Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-26
ARE INDICTED
go ply. ! Men Enter
Military Service
Chairman F. w. PIaisted Of Loea,
Board and Lieut.. Raymond w.
Swift OF Camp osvsns, Speakers
Contingent Leaves at s.ss This
Morning for Camp Devens

Contingent Leaves at s.3s This
Morning for Camp Devens
Short talks filled with sound ad,.io.
were given by Chairman F. w. Plais-
ted, Lieut.. Raymond w. Swift from
Camp Devens and Miss Muriel s
Haynes of the Home Service commit
tee of the Red Cross at the room of
Local Board for Division No. of
kennebec county at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon when 60 Glass | men
were formally indicted into the mill
tary service of the United States
The selective service men in this
contingent will leave Augusta at 9.35
this Friday morning for Camp
Devens.
Chairman Piaisted of the Local
Board, after inducing the young
men into the service, congratulated
them upon being selected for this i'm
portant task OF making the world a
decent place not only for ourselves
to live in but for generations to fol-
low and OF preserving the kind of a
government that our forefathers
founded. He stated that in the con-
tingent 60 leave this morning there are
graduates from the ieacmg American
universities and there are young men
from the farms and other walks of
life. and that their previous record
would insure their doing their full
duty to the United States.
The matter of insurance and aIlot
nd iSj ~
ors' and Soldiers Relief Act were ex-
planned by Miss Mural S. Haynes Of
the Home Service committee OF the
Augusta Red Cross chapter.
Lieut.. Raymond w. Swift, son of
Mayor Willis f. Swift of this CITY.
having come to Augusta Wednesday
TO take charge of the contingent zb
its way to the cantonment today, gave
the young men many valuable pointers
regarding their entering upon their
duties at Camp Devens. He spoke
Of the many selective service men he
has seen come into the cantonment
since he has been there and he stated
that for the most part the men get
into the game and play it for all it is
worth. over 10000 men who re-
safely overseas" he said and he told
how overjoyed the boys were when
at the cantonment they learned that
they were to leave the following
morning for France. These young
men had picked up their enthusiasm
while at the cantonment
Lieut.. Swift told the new soldiers
more about the life at Camp Devens,
informing them that after they ar
rived at the cantonment they would
go mo the. Depot Brigade where new
men get adjusted TO army life.
Military discipline is as hard and
firm as IRON" he said. but if you
play the game you will like to be
bossed." And he said that some of
the young men in the contingent he
recently escorted to the cantonment
from this Division are now non COM
missioned officers.
Chairman Plaisted appointed as
leader of the group Elwyn Gage of
this city.
Each man in the contingent was
furnished with comfort kit by the
Red Cross and at the Red Cross room
the ladies of the chapter gave assist
ance in filling out the insurance and
allotment papers.
At the close of the induction for
malities the boys who reside in this
city, HalloWell or Gardiner were
given permission to go to their homes.
and the other young men were pro-
vided with lodging at Hotel North.
Tickets were distributed to all who
wished TO attend the pictures last
evening at the Colonial theater with
the compliments OF the manager, Mr..
Williamson. And shortly before 6
of the contingent on the lawn at the
rear of the postoffice by Washburn.
the photographer Of Lewiston.
All men were required to report at
the Office of the local board al
o'clock this Friday morning and
there they will answer to the roll call
and receive their final instructions.
The members of the Augusta Rotary
club will take part in the demonstra
ton and parade which will be held
previous to the young mems depart
IRE at 935 A. NJ, today. The line
of march will be up Water street to
the junction of Bridge and Water
streets and countermarch to Market
square where music and speeches will
be in order. 1t is expected that there
will be a large crowd on hand to give
the boys royal sendoff.