The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-11
Warm Reception For the Colorado
Volunteers.
ARRIVE AT II O'CLOCK
COL. MCCOY WIRES MESSAGE OF
THANKS.
Places Himself and Men In the
Hands of the Local COMMITTEES
VIII Remain Here Three Hours or
Longer-organ Recital and Other
Features Planned

With joyous acclaim and patriotic
noise the gates of Salt Lake City will
be thrown wide open this morning to
welcome Colorado's soldier boys on
their return home from service in the
Philippine islands. For three or four
hours the heroes of Utahs sister state.
the boys who fought so calamity side
by side with the light battery, will have
the freedom of the city. While the
stay of the visiting infantrymen will
be short, the hope is INDUCED that they
will be made to feel they are with their
friends and neighbors and that the
memories of the brief stay in Utah's
capital will be both long and pleasant.
Due Here at IL O'Clock
According to the schedule the four
trains of Colorado's infantrymen, 9S9
officers and men and their effects, will
arrive from Ogden and the west at II
O'Clock this morning. AS soon as the
first troop train leaves Ogden whistles
and bells will sound the signal. About
an hour after, when the trains pull
into the Rio Grande Western depot, the
bells and whistles will again sound the
coming of Colorado's noble army.
Shouts from the thousands of people
added to the clang and screech will
show the visitors Utah's appreciation
of Colorado's splendid war record, and
the same national colors that waved
for them at home, in the Orient and on
the return journey float in the breeze
here also.
A military escort will lead the visiting
volunteers to the tabernacle, where an
organ recital will be given in their
honor. Doubtless Colorado's heroes
have had a surfeit of commotion and
noise of drum BEATS and it is believed
the soothing tones of the grand organ
will bring to them a welcome reminder
that they are nearing home.
Forming at the Rio Grande Western
depot the procession will move east on
Second South street through the tri-
umphal arch at the intersection of Main
street, and thence north on Main to the
tabernacle. The parade will be headed
by General Penrose, grand marshal,
and platoon of police. Following will
come Held's band and the military es
cort consisting of troop G, Ninth United
States cavalry, members of the Utah
batteries and other volunteers of the
state and national guardsmen. After
Governor Wells and staff will come the
Colorado volunteers in marching order,
without arms or equipment. The Off
GERS will be mounted, and carriages will
be provided for the ladies in the party
and such of the sick or wounded SOL
diers as care to participate in the pa
rade.
Alta Club Entertainment.
AT the conclusion of the organ recital
the officers and lady members of the
party will be entertained the former at
the Alta club by Governor Wells and
his staff and members of the committee
on reception of Utah volunteers and
the ladies and such of the officers who
care for the pleasure will be taken for
a short drive around the city to the
Salt Palace and other points of interest
in the Raymond and Utah coaches.
While the officers and ladies are re-
ceivipg attention, the visiting volun-
teers may enjoy the hospitalities of the
city as their fancy may lead. Through
the generosity of the Salt Lake City
Railroad company, all the Colorado
boys in uniform or wearing badges will
be given the courtesy of free transport
alton on the companys cars to the Salt
Palace or any part of the city or to the
waiting eastbound trains. The Salt
Palace association will also admit to the
grounds without charge the visiting he
roes who wear the nations blue and
brown or have badges. Utah battery
men, other volunteers, national guards
men and citizens generally will frater-
nlZe with Colorado'S sons and see to it
that they miss none of the courtesies
due so worthy a lot of patriots.
AT the Rio Grande Western depot, at
or near the hour of noon, pretty
finale to the festivities of the short few
hours will be the presentation by ladies
of the Red Cross society of baskets of
fruit and flowers. AS the trains speed
eastward the Colorado boys will enjoy
rare feast.
Committee Finishes Plans.
A meeting of the general committee
on reception of Utah volunteers, which
has also taken up the matter of en- ter
tanning the Colorado boys, held a meet
ing at Governor Wells office Yesterday
afternoon to complete the programme
for this mornings festivities. Every
matter necessary to be attended to re-
ceived attention.
In response to Governor Wells invita-
ton to Colonel H. B. Mccoy, COM
mander of the Colorado infantry regi-
ment, to receive a welcome in Salt
Lake on their way home, a telegram
was received yesterday, saying:
Your invitation received and appre-
ciated. Regiment scheduled to arrive
in Salt Lake at II Monday morning.
Will stay three hours or more, and will
be in your hands"
Governor Wells wired back stating
that horses would be provided for Colo
radios field and staff officers for the
parade and that the governors adju-
tant would meet the troop trains at
Ogden and explain the nature of the re-
ception intended for the visiting SOL
diers in this city. The dispatch also
asked how many ladies and how many
invalid soldiers are in the party This
information was desired so that car
riages could be engaged for them
Adjutant General Burton and Captain
John f. Critchlow went to Ogden last
night to meet the visitors and extend to
them a preliminary welcome to Utah
and Salt Lake.