Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-05
new SOLDIERS
HEAR SPEECH
BY 7. R. BANGS
Dinner Will be Served in
Masonic Temple at 6
O'clock.
CITY BAND TO PLAY
IN N
Four Other Counties Will
Send Men to Camp Via
This City Tonight.

The forty selective men from this
county who Will leave for Camp
Grant, ILL.,, tonight met at the court
house this morning at 10 o'clock for
roll call and were addressed by Hans
Anderson, chairman of the local
draft board. and Attorney Tracy R.
Bangs.
Mr.. Anderson informed the men
that they were in the government
service from the time that they an
swered roll call and from then on
were under government orders which
meant that all orders given them
must be obeyed to the letter.
Mr.. Bangs speech was more in the
nature of a personal talk with the
boys thai a formal address. He
mentioned the fact that the men were
now undertaking the biggest job of
their life and it was their duty to give
the very best that was in them. He
explained to them how they would
did the first boys who left from the
county as conditions are continually
being bettered.
Special stress was laid OF letter
writing. both to the men and from
them to their parents and friends but
especially to their parents, because
the parents are always wondering and
wondering what their boys are doing
n how they are getting along, and
there is nothing hat is appreciated
more by either the soldier or his par
ents than a letter telling of the little
things which mean so much to them.
Mr.. Bangs asked the boys not to for
get what they had to live up to-that
the American army vas noted for its
cleanliness of mind and body and he
urged the men to do their part to up
hold this reputation; as Mr.. Bangs ex-
presses it: THE honor and glory Of
this country is placed in the hands of
you boys.
"You are the men who are going to
control this country in the future,
and there can be but two kinds Of
citizens-those who did their part
In those who did not do their part.
and you boys will know who they are
and they will be dealt with according
~. 1 hope that you get over there
because I know that you want to, and
by the time you do the retreat which
Is now being started will be under
full swing and when the victorious
army of the Allies cross the Rhine in
to Germany you boys from North Da-
kota will want to be with it when it
marches on and eventually into Ber-
lin"
The men were dismissed at the end
OF the Bangs speech. with instructions
to report at the court house again at
1880 when the second roll call was
held and the men were given comfort
kits by the Red Cross ladies'; J. B.
Wtneman then addressed the men on
war risk insurance. At 3 o'clock the
men were guests Of Manager A. j.
Kavanaugh of the Grand theater for
the afternoon matinee. At 6 o'clock
the new soldiers will be the guests Of
the national army entertainment
committee at a banquet at the Ma
sonic temple. A. H. Hammond will be
the chairman and R. B. Griffith will
deliver the principl address.
Final roll call will be held at the
court house at $3.50 p. M. and at GAS
accompanied by the Grand Forks
Municipal band and the Home Guards
n men Will leave for the station.
Howard De Long will act as captain
Of the men until they arrive at their
destination.