The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-02
Party Of Selects Leaves Sat-
urday To Train AT
Chil!icothe
HARPER WAVES STAY
AND GOES WITH CROWD
Members OF Draft Board De.
liver Patriotic Speeches
Friday

TwcntycuC Young men, REPRESENT
Ing Knox county's untitled quota IN
the first draft, departed Saturday
noon over the u. a. q. train for Camp
Sherman. Cbilllcclhc. where they viii
cnicr the military service OF uncle
Sam.
The captain Uf the squad was
Ralph GoOde of Gambler. n graduate
OF Kenyon college and former super.
iDtendcDt OF The Gambler public
schools. His assistant was Carl
Taughcr Of this city.
The party Of YOUNG men reported
Friday afternoon at I o'clock at draft
headquarters in the Strublc building
where the roll was called. Clerk II.
G.. DcvlD read kilograms from Adju-
tant General Wood in which the in.
( JUCtion into military service of Don
/ aid H. Harper, one Of tho party. was
stayed pending action by The prcsi-
DENTAL board Oh his claim for defer
red classification.
Harper, however. when he found
the stay was not an absolute order
/ waived bis rights under II. and ac
cCrJingly left Saturday noon as q
member of the party Of knoX county
/ selects.
The party was composed of in" fol
! lowing:
John Clinton Barber. Clifford W. u.
Chance, Douald Handy Harper. Wal
ter ltobcson. George Eagle. larry
Raudc Garduri, Carl NJ. Taughcr
Roscoe Walter Porter, William H.
kilgore, JI. Amos Sylvan Tillc. Ow.
en- Shuman, Robert Russell fiwHlt
Ward Emerson Briclior, Samuel J
Wharton, Charles Clarence Givcus
Hiram Jacob Rine. Albert +. Miller
Ralph CIarcucc Goodc. John George
Wolfe, Donald Montgomery Snow
John Clarence Berry.
At the meeting Friday afternoon
some worry interesting speeches were
made by board members. Clerk Dcyin
after making all necessary anouncc
monts. declared that the people here
want to bciprCud OF the Knox county
contingent at Camp sherman and
asked those present to do everything
in their power to bring this about.
DR.. +. G. Larimorc recalled that il
will be 56 years ago this coming
llciicld Of Shilo. Two comrades were
victims OF the same hall and one later
died IN The hospital. when | was
wounded. facetiously remarked DR.
l.arimorc, 81 just decided that Oul
cause was lost" lie stated that he
saw Old Glory just before the bal
ut the time and was helped from the
field by Il Morrow county boy. IlC
will lrnYc next Monday with his fam
lily for tho battlefield Of Shilo. Il an
more proud of this BUTTON" said DIR
I.arimorc. pointing TO his G. A. II
badge. than anything | have will
hope that YOU boys. II you are wound
cd, will be wounded as ! was and re
turn TO live oG years afterwards.
hope you will be true to your country
My anxiety will always bo with you.
This is the greatest war ever
fought" declared Columbus Ewult
This is The greatest cause for whicl
any war was ever fought and this Il
the greatest opportunity which has cv
cr come to you men. Your experience
viii be worth two years IN the bcs
college in the country. When you z,
10 camp, become one Of the things o
which Knox county may always bt
proud, Act that you may be prout
CT the part which you assumed in rs
tablisling real freedom in the world,
All three of the talks made Il Grca
impression upon the young men pres
cul and we're received With earnest
applause. Tho party was then cX
cuscd for the evening with inslruc
tionS to report Saturday morning IA
10 o'clock for another roll-cull.
At 10. the same men reported, viii
the addition of Donald II, Harper
The roll was called once more ant
still u third time thrcc-quartcrs of ~
hour before train time.
II. l. Arnold made short talk Il
. the selects at the station ON behalf o
the Cuisson club, at the same time
presenting each One with II comfort
kit. gift from the organization.