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Troop A, First Michigan Cavalry, j All stores, stands, shops, and, in •Htntina for the Grayling camp this fact, all business houses will be closed •▼•ning. All day long the local I tonight from 7:30 to 8:30. It is the “8ammies” have been hustling around desire of the townspeople to get as in and about the Armory, packing up many as possible out to say goodbye a the troop baggage, gathering up the to the boys w’lo aie going away to t applies for the mess sergeant, and serve us,so the wheels of Industry will1 c •topping only now and then for a few cease completely for ona hour. *words with some of then- civilian DO YOUR BIT—COME DOWN friends who are aorry yet proud to AND BID THE TROOP GOODBYE! \see Michigan’s ranking troop make sits departure. Following la the roe ter of Troop A fCaptain Edward W. Thom peon, M. •• it stood on departure for Grayling: B N. G., and his able Lieutenant, Captain—Cxi ward W. Thors peon. d Dwight Williams, have been busy all Fiist Lieut.—Edwin Spies. iday supervising the work of prepara- Second Lieut.—Dwight Williams, tion. The troop hi to leave tonight First Sergeant—Thomas Griffiths, t with all equipment in good shape. Mesa Sergeant—Rex Jennings, and good railroad arrangements. The Supply Sergeant George 8. Koe-Henry Umlauf Henry Walker. Belva Comb*Frank C. Abell. Charles Hoag. Percy ChamberlinCharles M. GilletL Albert Peterson, George Sundquiet. Albert Pioch.Orr R. Boyle. James Mitchell.formation.MsrffrallWalter Idirectly to thetwo horee-cars of eighteen stalls eachParting ceremonies will not be lacking tonight. All loading of baggage will be completed before the mess sail sounds, and immediately after the boys have had their supper, the horses will bo put into the cars. The boys will then have the liberty of the streets until shortly after eight o’clock. , Fond goodbyes will then be in order; friends and relative* of the soldier boys will bid the troopers, not “farewellbut only“goodbye till we meet again. At8:10 p. m. sharp the trumpeters will blast forth the first call, and nt quarter past eight “M»embty will be■ovnded. The soldiers srilF fall intoby theraaae areRev. W. I. minutes inCogs ha 11then strike topbend will leadBroadway, and down to the Michigan Central DepotUWiks last year, fha troop will entrain immediately upon arriving at the depot, and will not linger on the platform for words of parting. To make it easier both for the boys and for those suborn they ^gs leaving behind, Captain Thom^pw has issuedlt;wdert that, after the drat call hasBounded at the Armory; the rest of the departure will ba gone about in.a strictly military fashion ratherthan in the spirit of farewell. TroopX will then pull out of the station, going away to show the world that Seuth Haven can always stand among the nation’s best.Norbert NevilleFrank P. Sorensen.(First Class Private Sorens assigned to duty as bugler.) Carl McKimmie.(Continued on Page Four)[United Press by Telephone.]An Atlantic Port; Aug. 15.—ASwiss mission to the United States headed by G. A. Sulzer, arrived today, enroute to Washington. There were fifteen in the party. They plan to reach an understanding with Washington on shipment of food to
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South Haven Daily Tribune
South Haven, Michigan, US
Wed, Aug 15, 1917
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