The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-23
BIG CELEBRATION AT RENO.
Nevada Troopers Dined and
Wined.

Nevada Troopers Dined and
Wined.
RENO, Nov. 18.-The peopia OF Ne
vada to-day welcomed home her sons
who have just returned from the Phil
ippines Forty-three Of Troop A, First
Nevada Cavalry Troop, came up from
San Francisco this morning. They
were accompanied by committee who
went to San Francisco to escort them
home, and we're met at the depot here
by an immense throng of people, in
Guiding the First Nevada Battalion,
Torrey's Rough Riders, G. A. r., and
bands of music The boys were taken
charge of and escorted TO the Riverside
Hotel, where breakfast was served.
About noon they went to the game
of football between the University OF
Nevada and the Stewart Institute
teams, as the welcome guests of the
University Athletic Association. I'M
mediately after the game procession
was formed on the Plaza, made up as
follows:
Grand Marshal Cahlan and aids; Gov
ernor and staff, mounted; Nevada Ma
tional Guard; G. A. r.; Troop A, Ne
vada Cavalry; TroopM, Torreys Rough
Riders; First Nevada Battalion lnfan-
try; Cadets; band school children:civic
societies; citizens ON foot; band; presi-
dent of the day, speakers and choir in
carriages; ladies of the Relief Corps In
carriages; ladies of the Red Cross in
carriages; citizens in carriages; Reno
Wheelmen.
The procession marched through the
principal streets and disbanded. What
was Intended to be a feature Of the day
the presentation of medals to each SOL
dier-was killed owing to the failure of
the medals to arrive.
THE BANQUET.
The ladies' of the Red Cross society
and the banquet committee covered
themselves with glory in the evening.
The banquet the ladies served was from
both an oratorical and astronomical
point big success, perfectly in keeping
with day of big successes. The feast
was spread in the lower floor of the pa
Wilton. At least four hundred people
sat down to discuss the ample bill Of
fare.
After all had relieved that empty
feeling postprandial speeches were
heard.
DIR. j. E. Stubs OBLIGATED as toast
master. The following responses were
made:
ave Welcome YOU, by the toast
master Responded to by Captain Lin
scott
Nevada n-Governo Sadler.
'The Armies of the Republic -.
E. Bray.
1.-The Red Cross Mrs. J. f. Stew
art.
"Our Country''-S. Summerfield.
personal Experiences in the Philip
pines Wright Sergeant
Bane, Corporal Maxwell, Saddler Pc
terson and Private marshall.
.Our Superior Oflicers-The Ladies =
Captain Cox.
WHITE PINES SOLDIERS.
OF the White Pine boys who enlisted,
the following have returned; Howard
K. Bane, recently appointed 1st Lieut.
39th Inf, U. S. v; Jerome p Cooper,
Don C. Fullmer and Alfred A. Marshall
Corporal Andrew r. Wammuck re-
manned in Manila, having secured po-
sition as packer in the Quartermaster's
department.
John M. Kelly also secured position
In the Quartermaster' department and
remained in the Philippines.
Wagner William Sexton and Charles
Stewart re-enlisted in Troop NJ, Eventh
Cavalry, in the Philippines. The for
mer has been appointed first sergeant.
Jerome P. Cooper remained in San
Francisco.
Harry Deathrage and VIM. Bruce
are still In the Philippines. The latter
has been a prisoner OF the insurgents
for nearly year.