A big demonstration is being arranged by the St. Francois County Council of Defense for the drafted men of the county next Friday when the first contingent leaves the county from DeLassus station. The details of the program are now being arranged by committees that were appointed last Saturday by A. I. Foard, chairman of the County Council of Defense. The program in general will be as follows:
Friday, September 21 --
10:30 o'clock. March by 700 school children of Farmington, the old soldiers of the county and the boy scouts of Farmington and the drafted men.
11:00. Patriotic band music, patriotic songs by school children and a short address.
12:00. Lunch served to all the drafted men that are leaving at this time by the ladies of Farmington and Home Defense organizations of the county.
1:00 o'clock. The soldiers leave Farmington on the electric line for DeLassus. Everybody is expected to go with them to DeLassus and remain until their train arrives at 2:00 o'clock.
1:15 o'clock. Until the train arrives, music by the band and a short address.
About 126 drafted men will leave Friday and it is hoped that the entire county will turn out to bid the soldiers good bye and show them that the people of the county are back of them in every respect. Schools are asked to dismiss for this occasion and attend in a body. Any school or other organization from any portion of the county desiring to be in the parade or take part in any way at this demonstration will be greatly appreciated, and should apply at once to the chairman of the County Council of Defense.
It should be readily understood that this occasion is a county affair and the whole county should take part. It happens to take place at Farmington and DeLassus because this is the place where the soldiers leave.
Following is a complete list of the boys who will entrain at DeLassus:
| John Fred Wilson Marshal Inman James Martin Puller Benj. Peter Sherman W. F. Marratt Geo. William Ambery Howard Raymond Moore Albert Detring Ransom Hunt Jasper Grady August William Jaster August Maigre Lee Emmett Polk James Walter Chilton Alvin Thurman Otto Harrison Flanery Elsworth Baker Martin Dee Eeaves Floyd Ernest Coffman Emil Komadino Wm. Washburn James Austin Aubuchon Bert Lawson Joseph Rokocsky Virgil Earl Pirtle Homer Noel Lesser Ben Jarvis Albert L. Weiman Arthur Cox Sam Watson McCord Daniel J. Coleman Newton Parks Wm. Robt. Boring Frank Huff Arch Benj. Byers Wm. Sago Louis Wichman Harry Homer Crocker Diab Salem Peter Fred Selzer Chirs Wise John B. Lancaster Norman A. Stockett Jasper Frank Falk Thos. Edward Sippy Edward Paul Lindeman John Henry Coplin Jesse Lee Ritter Edward Morris Henry Newbrand Roscoe Paul Morris Wm. Dettmer Kasher Herman Lunsford Raymond Aubuchon Floyd Herbert Montgomery Arthur Clay Miller Clifford Richmond Ernest Henry Mathews |
John Todd Clinton Edwin Conrad Albert Raymond Ross John Henry Stevens Jesse Prather Elvy Everett Jennings Gladstone A. Davis John Butwin Gus Ludwig Halter Jeff Daniel Moore Willard Henry West Samuel Henry Miller Harmon Swarigin William Edw. Smith Clyde Ben Good Walter Culp Russell John Barger Marion Francis McGee Aud H. Yount John Quincy Cottrell Adalia W. Bono Edw. W. Bono Edw. William Wichman William F. McCaister Ellis Lee Horton Austin August Henry Robert McKinley White Harry Henry O'Leary Frank Dudley Claud E. Baldwin Fred Marvin Forshee Mike Balas Roy Turner Milo Boyd Clark Alma Henry Horn Ernest Earl Beck Frank Andrew Lassource Ferdinand E. Turley John Albert Murphy Orion Brothers Roy Willmont Wellington Floyd Oder Fred Alden Warfel Albert Crimp Geo. Jackson Marcus Emory LaBrot Otto Harrison Miller Benj. F. Halter Erwin O. Schmidt Charley Forister Benj. Crawford Gladden N. Kinkhead Lawrence Edgar Barfield Blandy Robert Hunt Robt. Enut McDuffer Bert Sebastian Allen Jas. William Vagn James L. Tibbs |
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