The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
FORTY-FIVE TO
CAMP DODGE
Van Buren, county's Final increment
OF First Draft Leave Saturday
Morning for Des
Moines

BONAPARTE, Feb. 22.-Fifty-
Van Buren, county registrants, the
final increment of this country's
quota selected for the first national
army. which began to organize sew
eral months ago. have been notified
by the local board to report at Keo-
sauqua at o'clock this afternoon
prepared to entrain for Camp Dodge
Saturday at 800 o'clock. After being
organized this afternoon they were
notified as to arrangements for meals
and lodging. Following is a COM
plete list Of names of fifty-five boys
and their postofice address: Walter
W. Oliver. Selma; Rex Vail Kerr,
Keosauqua; Albert Evans, Farming
ton; Burton Mason, Selma; Merle
Haney, Birmingham; Frank Giber-
son, Stockport: Wiley A. Shotten,
Cantril; Alvin c. Gibson, Milton;
Orley E. Brown. Milton; James F.
Harper, Birmingham; Beryl A.
O'Neal, Milton; John H. Osing. Mil
ton; Craig Brice Fritsinger, Bona
parte; Robert L. Gardner. Bonaparte;
W. II. H. Thayer. Milton; William
Welt, Bentonsport; Glen Wollam,
Cantril: Aurom Otis Elder, Keosau-
qua; William George Vickers, Bona
parte; Ralph Russell. Birmingham;
Clyde Cole, KeosauQua; Harry Derr,
Bonaparte; Ralph G. HUFF, Bentons-
port; Harold l.. Johnson, Bonaparte;
Burch Brown Boley, Hi1lsboro; Ed
ward VIM. Hamm, Selma; Ralph Con-
ner, Milton; John G. FIamm, Farm
ington; Walter Wixom. Pennington:
George L. Stillwell, Millsboro: George
Carter Pennington; Glen B. Miller,
Stockport: Joseph Stevens, Bona
parte; Stacey E. Melbourne. Cantril;
Grover c. Clark, Cantril; Thomas F.
Johnston, KeosauQua; Fred Emil
Noske, Bonaparte; Harve Story,
Russell B. Winslow,
Birmingham; George NJ. Trout, Biz
Gilbert E. Mercer, Kill
bourne; Albert w. Gilbert, Douds;
Craig E. Armstrong, Pennington;
Henry D. Grimsley, Bonaparte; Clay
ton l.. Hooper. Bentonsport; Clifford
Milton Foster, Milton; Eli Brodi,
Milton; George Heath, Keosauqua;
Delbert J. Lawson, Stockport: Lester
Bennett, Douds; Ralph E. French,
Selma; Dale R. Gardner. Selma;
Harry Edward Carr, Libertyville;
Paul s. Hargroye, Milton; Earr
Cantril.
AS in the case of the boys who
went to Camp Dodge on the frs.
call, supper will be given by the
citizens of keosauqua for the youny
men from Van Buren, county who
are to leave to go into training
the army this week. The supper VIII
be served at the Hotel Manning in
Keosauqua at O'Clock this evening
During the supper patriotic songs will
be sung by George W. Neafie and c
K. Miller and at intervals the Keo-
sauqua band will play A blessing
Will be asked by Rev J. A. Monk
man. After supper Mayor MaItbic
presiding, short speeches will be
made by the following named gentle.
men: R. r. McBeth, DR.. Sherman
J. c. Calhoun and DR.. Craig. Rev.
:. e. Perkins Will offer a closing
prayer. Following the exercises ar
he hotel, the selected men will form
n ranks and march to the operaa
house where they will be the guests
u the community singing evening
lnder the leadership of Superinten-
lent Stoke Of the Keosauqua schools.
It the opera house Rev. c. E Per.
,ins will deliver an address.
c. W. James who has spent the
winter visiting with relatives in Iii-
lois, came Tuesday for a visit with
rs daughter, Mrs John Wilson and
amiiy.
The fourth number of the Bona ,
'arte high school entertainment
curse was given last night at White .
ay opera house 10 a good sized and
ppreciatiTe audience. The entertain