The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-01
IS SONS OF IDAHO COUNTY
ENTRAIN MONDAY FOR
CAMP FREMONT
Called to Report at Court House O'Clock Saturday Even
ing-Patriotc Reception Sunday at Halls Grove
Arranged in Their Honor.

Old Idaho county sends seventy-five
OF her sons to the training camps next
Monday as her contribution in the
August draft quota to the armed forces
of our Uncle Samuel. The boys depart
on Mondays early morning train for
Camp Fremont, California, being one
of the first contingents from this part
of the state to go to a California
training camp Most Of our boys now
with the colors have gone to Camp
Lewis for the finishing touches In
army regulations and practice before
embarking for overseas.
The August quota is one of the
largest yet called. 1t embraces II,
men. Added to this are four called to
fill vacancies caused by reflections on
previous contingents. In the list of
names below are to be found the
names of nine young men who became
Il years of age since registration day
III 1917 and who have not vet been
called to the colOrs. They have COM
municated with the local board, how
ever, and have requested permission
to go into the ranks at this time
rather than wait until their numbers
are called by the slow but sure ma
chinery of the draft. They have been
accepted as volunteers and will go
with the boys Monday. They are Hee-
man Van Pool, Frank Sotin, Merrill
Smith, Monte Shuck, Granville KIM
brough, William Patterson, Don r.
Combs, Lloyd Frederick and Neil
Brown Smith.
All arrangements for the reception
for thn hnuc Httrinfr fhoft- or IN, flo
city prior to the departure Monday
morning has been completed. Com
mites representing the Cowboy band
and Commercial club have charge OF
the affair.
The boys are called to report at
the court house at o'clock Saturday
evening, August 3. Commencing at
8 O'Clock Saturday evening following
short band concert on Main street
the grand ball in honor of the soldier
boys will be given at Dreamland hall
Music will be furnished by the popular
Cowboy orchestra and the soldier boys
will of course be honor guests during
the evening. 1t is expected that a
large crowd will attend the ball
The patriotic reception for the SOL
dier boys will be held Sunday evening
at Halls Grove at o'clock sharp.
The Union services which had been
planned for Sunday evening at the
Christian church will be held at Halls
Grove instead, In conjunction with the
patriotic program for the soldier boys.
Rev. II. j. Wood and Rev. j. A. Pine
met with the committee Tuesday and
| completed arrangements for the joint
program. Music at the park will be
furnished by the Cowboy band and
plans have been made for the singing
of two numbers by the audience with
band accompaniment Hon. A. F.
Parker and Hon. w. l.. Campbell will
give short patriotic talks and Rev. j.
A. Pine will also talk briefly upon a
theme. All the addresses will be brief
and the entire program will take up
| only short time.
The program for Sunday evening at
Halls Grove is announced by the COM
mittees as follows:
Patriotic March--"Stars and Stripes
Forever'-CowbOy Band.
Coward Christian Soldiers"-sung
! by choir and audience with band ac-
compartment.
Invocation-Rev. ii. J. Wood
Patriotic Address-Hon A. f. Par
ker.
March-"World Wide Liberty
Cowboy band.
Short Talk-Hon. W. L. Campbell
Star Spangled Banner"-Cowboy
band.