Evening journal., 1918-07-17
NEGRO DRAFTEES Get
ROUS|uG SEND-gFF
Thousands Turn Out to See
Conscripts Leave for
Camp Meade
, MAYOR LAWSON IN
LINE OF PARADE


the Pennsylvania station where they
left on a special train for Camp Meade
The send-off was elaborate and lnsplr.
lns.
Sixteenth street between Market end
French streets was lammed with
friends Of the men long before the time
set for their departure, from tho pump
ing station, whore local Boards No, 4
. and are located, When The mem
hers OF these boards took their place
at the head OF their respective quotas,
the crowd In the streets and sidewalks
moved ahead and French street was a
wall Of humanity from sixteenth ia
Eleventh where The marcners turned
into Eleventh and up 20 King street,
Al Eleventh and King streets Mayor
Lawson fell In line with the members
Of the boards. AZ Eleventh and Mar
kot tho procession was stopped and
Joined by tho AZ men from Poagd No,
4, located IN tho old Court House
building Hero bands from tho Elks,
the sons Of Veterans and the Original
Club formed a Junction with The pro-
cession and lead the parade 10 tho sta
ton Market street was thrungcd with
mass OF humanity all hs way down.
A cheerful spirit pervaded the draf,ccs,
There was also soma pathos mingled
with tho general spirit OF patriotism
and light-heartedness An old man
shed tears and then suddenly wiped
them away ss II ashamed OF his emo
tlon. A short distance away young
wife held ON to the arm OF her young
husband who walked along erect a1d
proudly.
But the real noise Of the send-Onf
came when the flre engines from the
various FIRE houses Opened FIRE" as
the marchers passed By, and continued
until the men came under tho Penn
sylvanla bridge. Here there was a
rush from relatives and friends 10 bid
the boys goodbye, but that was not
permitted, and only few Of the lead
ing Negroes, representatives OF the
various organizations, were permitted
10 ascend the stairway where the spe-
oisl train was waiting for the draftees.
Red Cross workers were there and
distributed sweaters and comfort kits
20 each OF the men as they passed
toward the train. Captain Parker OF
Adjutant General Wiokershsm's ofloe,
was there TO oheok up on the men and
as the whistle blew and the train be-
-an 20 pull out there was such an out
burst Of cheering, for which the Origi-
nal Association came In for a good
bit that long sfter the train was away
the cheering could be heard.
The additional men that made the
number from Delaware 30i rather than
300 was q Florida registrant who left
with the Wilmington aggregation. On
the train were 1875 men from Kent and
Sussex Counties. On the way TO Camp
Meade the train was to stop at New
ark for 43 men.
The number OF men sent from this
citys boards were: Board No. 4, 81 /:
Board No. 2, So; Board No. 3, ~, and
Board No. 4. ~.
Just a few minutes before the train
pulled out, long train, carrying boys
In khaki, from some southern camp
passed the French street station north
ward, and as they stopped for a min
ute their train was on the adjacent
track to tnat OF the draftees. Imme-
dlately there was chereful oonversa-
ton between the soldiers and the SOL
diers-to-be.
The men who left Wilmington were /:
From Division No. i-Dootor Baylor,
Harley &. Smith, Henry Johnson, James
ROane, William ]. Glover, William F.
Hill, Monroe Dutbon, William S. Stirling,
Matthew Carpenter, Charles Walker,
William Reese, Henry X. Spesrmsn,
Perry II. Nsudsin, Charles L. Poland,
Robert Holmes, Frank Standback, Ham
mie Talliafero, Daniel Schurman, Ed
ward Dorsey, Franklin NJ Robinson,
Isaiah johnson, William w. Howard,
William H. Tingle, Roland Cook. Her
bert Davis, Frank Curtis, Thomas F.
Gibbs. Isaac r. Mason, George S. Evans,
Golden r.. Wilson, Melvin B. Harris.
Division No. 2-John Bayard, Oscar
Washam, Lewis Thomas. Alexander
Jackson. Charles James Giles, William
E. Smith. James Holmes. Kelley Powell,
EllwOod Thomas, Isaac Carter. Oscar
Smallwood, stephen r. Nichols, Thomas
Powell, Norman Lloyd, John w. Foun-
troy Matthew Mcclure, Walter F.
Laws, Harry J. Thomas. William Pen
dleton. Earl Flamer, Abraham Smith,
George r. Chase. Eloy Russ, Charles l..
Matthews, ElwOod Boulder, Robie But
Ter, Albert James Tunklns, Charles
Bailey, Samuel II. Brown, Irwin Salder,
Harry Rochester, Amos w. Kennard,
Oscar Blacklston, John Primrose, Delton
J. Martin. Thomas. Anderson, Vernon
Moon, William Milton, William ]. Pulley,
James Washington. Samuel f. Walker
Howard Henderson, William Dale,
Llewellen Pembleton. Clayton Dobson,
Herbert Campbell, William Holley, Will
liam II. Carney.
Division No. 3-PrestOn L. Johns,
William i. Page, George Roberts, Henry
Washburn, Molloy Moore, Charles Russ,
James b. Mason, Tolbert Handy, James
II. Coleman, Albert Johnson, Albert
Cuff, John Williams.
Division No. Aubrey Lee Hoxter'
Joseph Kirby, Archie Hudson, Harrison
Lewis, James II. Sewell, Frederick II.
Burton, Herbert NJ. Turner, Harry Lee
Warfeld, Alfred C. Smallwood, Harry
z. Hutchinson, Walter Eleby, Herman
2. Laws, William Didiley, Charles II.
Williams, Joseph Gray. Daniel F. Sands
Philip w. Vincent, HAZEL WilfOng, VIII
liam Williams, George II. Colburn. Paul
Pritchett Edmond Pigatt. Samuel Z.
Hicks, Alexander Benjamin Green, Jo-
seph B. Goodlow, William Lane, Roger
Green, Percy Stokes. Leroy Harris,
Thomas Potts, Herbert Cannon, Claude
Johnson, Robert Thompson, George
Dodd. Randolph Benson. Roland Cooper,
Edward Elan, Thomas Parker, Reuben
Gardner, Theodore r. Toles, Clarence
Seth, Edward White, Arthur Moore.