Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30

Skowheean at sos a. NJ. "Wednesday
10 begin their military service AT
Camp Devens, Aver Mass. Lieut.
Howard c. Norton came here from
the camp to accompany the meh
from Skowhegan on their JouIIi@S
Draftees were arriving all DAY. lh1S
were cordially received by Sko"he-
gan citizens, the members OF the NIL
burn Club opening their rooms ID
them while the Masonic Fraternity
also extended 10 the boys the use o1
their reading rooms and billiard ha Il.
The mon were entertained at Hotel
! oxford so far as possible ana lol-
lowing the supper hour TueSd''y
night Judge Fred F. Lawrence of TIE
| Home Service Department gave Il
talk on War Risk Insurance ana
Family Allotment TO the men from
the Municipal building. Comfort KITS
were distributed by Mrs. Vivian Y.
Woodbury. from the office of Capt. L.
L. Marston, these bags containing a
variety of articles useful to men ~
service while at the Red Cross rooms
a committee was on hand to nj out
the future soldiers with such knitted
articles as were required and were
allowable. During Tuesday evening
through the efforts of a number "
generous citizens the LIST kcglment
Military band played delightful
program of band numbers from me
Russell street bandstand, a large
crowd coneregating.
An enthusiastic throng Of people
gathered Wednesday morning to bid
the S,>>lerset County lads farewell
A para de including veterans of tac
Civil war. the lst Regiment Band
led by Drum Major Edward Sayers'
the Boy Scouts. business men Id'i
citizens marched from the munIclpii
building to the Exemption Board
headquarters and thence to the ltc.i
Cross headquarters with the drafte@ s.
where a brief farewell address was
rendered by FIR J. L. A. Renaud OF
ST. Mary's parish. After this the line
OF march was resumed to the tram.
where last farcwells were said, pa
triotic numbers were played by the
band and the boys with Lieut.. Nor
ton began their journey to Camp.
over 30 girls as Red Cross nurses
met the men at the Red Cross head
quarters and were in the eScortiuS
line to the railroad station.
The following men reported at the
Exemption Board headquarters:
Ralph A. Viles. Madison; Charles
L. Harris. Tome school, Port Deposit,
Maryland: Luigi Topeto, Boston; AL
bert l.. Smith, Madison; Cecil Gordon
MAY, Cumberland Mills; Hugh Hall,
Milo. Andrew Petley. Anson; Guy I,
! Berry, West Forks: Herman w. NeN-
comb. Moose River: Everett A. Stew
! art. Moose River; John L. Booker,
! Fairfield; Gurven Grant, Norridge-
wock: Wilton Cottle. Athens Earl
Warren Berry, Portland; Harold Leo
poId Dccring: Geo. Gilbert. Rock
Vile Ct: Walter John Drew. Solon;
Ivan w Dyer, Skowhegan; Erwin y.
Mullen, North Anson; carleton f.
Brooks. Fairfield Center: Joseph Her
bert. Jackman Station; John s. DOp-
son. Pittstield Donat w. Matilef'
Jackman; Arthur Pooler. Fairfelo' :
Emile j. Beaudoin. West Forks; Car
, roll J. Patten, Ipswich, Mass; Cyrus
w. Lane, Ripley: Jas. f.. Thompson,
, Bigelow; Clarence {. Cox, Hodgedon:
Jules ]. Sirois. Fairfield; Henry r..
Kelley, Brighton: Henry f. Shetland,
Caratunk: Edward Morton. Oakland;
Wilfrcd Quirron. Madison; Jos. II.
Durgin. The Forks; Chester A. Hew-
EFT. Solon: George l.. Odgon. Canaan;
Herbert V. Polumbo. Pittsfield; Dan
iel H. Petley. Madison: Halvor F..
Prescott. Pittsfield; George Munster,
lockwood; Frank w. Chapman, Mer-
Ger: JAS Staples, Hartland; Harry
J. Wright Pittsfield: Frank A. Nica-
olson. Fairfield: Howard w. Tempe,
Detroit; Anthony Rhearime. jack
Jackman; BENZ Franklin Butler,
! Athens; William Clemons. North
New Portland. Emerson *. Mutt,
! Philadelphia: Everett c. Hurd. VIII
kinsburg. Pa; Wallace ]. Mcdonald.
Sltowhegan. r.. r. ID. No. A. Carol A.
Crosswcn Rumford: Henry Leroy
FOss. Skowhegan, K. +. ID. No. 4;
/ Clarence Herrick, Harmony.
! LinnWood j. York. Brighton: Larry
l.. Cove, Smithtield; Clyde Walk",
Garland, Concord; Arthur Goode Nc
Lean. Brunswick Thos Cheviettc,
/ Jackman; Richard S. Fletcher, North
: 4NIlSbU. NIiuSStpDt b1DN Ill Itllll Il ,
Moose River: Armedee Grenier. Mad
( ison: Nalorus T.. Tracy, SmithtielI; +;
Leon BOrrodka, Fairfield; Frank {.
! QrdOn. Concord: Jos, A. Rainfette,
Rockville. Ct: Henry Lessor, SkoW-
hogan: Walter Wilson, Holeb; Levi
Allen, Philadelphia; Roy Paddock,
Skowhegan: Frank Il. Fowke. Anson
Geo. p. Williamson, North New Port
land: Don {. Goodwin, Anson. Sidn y
kcene. Solon: Rex McLincoln. Flag
staff: William b. Monahan. Port
land: Archie l.. Smith, Palmyra;
! Chester r. Carson, St Albans; Win
! field S Powell, Caratunk; Forrest A.
Doyle. Moscow: Ralph ]. York, Oak
land Guy w. Soule. Hartland: Chas
w. FORMER. Bath: Chas. II. Wilson
! Madison: Horace L. Parker, st Al
bans; Chas. |. Demons. Detroit; Car
roll s. Briggs. Skowhegan; Sam A.
! Harvic. East Arlington, VT: Joseph
! A. jackson, Skowhegan; Enroll +
Hilton, bingham; Ivory d. McNally
Hartland: Homer j. Small. Har-
mony: Alton NJ. Amazeen, Cornvilie;
John r. Killum, Carmel; VIM. IL
Iampher. Lake View; Frank Bourke
! Philadelphia.
Daniel Mcdonald, Bangor; Villa NJ
c. Mingo. Oquossoc: Edmund Cham
pasne. Waterville; Ned Malley. JACK
man: Arthur G. Mclean, Skowhegan
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