The record-union., 1899-10-26
OUR BOYS WELCOMED HOME
MANY SACRAMENTANS TURN
OUT TO GREET THEM.
Received With Cheers and Music
and Escorted to the
Armory.

home last night from their service in
the Philippine Islands and Sacramento
turned out to welcome them in royal
style and show it's appreciation of their
patriotic work.
Those who returned were Sergeant j.
J. Byrne, Sergeant Strachauer and
Hugh Strachan. With them were Ser
geant P. O. Duffy of the Eighteenth
Battalion of the Signal Corps and Cor
poral AL Kirby of Council Bluffs, who
will spend few days with them. There
were also William Laschne and Frank
Hine of the Twentieth Kansas, Patrick
Moran of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania.
and John Sabati of the Seventy first
New York.
The welcome and reception was ex-
tended not only to those who arrived
last night, but also to those who had
already returned. The procession was
formed at the Armory and proceeded to
the depot accompanied by two bands
of music. 1t was composed of Company
G, Troop B, the Signal Corps. Sacra-
mento ParlOr. n. S. G. w. the Iroquois
Club, Foresters, members of the Grand
Army and Young Mems Institute. No.
27, and No. II. w. H. Treichler acted as
Marshal and the procession was large
one.
There was large crowd of specta-
tors at the depot and when the train
arrived the returning volunteers were
greeted with three rousing cheers and
almost smothered by the greetings of
their friends. The procession returned
to the armory, the street being illumi-
mated by fireworks and the spectators
on the sidewalks cheering.
The meeting was called to order by
Marshal Treichler, who briefly intro
duced Judge Hinkson
Judge Hinkson said it was often the
case that war was unavoidable, but it
was a terrible thing, for it means kill
ing human beings. When these SOL
dlers departed for the Philippines, the
heart of the American people followed
them Many Of their comrades We're
killed and tears of sorrow were wept
for them. We rejoice to welcome them
safe home tonight, because they have
stood by the flag. Paralyzed be the
tongue that ever expresses the wish
that our flag in the Philippines may be
trailed in the dust. Wherever the flag
is once planted, it will never be re-
moved at the behest of any nation.
however great. If it is ever removed
from the Philippines, it will be by the
VIII OF the American nation.
mayor Land was introduced and said
1t afforded him pleasure to meet and
extend to the boys returning from the
Philippines a most cordial welcome.
There was no more welcome sight than
to see these young men return to their
anxious parents. Their friends have
seen the accounts of the fighting and
find that the American soldiers stand at
the head of the world. When the war
called the citizens of Sacramento re-
sponded more freely than any other
part OF the State. The south claimed
precedence, but he persuaded the Gov
ernor to let this city be second. He
knew the difficulties they had labored
under, for he knew the country, the rice
nelds and the other drawbacks. The
shot OF the enemy was not so hard to
race as the awful swamps. They want
TO see what Dewey had done and ia
help drive out the Spaniards. They did
1t and as Mayor of Sacramento he well
coined these young men home. They
mad left employment that he was sure
would be open to them now. The war
mad made this a united nation. North.
South, East and West. The war will
De one OF the greatest things for the
country that ever happened, and will
| amply repay It's cost and the people
OF this coast will receive a rich reward
in commerce and prosperity. He well
coined the boys in blue home to their
friends. (Cheers.)
ElwoOd Bruner was received with
cheers and said that to see onr bove
in uniform kiss their mothers. sisters
ana wives and go forth to fight was a
glorious sight, but to come home with
the laurels Of victory on their brows
was more glorious one They had
taken part in one of the grandest wars
Oh hlstory-a war for humanity. The
cruelty, asceticism and butcherv OF
| Spain was done with forever. Should
not American citizens be proud? Tn
one hundred days her power was brok-
en-. In one hundred days it was shown
that the United States was foremost
in the ranks of nations. They were
! shown that they must treat their suh-
Jects justly. The day will come when
1T will be the proudest boast of those
who went that they were at Santiago
or Manila. Their going was glorious
but their home coming was triumphant
We have watched them from the day
they started. They were more for
tunate than some who wanted to be on
the firing line, but could not, and who
were equally brave. Now they have
come back, Sacramento opens her arms
/ to them.