Fifteen Left Saturday Night
Big Demonstration in Norwich for Chenango County's First continent for National Army
Bainbridge Republican, September 13, 1917
Norwich Chenango County, New York
Fully 3,000 people turned out last Saturday evening to pay honor to the 15 young men comprising the first Chenango County contingent of the National Army who left on the 11:40 Lackawanna train.
Early in the evening vast crowds were in evidence and promptly at 10:30 Johnson's band assembled on the green in front of the Court House and played patriotic airs which drew the attention of those who had assembled to see the future soldier boys depart for the training camp at Fort Dix, Wrightstown. The St. Paul's Cadet drum corps also played several martial selections.
Spanish War Veterans and the Home Defense Corps helped to keep the large crowd back from the steps. William H. Sullivan with a few pointed remarks called the meeting to order, after which County Judge James P. Hill delivered the principal address. Prolonged cheering frequently interrupted him. After the speechmaking, Mayor Babcock as marshal assisted by Major George W. Paynee, led the procession to the station. The home Defense Corps with rifles showed that they were efficiently drilled and made a fine appearance.
Red fire lighted the line of march which was crowded with friends of the boys.
At the station Chairman Sullivan called the roll and found every one present.
The fifteen draft men of this county who left Saturday night on the Lackawanna 11:50 train for Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N.J. are given below.
In Practically every case, men who were selected to be among the first fifteen were men who were anxious to go. They are, in most instances, either men with trades or are college students. All but four are Norwich boys. They are:
Harry S. Gabriel, student, Greene
Robert E. May, electrician, Norwich
Walter G. Hall, chauffeur, Norwich
Leon J. Hanes, painter, Norwich
Charles Galvin, machinest, Norwich
Joseph C. Argen, student (St. John's), Norwich
James C. Warner, cook, student, New Berlin
Francis V. Grant, student Norwich, r.d.3
Floyd W. Bruce, Nineveh Junction
Eiler Christensen, student, Norwich, r.d.3
Bernard F. Hackett, machinist, Norwich
John Dunn, boiler maker, Norwich
Lysle M. Sturges, cook, Norwich
Frank LeRoy Green, home defense corps, Norwich
[Note: news article only listed 14 men]
Red fire lighted the line of march which was crowded with friends of the boys.
At the station Chairman Sullivan called the roll and found every one present.
The fifteen draft men of this county who left Saturday night on the Lackawanna 11:50 train for Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N.J. are given below.
In Practically every case, men who were selected to be among the first fifteen were men who were anxious to go. They are, in most instances, either men with trades or are college students. All but four are Norwich boys. They are:
Harry S. Gabriel, student, Greene
Robert E. May, electrician, Norwich
Walter G. Hall, chauffeur, Norwich
Leon J. Hanes, painter, Norwich
Charles Galvin, machinest, Norwich
Joseph C. Argen, student (St. John's), Norwich
James C. Warner, cook, student, New Berlin
Francis V. Grant, student Norwich, r.d.3
Floyd W. Bruce, Nineveh Junction
Eiler Christensen, student, Norwich, r.d.3
Bernard F. Hackett, machinist, Norwich
John Dunn, boiler maker, Norwich
Lysle M. Sturges, cook, Norwich
Frank LeRoy Green, home defense corps, Norwich
[Note: news article only listed 14 men]
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