The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-11-07
RECEPTION And BANQUET
FOR RETURNING SOLDI6RS.
Five Hundred school Children Sing
At Reception at Tabeinacle-Gov-
ernor Harrington And Former
Governor Goldsborough Among
! Speakers AT Banquet.

Governor Goldsborough Among
Speakers At Banquet.
The closing festivities for Com
! pany C wsre held last night. Since
their arrival home on Saturday night
the soldier boys have been the guests
! of the town anu their homecoming
reception teame to an end with a
banquet as the Armory.
t At seven o'efoe:5 the public in gem
eral rendered the boys a reception al
| the Tabernacle. over two thousand
people veg present, and on the plat
form were-5sEe hundred school chill
dren, whoxaN Columbia, The Gem
of The Gsap, America" and 9th
Ell patrios5t1 songs, and the fervor
with whiol1 those children sang
made everyone feel proud of his
country ard the State and town OF
which he part.
The spbliser upon the occasion
was Mr. Watson Webb, who paid
a glowing tribute to the men who
had willingly gone to the front to
protect th country whose stars and
stripes they followed. In his con
cluding realarks he suggested tha.
! everyone slake hands with the menl-
I bers of C1alpany C. The boys were
| lined up 81 the front of the tahers
nacle,. and s1wo Thousand peonic5
pressed to the front CT the building
and gave fheEl hearty handsllakes
expressing their gladness al having
the entire company return without
/ the loss OF a single man.
/ - l11 s,,e
/ banquet5Was given at the Armory.
| The interior of the place was deco
rated with American flags, Maryland
! colors. aI9 autumn leaves. In the
centre OF he room was a large flag,
from whth hung a banner of black
and gold5 bearing the words, Mexi-
can Bordsf Service, 1916" On the
tables there was profusion of large
yellow chaysanthemums, while the
favors, small silk flags, were stuck
in the Maryland biscuits. The menu
card, which was especially attractive,
was tied hzith red, white and blue
ribbon, and on the front page there
was picture of q troop of soldiers
returning home from war. The or
chestra, which furnished music dur
ing the esening. was seated behind
pines and American colors.
The gfests arrived shortly after
the receplton at the tabernacle. ana
after they had been seated the doors
were thrdvn open, and the soldiers.
accoinpalfed by wives, mothers and
sweet hear S, entered the banquet
hall. They received an ovation. The.
banquet was theirs, and as the guests
Isof honor they were shown every
courtesy fnd attention possible at
the hands Of those having charge of
The fe1 owing menu was served: :
Roast 81 key with Cranberry Sauce
spstthfieId Ham
peake Fay Oysters s
3 s,.s
Ma rs laid Biscuits Hot Rolls
s54ted Nuts NIints
. !, Ices Cake Coffee
s. eilfrs Cigarettes
Rev. S. Pilchard, pastor of Zion
! NJ. E. ChYch, pronounced the invo-
cation, afEr which Mr.. George w.
Woolfordd toastmaster, introduced
, Mayor Eafle w. Orem, who deliv-
cred the address of welcome. He told
the boys low much the town appre-
+ ciated thd sacrifice they had made,
and how thankful every citizen was
, that the eltire company, without the
loss of4onS had been guided and pro-
;tected blythe Creator. until, after
Il months o tedious service, they had
= been safef returned to their homes,
and to tn town and the people who
loved the so dearly.
The re klse to Mayor Orem' IS
welcome made by Corporal
James Cd Porter, who, on the
part of G eany C, thanked the re-
lief comm be, those who had sent
them box of good things while at
the front, and everyone who remem-
bered the soldiers and their fami-
lies. Mr.. Porter's talk was short.
he having said that he was called
upon at the eleventh hour, but he
humorouSly stated that if Captain
Hirst had Informed him that he
would bel called upon TO speak at a
homecoming banquet about the time
he arriveli at Eagle Pass, he would
have hadftime to prepare an address
which would have taken little lon
ger to deliver.
The n3xt speaker wasa one of
! Cambria ga SONS, who occupies the
highest Office within the gift of the
people of the State, His Excellency,
Hon. Emerson c. Harrington, Cover
nor of Maryland. "Our State" was
the subject selected for the occasion,
/ and the Governor spoke of the many
things in which Maryland led the
other States of the Union. The first
railroad was built in Maryland, the
| first linotype was operated in this
State, and in addition to being the
mother OF many other inventions, in
dustries and discoveries, she was the
first State to extend religious liberty
to the settlers.
Governor Harrington assured the
banqueters that Maryland was not
1 behind her sister States in prepared
ness. She is first in peace, she is al
so ready to be first in war. He spoke
of the pride he felt while reviewing
the troops at Baltimore, to know
that the Cambridge boys were among
the finest specimens in the First
Maryland Regiment. lie spoke OF
i the willingness with which the boys
answered his call for troops to pa
troll the border, and as much as he
loved to meet them again, he sale
4 he greeted them with the certainty
| IudI they were VI Tie CdlIDI6 lud
would gladly respond to a secono
call and enter war if their countr.
required it of them.
Cap. D. Howard IIirst, who Wa:
in command of Company c at Eagle
Pass, Texas, fold Of several expert
ences the soldiers had in the lant
of the cactus and rattlesnake. HI
spoke of the ease with which tn,
boys worked, knowing that thei
families were being cared for by tn
J citizens lof Cambridge. He did no
! fail to mention the splendid foo
, prepared for them by the cook, Bas
comb Salisbury, better known a
Noah, y and in appreciation of tn
splendid condition of the soldiers
J which was undoubtedly the result o
his knowledge of culinary art, Capt
Iiirst presented Mr.. Salisbury with
handsome gold watch and chain.
Our Country-May She Away
Be In The Right, But, Right O
: Wrong, lOur Country was tn
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