The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-28
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81 Decatur County Boys Left We'd
nesday Morning for Camp Dodge.
Reception for them tuesday.

nesddy Morning for Camp Dodge.
Reception for them tuesday.
90 of the flower of st Decatur II,
county Young men 9at lef6 yessteerday saea ay
their duty. in the service OF their
crement of the first draft called for
101 young. men, but for various
causes, only 92 reported and went went
to Des M M1nes oil sed sayng IN the @ne next few
days. Five OF the men called, Sam
uei Clyde Johnson, Eslie Morise
Evans, David Alfred Truman, Tim
othy Lee O'Boyle and Walter Allen
district board on the class one class,
board, and Of course could not be or
dered to Camp Dodge until their ap-
peals are passed upon. Three men,
Ralph Oliver Baker, Elmer Howes
qrestionnaires, and are now report.
ed as deserters, and will be dealt
with accordingly. Benz. F. Suther-
lin one of those called secured per-
mission to report direct from Tim
ber Lake, S. D. Ionic Michael Ader,
for smallpox, and will go as soon as
whose name appeared in the list
last week, Arthur Davis, was releas-
ed by the board it being shown that
he was illegally registered, being
Butler, whose name appeared in the
list of class one men, has been plac-
ed in class five, as he is classed as an
ordained minister of the gospel.
The boys called came to Leon
Tuesday, and most OF them en- were feiende &C
so there was a tremendous big crowd
in town all day. The business
houses we're ali decorated with flags,
and the local registration board was
busy all afternoon in checking up
ported. At six. O'Clock, headed by
the Garden Grove band, who very
kindly came to Leon as the Leon
band is all shot to pieces. the boys
formed four abreast at the north,
west corner Of the square, % ana
where the ladies of the Red Cross
served them with a sumptuOus din
The church basement had been
prOfusely decorated with flags, and
Following the dinner there was was, =,
of the church, which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion by Jas:
S. Mansfield and his able corps of
assistants. Although extra chairs
were brought in so that every inch
of space was utilized many Peopie
were unable to OBTAIN ADMISSION 10
the church.
by @. p Hull, the Garden Grove
band keeping the big crowd in a
good humor. with their flne music
until 1880 the time set for the pro-
Alter everybody had Joined in
delivered by Geo. B: Kindblade,
Superintendent of the NJ. p; Sunday
School, and a double quartet = com 3
Simpson, Ralph McGinnis, Frank
lie Grimes, Joe Roloff and Fred A.
Townsend, with Mrs. Jas. F. Harvey
at the piano sang Your Country
and NV Country and they made a
SFar Away in the South and ana then
Judge H. x. Evans, in a few very
timely and we'll chosen words, in
trcduced the speaker of the even
ing, DR.. Campbell, president OF SNIP"
son College at Indianola. DR..
sedate manner, and many in the aus
getting ready to be bored when
suddenly his manner changed, and
he woke up and woke up the pig
audience, delivering one OF the hnest
city, and which everyone; including
the soldier boys thorou ghly enjoyed.
He paid his respects to those who
had failed to come across for Lib
erty Loan bonds, Red Cross, Y. NJ.
C. A. work and other war causes,
ers and ladies who are so nobly do
ing their bit. He closed with some
good advice to the boys to remem-
) Der their mothers, and come home
from the war as clean in body ana
soul as they were when leaving.
mistake was made in securing DR.;
Campbell to deliver the address, ana
our only regret is that every man,
woman and child in Decatur county
could not hear it..
there was more music, Lester Hutch
nsOn nsn Mofhel and chorus to- Yon snFnkE Harry Ray
mond sang very clever darky song
"DarktOwn Strutters Ball, Frank
Farquhar and chorus rendered aer
pixon 70 II Line" ne and % Bob fatman sang
keep the Home Fires Burning"
accompanied by the Garden Grove
band and chorus. ,
Snangled Banner" the band played
great medley, "in Camp" and then
Bob Tatman sang "Good-By Leon,
Hello France" which made hit,
and tho audience was dismissed with
a tenediction by DR.: Campbell, and
boys VINO were going away.
The boys left yesterday morning
ON the early train for Camp Dodge,
two special coaches being provided