The Wahpeton times., 1918-06-27
|WAHPETON ENTERTA|NS
the DEPARTING DRAfTEES

| From the Time the boys assem-
bled at the court house Sunday
morning until Tuesday morning al
train time, the people Of Wahpe-
ton and the people of other parts
of Richland county which assem-
bled in Wahpeton to pay tribute
to the parting boys who are now
at Camp Dodge, Iowa, farewell!
elave-taking that never will be for
gotten, and will 60 down in Wah-
peton history as one of the great
est patriotic rallies that ever was
assembled here Courteous treat
ment to quota from Richland Go.
and the strangers and visitors, was
the keynote all the way through.
c. E. Lounsbury, assistant states
attorney acted as chairman at the
meeting at the opera house and in
few we'll chosen words introduc.
ed the speaker of the evening.
The first number on the pro-
gram was a song by three young
ladies from Breckenridge. They
responded to hearty encore.
The next number was two short
readings by Mrs. C. E. Lounsbury.
The first one was "YAat Old Sweet
Heart of Nine" The second was
"Gone." Mrs. Lounsbury always
pleases the Wahpeton people.
The Spanish dance by Miss
Eloise Rowan. was another hit of
the evening and Miss Rowan show
ed the real art of the fantastic pas
time, the art that can be perfected
by careful training. Her execution
Of this dance and the Scottish
reel as an encore Was very clever
and in perfect ryhme with the
piano accompaniment. was real
hit with the audience. Miss Rowan
is the sister of Mrs. Phister.
The last number was more than
a fitting finale in the two baritone
solos by Rudolph GILES, vel!
known to most Of the audience. Mr..
Giles voice is of splendid tone
well rounded. and his ability to
handle the difficult parts of musi.
cal construction, is rather hypnotic
We can truthfully say that Wah
peton and Breckenridge audience
area lways glad to hear Mr.. Gills..
Mr.. Smith then made the speech
of the evening. which was well re.
received and the contents of which
may be found in another part OF
this paper.
Mrs. Van Arnam made the pres
entation Of comfort kits for the
Red Cross.
This was followed by the film
feature My Four Years in. Ger.
many by Gerard. During the
screening of this feature, fire broke
out in the other theatre across the
street, and for several minutes the
crowd was uneasy, but they final
ly settled down and there was nc
other excitement but the tense mo.
ments the scenes produced.
The young men after the show
were invited to the armory where
they partook Of spread already
waiting for them, served by the
Auxiliary company. During the
feast period, fun-making and cheer
ing for different members were in.
dulged in and many friends and
relatives and townspeople ate with
them. Tuesday morning the ntn
gathered at the court house at $3.50
and at 9:45 were escorted to the
two coaches awaiting them on the
Great Northern tracks opposite
the Thompson Yards by the Re.
serve company. Thousands of peo-
pie gathered along the way and
relatives dear to them all, stood be.
side them until the order came to
train. and then the close friends
stood talking to the boys as they
leaned out of the window, each one
trying to say words of encourage
ment and praise and devotion, un-
til the special train arrived. when
they were attached and started on
the first leg of their ojurney to Ber
lin via Camp Dodge.
The Fairmount band was pres
ent Monday evening and led the
boys to the opera house, dispensing
real martial airs. This band is a
real musical organization. AL
though many Of it's members are
in service. there still is enough left
OF the old guard to make the bartd
a hummer.
People came from all over Rich
land county to bid their boys fare
we'll, whether it be son, relative.
or friend to join hands with the
other multitudes that gathered
here to give the parting leave-tak-
ing. Fairmount, the city with four
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