Evening journal., 1918-06-24
Delaware SENDS 11S
DRAfTEES TO meade.
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Slefs 10 ENJOY themselves, anu lney
paraded TO the railroad station with
their big brothers who have gone to
war.
Today's send-off was featured by the
: number Of men who were called who
! had previous military experience, Board
No. ?, having three men in line who
have seen service This board was also
distinguished today by the marching
with the drafted men OF Richard Nc
Elroy, a sailor who was alongside JOS
eph A. Darrock OF No. i0i East Twenty
ninth street. who saw service on the
Mexican border and while called In to-
days contingent left here In the uni
form he wor0 as a sergeant In Battery
i2 Coast Artillery. lie was discharged
one year ago this month, after serving
an enlistment.
The men from Boards Nos. 4, 2 and 4
marched to the railroad station In a
body. Those from Board No. walked
to tho station by themselves. One
drafted man from this board did march
90 the depot with The other men. how
ever, and he boasted Of the fact TO
those who cheered the marching men.
While the drafted men were waiting
for the Washington express which they
boarded at the railroad station, a troop
train, northbound passed through this
city. The soldiers. who were evidently
| from Fort sherman, ChillicOte, Ohio. |
cheered the drafted men and the Red
Gross workers. who responded with a |
vim Several Of these soldiers threw
| letters from the train as II passed, one |
soldier tossed a picture taken from |
magizine showing the figure OF Red /
Cross Nurse on a battlefield. On the /
margin OF the picture the soldier had 1
written his name. Edward Myler. J2th
Infantry, A. e. r., No. 1912 Waterloo
street. East Liverpool. Ohio"
The men who left here today from
Boards Nos. 4. and 3 assembled at
their headquarters I'm the old Water De-
partment Building, Sixteenth and King
streets at $50 o'clock, and after the roll
had been called, were given their
badges Those from Board No. had
red. white and blue badges and wore
white carnations Board No. 2 men had
red badges and wore red carnations.
Those from Board NO.3 had white silk
badges, and No. men, who were met
at the cid Court House by the other
men wore blue ribbons.
The line Of parade was formed at
Eleventh and King streets, Acting Mayor
Lyon being at the head. Directly be-
hind him came the officials OF Board
No. 1. John Bancroft, Elmer E. Mitchell
and S. D. Townsend. VIM. B. Foulke
was captain OF the drafted men, while
r. Broadway Cooper and Joseph A. Pa ;
naro were the lieutenants.
Board No. members, Dr. NJ. Ostro
and Daniel Farren, headed their divi- (
sion, with Daniel ]. Farren, Jr., aged
a years, dressed as a sailor marching
with his father; Richard McEroy, a
United States sailor, and Joseph A. OAR
rock, who, while drafted, wore the uni
form OF an artilleryman.
Those in charge Of this board were:
Leslie ID. DickersOn, captain, and the
following lieutenants John r. Brown,
James L. Todd and William II. Bart
lett.
Board No. 8, which constituted the
last division, was headed by James
Kane and Frank r. Zebley. The men
were in charge Of w. E. Lawrence Nc
Carthy and Lieutenant 0tta n. Schech-
niger.
Today's send-off to the men was as
fearful as those Of the past, and while
railroad police kept everyone but the
Red Cross workers and the drafted men
from 1ocking 10 the south bound train
shed at French street station, the fact
that the train carrying the men was to
run parallel with Front street until
Shipley street was reached resulted In
that street being lined with people at
King. Market and Shipley streets. OF
The thousands who gathered along the
streets the majority OF them were
women and as the train pulled out the
women whose sons, fathers or sweet
hearts had entrained unable to reeog-
lize them on the train along the ele-
gated, BROKE down and with tears
urned their faces to the walls.
While these scenes were being en-
lcted along the streets, those who had
managed to get a point Of vantage along
he railroad platform tesrfully waved
heir loved ones goodbye and in some
Instances il was necessary to assist
hose who had given way to their feel
ngs. ~
OF the men who left today, three OF
them had previous military experience,
they being Charles F. PoOrman, Of No.
3Os Spruce street; Edward c. BOland, OF
No. 1921 Claymont street. and Joseph
A. Darrock. OF No. i0i East Twenty
ninth street. or the latter. the leave
taking today was sad, Darrock, who had
been a sergeant of a Coast Artillery
Company along the Mexican border
until his enlistment expired a year ago,
having been married on last Thursday
TO the sweetheart Of his youth. Miss
Mary NJ. Mackey, OF No. i0i East Twen-
ty-ninih street. The young couple were
at St. Patrick's r.. C. Church by
The Rev James p. Quigley. Mrs Dar-
rock today watched her husband. who
had been employed as a shipfittter at
Harlan's plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation, march away
While the men were marching down
Market street this morning, to en-
rain, one big strapping youth was ac-
by a woman, evidently his
wife, who held his arm. She was cheer
d by the spectators.
Those who lef1 here today to under
20 military training, from the various
,oards, were
Joseph A. Panaro,
Edward A. Gilbert,
William B. Foulke,
Leonard Parente,
Oliver o. Cahoon
Henry Kuratle,
William II. Reckhin,
Emelio Franko,
Edward Talley,
Norwood c. Roe,
r. Broadway Cooper.
Isaiah Fielder.
Simeon Elliott,
Walter 5. Wheaton, ,