Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-01
81 RECISTRANTS
FOf Div. l Go Tuesday
to Camp Devens
Leave on Early Morning Train with
Contingent of So Men from the
Waterviiie Division-Many Angus
ia Citizens See the Boys of

WaterviiIe Division-Many Angus
ia Citizens See the Boys of
Thirty-seven registrants Of Division
No. l Of Kennebec county were en-
trained at 61S Tuesday morning In
this city for Camp Devens. Aver.
Mass, and were given a splendid
send-off by a large crowd Of Augusta
citizens. who. in spite Of the early
hour assembled at the Maine Central
station to bid the boys goodbye.
All the men called answered to the
roll-call at 5.45 A. NJ. at the office of
the local board at the postoffice build
ing and were given their final in
structions by Chairman Frederick w.
Plaisted of the board. Mayor Willis
f. Swift and Chairman Guy p. Gan
nett of the Augusta Chapter of the
Red Cross with other members of the
Red Cross. and Mrs. c. S Hichborn,
chairman, and other members of the
Canteen service were present. the
boys were supplied with stamped
postcards, cigarettes. fruit and choc-
olate and each was given an Ameri-
can flag.
Ex-Governor Plaisted appointed as
leader Of the party Leon O. Douglas,
who for number of years has been
one of Augustus popular letter car
riers. Mrs. Plaisted who through her
work for the board had become ac-
Quainted with all of the boys, at their
request gave a short talk. wishing
tho hnN-S f.nHSnnnI lr,pl =,
safe return. The boys responded by
giving her three cheers.
When the train came in from Wa :
terville the Augusta contingent was
drawn up in line on the station plat
form and was received with cheers
by the Sc men from Division No. >,
who had been entrained at Water
vile. After more cheers for the boys
who were going into the service Of
their country by the crowd of Angus
Ia citizens and the return of three
more cheers for the city of Augusta
by the boys themselves. the contin-
gent was given in charge of 1st Lieut..
r. P. Osborne of Camp Devens and
boarded the special car which was
attached to the train.
This contingent of 73 selected men
was the largest that has yet left Ken
nebec county for the mObilizat ticn
camp and was a fine. manly appear
ing body of men who will do honor
to their State in the service of the
country. All were happy and eager to
go. There were no hearth breaking
scenes Of farewell, but all the men
appeared to be happy in the con-
sciousness that they were about to
take their part in the great struggle.
Following is list of the selected
men from Division 1 who were en-
trained Tuesday morning with their
order number:
6S-Myrle NJ. Haskell, Palermo.
12-Walter n. Pierce, l Morse street
Augusta.
S5-Alfred G. Crawford, Sc Essex
street, Bangor, (Reg. Clinton)
S6-Frederick j. Pope, Canton (Reg
Nassalboro)
9o-Andtew L. Avery, 241 Main street,
Waterville.
96-Chester L. Elliott. Albion.
99-Leroy F. Walsh. E. Rochester, \.
H. Greg. Hallowen.)
102-Adalard J. Lebreck, 26 Water
street. Waterville (Winclow)
109-Nathan NJ. Dolan, North Eassal
boro
115-Frank S. Mailman. s Kinderhook
street, Randolph.
n1-Edward S. Austin. 81 Summer
street. Hallowell.
150-George F. Mcdonald. IS School
street, Randolph.
153-Arthur P. Pelletier, % Washing
ton street. Augusta.
155-Emil Charick, North Nassalboro.
161-Royal V. Hawes, Winslow.
1s1-Henry c. Reynolds. Tilton, n.
H. (Reg. WinslowD
o00-Josephat Quirion. Il E Ash
street, Waterville (Winslow.)
211-Franklin P. Whitaker, Albion.
213-Horace r. Fisher, North Nassal-
boro.
24S-Emmons B. Joy. r. F. D. No. IL
Waterville.
257-Erwin r. Johnson. r. r. D. No
Al, Sabattus Greg. Augusta)
263-Philip Lanteigen, Clinton ave.
| nue.. Waterville (Winslow.)
! 27S-Andrew Petkevitch, 80 Clinton
avenue. Waterville (Winslow.l
219-Leslie w. Cove. 80 High street
Brattleboro. Vt. Greg. Augusta-)
! 2S5-Moise Dirosbey. so Clinton ave
nue., Waterville (Winslow)
290-Ephriam Cooper, North Vassal.
boro.
31o-Percy E Morgan. r. F. D No. 9
Gardiner (Chelsea)
| 31S-Carroll A. Smiley, Albion.
| 336-Cecil r. Shaw, "a Central street
| Winthrop.
s7s-Maurice W. Smiley, II Swar
street, Augusta.
| 3s0-Sydney F. Foye, 43 Patterson
street, Augusta.
3so-Eben H. Richards. Benton Sta
| ton.
I4-Lyle P. Stanley, I Benton avenue
Waterville CWinslow.)
41S-Leon 0. Douglas, Is Summer
| street, Augusta.
ALFRED E. Jewett, Hallowell.
41S-Ellis Starks, r. F. D. No. 10, Gar
diner
| 76l-Demetrius n. vardakas. Block So
No. 23. Augusta