The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02

Amboy; L. l.. Cornell, J. H. Keller,
Mapleton; Matt Kahn, Madison Lake;
A. Tettam, l.. Schwanke, H. A. Bloede
Vernon Center; G. Kahn, Minnesota
Lake; w. Grams, Smith Mills; Evan
Hughes, Cambria.
Large Quota From County.
Blue Earth county sent the largest
quota of selected men in the history
of the county into service late this
afternoon. The draft call summoning
these men was the largest since the
Selective service act went into effect
and the men were from all parts of
the county to answer the call. Practic-
ally all of the Class / men, including
some who are engaged in agricul-
tural work were called and number
of boys, who registered in the 1918
draft volunteered and left with the
regular quota.
In addition to the men from Blue
Earth county, numbering IT'S in all
there were 230 boys here from the
counties of Lincoln, Lyons, Brown,
and Nicollet. Three quotas of 1870
men, composed of sixty from Lincoln
county, one hundred from Lyons and
thirty from Brown county were ex-
pected to arrive in the city this aft
ernoon at 4:35 o'clock. The Nicollet
county unit of forty men was not to
arrive until 5:45 o'clock.
Dinner Is to Be Served.
Various organizations in MankatO
had made arrangements to serve din
nerTor all the boys. The Lincoln and
Lyons county men were to be served
by the ladies of the w. r. c., at the
armory. Brown and Nicollet county
men were to be escorted to the Swed-
ish Lutheran church on Main street
where the ladies of the church had
supper for them. Selected
men from Blue Earth county were
served diner in the Masonic Temple,
the affair having been in charge of
the ladies of the Eastern Star.
A very fine supper had been plan
ned for all the men. The general
menu to be served consisted of roast
beef, mashed potatoes, brown gravy,
bread and butter, cabbage salad, string
beans, coffee and BURBERRY pie.
Escort to the Depot.
1t was planned to have the men
from Blue Earth equity march from
the court house to the Masonic Tenn
pie, escorted by County Auditor G. l..
Kennedy and Sheriff Osten. Follow
ing diner they were to be escorted
to the depot by the Second Regiment
band, the drum corps and the Infantry
company
Blue Earth county men were to oc-
cupy the second section of train No.
412 on their trip. Sleepers had been
provided for all the boys. The train
was due to depart at 5:55 o'clock and
other quotas in the city were to leave
later in the afternoon, as quickly as
they could be escorted back to the
depot and entrained.
Men Gathered At Court House.
Selected men to leave Blue Earth
county reported at the court house
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and re-
NAMED there until they started the
march to the Masonic Temple for
dinner. Professor ]. A. Hancock adj
dressed the men and gave very fine
talk on camp life and the new duties
the men were about to face. John e.
Regan, of the America First associa-
ton was present and gave each OF the
boys a Smileage book. So readily had
the members of this organization re-
sponded that there were enough. books
to supply every man.
Yesterday afternoon Ed. Grogan,
who has three boys in the service
turned in five Smileage books at the
office of the draft board and request
ed that they be distributed among the
men leaving today. When the last
men left Mr.. Grogan pur-
chased five Smileage books also. Com
fort kits were presented all the Blue
Earth county men by a committee
from the local Red Cross chapter.
The members of Company G of the
and the second regiment
band reported at the armory at four
o'clock this afternoon and were on
hand to escort the men from the
Masonic Temple to the depot. The
home guards were under command Of
John r. Snow.