Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
EXERCISE TO BE HELD
IN HIGH SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM
ESCORT TO TRAIN.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
CHARGE OF GoOSPEED TO %
BRAVE YOUTHS DESTINED TO
ENTER MILITARY TRAINING AT
JEFFERSON BARRACKS.

Went}-threU District | selects who
leave here Monday for training at
Jefferson Barracks No. are to be
sent away with a smile TODAY ma
chinery was set in motion by the
Chamber of Commerce for properly
Godspeeding the embryo soldiers on
their way to Berlin.
mass meeting OF Iitizens will
launch the public tribute at the High
School where al o'clock on Sunday
afternoon, the p0pulace will assemble
to atteld fitting testimonial to he
brave young men who are nobIv and
freely giving heir services to their
1ag and country. Monday morning
there will be demonstration on the
downtown streets \ parade will
form at the armory at 1:25, traverse
the loop and then escort the boy, to
the Rock Island, where they will en-.
train for Joliet At Joliet the honor
men will takS the G. q A. for St
Louis Al ST Louis they III change
to The Missouri Pacific for jefferson
Barracks
The Chamber of Commerce. who
have in every case given the boys
IA real send off before leaving for
their various cantonments. have not
overlooked the departure OF the gal.
liant men, and .he trustees OF the
high school have very generously ten,
dcred the building for ,he afternoon
exercises II is hoped that a Grove
as large as the last demonstration will
be on hand to send the boys away
with good cheer.
The program will last Just one
hour 80 that those attending the
meeting can get home in plenty of
time for supper
The Seth c. Earl post will be given
the place Of holor at the meeting as
these veterans are doing everything
they can for the comfort and enctur
agoment Of the young men who are
shouldering a gun for the preserva.
ton Of our country.
The program is as follows
Presiding officer, j. ] Doughcriy.
Opening prayer. Rev j. r Mueller
Patriotic songs, Prof John tlon and
audience.
Patriotic address. Rev. G. \ Briggs
Closing with singing by audience
led by Prof John HoR
The enlisted men will leave the ar
mory Monday morning at 7;30 o'clock
and as usual will be escorted to the
depot by the G. A. r.. the city coun
ell, members Of the Chamher of Com.
morce and everybody in the city OF
Ottawa Marshal Robert Carr will be
on the job to look after the paraders
AID he invites e:ery man. woman
and child in Ottawa to get in the
parade and march to the depot with
he brave young soldiers The Cham
Der Of Commerce drum corp will lead
he procession, as they have on every
other occasion of this kind
The Honor Roll
The following Is the list OF the SO.
octs who will leave with MONDAYS
Increment:
Joseph A. Gahan, Ottawa.
Bradley Pepper. Magnolia. Ky.
Aldo Maccini. Ottawa
Toly +. Enndnbach Jr. Mendoza.
Edward Vim. Carl Sanger. Milvau.
kcc
Willard f. Wiley, Marseiles.
Frank Busch, Ottawa.
Paul Joseph Marek, Ottawa
Torrance W. Zellers Ottawa.
William r. Odell Marscilcs.
sany Frank Rucinski, La Sale,
Lester Gahan, Ottawa.
Henry A. Weber. Ottawa.
Frank Il l.utz. MENDOZA
Lester p Knash. Ottawa.
John +. Shearin Ottawa.
William J. Crowley. Ottawa.
Henry n Wasserman. Chicago
Ralph L. Dee, Rock Island
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