The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
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men tnere was Dut Il SlCft Wall uo
fore the train gave warning and at
6:15 pulled slowly out of the station,
bearing $40 men, ready and willing
to do their utmost to make the world
safe for democracy. As the train
pulled out the band struck up the
Star Spangled banner and the crowd
cheered wildly until the train disap-
peared from sight. The men shout
ed farewell greetings and could be
seen waving a last goodbye, until
they were cut off from view.
Fifteen minutes after the home
Quota had departed the train bear
ing the Watonwan, Rock, Murray and
Farihault county men arrived. The
crowd had thinned away considerably
when these men left the coaches and
no difficulty was experienced in lin
ing them up for the march 10 the
Masonic hall and Methodist church
where supper was served. The boys
in this quota numbered: forty-two
from st. Peter; sixty one from Win
dom; fifty-five from st. James; nine
ty-four from Blue Earth and sixty
six from Slayton.
Allowed Hour For Supper.
These men were allowed nearly an
hour for supper and did not entrain
again until 7:15. On the march to
the depot the draftees were again
escorted by Company C and the Sixth
Battalion band. At the depot the
men entrained on the Northwestern
tracks. There were eight coaches in.
the train which carried this quota
also. The engine and several of the
1npOpotnG wifi 10 nd
bunting. Following the entrainment
OF the men in the band played several
patriotic airs and as the coaches
moved slowly away played "The Star
Spangled Banner" Many of the
men on the train caught the tune and
raised their hands in salute as they,
passed the musicians. These boys,
appeared in the best of spirits and
joked and sang while they were wait
ing the girls in the crowd To write
before they departed fro mthe city.
to them when they reached camp.
Credit Due Organizations.
Much credit is due the organiza-
tions in Mankato that made arrange
ments to serve dinner for the men
and to the ladies who worked at the.
three places where the entire 64S
boys were given an excellent meal
before they departed from the city.
AS each quota arrived in the city
they were met by the canteen com
mittee s.vcompt sed Of NJ D. Fritz,
president, F. D. Sleight, Frank
Browder, C. w Fisher, J. n. Nc
Connell and ]. A. Hancock and by the
officers of the Sixth Battalion, Col
onel G.. A. Lewis, Lieutenants Roy
Bates and Ed Nycuist and were os-
corted to the places where dinner
was being served. A committee of
ladies also met the men at the trains
and followed them to the hall in
cars. these being, Mrs. Theodore
Williams, Mrs. Thomas Hughes. Mrs.
c. e. Wise, and Mrs. r. D. Hubbard.
This committee was appointed by
Mrs. H. A. Patterson, who is chair
man of the hospital supply corps of
the Mankato chapter of the Red
Cross.
Those in Charge of Halls.
Those in charge of the work at the
three halls where dinner was served
were: Mrs. Evan Hughes at the ar
mory, president of the Mankato w.
r. c.; Mrs. G. j Laurisch at the Ma
sonic Temple. president of the East
ern Star and Mrs. w. 3. Edwards at
the Methodist church. An excellent
dinner was served for all the men
end the work of the ladies who had
charge of the arrangements was a
credit to the hospitality of the city
and will be remembered by the men
who departed from The city.
Three lieutenants, officers from
MI Of
troop trains that arrived in the CITY.
These officers will remain with the
men and have command of the draft
tees until they arrive in camp. IT
J. Wagon, general agent of the North
western road and c. sF Prescott,
chief train dispatcher for the same
road, were in the city in charge of
the movements Of the troop trains.
The men We're all well pleased with
the manner in which the selected
boys were handled while in the city.
Much comment and joking was
started among the crowd by cards
which were thrown out by the Brown
county men. The cards bore the,
words, 'We Are From Brown Coun-
ty but not from New lUm" They
were carried by the Comfrey boys
who requested that they be entrain-
sed at some other point than New
Ulm because they considered the
place disloyal. When this was re-
fused the men were evidently deter
mined to have it known that they
did not come from the city that gave
Lindbergh such handsome vote in
the primaries.
Blue Earth county men were ali
presented with comfort kits yester-.
day afternoon, before they left the
court house. The kits We're made by
the girls in the summer school sew
ing classes at the high school. Mrs.
Theodore Williams presented the kits
to the men
Farbduit County Contingent.
The following made up the Fari-
bault county contingent: Michael
Gabriel Chirpich. Wells; William Carl
Kluender, Bricelyn; William Ludwig
Hueper, Wells; Herbert John Ruffing,
Wells; George Henry Nolte, Easton;
julius Adolph Lar. Blue Earth; Jes-.
Sc G.. Urban. ters; Hilbert H.
Steinhauer. w IS: David Floyd
Baldwin, Blue L -; Archie George
Kinney, VIM. b. reAs- Theodore Hen
ry Woehling, Ell uTs; Barney Katz-
ung, Kiester; Percy Leon Fletcher,
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