Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-30
INDEPENDENT WELCOMES
rendered the Individual Companies of the
Tenth Pennsylvania.

rendered the Individual Companies of the
Tenth Pennsylvania.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa, August 30
The reception given by the citizens of
New Brighton to-day in honor of the
return of Company B to their homes
was in every way BETTING the occasion
The feature of the mornig was pa
rade, military and industrial, in which
the returned soldiers marched through
the streets and were cheered by thous-
ands of people. A number of speeches
were mad at the park after the parade
and the afternoon was taken up with
races and amusements Of various kinds.
WAYNESBURG, Pa, August %
This was Company K day. Early this
morning Waynesburg put on holiday
attire. From every building bunting
and flags waved.
At 10 o'clock the. people began to
throng the depot yards. The boys had
horns and the girls had bells and all
were prepared to welcome the boys
who left here April %, 1898. All along
the line of march from the station to
the college campus was a dense crowd
On arrival at the campus the process
sion disbanded and the boys were al
lowed to mingle among their friends
for while when they were called to
the elegant dinner prepared for them.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, August %
Company d, Tenth regiment, reached
Connellsville, it's home town. a few
minutes before noon. Four thousand
people had gathered from surrounding
towns This afternoon exercises were
held at Riverview Park, where Captain
H. A. Crow, Gen. Koontz, e. G. Higbee
and others made addresses. The parade
followed and the exercises wound up
with the banquet at four o'clock.
WASHINGTON, Pa, August 20
With superb weather, the streets ablaze
with such a display of the national col
ors as was never seen here before,
booming anvils, the sidewalks thronged
with admiring thousands, pleasing
programme of music and addresses,
there was nothing lacking in the hearty
reception accorded Company H, at the
headquarters of the Tenth regiment.
At the college campus, the programme
was carried out as arranged with band
and vocal music and addresses by M. l..
A. McCracken, Esq, Col. McGiffin,
James S. Stocking, Rev. H. w. Temple
and DIR. Moffat, and the presentation
of fine gold medal to each member of
the company.
UNIONTOWN, Pa, August 29.-The re-
ception to Company c was one of the
greatest events this town ever enjoyed.
Extensive preparations were made for the
celebration and the programme was carried
out without a break. The weather was
perfect, the sky being clear and gentle
breeze tempering the heat.
The procession marched over the prin-
eipal streets of the town, ending at the fair
grounds, where the formal programme was
carried out Each member received a gold
medal and the officers swords, all suitably
engraved.
PITTSBURG, Pa. August 29.-The Pitts
burg Patriotic Association at its meeting
on Sunday last adopted resolution asking
President Mckinley to issue orders TO have
the graves of the p dead of the Tenth
Pennsylvania in the Philippines decorated.
on next Friday, at the same time the mill
itary funeral of Col. Hawkins is to take
place at Washington Pa. To-day John
Thresher, president of the association, re-
ceived a letter from President Mckinley
saying that he adopted the suggestion and
had cabled Gen Otis to see that the graves
are suitably decorated on that day.