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Show DRAFTEES HE 611 "NII1TOECEP11 Young Men Fired With Enthusiasm En-thusiasm by Cheering Addresses. Patriotism ami determination to do their part in the conflict against Gor-itiauv Gor-itiauv predominated yesterday among the 150 me" t tuc second draft for 1,0 new national army at. a reception tendered in their honor at the Xewhouse hotel on the eve of their departure for American Lake, Wash. Mayor W. Mcnt Ferry acted as toast-master toast-master and seated with him at the table of honor woro Actiug Governor Harden Har-den Hcunion, Major II. if. II. Lund, I'aptain YV. C. Gullion of the Twentieth infantry, II. S. A.; Captain F. V. Fitz Gerald "or the governor's staff and a score of city and comity officials, be sides members of the various draft boards. Addressing the drafted men as "Fel-ow "Fel-ow lmericans, " Mayor Ferry told r that he fully appreciated the sac-r sac-r nt'ices that they had made to take up f arms against the common enemy of the world, and he said that while there are many who cannot go to war because of being beyond draft ago, every man, woman and child left behind is ready to get into the game to the limit. Acting Governor Harden Bcnnipu expressed ex-pressed complete confidence in the) boys, declaring that they have before them the opportunities of their lives, to bring honor to themselves and to their country. It was a proud moment for every American citizen on Friday, he paid, when the news came that General Gen-eral Pershing had offered every available avail-able soldier to the French. He told the hoys that they will have the privilege of" handing down to their children and their children 's children the same proud glory which their forefathers handed down from Bunker Hill, New Orleans and other noted battles of early history. In behalf of Colonel Alfred Has-brouck, Has-brouck, who was unable to be present because ofmilitary duties, Captain Gullion Gul-lion extended a greeting to the new soldiers sol-diers and spoke of the status of the members of the army in regard to obedience obe-dience and told them that they must subjugate their own desires and wishes for the common good the humbling of the Hun. Dr. John H. Critchlow urged the men to guard their health, declaring that only healthy men make good soldiers. . Captain Fitz Gerald spoke of the importance, im-portance, on the part of the soldiers, to make allotments for their wives, mothers and other dependents, and of the value of taking our government insurance, in-surance, lie urged every man to write to his mother or sister at least once a ( week, and he told of ihe partial mora-i mora-i toritim established by the government I fjjjfK protection of the soldier -who s -wcompelled to leave his home with j unfulfilled financial obligations, i Responses were made by one member pi each division of drafted men, all of J kj speakers expressing a feeling of : hoi, in being called to the colors. Men going from division No. 3 of Salt 1 t Lake City, the list not having been published pub-lished heretofore, are Lawrence Squires (the artist, who goes from New York), Victor H. Service, James H. Poulton, Harvey Castel, Frank R. Foster, Cirllo I.eones, Axel P. H. Beck, William H. Wagner, Sylvester Reynolds, Joseph T. Eanth (who goes from gioux City, Iowa), i Maine S. Johnson, Edward T. Neibauer, Hush Can-, Ernest R. Rosell, Ruel M. Neihaur, William Hansen and William E. Kline. Howard B. Saunders failed to re-; re-; port at the capitol yesterday afternoon and Henry N. Anderson was named to be at the train to take his place in ease he does not report there.. In that ease the name of Howard B. Saunders will be re-, ported to the adjutant general's office as that of a deserter. |