The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-10
GREETED BY HOME TOWNS.
Various Comps0ses Of the Twsstieth kao-
sAs Welcomed At Places Of Enlistment
-Funston and Metcaif ~ Lawrence

10 H., of the Twentieth Kansas, accom-
panied by Gen. Frederick Funston and
O.. Col. Wilder 5. Metealf, arrived in Law
renee on a special train yesterday
-. and was given a notable welcome.
There were the usual noisy accompani'
ments of the arrival of the Kansas SOL
diers in various towns. Three bands.
; }, 800 school children waving flags, the
=" Haskell battalion of 800 and 500 stu
" dents of the university were assembled
with the uniformed organizations of
e the own to greet the soldiers as they
y ~alighted from the train. After a pa
rade the boys We're escorted to a grand
II stand, where addresses were made by
e Senator w. A. Harris, Congressman
I Metcalf.
Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 4.--The
largest crowd ever assembled on the
: streets of ~Leavenworth was out to well
+, come company c, Twentieth Kansas
volunteers. The schools were dis
= missed, factories closed and business
suspended. Hundreds of people from
Leavenworth, jackson and jefferson
r counties, and from Platte county, Mo-,
were here. The soldiers on alighting
were seized by relatives and friends.
AS quickly as possible the soldiers were
placed in open carriages decorated
with flags and flowers and took their
place in a parade through the princi-
pal streets of the city.
Cotfeyville, Kan, Nov. Accompany
G was welcomed home here to-day by
thousands of people of this and sur
rounding counties. Excursions were
run from all directions, the schools
were dismissed all over the county and
1t was made a general holiday. Com
pany & has made a fine record. Of the
three commissioned officers killed in
the whole regiment, two of them, Capt.
d. s. Elliott and Second Lieut.. W. A..
McTaggart, were company G men.
Junction City, Kan, Nov. 4.-Com~
pany l., Twentieth Kansas, which was
recruited from this city and Abilene,
wa given a rousing reception here on
their arrival yesterday afternoon. 1t
'"' AN " dtlIlJuSlEdliO0 ever
attended in this city and a perfect sue
cess. An elegant course dinner was
served the boys on the stage of the
opera house, the body of the building be-
ing filled with enthusiastic spectators.
Sallna, Kan, Nov. A great crowd
was here to greet company NJ. At ten
O'Clock a big parade in honor of the
return of the boys took place and was
composed of bands, uniformed organi.
cations, cadets, students of the differ
ent colleges, the militia company and
city officials and citizens in carriages.
Fort Scott, Kan, Nov. Accompany
+ was received by nearly 5000 people
GA its arrival here. The soldiers came
on a special from Topeka. When the
train pulled into the depot the soldiers
were enthusiastically greeted by their
friends and neighbors, and, forming
under the flag they had carried all
through their service, marched to the
courthouse, where they immediately
dispersed to dinner. Last night They
were banqueted at the Goodlander no.
tel.
Garnet, Kan, Nov. accompany F.
arrived over the Santa Fe shortly after
noon. They were met at the depot by
a reception committee composed OF
of the Twenty-frst Kansas.
After the parade a grand banquet was
served, at which the returned soldiers
and veterans of the Spanish war were
invited guests. In the evening a fine
of fireworks was given and the
city was brilliantly Illuminated. The
were the finest in the his
tory of the city.
Ottawa. Kan, Nov. 4.-The bigges,
that Franklin county ever wit
1essed was the reception to
X, Ottawa was decorated as no town
n eastern Kansas was ever decorated
before. An immense crowd at the,
santa Fe depot greeted the special
ram bearing company X, the regi~
mental band and Lieut.. Col. Little.
special arrived shortly before
loon. Gen. Funston and Col. Metcalt
missed the special at Topeka, but ar
lived on the regular train at noon.
The soldiers were welcomed by Judge
!. w. Benson, who babe them good-bv
'hen they left to enlist. Capt. Bolt.
'ood, of company X, responded. Short
peeches by Lieut.. Collins II. Ball. Gen,
Col. Metcalf and others fol.
The march was then taken mn
0 Forest park, where the now 81. OOO
gateway, erected by the
rankin county people, was dedicated
, company X. A banquet to the sol
iers and distinguished guests followed.
lieut.. Col. Little made an address at
80, reviewing the progress of the
Kansas City, Kan. Nov. 4.--Pleasea
nd proud. grined and glad, bronzed
nd brave, Scared and smiling, gall
mt company b came home from the
ars yesterday. From Filipinos to
lends and from Manila to mother is a
'nrney whereof the milestones are of
arble and the end is pumpkin pie and
| good things to eat. 1t was a return
AT recalled and emphasized the de.
'rture a year and a half ago. Never
fore in the history of Wyandotte
unity was there ever such a public
as that which marked
e return. After the parade there
rs speaking and then each soldier
as presented with a badge of honor,
solid gold. The boys were then
ven a banquet and in the evening
ere taken to the opera in tally-hos.