The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-15

There was Il great demonstration at
Ha'lstead yesterday afternoon and last
night in honor OF the men from that
town who served with the Thirteenth
| regiment The Thirteenth regiment
| band was largely made up Of Hall
stead young men aud Company q, of
Montrosc, also had number of the
sturdy youths Of that place ON the rolls.
When the FIRST detachment OF Hall
steadites arrived at 1.2O Monday morn
! ing ON the first section Of the Thir-
/ tccnth regiment train they found % del
/ osatiUu of prominent citizens of Hall
/ stead, headed by Captain John Nc
| Causland waiting to receive them. y
/ royal reception they received and when
/ the remainder of their companions they
! were escorted home with all the honors
| that q returning soldier should receive.
| The church bells rams To- announce
| their arrival, tn" gongs sounded and
the Halstcad band was at the station
to greet them with the strains OF
! Home SWre. Home The formal de
/ monstraGou was arr@ugcd for ycstcr-
day and the pcopl" OF Hallstoad did
themselves proud ina honorinc their sol
dicr boys.
PROGRAMME or THE DAY.
The days programme was ushrrod
in with a parade at o'clock, which
was i'm charge of Grand Marshal Paul
| II. Barragrr and his chiof-of-StaT, L.
IL. Howard. The parade was led by
the Hallstcad band. followed by the
members of the Thirteenth regiment.
Then came about 200 horsemcn with
/ ,,f ( ht
Republic ana officials Of Hallstead IN
carriages After these came the fire
companies and members OF the civic
societies of Hallstead. The procession
was very imposing one and passed
over the following route: Church
street to Dubois, to Chase avenue &c
Pine, to Susquehanna avenue, to Main
over to Great Bend to Pine to Frank
lin, to Randolph, to Main, back tc
Hallstead. down Main to Rose, to Day
ton avenue, to Lackawanna, to Frank.
lin and the Young Mems Christian
association hall.
Along the route there was general
decoration of the buildings. and OF
Franklin street was a beautiful arch
containing these Inscriptions "Wel.
come to the Brave" and THE Boys Ot
| our lOWn. Al nlSnI IN" i.Etn was
gorgeOusly Illuminated with many col
ored electric lights.
: Address OF WELCOME.
When the procession reached tn,
Young Mems Christian association
building it was formed in a mass il
front of the structure and the open-ai
exercises of the day began. They con
sisted Of an address Of welcome by Rev
ID. l.. Mcdonald, pastor of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. to which cap
tain MCCausland, of Montrose, com
mander of Company G., responded. Botl
speeches We're received with great en-
thuSiasnl. There was singing by tn
choir Of the PRESBYTERIAN church, un
der the leadership of 9. \. Holden, an,
Mr.. Holden also sang a solo of Il pa
triotic nature i'm an effective manner.
7 After tn" open air exercises the Thlr
tcenth regiment men and members q
! the Grand Army Of the Republic wer
banquettod ir the Young Mems Chris
tian association han by the ladies q
HaIstead.
The banquet over, there was "A seasO
devoted to spoechmaking and sons
Addresses were made Ly Rev. Nj
Bishop Roy. Father Fagan, Rev. NJ
Davis and others. Between thcs
speeches musical numbers We're inter
spcrsed. 1t was a most enjoyable oC
= casion throughout and viii not soon L
forgotten in Halstead,