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FALLS WILL SAY FAREWELL TO 98TH BN.
[Welland Telegraph, 4 July 1916]
The departure of the 98th battalion this week to complete their training will touch more homes in the county than any other event since the beginning of the war. It is our first complete battalion and its officers and men are from our own soil.
It is a matter of regret that Welland will not see the battalion on their trip to the east. The boys will go by special train to Niagara Falls on the Michigan Central, and their train will then be transferred to the Grand Trunk to go through St. Catharines and Hamilton.
The city of Niagara Falls is arranging to give the battalion an ovation in which Welland will participate. Mayor Crow and other prominent men will be present to say good-bye officially.
The ladies of Niagara Falls will give to each soldier an elaborate lunch and the city will present tobacco and other gifts.
The Telegraph is not permitted to state when the battalion will leave or its destination.
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