, went to American
lake by train Wednesday afternoon.
and Felix e. Giddings, who was en-
ployed on the steamer Nisqually and
did not get his notice until she docked
here Wednesday noon, went over to
Camp Lewis Thursday morning. The
detachment was consequently three
larger than required. but Diamond.
who recently lost the fingers of his
right hand in an accident at the
Beaver Greek Mill, was rejected at the
camp. II any of the first 56 are re-
jected for physical disability. their
places will be taken by the two extra
men. but II all are passed BY the army