Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-01
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IA Div. l Men Report
Friday Afternoon
Chairman PIaisted Of Board and
Mayor Swift Speak to Boys on I'm
portanee Of the Work-The Select
ed Men Leave at 6.18 This Morn
inc for Fort Slocum

ing for Fort Sloeum
The IA selective service men from
Division l of Kennebuc county tc
be entrained this morning under Cal
No. sos were indicted into the ser.
vice at o'clock Friday Afternoon
! by Chairman F. ". Piaisted of the
local board and as usual the occa
sion was very impressive. The i'm
portance of the work these young
men are about to enter upon in the
phasized by Chairman plaisted ano
Mayor Willis E. Swift, both of whom
| congratulated them upon being chos
en- for this task.
! The young men will be entrainec
at els this morning for Fort Slo-
cum, New Rochelle, n. y, and or
that train they will be Joined by the
So boys from Division ,. AT Port
land the kennebec boys will meet
the others in the quota of 500 from
Maine and they will proceed on theil
way on a special train leaving Port
land at $50 A. NJ. ami arriving al
New Rochelle at about 3.15 this eve.
ming. AS usual there will probahl,
DE large crowd of Augusta citizens
at the station this mol ming TO give
the boys a good sendoff.
/ Al o'clock Friday afternoon at tn
ONCE of the local board at the fedora
building the IA selected men answers;
| the roll call. Chairman Plaisted afte
lnductrg them into the service TOT,
! them that the honor of the State an,
the county depended in part upon them
lie stated that next week would be en-
rolled all the young men who have be
come of age during the past wear. il be
! ing estimated that one million would h.
! enrolled, and he said that there are ;
( h'lIIoh men over there now and that i
4 necessary many other millions would @,
across. He told the bows that m
| world would not be worth living in i
| X was 70 submit to the German idea q
running things and that the onlv va
| TO get peace is to fight for if He al,
that the Red Cross follows the bovs o,.e
mere as well as does the Y NJ. c. A.
the salvation Army and the Knights O
/ columbus. And in closing he told III,
boys to do the best they could and h,
! good soldiers.
| Mayor Swift told the hoys that one O
i 'he "rst requisites Of a good soldier /.
| obedience and that they would fin,
their officers courteous. kindly ana yer,
pussy but always ready TO lend an "a,
70 any request. He advised The bovs
70 go with the intent Of giving thei,
. pest and said that Knnnebe. is nro,,d ~
seiid OUT such a fine body Of young men.
ne salo that this war is instilling in tn,
hearts of the people a love of coyntrv
and love Of flag such as This nation
mas never Known. In closing he paid q
compliment to Chairman Plaisted of tbe
iocal board, stating that he had worked
night and day to see that every ma,
had square deal.
chairman Plaisted appointed as
leadef OF the contingent; Ivan +. Ken
gan OF Clinton. Last evening the
boys attended the moving pictures
az the Colonial theater as the guests
OF Manager William Is Williamson.
AT the Red Cross Headquarters the
boys received their Rid Cross out
fits and made out their insurance and
allotment papers.
The young men from this division
who Will leave at 6lS this morning
for Fort Slocum. New Rochelle. \.
", are as follows:
Bert L. Fowler 10 Gannett street
Augusta.
Leroy Frain, IS Bridga street. Au-
gusta.
Ralph NJ. Wyman, First street,
Watervillc Greg. Winslow).
Willie Hebert, Jackman Station Greg
Winslowl.
Frank l.. Stanley, 107 Fridge street
Augusta.
Frank #. Lovejoy, r. F. ID. No. l,
Harold }. sproui, 90 Florence street,
Augusta.
Robert Fl. Williams. 173 High street.
Portland Reg Ranit PHI.
Arno s. Harding. Benton
Edward j. Bayliss, East Vassalhoro.
Uric Marois, Du'ac Camp No. Tar
ritino Greg. AugustaI.
Mahlon \. McCurdy, y orth Tassal
b0ro.
Elmer r. Gooda;e, Fairfield Greg.
Clinton).
lval E. Kendall, Clinton.