Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-05-25
Delaware SENDS
449 MORE YOUTHS
To HASTEN Peace
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men who were leaving here. as well as
officials OF the various draft boards in
this city.
Today's send on was featured by a
suspension Of business IN the Market
street stores as the men marched away
10 the strans OF martial music OF the
osth Pioneer Delaware Regiment Band
that has been spending the last two
days In Wilmington. having arrived
here on Thursday for the Red Gross
parade. The old First Infantry Band
was also n the line OF parade that ex-
Tended over several squares. AZ the
] fronts Of the stores were grouped the
employees. Al the Crosby and Hi store
number OF Red Cross workers from
the store, sttired In regulation uni
| forms, stood on the cornice over the
doorway and waved American flags as
/ me men passed by. Stretched across
the front Of the building was a large
sign reading We Are With You" This
thought was further demonstrated az
I French street station on the arrival Of
I the men. scores OF women OF the Red
Cross being there 10 see that every one
OF the men was supplied with sweaters,
socks and comfort kits.
The citizen soldiers were also we'll
supplied with smokes" the Mayors
committee having a large pile OF cigar
cites and cigars which were distrib-
uted 10 them as the train Of ten coaches
pulled away
While citizens have witnessed several
pageants this week, the parade this
morning attracted many persons who
were deeply interested. Mothers OF
young men who have laid down their
daily labors TO take up the flag Of their
country. and many women who have
sons "over there" watched the march
Ing men. Weeping women were 10 be
seen on all sides as the men marched /
down Market street Men were 10 be I
seen shaking with emotion as the tears
streamed down their faces. This was 4
especially true at Eleventh and King /
streets, while the men from Board No /
: were being formed into line there. A
mother, seeing her son take his place a.
the roll was called darted into the street
and throwing her arms about his neck
wept distressingly.
Similar scenes were being enacted az
the came time in front OF the Water
Department building, at Sixteenth and /
King streets. the headquarters Of
Boards Nos. 4, and g. While the leave
taking was sad, the men were given a
rousing farewell and the cheering OF
the people who banked the streets was
rivaled by the changing Of the fire ap-
paratus bells and the sounding OF
sirens OF such apparatus as the men
walked past Practically every piece
Of lre apparatus In the city was sta
tioned along King, Market OF East
Front street More than one father
walked with his son in the parade.
Those who were called BY Boards
Nos. 4, 2 and 3 assembled at the head
quarters az Sixteenth and King streets
at o'clock and headed by the 5Sh
Regiment Band, they marched up King
street % Eleventh street. where the
parade was formed. the right resting on
Tenth street. The parade was headed
by Chief OF Police Black. Captain Kelle-
her and Police Sergeant Crozier and
platoon Of officers consisting OF Patrol
men Gold, Grussemcyer, Mcdaniel.
Pierce. Burns and Elliott. Directly
IN the rear OF the officers came the
seth Regiment Band. and Mayor Lawson
with a police escort followed Board
No 1 officials. Captain Harrison W.
Howell OF the L. 6. Medical Corps.
recently commissioned. who Is a mem
Der Of Board No. T. walked beside s. d
Townsend, q member Of the same
BOARD The men Of this board 20 20
way numbered rs and were In charge
4 Leslie Rowe and the following lieu
ensnts John W. Stafford Thomas B
.ilyinstOn, W. A. Hunter John Baxter
hese men wore red white and blue
adges
Those from Board No. 2 came next
eaded by James H. Kane. James Nor
Is and Daniel J. Fsrren. with Daniel
Farren. Jr.. the four-year-old son ~
hartman Farren, walking az tho heed
the division in a nstty sailor uni
lrm. The men from this board num-
sring 10 were In charge ~ Earl
rough, and the following lieutensnts
'hn A. Bader. oscar Talley. William A.
owan. George ODonnel, E. E. Keller.
lrOn Finger. deputy Judge ~ the
unicipal Court; 2 J. Gordon, and r.
Campbell
The First Infantry Band followed
Dard No I. and acted as an escort for
2ards Nos. 2 and 4. The officials Of
bard No. g. Joseph Wigelesworth.
'ank r. Zebley and Howard Eaton.
AIDED their division Of SO men, they
caring the usual blue badges.
The men called by No. Board did
Il march In a body 10 the station.
It proceeded there in groups. headed
Captain Horace Wilson and Or. d.
McColley, officials Of the board.
The rural State men, numbering "a
ON Kent county and SO from Newark,
rived shortly before 10 o'clock and
cir cars were connected with the
ecla train OF ten coaches already
3de up When the local men arrived
ey boarded the forward coaches. the
IN Regiment band that returned 10
mp Dix today, taking the FIRST coach. 30
Red Cross workers who met the men
they reached the train platform. we
ssed out the sweaters. socks and kits.
d after all the men had entrained the
men went through the cars seeking
Dse who had per chsnce been J
GIFTED. Every thought for the new \
diers welfare was taken into con- {
eratids Sy the women OF this or J
lization and this proved from the Y
ginning that the Red Cross was with r
r soldier boys from the time they [
their homes. ?
0days leave was considered the most Y
hetic yet witnessed in Wilmington. i
number OF men leaving being larger. y
). Harry Rudnick, OF No. iiOi West y
N street, whose husband, Harry Rud- A
X, was one Of the men called by She =
vark board, and her brother. Harry p
her called by Board No. 3, stood on D
station platform waving an Amerl- 7,
Tag at the departing train a
5 the train bearing the men pulled =.