The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
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FITTING GOODBYE WAS
GIVEN THE YOUNG MEN
They We're Escorted to Depot
By Folk and Guard
SANDON BAND IN PARADE
Also Company C and Local
Exemption Board; Big
Crowd AT Depot
From MONDAYS Daily.

from Mondays Daiiv.
Mankato extended fitting adieu
yesterday afternoon TO the thirteen
young men Of this county, who were
called to the University of Circin-
natl by the war department to take
special mechanical training for serv-
ice in the aerial department Of the
army.
The boys were escorted by a par
ade from the court house to the
Northwestern passenger depot. The
route taken was not direct one, as
that would make too short g line Of
march.
Led BY the Band.
The parade was led by the San
don band in their red capes and caps.
under the direction Of William A.
Sandon, and numbering twenty five
players. This is the band that may
soon be known as the Sixth battalion
band of the home guard, though it is
not certain when it viii be mustered
into the military service 1t. was not
mustered in yesterday, though that
had been intended.
After tho Sandan band marched
Company c under the command Of
Captain Roy Allison. Then came the
company flag, borne ~ Dr.. r. L.
Stephan, who was accompanied by a
color guard. Next marched the hos
pital corps under Captain G. A. Dahl
After these, Gordon Kennedy Of the
high Gchco, cadets carried the high
school flag. lie was followed by The
three members of the Blue Earth
county exemption board, SherH An
ton Osten, Coroner C. L. Kennedy
and DR.. Roy Andrews
Conacripted Men in Line.
Then marched the thirteen young
men who were going forth to serve
their country in the great war: Ever
cite Gottschalk, Walter Eklund,
John Brude, Charles Brazier, Cla2-
ence Taylor, II. o. Herbert, Louis
Busch, Carl John Jensen, Frank Ario,
Harry CurTier and Seth Polzin, Man
kato; Merten Meixell, Lake Crystal;
and Archie Alderman, Eagle Lake
After them came quite a succession
OF automobiles, bearing relatives and
friends Of the young men.
At the depot platform, Company C
formed long line, to hold the great
crowd back from the tracks. The
plan was fairly successful, though
quite number of people went
round the end Of the line.
Band Played Appropriate Airs.
The band played many appropriate
airs, among them being "rFhe Stars
and Stripes Forever" and the MAR
seillaise." Company G honored the de-
parting boys with a rhythmic, con-
certed yell, declaring, in reply to the
query what was the matter with the
selected men, that they were all right
and that everybody said so.
The thirteen boarded train No. 514.
which left at 4:50 according to sched-
ule. On the train were already thir-
teen conscripted boys from Marshall
and thirteen from New Ulm. Thirteen
more were to get on at Waseca and
another thirteen at Rochester,.
Each Given Comfort Bag.
While the Thirteen were at the
court house, Mrs G. H. Narbovig. on
behalf Of Anthony Wayne chapter OF
the Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton, presented each with a comfort
bag.
Similar contingents, likewise bound
for Cincinnati, to enter the same
service, We're due to pass. through
Mankato late this afternoon. Thirteen
were scheduled to arrive from IVAN
noe, and the same number each from
LuVerne, Worthington, Pipestone,
Window and st. James. All were to
go early this evening over the North
western for Chicago, On their way to
Cincinnati.