Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-03
10 DIV, | men
Leave This Morning
For Fort Slocum
Rcgistrants VIII Be Entrained at 6.12
A. Nj. for New Rochelle, N. v, and
Are Due There at S.14 This Even
ing--Auetsta Citizens To See Boys
Off This Moraing

The Jr selecliye service men of
who we're ordered to report under
,aII No. 1876, assembled promptly at
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
room of the local board at the fed
eral building and were indicted into
tho military service of the United
States by Chairman Frederick w.
Plaisted of the board.
Mayor Willis E Swift, Chairman
Guy F. Gannett of the Augusta chap
ter of the Red Cross, former Manor
Blaine S. Viles and Ex-Governor
Plaisted each gave the boys a heart
to-heart talk, .congratulatingk them
upon being called into the service of
the country and assuring them of the
cordial support they would receive
from the folks at home, who look to
Them to do honor to the State and
Nation at the great struggle in which
we are now engaged.
The boys were furnished with
sweaters and the Red Cross outfit at
the room Of the Augusta chapter A
number of the ladies of the Red Cross
and Mrs. Plaisted were present and
said goodbye to the boys, wishing
them good luck and Godspeed, and
the young men went away in fine
spirits.
1t was a fine. clean cut and manly
contingent of men and Chairman
Plaisted appointed as their leader,
Cecil A. Rollins of Nassalboro. who
is graduate of Colby college in the
class of 1917 and for the past year
has been teacher of English, Latin
and History OF Hebron academy.
Last evening the young men attended
the moving pictures at the Augusta
Opera house through the courtesy of
Manager Greedy and last night the
men from out of town were quar-
tered at Hotel North.
The young men will again assemble
at the local board rooms at 545 this
Friday morning and will be escorted
to the Maine Central station, where
at 6.1S they will entrain for Fort Slo
cum, New Rochelle. n. Y. Before
leaving they will be supplied by the
Canteen committee of tho Red Cross
with fruit and confectionery. AS us
ual when the contingcnts have left
the city. there will undoubtedly be a
crowd Of citizens at the station TO
bid the boys goodbye and good luck
Upon their arrival at Portland
Leader Rollins will report to Cap.
Philip Slocum of the National Army
and the Kennebec boys will there join
the contingents from the other boards
to the number of 220 and will proceed
by special train to Fort Slocum.
leaving Portland at A. NJ. They v III
arrive at New Rochelle at SIS this
evening. They will be furnished wi>a
box lunches at Portland and also DIT
New Haven. This is the first lot *
Young men to be sent from here TO
Fort Slocum, the others all going 10
Camp Devens at Aver. Mass.
The men from Division l of Ken
nebec county who will leave thus
morning for Fort Slocum and their
order numbers arc as follows:
41o-Pearl T.. Durg!n, II Robinson
street. Gardiner. Greg. Randoiph,.
43-Henri Fontaine, Getcheil street.
Waterville (Winslow).
446-Harold c. White. Mohegan
street, Waterville (WinsloW).
455-Cecil A. Rollins, Hebron. greg
Augusta.
457-Maynard NJ. Harding, Benton
464-Eyerett c. Brown. Albion.
473-CharIes L. Hatch. r. +. d. NO
10. Gardiner Greg. Chelsea).
Ao9--Iyan l.. Howe. IS Green street,
Augusta.
5O5-Phillip Bonsant. 70 MIL suee''
Augusta.
1519-Alex Semook. care OF kenneoec
Lumber Co, Augusta.