The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-06
ladies of Vancouver Give Them
Reception " hicE IL Appreciated.

Special Dispatch 10 TIE Post-Intelligencer.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.
June Among the beautiful pictures that
hang on cur memories wail here : ore
- an evening reception ~that seen1et..
the best oT al
This Is The feeling which j. N the breast
q every citizen volunteer soldier wA2 al
tended the AFFAIR given ny tie Vancouver
Emergency corps a. the itrge and SraE1e{is
Auditorium t7n Friday evening.
A special invitation having been seq 20
the officers ana men Of the Third 0attai-
ior now AZ the barracks. il esis accepted
wIGh aiacrity, as i saown ey Iae 80 boy
IN blue wao responded 20 i and ASSEM-
BLEED AT the Auditorium. An elegant pr
eranrne had been prepared fnT the err
tartaiamenF watch VAS weli received Is
,ae loud and voclferous aIsn.3use showed
Il consisted Of thc following.
Introductory address 49,. Mr.. = .. b"Ilo"S
instrumental due ..---..,.--.. ,..-.....--
.....Mgs. O'Keane and Mrs. huston
Address --..-....-..,.... Hon W K. Dunbar
- - ...'......M Mr.. George Geriinger
Picture ................ 'Nydia o. Pompel
Instrumental solo-''N arctzss!ls.
... .......-... Airs. Scott SHETLAND
Raeltatioa-"We Are Ready -........,
-. -. Miss Lillian Snodgrass
Vocal Afterwards. MIR. John Elwell
RecItarion-"Give Us Some Bstjons
.-...----.-. --...-.--.---..' MS. l-uoih<s
Picture ........... ........-.... old Glory
All through the exercises applause was
given but when the las number, in the
form OF odd Glory. appeared on the
stage. the crowd went Wild. Hats were
thrown in the air, frantic motions made.
ard an outburst of human voices which
lasted for fuzzy five minutes.
After the program the boys entered the
spacious annex, and there they were SET
down to an elegant lunch, consisting OF
sandwiches cakes, coffee and strawher-
ries and cream. How much the boys
appreciated this is shown by the way ev-
erything disappeared from the tables,
which fairly eraaned with their load.
The boys appreciated the efforts very
much and viii reciprocate the compliment
on next Friday evening.
The Vancouver Ladies' Emergency Corps,
10 whom the credit for the success of the
affair belongs. consists Of:
President--3Airs Z s r hi,I Lonsh s;5fass
Secretary-MTs. John Marsh.
Treasurer-Mrs. Scott Swetlaud.
Committees-R Reception: All officers. Mrs.
@. r. Hidden. Mrs. 4. 3. Easton. Mrs.
joe Brand and others. Charity: Mrs: r.
:. Palmer. chairman. Programme: Mrs.
John Elwell. chairman. Refreshments;
Mrs. Eddiugs. chairman
ADVISORY board-E @. Crawford. chair
mar: d. Beckett. Serst. Col. John Elwell,
and Or. y. L. Eas;ham.
This organization is composed Of the
best element OF the city, and as one OF
the prominent members remarked. 1t IS
tie first organization Of any kind 10 which
all in Vancouver belong without respect
10 creed party or personal differences. Pa
,rlotiSm Is everywhere manifested. from
the lRtIe tot who offers YOU flowers 10
the gray -haired veteran who has seen ard
experienced this before.
on Saturday ali companies assembled IN
tH-fa- ttf}lrt.STS and waited thanks the
k.nd Vancouver people by three hurrahs
ana ;iger given from the threats OF AGO
men here assembled.
Th1. is the greatest social ovation which
the Washington soldiers IN the Third bat
salon nave ,bUS far received.