The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
ANOTHER GREAT CROWD
TO TELL BOYS GOODBYE
Practically as Much Enthusiasm as or
Previous Monday to Say Farewell
to Departing Contingent

The gathering in Pennington Mon
day to do honor to the ninety soldier
boys who left that day for Camp
Funston was practically as large as
was that of the preceding Monday, to
perform similar duty and privilege.
The duty lay in heartening and en-
couraging them on, and the privilege
was in the fact that St. Francois
county was able to send so marry boys
to prepare for taking their places on
the firing line in the war that is each
day becoming more and more appar-
ent must be won for the liberation of
the human race.
The Times last week dwelt on the
exceptionally fine appearance of the
1874 that went in that contingent. But
the appearance of the company which
left Monday was every whit as good.
Even as raw recruits it appeared that
they would be able to keep up their
part of the line on the double-quick
right into Berlin. After they have
undergone course Of hardening and
training, it does not seem that any
thing mortal will be able to withstand
their progress.
Roll call developed the fact that
several had failed to appear, mostly
foreigners. They are: Arthur Allen
Grantham, Geo. Anderson Wann, Tony
Gabanskia, John Intitisoto, Dregot
Dalegata, Teny Martunuk, George
DUNCAN. John Bragg and James Cad
dick were excused for forty-eight
hours, for valid reasons, and they de-
parted Wednesday to join the con-
tingent at Camp Funston.
The Local Draft Board selected
Willard A. Turley, of Desloge, to
head the company. The leaders of the
different squads, of eight each, were:
Fred Leabig, Kossuth William Bio
| meyer, Emmett Alonzo Sutterfeld,
Fred William Fuhrmeister, William
Earl Beaudin, Gentry White Keith,
Clarence Henry Heitman, Lawrence
Milton Shields, Frederick Henry Hal
ter, John B. Hoehn, and George Earl
Hart. After the organization had
been completed, the company was dis
missed for dinner and to pose for a
picture with orders to again assemble
at 1 o'clock to board the street cars
for DeIassus, for entrainmen.
Again did the ladies' clubs and
church societies appear on the scene
to furnish the necessary reinforce
ments, under the leadership of Mrs.
M. P. Cayce, with an appetizing and
substantial dinner, splendidly served.
That it was fully appreciated was
demonstrated by the manner in which
the soldier boys annihilated the good
things set before them-until they
could no longer charge or attack, and
were compelled to call for truce.
As on the previous Monday, thou
sands of relatives and friends accom-
panied the boys to DeLassus in au-
tos and street cars, where final adieus
were said as the two cars in which
the St. Francois county contingent
were entrained were attached to the
regular train, and the boys were
speeded Oh their way. While there
was hardly a dry eye as the final
farewells were waved, there was also
feeling of thankfulness in the hearts
of all that they had husband, son.
brother, sweetheart or friend who was
physically fit to fight for humanity's
uplift in the frightful war that is now
devastating large part of the world
Following is a correct list of names
of the men who left for Camp Funs.
ton Monday: