The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-31
56 SELECTMEN
CHEERED UPON
THEIR LEAVING
GREAT CROWD ASSEMBLED AT
STATION TO SAY GOODBYE TO
LARGE INCREMENT.
w. J. Webster and DR.. n. A. Cant
Make Brief But Inspiring Talks
One Of Finest Goups Of Men That
Ever Went to War.
Saturdays Daily HERALD

With the cheers of loyal ana low.
ing populace ringing their ears, Sc
of the finest and bravest young men
that ever went to war from Maury
county, departed this morning at 500
over the Louisville & Nashville rail
way for Camp Pike, Ark, where they
will be trained for the great battle
in Europe. Splendid specimens OF
manhood, strong of body and alert OF
mind they will make fighting men
equal to any that have ever filled the
pages of heroic history.
Tentative plans for the departure OF
the men were somewhat altered this
morning, and instead of marching
from the Elks club, the men assem-
bled at the courthouse and were car
ried in automobiles to the station. A
long string of cars followed in the
procession and hundreds of people
walked to the station, forming there
one of the largest crowds that has
gathered to say good bye to departing
selectment.
At the station Hon. w. J. Webster,
government representative for the Sc
lective service, and DR.. H. A. Cant,
member of the Local Board, address
ed the men. Mr.. Webster told the
mer that he believed they would all
come back, but he wanted them to
bring back their souls as clean as
their bodies. He said that they were
the picked men of Maury county and
upon them the county is depending
for valiant conduct. DR.. Cant spoke
to the men with inspiring words, say
ing that they had been selected be-
cause they were best fitted for the
service. He commended them for the
spirit in which they were entering the
army and admonished them to be true
to the principals of manhood wher-
ever duty may cali them. On the
question of duty, he said that he hon
ored the man who did not want to go
Ito war, but when duty called was
barve enough to put aside his per.
sonal desires and march with a smile
10 his post Of duty.
In the great crowd at the station,
there were some weeping mothers
and sisters, but most of the relatives
held back the tears of parting and
sent the man away with smiles.
After the train pulled out, some who
had bravely kept up smiling front
gave way to their emotions.
Boxes Of lunches and other luxur-
les were provided for the men by the
Red Cross canteen committee, which
is making nationwide reputation
for the efficient manner in which hos.
pitality is shown to soldiers in Co
hmbia.
Following the addresses the men
disbanded and farewells we're said
They then entered the two coaches
waiting for them and there more
farewells were said. The train that
picked up the Columbia increment al
so carried a coach of Lawrence coun-
ty selectmen.
b. l.. Sewell, who has been instruc-
tor in military tactics at the Hobart,
Okla, high school, but was registered
here, was appointed commander of
the increment. The squad leaders
were: No. l, Boyd Alexander Dean;
No. 2, Lawrence Jordan Frierson. No.
3, Harry Burguinn Hannah; No. 4,
Frank Lillard Smith; No s. Joseph
b. Thompson; No. 6, Thomas w.
Sowell; No. Z, Douglas N. Leather
bury
The other members of the incre-
ment were:
Ernest Eugene Brady.
| William Wiley.
Jesse Eugene Grant.
Monroe Humphrey.
Edward Campbell.
Mick Elsie Hines.
Eugene Hill.
Leonard Basil Craig.
Homer Mitchell Reynolds.
Arvis ElAer Thompson.
Ode Perry Church.
William Avis Mcclung.
Howell b. Gray.
Leslie Norman Wilson.
Charles Edward King.
William Eugene Bostick
Lawrence Hardin Kelly.
Joe Frank Fly.
John Alexander Fitzgerald.
Rozner Daniels.
Robert CIeavon Johnson
Harry j. Harlan.
John Thomas Tyler.
William Henry Shaw.
Rodolphus Stanfill.
William Edmund Jones.
Otey Roberts.
Ira Everett Wall.
Herman Lloyd PARK.
DutIar Mitchell.