The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-25

soldier boys home Oregon gave tp.0oe
TO welcome her boys home Utah gave
nearly 90 to weIcoms her boys noxle
KAasaA Minnesota Wisconsin and other
each 70 welcome their boys home. and all
the money has been freely. gladly gwen
BY the citfsens Of the stafes mentioosd
upon the first call for funds. Almost every
one Of thess states has seut special trains
across the continent TO carry back the
boys AFTER their discharge In San Tran-
cisco. All tho states have sent their sov-
srnors and . committee to san Franchises
to welcome the returning soldiers and 10
tell them % the good things In store for
them
OF all the troops that have foushs the
battles Of Uncle sam In the PHILIPPINES.
the First Washington volunteers sand
at the head. Washington does not say 30.
II 10 the army that says 10.
When IL was known that the Washing
ton boys were TO come home the whole
state cried out for q fitting reception TO
the heroes. Cost was nothing, trouble
was nothing, the boys must 10 recseved a.
befitted their service. IL Wa known that
to givs . Atting reception to the boys
would cost much. but what the p~ople
seemed to fear was the cost Of transport
tation Of the soldiers from san Francisco
to q Washington port In the very midst
Of the uncertainty Hon. Levi Aukeuy came
forward and said: As tribute TO my
boy. I viii bring the Washington voiun-
tssrA OF whom he 10 one, from San Fran
cisco 10 Seattle
The OFFER was accepted and Seattle. BE-
Ing the port OF entry for the regiment, st
once began to arrange for the reception.
AZ no time vas II looked upon - q seat
tie reception. Each town and city In The
state viii give their own boys . reception
when they reach home, but there had TO
be some place where tho people could
welcome al the boys st one time. and
Seattle was designated by motives Of econ-
ony and convenience a. that place
In accepting the honor OF be.ng the city
to welcome the returning Washington
volunteers. Seattle assumed the place hat
10 her right. A. 10 San Francisco the
metropolis Of California: N 10 Denver the
metropolis Of Colorado: a. II Portland the
metropolis Of Oregon. 90 - Seattle the
metropolis Of the Great Northwest.
No More EHesss fss Delay.
Seattle will live M to the honor con-
ferrsd upon her and her citizens There
has been some delay In subscriptions. but
the reason for II IL easily found. Until
. day or two ago IL was not known just
when the Washington boys would rcturn.
and the citizens. not because they did not
want 70 give. held back. saying. 1t viii
be time enough 10 subscribe when we
know they are coming" That excuse 10
no longer valid. II 10 known when the
boys Will return. and there In no time TO
lose In getting ready for them and for the
thousands Of guests who win come from
all parts Of the state to welcome the boys
when they nrst land.
All thai the finance cummattee ASKED Of
the eltisens was to double their subscrip-
Cons made 70 the Fourth Of july celssra-
ton The subscriptions for the Fourth OF
July agEreeateo about S700e, and IL each
subscriber doubled the amount he then
gave fund sufficient 10 meet every de-
mand will be collected.
This week the committee proposes TO call
upon the heavy property owners In Seattle
and ask them TO do their share toward the
reception. II n planned 70 publish from
day TO day the list of subscribers to the
fund, and especially those subscribers who
double or 30 better than their Fourth Of
The finance COMMITTEES feels that no citi-
zen should wait TO be called upon for a
subscription. Every business man in the
city knows what the money is to Be used
for and the committee feels that u would
be a graceful act on the part 81 those
who intend TO give to send their money IN.
The rate IL establishes for those whose
patriotism does not dictate more. and those
ceIcbra ton can send word TO the commit
tee ard they vii fix rate for them There
/. no question about raising the money,
but the delay In worrying the COMMITTEES,
They want TO get the matter closed up
ana let the other committees 60 ahead
with their arrangements.
The grand marshal on yesterday issued
his nrst general order IL reads a. fol-
General order Ne. 4.
The s~uer. COMMITTEES TO veirornc and receive shs
First Washington volunteers on their return home
have honored me ty sefsrsira me - the chairman
n the committee on parade and erand ms~hst -
the same, and have entered upon my dnsies a.