Evening journal., 1918-07-22
Send BOYS away
WITHOUT music
fcontinued From First pase.l

The entire state contingent lei
French street station at 1870 o'clock o.
4 special train, the rural New Castl
and Kent and Sussex County men JOIN
ing the Wilmington boys on the special
While there was a large crowd at IN
station there was but little CONFUSION
The men were marched down frencl
street to the water street entrance
the station and headed by the squad o
police they were taken through th'
station and up the stairs to the center
island track where the special wa
avsifing them. Representatives OF th'
Red Cross were at the top Of the stair
and each man was given a comfort XII
and sweater as he entered the train
Only persons having tickets were allow
ed to 60 I'D 10 the north and south
bound platforms while the men were
sntrsining.
What especially incensed many rela'
t,ves of the men who were sent away
uas the fact that without any pre-
v,ous notification, the men were
marched down French street. instead
~ Market. as has been the custom here
fnfore. This caused some parents tc
miss the opportunity to say goodbye
70 their boys, as they. waited alohs
Market street for sometime after the
men had gone down French street.
ard consequently got to the station too
late To see them of. Thomas w. MIL
Ter of Eleventh Snd Heald streets
whose son. Lewis w. Miller, jr., was a
rnember of the contingent, did not get
fo sav goodbye 10 his son. Mr.. Miller
criticized the sending of the men
away without even being escorted to
the station hS a band. In discussing
the matter he said: Il mink u an OUT.
RAGS for the men TO have been sent
awsy as they were today without any
music or any plans for send-on OF
any kind. | went TO Market street 10
see nv son as he marched along with
the other boys and to follow TO the
station. expecting to get the chance
there to say goodbye TO him. did
not know they had gone down French
6treet and was still waiting at Fourth
end Market streets sometime after they
had reached the station. when a friend
hsppened along and told me they had
zone down French street. went to
the station, but got there too late TO
see my boy"
Because of a death in his family
Mayor Lawson did not lead the march
this morning as has been his custom,
hut the city was represented by Presl-
dent Of Council George T. Lyon. The
coatingents from boards Nos. 4, and
8 formed in line in front Of the board
Headquarters at the pumping station,
Rxteenth and French streets. AZ lenth
md French they were Joined by the
men from board No. 4, which has quar-
ters In the old court house.
Notwithstanding the fact that most
psople thought the march would be
down Market street. several thousand
persons lined French street, the noise
Of the fire engines attracting many OF
those who were on Market street. Lit
tle time was lost at the station In get
ting the men on the train which pulled
out on}time. The boys all seemed hap
nv aid were waving flags and shouting
sood-bye to friends as the train pulled
out.
Saloons in the vicinity OF the station
were closed for sonle time before ana
during the time that the men were en-
training.
DR.. Harry G. Hickman, OF No. 6i3
Delaware avenue, one OF the registrants
Of Board No. 4, went away with the
contingent of that board He reported
IN time with the other men and made
he march to the station with the
board 4 quota. The oontinsents sent
3y the local boards follow;
BOARD NO. I.
Efeve Pologeans.
Clarence B. Hearn.
Harry C. Hickman.
Henry NJ. Robinson.
Allen Moore.
Biagio Di Patre.
Thomas c. Fogg.
John NJ. Hancock.
John L. Wayland.
Robert g. Barlow.
Michael ]. Mahoney.
Bernard Meier.
Herman j. Mason.
Andrew Biloge.
. George F. Benson
Albert J. Haywood
John Cunningham. Warren. Ohio.
@. Willard Burrows.
Elmer p. Mcdaniel.
Thomas B. Primrose.
Lawrence D. Lehman.
Oscar o. Lockerman.
Wendell Z. Miller.
Henry c. Mcconnell. Delaware City.
David z. Layton.
Iawrence L. Abery.
Joseph Dinople.
RAYMOND B. Wilkinson
LEROY r. Slower.
Carl F. Bier.
Garland D. Carter
Edward Ogden.
J. Marian Adams, Philadelphia.
Paul Pima
Domenick A. Del Gross.
Luigi Di Simplicio
William s. Whiteman.
Charles S. Hopes.
Joseph A. Cruthers.
Filippo Nuzzucco.
Angeles Zonis.
Feliciano Solerno.
Paul A. Mackey.
John F. Mahoney
c. Frank Lattomus.
Alpheus D. Emerson.
Frank A. Adams.
Robert H Maris.
David De Pace.
Giovano Scarozzo. Pennsgrove, N. ].
Harry Herr.
William j. Dougherty.
Harry w. Davis.
William F. CAMPBELL, Richardson Park.
BOARD NO. 2.
Martin F. Cottingham, IS :. 9Th.
Joseph A. Doto, 523 E. 7th.
John Jas. Murphy, GIT e. 7th.
Charles j. Kane, 1902 Spruce.
Seth NJ Long. 25OO West.
Samuel B. Finger, Box SO. New Bed
pord Nfoco