Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-10
(Evergreen).


Three hundred tired and hungry
'howlers from the West" returned
Monday night from the encampment
at the Exposition City. Pleasant and
instructive as the trip had been the
veterans were glad to get back to
home and mother"or to the Dorm
and Sammy, as the case might be.
: On the evening of the 10Th the
battalion received a soldiers farewell
that sent them light-hearted on their
journey to Portland. The advance
guard of the gastronomic department
had cleared the way somewhat, so
that the boys were soon more or less
settled in their more or less comfort
able quarters. The weather gods had
been lavish with their moisture,
but by special decree the day set for
the grand opening of the Exposition,
June /, was perfect in every res
pect. Camp Browne was deserted ex-
cept for a few of the guard as the
boys in gray made an early march for
the starting place Of the parade, some
three miles down town. Thousands
Of enthusiastic, cheering people
banked the streets from the Hotel
Portland to the Exposition gates,
distance of three miles. The parade,
with it's military pomp, the carriages
bearing such distinguished visitors as
Vice-president Fairbanks, Speaker
Cannon and congressional delegations,
all these features have been described
in the public press. 1t only remains
to say that our cadets made splendid
record, comparing most favorably
with similar organizations, and some
enthusiastic admirers even declare
that our boys did not suffer by COM
parison with regular troops. The
band received especial commentator
from all sides.
The following day, June End, the
battalion received special honors in
the opening exercises of the beautiful
Washington Building. The cadets
were the escort of Governor Mead
and at the close of the exercises the
full battalion passed in review before
the Governor standing under the
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south portico of the state building. |
The Portland Oregonian has the fol-
lowing to say of the Pullman boys:
lone of the most attractive features
of the dedication of the Washington
Building was the presence of the cadet
band from the Washington State Col
lege, which furnished the music of the
exercises. National and popular airs
were rendered to the utmost enjoy
ment of the crowd. Several of the
pieces played were so we'll received
that the band was compelled to rem
der encores. The Washington State
College cadet band is one Of the best
musical organizationgs of its kind in
the United States. The members of
this organization have been playing
together for several years, until they
have reached such a high degree of
perfection that they compare favorably
with many professional bands.
By their splendid showing on two
opening days the cadets drew the
attention of many people to the State
College. From an educational stand
point, also the encampment this year
was particularly successful. A great
exposition of the resources of the
great West cannot but have broad
educational value. 1t is true that the
Fair is not yet entirely ready, but
there was more to be seen than the
Pullman visitors had time to see. The
buildings are particularly beautiful at
night, lighted as they are by thous-
ands of incandescent lamps, strung
from the bottoms to the very pima
cleS of the towers.
The encampment was not without it's