Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-27

: i'S>' tltSlt!u, JaCknlan, Madison
ana Fairfield auXiliarics had however
fttet out the mon from their towns
| with the customary outfits. In the
evening number of the boys entoyetl
Il trolley ride and band concert was
given by the First Regiment Band OF
M&caheeS in their honor 1t. T. C.
! Mee arrived to accompany the men
on their trip to Camp Devens and he
called the ron from the Exemption
Board office naming l.. A. TIewellin,
OF Fairfield as acting sergeant and
William Buswell of St Adams and
| fterhert L. SeckinS rs assistants
After brief instructions the men
| former IN line in the Square near the
Red Cross headquarters and Presi-
, dent Butler OF the Red Cross Chap
ter delivered brief farewell speech
telling them that the War was now
their business and when you come
| back well all be glad to see you -
! te wished them God speed in behalf
IF I lie County Of Somerset. The First
Regiment Band, led by Drum Ma ior
SaTers had previously marched up
Water street from their headquar-
tc"*. and Joined by n squad Of Boy
Scouts ard q hevy Of maidens in Red
Cross nurse outfit then escorted the
boys to the station. A large crowd
was present TO bid farewell to the flu
tu"e soldiers and the band at fire.
quent intervals played patriotic Sc.
tectlons during the interim after their
arrival and the departure Of the train.
The Scouts and nurses likewise
awaited their going and after the
train had pulled out were escorted
back TO headquarters by the band
Fred Lizotte from AroostoCk Coun-
Is and Edward Vines of New Bed
ford left with the contingent the re-
mainder of which was as follows:
George +. Lander. Detroit; Herbert
L. Seekins. st. Adams; Horace c.
Packard, Hartland: William Sc
vegny, Moose River; Arthur ST.
Pierre, Box as. Chisholme: Manley
Newton, Jackman; Joseph Comoe,
Skowhegan; Paul Cyr. Arson
! Harry G. Jackson, No New Port
land: Oliver Couture, Jackman; Har-
old j. Crosby: Skowhecan, r. r. D.
3; Donald Austin, Hartland. CT Watd-
worth Chapman; Dem Oliver, Mt
Vernon, F. f. y. ST. Frank L. Hop
kirs, Detroit; Howard A. Lynds,
Staiks Clarence F. Rines. Pittsfield
Clarence +. Rines, Pitsfeld: Orrin E.
Mckay, The Forks: t,non Henderson
| Madison; Charles A. Ericsson, Long
Pond; Alcido Boulanger Madison
Harold NJ Taylor, Pittsfield. r. F. D
a: Lewis ". Emery. North Arson
Horace Murtha. Jackman; William
F.. Ellis, Athens; John Trafton,
Brighton; AIphonse J. Turgeon, Mad
Rand, Dead River; Burton r. Worth,
don. Arson; Clifford H. wilkins, ST.
Adams, r. f, .. /; Blanchard F.. Bige-
low; William Boswell; Smithfield;
Cecil A. Thurston, Bates College,
( Lewiston; Timothy B. -.oberts, Show
hogan; Perley p. Brown. Skowhegan
r. F. ID. No. 4: Howard G. Hayden
Hartland. Or. Gray's Lbr Co: Frank
Smith. 3152 Cedar street Philadelphia
Albert r. Easier. Skowhegan; Thorn
Field, Box 80, Detroit: William r.
Taylor, Bingham; Henry NJ. Colo
Pittsfieid, Joseph Duby. North An
son, William j. Calder. 2i5 Oak Street
Oakland; Thomas McLain, Lily Bay;
| Walter H. Roy. Arson; Christos P.
/ Lasarides, Fairfield: William Gaudet.
lockwood, Edwin X. Crossill, Or. p.
II. Nose Co, Bangor. William NJ.
Nicherson, Limerick; Charles Decker.
Mercer: William r. H1rpnr Pitts
field; Mark L. Cassidy, North Arson:
Mike kellish Fairfield, Elwood Cor
son, Athens; Joseph Poulin. Blue
Eagle Inn, Whittensville. Mass. /:
Donald b. Reed. Fairfield; Levavett
4. Flewellihg. Fairfield; Edmond E.
Poulin. Fairfield Joseph p. Martin,
Fairfield; Joseph G. Quincy, 245 Up
per Main, Fairfield; Phillip Could,
Fairfield.