TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - MILITARY  WWI  Colored Selectmen 1917

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Butler Herald Thursday, October 11, 1917

COLORED SELECTMEN LEAVE FOR CAMP GORDON

Taylor County sent her first quota colored selectmen to
Camp Gordon last Saturday. Their going caused
considerable interest among the colored citizens of the
county as a very large gathering of them were at the
depot to see them off and to wish them success. The
gathering at Reynolds when the train passed through that
town was equally as large as at Butler and made about as
much noise.

Those leaving Saturday were:

Clayton McCrary, Robert Revier, Eli Brooks, Roberts
Stallings, Will Riley, Lester Russeau, Napoleon Turner,
Feston Trice, Henry Wright, Van Durham, Lewis Bullier.

Feston Trice, one of the number was put in command of the
party and performed the services expected of him
faithfully and well, while none of the men gave him the
least trouble, they too doing well their part. The train
on this road being late they failed to make connection at
Macon, where they spent the Saturday night; accordingly
arrangements were made for their lodging and meals at
Macon after conferring by wire with the military
officials in Butler.