Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-07
SEVENTH CONTINGENT OF
SELECTED MEN LEAVE
MARATHON COUNTY
The Usual Patriotic Demonstration
Was Given on Saturday Morning
In Honor of the County's Selected
Men Leaving for Military Training


The newspapers are called upon Of
ten during these times TO write of the
departure of Americas splendid man
hood for military training camps
where they receive instructions in
warfare, and finally are sent to the
. front line for actual fighting.
Marathon county's seventh cOntlng-
ent selected men, numbering sixty
seven, were called out the yast week
to go to Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and
appeared at the court house In this
city Friday afternoon at which time
roll call was taken and the young
men were indicted into the military
service of their country. They were
then excused until Saturday morning
at nine o'clock, when they again gath
cred at the court house, for roll call
and to receive final instructions before
their departure
The weather man handed out the
very finest kind of weather on this
particular day, although it did look a
little doubtful in the early morning,
it was an ideal May day. Again the
huge crowd of relatives and friends
| gathered in the court house square to
do honor to our brave young lads,
and to bid them farewell and God
| speed.
| During the morning hour, previous
to the departure, the selects assembled
in the circuit court room of the court
house, where l.. H. Cook took roll call,
| after which the men were divided up
into squads. Charles E. Pearson was
| appointed captain of the first district,
| with the following squad leaders:
Gust Amelung, William Dallman, Gus
tav Frank and Fred Belize Orville
Suhr was elected captain of the second
district with Adolph Holub, Jr, Fred
erick Braun, George Bahr, Louis Latin
and Louis Ziebell as squad leaders,
enroute to Columbus Barracks.
s. b. Tobey, superintendent of our
city schools, was called upon to de-
liver short farewell message to the
boys from the citizens of Marathon
county, and said in part:
Soldiers of Marathon county, SOL
diers of the state of Wisconsin, soldiers
of the United States, soldiers of the
world, yours is an honor such as
never before has been granted to any
army; yours a responsibility the
greatest ever yet entrusted to men.
of the largest and best equipped armies
the world has ever seen. They are
| fighting to rivet the chains of human
slavery more tightly upon their de-
luded minions. You are to fight for
the freedom of the world and the rights
| of man to the end of time. No nobler
sentiment could inspire your mind;
no holier cause could steel your arms.
"You will need the clearest brain,
the strongest body and the highest
patriotism for your stupendous task.
In every camp on every battle front,
the prayers of your mothers, your sis
| tiers, and your sweethearts will be with
you and will guard you and inspire
you. While you are fighting the battles
| of freedom, we of the army reserves
will be doing our utmost to provide
| everything needful to insure your
| triumph"
A beautiful American flag was then
| presented to the contingent by Mr..
| Tobey in behalf of C. A. Christianson,
Spanish-Anierican War veteran,
with the following remarks:
81 want to present 70 you this flag
as all that is best and highest and
| hottest in the world. We expect you to
| keep it unsullied to bring it back
| without a stain as having inspired
| you to the highest honor and the
noblest courage in all the vicissitudes
| that you may encounter"
| Judge Louis Marchetti also gave
short farewell address, as follows:
at may be. presumptious in me to
| speak "a few words to you before your
| departure, at least some people may
| think so, but nevertheless, l will take
a few moments of your time if you
will permit me, just to tell you, that
| the people of Marathon county are
| proud of you, proud because you have
| so promptly and readily responded to
| the call of your country, to the call
to rally round the flag, which phrase
| has a deep meaning in these perilous
| times.
"The flag of our country, the stars
and stripes, represent the honor OF the
United States of America-and we are
proud of you also because we have an
inward consciousness that that honor
will be safe in your keeping, that you
will do your duty in war as we'll as
in peace, that you will come up TO
the best traditions of the American
| citizen soldier, and that your conduct
will reflect honor upon our common
country, and especially on Wisconsin
and Marathon county, which is your
home, of which you may justly feel
| proud.
"These young ladies here will re-
gard it as a favor if you will accept
from them by way of decoration, a
flower or two not only to show you
their appreciation, but the apprecia-
ton of the people of Marathon coun-
ty.''
Following are the young ladies':
Misses Hester Jones, Josephine Sturte-
want Marion Wilson, Gretchen Nor
gan. Florence Duquette, Gertrude Pop
challa, Linda Adams and Eva Bernier
and Mrs 7. c. Edgar.
The singing of two patriotic songs,
ITO the Old Country" and the Star
Spangled Banner by the senior girls
of the High school. were rendered after
which all joined in the singing OIL
america"
During the time the selects were
in the circuit court room going through
the usual doings, as has been custom
ary in the past, the crowd outside was
growing. and the big parade was be-
ing formed The school children and
teachers gathered at their respective
school buildings and marched to Scott
street, carrying flags, also taking par'
| in the march. The line OF marcl
formed on the corner of Jefferson ano
Fourth streets, was as follows: Uncle
Sam, Band, Tenth Separate Company
in full uniform, members of ExemptloI
Roards Council of Defense representa-
tives. Selects District No. |, Loyalty
Legion representatives, Selects Dls
trict No. 2, Liberty Bond statesmen
Junior Volunteer company, scnoo
children and citizens. The PROCESSION
marched from Jefferson street to Thlr'
street then turning on Scott, and go
ing directly to the coaches AWAITING
them on the c. Nj. & st. T. X.