French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30
45 BOYS LEAVE
FOR TRAINING
FOR THE ARMY
M.,v Courtesies Shown Boys Before
Their Departure, When Large
Crov.d GaShered to Wish Them
God-Speed.

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One nf the largest crowds even
sann in Hendersonville displaying |
oononlote indifference to a violent !
+bnnder and rain storm Saturday al
ternoon, gathered at the staCion 70
cav ooDabye to forty-five Henderson |
conntv bows bound for Camp Jack |
son.
The "trip to the train shed was pre- |
coded bv a few minutes of unpreten- |
tious proceedings in the auditorium
of the city hall, where the newly
made soldiers gathered to receive kit
haqs made and filled for them by the
Hendersonville Woman's club and
the Woman's National League for
Service, and to listen with eager ears
and responsive hearts to a stirring
address-no, not an address, just a
p1ain man-tO-man talk-by DR.. E. E.
Bomar, who was enthusiastically ap-
plauded at every period, and some
times at shorter stops, like commas
and semi-cOlOns.
Following the presentation of the
kit-bags, every one of the party was
also given "Smileage Book" to help
keep off the blues while in camp, and
then the entire party was loaded into
cars generously lent by their own
ers. and speedily transported to the
station.
Noble Jordan was appointed leader
of the party, and entrusted with the
transportation details and the differ
ent records and orders for delivery
at the camp, and the following were
made squad leaders to assist him in
keeping track of his party:
John E. Melton, Eugene II. Wright,
James G. Albea, Earl B. Jackson,
John P. Clement, and John w. Pace.
Cars to take the boys to the train
were lent by J. D. Duff, ]. Mack
Rhodes. c. F. BLANK, EFeE41slr Potts,
F. A. Ewbank, Henry King q cars) &,
Rhodes Auto Co., and Slayden-Fakes
Co. Then, too, Sylvester Maxwell
loaded up one of the big Asheville-
Hendersonville cars in a way that it
has never been loaded before, and
took the greater part of the boys for
ride around town before dinner,
while G. A. Hobbs just made himself
busy the entire day thinking of (and
doing) all the things that everybody
else had either forgotten or left for
some one else to do. All in all. it
was some different from that first
time or two when Henderson county
and Hendersonville let her boys leave
for camp as if they had been hired
soldiers. Some different
All those summoned appeared anC
It was not necessary to draft any OF
the substitutes.
The following note will be of in
terest:
Dear Mr.. Wrenshal:
Arrived at camp about 2:1O O'CLOCK
and got placed at about $40 thi
morning. We arrived in good shape
every one present. and we had M
trouble at all. think the most of u
are little tired but except that w,
ere Q. K. Our address is: 31st Co.
9Th Tr. Br. 1876 depot brigade.
Yours truly,
n. L. JORDAN.
The following were entrained:
SO. William NJ. Whitaker, Hors
Shoe, R. D.
1O8 Columbus j. Broom, Hendel
sonville. R. D. No. 3.
127 Otis Fowler, Lee, N. C.
181 Robert M. Jackson, Spartan
burg, s. C.
1877 Edgar Lindsay, Fletcher.
191 Flave V. Anders, Charlotte.
1877 John E. Melton, Dysartville.
200 Oscar NJ. Dermid, Hillgrit.
2O2 James W. Bane, River Fall
S. C.
22O Sidney Jackson, Henderson
Vile.
225 Edw. R. Brown, Henderson
vile.
229 James w. Hood, Atlanta, G.
231 Eugene H. Wright, Hende
sonville, R. D. No. 6.
235 Grady R. Sumner, Bat Cave
239 John A. Anderson, Henderso,
vile.
246 Glen V. Freeman, Bat Cave.
255 Maze C. Jackson, Etowah.
27O letter S. Conner, Anderso
sc.
POS Luther F. Brookshire, He
Jacksonville.
299 James H. Fisher, Henderso
vile, R. D. No. 4.
302 Mingus Shipman, Greenvil
S. C.
5O4 Willian4 C. Shipman, Hende
sCnville.
5l2 Noble L. Jordan, Henderso
vile.
S14 Albert Patterson, Henderso