The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-22
SALVOS FOR OUR BOYS
Utah Towns Welcome Soldiers Home
With Enthusiasm.
LOGAN'S DEMONSTRATION
AFFAIR WAS CONDUCTED ON A
MAGNIFICENT SCALE.
Fifteen Thousand People Participated
In the ecSption-Provo Does
Magnificent Honor to Her Soldiers
Greatest Day In Pleasant
Groves History-other Receptions
lspecia! to The Herald.)

Logan, Aug. 21.-The demonstration
in honor of the returning volunteers
was a grand success. eclipsing any cele-
bration ever held here. Fully $4,000
people participated, and all DAY the
city has been q swlrlng maelstrom OF
shouting, enthusiastic citizens. The
soldiers are kings here, and hold I'M
disputed sway. Nothing like ii has
ever been witnessed here. The city
was gaily decorated with bunting and
flags, and a big triumphal arch was
erected opposite the tabernacle When
the train bearing the volunteers rolled
in at 11:40 every inch OF space Ior yards
around the station was occupied by
people. and the streets were lined on
either side ten feet deep for six blocks
toward Main street. The artillery of
the agricultural college doomed forth
welcome to the boys, who We're seized
by friends and dragged hither and
thither until they were nearly exhaust
ed. Finally they formed in line again
and the parade marched TO the taber-
nacle, where a meeting was held. The
mayor made an address of welcome,
and the orator of the day, the Hon.
Moses Thatcher. made an imprisoned
speech in glorification of the volunteers,
living and dead. He received ire
mendous ovation at the close of his re-
marks.
Volunteer Elias Kimball spoke on
a citizens life abroad, and in the course
of his remarks defended Mckinley and
his policy, claiming that the newspaper
stories of the treatment of soldiers IN
the United States army were untrue.
Some &C his remarks were distasteful
to the volunteers.
l. c. Thoreson spoke on The Citizen
at Home" The volunteers were called
TO the stand and given a rouSing cheer,
and three of them, Lieutenants }. y.
Anderson and F. T. Hines, and Private
Zollinger made brief remarks in re-
Spouse TO calls from the house. Others
could not be induced to speak.
The full tabernacle choir was in at
tendance and three bands. The ban
quet was served in the gymnasium of
the B. Y. college. The POSTMASTER was
f. X. Nebeker. The toasts We're: Our
Volunteers" responded to by +. r.
Owen. Wellsville; utah on the Battle
field" Lieutenant Hines and Corporal
Peter Jensen; Our Flag at Home"
Samuel Oldham of Paradise; The Ida
no Volunteers" by Captain r. II.
Smith of the Idaho National Guard;
The Girl / Left at Home Lieutenant
Anderson and Private Zollinger; THE
Mother 1 left at Home" 5. 3. Milton,
Wellsville.
The soldiers are delighted with the
which they pronounce better
than the one at Salt Lake. although
they are enthusiastic in praise of the
people there.
There is a big ball at the B. Y. col
lege this evening, but most of the boys
have gone home instead of attending
it. Members of the Preston Uda.) Ma
tional Guard participated, and also
Henry Adams of Mendon. veteran of
the civil war. All business institutions
were closed the greater part of the day.
of school children took part
and they completely covered the SOL
diers with flowers.