The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
.29 YOUNG ITALIAN
 SELECTMEN GIVEN
 FAREWELL BANQUET
Patriotic Addresses Made by Judge Fort, Sydney Bowie and Dr.
 EIk0urie

Twenty-nine young Italians, who leave tonight for Camp Pike to become Ameri- tan soldiers, were given a farewell din- her in the private dining room of the rutwiler hotel last night by their Italian brothers of Birmingham. J. B. Paradise presided as toastmaster and at the close pf the entertainment wished the boys Godspeed to the battle front and a safe return with the millions of other Ameri- can heroes and victors at the end of the war.
 The dining room had been decorated with American and Italian flags and un- Her the management of MT. Paradise the lmair proved a delightful and an inspir Ing occasion The g young men, ranged around the tables most of them na- tives of sunny Italy, but now American ktizens, either in fact or in the mak- Ing, showed that they felt the solemnity Df the occasion and determination to fight good fight, to throw their whole souls Into the winning of the war for hu- manitys sake and for the safety of their homes and their loved ones. was written hpon the face of each.
 DUTIES OF CITIZENS
 Judge William E. Fort, Sydney J. Bowie and Dr. H. A. Ell1ourie were down on the programme for speeches. Judge Fort told of the duties of citizens to up- fold the honor of their county, of their duty to fight for the right and for the preservation of the civilized world
 Dr. Elkourie made a particularly patri- otic speech, in which he referred to the thousands of their fellow countrymen and of his fellow countrymen who had been butchered by the Turks, and urged the departing boys to conscript him If they found themselves in need of doc tors services, flor I want to go, too boys, but haven't been able to get into the service"
 Mr Bowie gave a brief sketch of the causes that brought about the war, of Austrla's treachery to Italy and Ger manys broken pledges to the United States, and of the brutality of her rulers and soldiers
 Capt, s. Catanzano, 77 years of age. vet eran of three wars in his native Italy. spoke in Italian, intermingling funny stories and pathetic appeals to the em- bryo soldiers to uphold the honor of their fatherland and of their adopted home
 SEND KAISER TO HELL
 N@AASStO CdHuitCll1s one or the bOyS who served in the Italian coast artillery before coming to America, responding Tor the boys, said they would go over and fight the Huns and send the Kaiser to hell.
 Only two or three of the 29 young men have received their final naturalization papers, but all have taken out their first papers and expect to get the final ones while in camp.
 They go with the other selectmen from Birmingham, who leave for Camp Pike Little Rock, Ark, tonight
 These were the guests of the evening:
 Ottayio Marcano, Gaetano Greco Sam Digesu, Joseph Labue Onofrio Damico. Dorio c. Dondi, Ernesto Lanzillotti Giuseppe Virgas John Agnesia, Thomas Bono, Vincino Giacomaro. Onofrio Ippo- litto, Onifrio Nicatro. Antonio vinzfna, Rosario Vaecarello, Gabriel Pelletteri, Leonardo Marine, Luigi Noto, Giuseppe Plaia, Raimonte Montione, Joe Russo, Toni Giovino. Sam Capri. Toni Tom brello, Vincenso Alessei, Stefano Satno, Joe Marine, John Piazza, Joseph Aguil- ino, Santagelo Giamberri