The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-25

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an certainly highly srasiaed to Of the msnsN
Of NJ. Ankenv He has not only done patriotic
oct IN thxs provdno for the return Of the Wdshtnaos
polsnseers out also Indirectly
giving this city benefit ofhcrlse Aside from the
good Of h0rng the boys return home IN body h0tsonds
Of people c be attracted here to meet their relatives and
friends from the Philippines scAo ctH spend much money
and sdtyecty pay back portion Of the
happens subscribed the reception and enter
toinmenf We do enough IN the line Of ceIebrGt
yng the soldiers arrire believe every ctsen
should dos In his pocket and pay Handsomely There
has been occasion IN the story Of the state
that demanded oydent attention than this The
the UiH be shosCn BY sub
scytptton to the reception fund.-
Andrew Chllberg. president Scandinavian American
bank:
The plan Of returning the Washington volunteers az
proposed In the PostIne0encer think 10 the proper
thing to do BY all bring them back IN body.
hare the effect Of bringing people to
Gttle than anything else ce hare erer had.
J. B. MacDougall. Of MacDougall & southwick Co.:
The plan suggested BY Mr.. Ankcny Is the best put
for,coyd get H 0iue the soldiers chance to receive
the hands Of the citizens the kind OF reception to
bring people Seattle than here on
previous occasion.
H. E. Holmes. OF Stewart & Holmes:
There can only be one roice on this subject Mr. An.
keny has scored hts plan the highest Of liberty
patriotism. There Is out duty remaining thot 10
to that the soldiers entertained and
az Is becoming Of Seattle
The plan proposed Is splendid one. and moo no
should make every effort to entertain soldier boys
Everybody should contribute and II cannot give
Washington soldiers reception equal sohch Coli
f0rnd Is giving hers heartily IN tcith the
plan sincerely hope everybody in the state hcn need
ING employees ,cH 0tre the boys the first chance
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Bros. Z Co.:
Mr. Ankenys offer Is indeed rery generous should
be heartily appreciated BY every citizen Of Seattle
enable boys home body and they CON- IN
many instances take their old situations ithou any
delay they mustered out in san Frdnctsco without
any Jcments for their Homecoming some of them
oud there and spend their money Then they could
not be able to their home and rather .rire
TO their parents relatives for money ond remain auay
from home and possibly fan into trays on the other
hand they landed ,cithn their they ,cili
90 to their homes phout any delay Of the opinion
that Uithout Mr. Ankcnys kind offer il acoud be almost
impossible to raise the required for reason that
there has been large number OF contributions secured
| from citizens lately.
think that the boys should hare rousing receptios
upon their return. but isstedd Of spending large sum
upon frerorks and decorations 1t might rery oppropri.
ofe'y be used toirard procuring employment for the SOL
diers think that they tcoud appreciate Il much more
suggest that the same plan be folo,ced here as uos
in Porfdnd whcn the Oregon roiuneers came home We
should open bureau Of information and make it our
business TO see that every returning soldier should as for
as possible De grcn the position he occupied pre.
| rioss to his departure for Manilo.