Six Thousand Bay State Men Join National Army at Ayer Boston
Massachusetts 40 percent quota troops arrived at the cantonment gates amid cheers and parades. Major General Hodges praised the Bay State recruits after witnessing their arrival and reception. New Bedford, Fall River, Belmont, Lexington, and Watertown contingents were among those marching to their barracks and reporting to units including the 202nd Infantry and 301st Field Artillery. Seven recruits reported missing but later located. additional New Hampshire and Maine contingents joined, with plans for a hostage house for the Y M C A and saloon closings timed before departures.
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Bay State
National Army
Ayer
Boston
Massachusetts
Springfield
Pittsfield
Hodges
New England
Massachusett
New Bedford
202Nd Infantry
31St Field Artillery
301St Infantry
301St Field Artillery
Charles Haffner, Jr
Salem
Beverly
Haffner
Endicott R. Lovell
New Hampshire
Derry
Dover
Connecticut
New York
Chicopee Junction
Adjutant General’s Office
State House
McCall
Lexington
Belmont
Watertown
Godspeed
Visitors Ordered Out by 5 P M at Devens Camp
At Devens cantonment on Sunday visitors may enter 8:00 am to 4:30 pm with strict 5:00 pm cut off to leave. Automobiles barred at gates. parking provided near the entrance. Cardinal O’Connell visited recently and plans a military mass for drafted men. Rhode Island recruits to cease drilling at 8:15 pm daily as ordered by Colonel Pope.
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Devens
Cantonment
Arthur F. Brown
Boston
Cardinal O'Connell
Knights of Columbus
Rhode Island
C. F. Pope
1St Engineers Regiment
Sporting goods needed at Camp for G Company unit
Boxing gloves a wrestling mat baseballs and footballs are being sought by the men of G Company 301st Infantry Regiment Boston's Own. Capt R P Smith will receive bundles at the post office or at his company bar racks and other cantonment units could use similar outfits.
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Brookline
Cambridge
Boston
301St Infantry
Henry M. Merrill
Henry P. Chandler
Albert E. McGrath
Levi R. Jones
Clarence G. McCain
Arthur B. Merriam
Plattsburg
Emanuel C. Mackey
Upland Road
BEB Company
Ohio
Ley Company
McCall
301St Regiment
R. P. Smith
Division
Devens
301St Infantry Regiment
Draft life reshapes Harold Levensaler at Camp Devens
Camp Devens September 21 Harold Levensaler a 23 year old recruit reflects on how being drafted changes daily life. He lists new routines and responsibilities as he begins military training and prepares for service duties amid a busy base environment.
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Devens
Harold Levensaler
Boston preps for first 1516 drafted men to Ayer camp
Boston makes massive preparations as 1516 draftees from city depart from North Station at 3 PM after a farewell at the Boston Theatre. The group spans doctors to laborers and ethnicities from Italian to Russian, with addresses by Governor McCall, Mayor Curley, and other leaders before marching to the train.
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Boston
Ayer
North
Boston Theatre
France
Old
Roxbury
Vine Street
Tammany Club
Curley
East Boston
Noddle Island
South Ferry
John J. Williams
Back Bay
Exemption Board
Huntington Avenue
Walter R. Mansfield
Freeman O. Emerson
W. J. Conlon
Channing Cox
Malcolm E. Nichols
Cambridge
Porter Station
Rockwell
James W. Bean
Dunphy
Franklin Hammond
Everett
Robert Whittier
Daniel Callahan
State Guard
Mayor Clift
Somerville
Durrell School
Knights of the Sacred Heart Fife and Drum Corps
What Women Should Knit for the Red Cross
A Washington edited guide from Taft lists exact Red Cross knitting needs and where to obtain wool. The October Ladies' Home Journal features the 154 page guide, offering precise item names and quantities for war relief efforts.
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The
Red Cross
Washington
Taft
Philadelphia Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Ad
Mrs THOS McGONIGAL of 3432 Hartville Street Philadelphia recounts severe cramps back pain and near surgery. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports relief and urges publication to help other women.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Thos. McGonigal
Hartville Street
Philadelphia, Pa
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Old State
United States of America
A. P. Stone
James H. Vahey
Maine
Aroostook
Pine Tree State
Newburyport
Samuel T. Bookings
Newburyport Post
William B. Perkins
Lubec
Levensalor
Zbyazko
Frank G. Allen
Norwood
H Company
302D Infantry
Marshall Street
Anzac Company
Roxbury Crossing
Mass
Berlin
John A. Johnston
Department of the Northeast
Cardinal W. Connell
Washington Street
Rush
Charlestown Navy Yard
Coast Artillery Band
Bart Grady
Cape Cod
Berkshires
Lexington Green
America
John Mille Wilson
Mer
Edward F. Hurley
St. Bridget’s
Monsignor Hurley
Newton
William C. McLeish
Everett and
Good-by
Depot Square
Walter B. Hopkinson
Camp Devens
Abington
Hingham
Holbrook
Hull
Rockland
Whitman
Eton Chars
United Shirt & Collar CO
Troy, N.Y
Franklin St
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bell-Ans
Connor
Brookside
NEW Post
Howard's
Emyvesen
John T.connor CO
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