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1918 February Draftees
Program.
Loyalty meeting, Sunday evening in the opera house. This is given in honor of the departing Howard County boys. The following program will be rendered:
Song : America.. .Chorus and Audience
(Song led by chorus of over 50 voices.)
Invocation....... Rev. E. G. Copeland
Address.........Rev. E. J. MacDonald
Song : Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean................... Chorus
Address.............Dr. George Kessel
Song : Star Spangled Banner ................Chorus and Audience
Parting Greeting ..Rev. H. M. Normann
Chairman of the Cresco Red Cross
Song: God Be With You Till We Meet Again..............Chorus
Benediction........Rev. W. A. Scholar
Following are the 76 boys in whose honor the meeting is held. The list given has been carefully compiled and will probably be unchanged.
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List of Draftees
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The list of Draftees was extracted from
Library of Congress Micro-Film using:
Chronicling America, transcribed and prepared for the Web by Bill Waters. This Report was
published in the
Cresco Plain Dealer Feb. 22, 1918 P-1 C-3
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