Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
First and Third Battalions
March Through Boise
Streets Amid Cheers of
Throng-No Chance for
Second Battalion to Pa
rade.


To the officers and enlisted men WHIT
border. TO their relatives and friends
the home coming yesterday was IN
event long TO be remembered. Twelve
hundred strong the regiment that did
veteran service ON the treacherous
Mexican border, tho boys who entered
service 4 raw regiment, returned
ranking with the regulars They were
given an enthusiastic royal welcome
by the citizens of Idaho who are proud
of those who shouldered the muslot
when the call to arms came and up
held the traditions of the Idaho colors
Boise is an open house to the men
who constitute the Second Idaho. The
keys of the city have virtually been
turned over to them. They are honor I'd
guests. During their stay which is t.
be comparatively short they are to be
literally entertained and feted.
REGIMENT ARRIVES IN SECTIONS
The regiment returned to Boise IN
three trains. The first, containing !, |
coaches including Pullman, dining and
baggage coaches, pulled into the Ore
gon Short Line railroad ards at 3 :Jj
o'clock in the afternoon. IT contained
the FIRST battalion companies a, G, i,
and f. from Standpoint, Occur d. Alene
trangeNillc and Lewiston, respectively,
together with the headquarters COM
panY and the band.
Thousands of people thronged the
Yards and banked the streets le;iding to
The depot. A cheer burst from the
crowd us the soldiers appeared at tho
windows waving their hats and hands
The Boise municipal band burst forth
IN "Therell Be a Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight and the laughing.
happy crowd snrged towards the out
stretched hands Anxious relatives.
unabashed by the tears in their eyes,
eagerly wedged their way toward the
troops and the happy and Impressive
reunion was almost complete. In so
short a time it could not b fully com
p!eted.
DETRAlN RAPIDLY.
The detrainment was accomplished
with military-like regularity. Within
comparatively short time the separate
units of the regiment had left the
train. heavy cloaked and carrying the
full marching kit. They swung into
line of tours in company formation,
and headed by the band marched to
Tenth street There Major ]. B.
Burns mounted, piloted the battalion
through the dense crowd of waving.
cheering people. the regiment band
struck up a martial air and the com
panies were in full marching swing.
The line of march was north on Tenth
TO Main; east on Main to Eighth; north
on Eighth TO Jefferson east on JEFF
tprSDn To EniIrth ~
10 the barracks entrance
RECEPTION is IDENTIFIED.
The Third battalion consisting 1f
companies b. 6, | and + of Nampa.
Caldwell, Payette and Weiser, respec
lively, arrived ia the second section AT
l. o'clock and was given the same
royal reception The St-6nd battal-
ION did not arrive until $50 O'Clock n
The evening, having been DELAYED ~
engine and train troubles. II WIS
composed of Companies d. Fl. X and
NJ of Twin Falls, Boise, Bnhl and En-
NETT. The fact that the Boise com
pany was in this section and battaIi IN
and was the home unit of the resi-
ment made the reception a most en-
thusiastie one. Cheer upon cheer
ERECTED their arrival. The Boise mum
ipal DINO met all three sections.
PICTURES OF HEALTH.
The reception of the entire regiment
eas not at all bosterous-.n fact aaite
lilo contrary was true While dignifi.
II was not featured with prolonged
cheering. The citizens who greeted
tie returning troops made their wei
come sincere and from the heart
Handclapping was constant as the re-
silnental battalions marched through
the streets. Flags were waved and
cries of welcome broke forth here and
there as some soldier. kinfolk or friend
mutually recognized one another.
Without exception the officers and
enlisted men looked he picture 81
health. With squared shoulders Wig
orous carriage, swinging strides and
happy smiles, ii was apparent to the
most disinterested that the boys re-
turning from the front could hardly
appear stronger. In fact although
hardened by the strenuous border dltV,
the service experienced at the border
did not appear harmful in the slightest
II looks do not belle. In appearance
The regiment made a much finer show
ne and Impression returning than
leaving.
SAHHACkS RINGS WITH HlIARITY
Old Boise barracks has not witnessed
such hliaritX for years as it did yes
erday afternoon and evening after the
arrival Of the regiment. now comfort
ably quartered in the barracks build
tngs. Glad to get home after six
months service on the Mexican bord
ar, glad 10 be with relatives and friends
again. glad to know that there is go
tpg TO be no more routine duty of ean,u
life. u vast ma joritS of the soldiers did
not hesitate to express themselves rs
20 their attitude toward returning
They are here to be mustered out OF
he service of the United States Boise
barracks is designated as the demob
lization point. The ceremony of mus
tering out and transferring of the pro-
perty will take over two weeks. The
regiment will be here until after the