The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-01
More Welcomes Fer tie Heroes Of
the War.
TWO PLEASANT AFFAIRS
BIG RECEPTION TO THE SECOND
WARD SOLDIERS.
Hebrew Society Pays Tribute to the
Members of Their Faith Who En-
listed--Major Young Defines His
Position On the Filipino Insurrec-
tion-General Good Times.

There was a large and enthusiastic
gathering at the reception to the re-
turned battery boys in the Second ward
meeting house last night. The building
was deliberately decorated. The plat
form was empowered in tri color dra-
peries, ported plants, roses, carnations
and sweet peas, with a massive floral
piece with, Boys, Welcome Home in
red, white and blue as striking back
ground.
The large assembly hall was crowded
to the doors with the relatives and
friends of the officers and enlisted men.
Majors Young and Grant, Lieutenant
Naylor and Sergeant Williams were on
the platform in fatigue uniform, sur
rounded by the following soldier boys
of the Second ward: Emil Johnson, T..
r. Hardy, William Wright, Ed Roberts.
Willard Chaffin, Simon Simpson, Fred
Swain, William Henefer, George Hor-
rex, Henry Smith and julius Soren-
sen.
The exercises were opened by all
singing the national anthem, after
which Seymour b. Young offered prayer
for the safe return of so many of the
boys in blue, and then introduced DR..
James Talmage, who delivered an elo-
Quent address of welcome.
When DR.. Talmage finished, Major
r. w. Young was introduced and re-
ceived an ovation that lasted fully five
minutes. He thanked the citizens of the
Second ward for their cordial welcome
to himself and comrades, and then
clearly defined his position in regard to
the war in the Philippines.
1T was the general sentiment
throughout the entire Eighth army
corps" said Major Young, that the Fill
irin inc hai h
on by events that no one could foresee
at the time Dewey and Merritt captured
Manila. On Feb. a Filipino was killed
while trying to pierce the line of the
Nebraska regiment.
"They are absolutely incapable of
selfgovernment, being half barbarous,
and each tribe considers every other one
it's natural prey. If we should recall
our forces they would destroy each
other in the race for supremacy, mil
lions of American and foreign capital
be lost, and hundreds of foreign resi-
dents massacred. If they set up a gov
eminent among themselves some other
dictator would happen along tomorrow
and toppie it over"
Major Grant spoke briefly about the
lessons learned from the hardships and
rugged discipline of army life. He said
he was no speaker, whereupon a voice
lIOH the audience shouted. NO,
you're tighter"
Judge Tin1mony then appeared on the
platform. He was eloquent, comical, pa
thetic, emotional, logical and profound
in turn, and won the lions share of ap-
plause by his oratorical abilities.
All the officers and enlisted men were
made the recipients of handsome bou-
quets presented by dozen little tots
in white and pink.
Rally Round the Flag. Boys con-
Guided the literary and musical exer-
cises, and the audience fell in and rail-
lied around lot of luscious waternel-
ons. The following programme, in ad-
dition to the speeches. was carried out:
Song, "a Soldier and a Man." John
Robinson.
Guitar solo, Professor Shutter.
Recitation, Away Down East" Miss
Pearl Snyder of Ogden.
Song, Send Forth Thy Light of
Love-" Mrs. John Stringam.
Recitation THE First Shall Be Last
and the Last Shall Be First" w. H.
Lovesey.
Piano duet, Miss Pearl Snyder of Og-
den and Miss McManus
Recitation, Edward Midgley.
The committee in charge of the recep-
ton was:
Bishop Ivison, Euphema jacobson,
Seymour 3. Young, Mrs. Emma Ivison,
John Gallagher, Amanda jacobson,
George Saulsburg, Mrs. John Gallagher.
A. P. Nelson, Jessie Smith, John Mel
son, Mrs. Julia Wooley, Frank Brand
ing, Lehi Olsen, Hans Olsen.