Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
DRAFTEES MOBILIZE AND
WILL LEAVE THIS MORNING

WUllLEHvc lilo
The So men Of the selective draft,
who have been called for service from
This district modified at the Armory
Monday afternoon at 4.3e O'Clock un-
der the command Of 1st Lieut.. r. +.
Osborne Of Camp Devens. Eugene >.
yeryilie of Oakland was appointed
leader under Lieut.. Osborne. the
men were divided into four squads OF
nine men each and Arthur E. osborne
of this city. Charles H. Mills OF Bel
grade, Henry F. Maxwell of this city
and Frank F. Girard Of Gardiner
were appointed squad leaders.
Stephen Arsenault of Massachusetts,
was also added to this company or
men.
After the organization had been 2f-
fected the men were invited to the
Ehnwtod hotel, where they were
joined by about 90 citizens of Water
VILE at supper. In the absence of Dr..
J. F. Hill. who was at the head OIL
the committee, the arrangements
were in charge of George D. Hegarty
a assisted ny I1dlIS bIecHc. AZ vas ="
very informal affair and the supper
was much enjoyed.
George D. Hegarty presided at the
post prandial exercises and introduc-
ed Mayor Everett c. Wardwell, who
began his speech with famous quo
tation from Shakespeare: He IS
thrice armed whose qu&rrel's just.
He said, Don't forget that you have
the honor of the American flag aad
keeping.
President Arthur J. Roberts was
then introduced and told the boys
that going into the army was very
much like going tnto college. He
said There is no place where merit
counts more than in the army. Go in
to the school of the army determin-
ed to make the most of it. You can
fight all the better for having a just
cause and Won are fighting for
American democracy and American
freedom.
Mr.. Hegarty then introduced Rev.
Frank l.. Phalen. who told how ne
consoled himself in the Spanish war
once when he was afraid. He said to
himself that he had to die once. that
Nature demanded that and why not
die like hero. rather than of ty-
phoid fever or any other kind of
disease. Maine has a splendid rec
ord in her past" said Mr.. Phalen.
I'VE are proud of Maine and proud
of YOU We pledge you here and no"
that we will stand by YOU through
thick and thin until YOU come back
with the flag victorious.
Fred W. Clair when introduced
said, Boys, YOU are going into the
biggest thing in all history. To you
it will be the great adventure. we
are going to win" Mr.. Clair raised
a laugh when he said, Don't give up
until either the Kaiser gets You or
you get the Kaiser
Herbert l.. Emery was the last
speaker. He sad, Some of us fell
lows are envions Of you. We envy
YOU the privilege of going over there
We. who are too old to go are going
to stay here and earn the money to
back you up and supply you with
everything you Hceu'
After three cheers for the boys, the
company left .he dining room and
prepared to go to the City Opera
house where the entire company were
the guests of Manager c. b. Kelleher
a the performance of THE Beast of
Berlin"
Despite the unpleasant weather
-. Hand which
through the leader. w. d. Haines had
volunteered their services to escort
the men to the hall. were in waiting
when the men appeared on the YER
anda of the hotel and We're dlscours-
ing music. Tho men fell in under
their commanded and escorted by the
citizens and the hand marched to the
Opea House, whore they thoroughly
enjoyed the performance.
The local boys stayed at their
homes last night but the larger part
of the drafted men stayed at the
ElmwooI and will leave this morning
at $40 for Camp Devens, joining the
main company OF Portland.
The citizens vho entertained the
drafted men at supper were Mayor
Wardwell. Hon. o. A. Meader, Pres
ident Arthur j. Roberts. Harvey D..
Eaton, Rev. Frank l.. Phalen. Fred
w. Clair Herbert L. Emery, Robert
II. Eivison. Robert Stobie, George H.
Mari, George l.. Hegarty. Harry
Green. DR.. A. Jolly, James McGinnis,
Otto Larsen, Dr.. L. A. darcy. Ar
hcho n
and Corporal Herman as guests.
The list of drafted men follows:
81. Clarence f. Foote. Winthrop, f. F.
n. 50 Oakland.
20. Peter Guernicri, Winthrop. Il Co.
burn street, birmingham, Mass.
76, Charles +. Nelson, Winthrop.
So Armand Delisle. Il Sanger avenue,
Waterville.
q: Edmund ]. Luce, Mt Vernon, r. F.
i. Augusta.
96. Norman a. Weymouth. "a, North
street, Waterville.
9S Arthur E, osborne, 81 Charles street.
Waterville
Waterviile.
ln", Ephraim Gasne. Waterville, % Rail-
road street, Skowhegan.
liz, Ralph A. Allen, Waterville, "a
Bridge street, Portsmouth.
1l9, Joseph A. Veilleux, ia Front street,
Waterville.
1ol. Charles H. Mills, Belgrade,
lo8, John G. Hutshorn, So Spring
street, Gardiner.
1919, Henry w. Pelletier, ia Water
street. Waterville