Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-09
'|AE Solder At HONE
Home Towns Of the Boys Celebrate
Return Of Their Representa-
tives in War.
Ames, Scranton, Clarinda and Other
Places Honor Home Coming Of
Their Troops.
Fatal Accident to an Elevator Oper-
ator at Des Moines-Iowa Lii
brary Convention.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Ames, Nov. 9.-Fuiy 1000 people
turned out last night to formally well
come the Ames members of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment. In the early part
of the evening a public reception was
rendered the boys in the opera house,
where an enormous crowd of citizens
met the soldiers. The exercises were in
formal and consisted of brief speeches
by Brig. Gen. Lincoln and the returned
volunteers. The first speaker was Rev.
I'll. P.Williams, formerly and at the time
of his enlistment pastor of the Chris
tan church in this city, and who served
as chaplain during the regiments Phil
ippine campaign. Chaplain Williams
spoke feelingly, mentioning the happi-
ness felt by the members of the regi-
ment upon returning to their homes.
Relative to the condition of Americas
affairs as caused by the war with Spain
Rev. Williams said, in part:
Eighteen months ago it was studied
conviction of mine that the war into
which America had been plunged was
on the part of this country a righteous
war. A change in that conviction has
not yet come and as long as the circum-
stances attendant upon the present ac-
tivity Of the nation it will remain the
same. am not aprpenensive that that
conviction will ever be altered. We
may be conscious that this nation is do
| ing only what it was forced OF do. We
may look forward to the completion of
that task which is set before US and
which we can not neglect either with
bravery and buoyancy or as a child
carries into the house basket filled
with wood only after he has been whip
ped
Ira Christy. at one time student in
| the Ames College, was present and
spoke in detail of the capture of Gala
mos and San Fernando by the Iowa
troops.
Guy Brewer, a classmate of Christy's,
then told several Incidents connected
| with the behavior of the chaplain in the
firing line and of the effect of the news
that the regiment would soon be home.
| w. n. McLain told of the life upon the
army transport.
After the public reception a banquet
was held for the boys in the Odd Fell
lows hall, of which over 500 partook.
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Special to Times Republican.
Scranton, Nov. 9.-Among the num-
her who went from here to Council
Bluffs to meet the Fifty-tirst Iowa boys
We're T. w. Vance and daughter. Mrs
Brown, James Burke, w. NJ. Dunivar
and S. NJ. Hall.
The reception given the boys on theil
return was a great success in every re
spect A large crowd was at the depo
to welcome them home and all the bells
and whistles in town We're turned loose
and everything done to make the boys
feel that they We're indeed welcomed
home by all. on Tuesday a barbecue
was held, at which many Toasted or
roast OK, buns and coffee. In the eve
ming the streets We're lighted the entire
length with Chinese lanterns and the
jefferson and Scranton bands furnished
music. AT 7:SO camp fire was held
but the hall was much too small to sea
the mass of people which gathered
Speeches We're made by Hon. P. A
Smith. j. f. Moss, Ray Brown and 9th
ers, and excellent singing rendered b.
about seventy trained voices. Scranton
is indeed proud of her soldier boys.
The election went off quietly ant
elected the full republican ticket. II
endeavoring to defeat republican
nominee several votes were throw
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